The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-19
HOME HAPPENINGS.
Current Events OF In
tereSt In and About
the City.
THE "JEEMs" on ANOTHER RAM
PAGE.
Political and other Local Matters.

There was and is a genuine freshet in
the river POLITICALLY called the Noble
Jeems."
To start out with it is proper to say
that there never wss. nor is there any
present indication OF, the water backing
up in Shockoe creek so as 10 reach Main
street.
The merchants in the neighbOrhoJd Of
the First Market We're conscious of the
/ fact that the fre,bet would not trouble
/ them. Their stores wee open until
midnight selling goods, yet in their Wis
dom they had brought upstairs all their
goods stored in lhe basement
In Rockets it was different. 4 TINES
reporter sailed all over the inundated
portion of the city in a sail.boal, iLe
master Of which does not want bis name
known.
Gillie Creek is the medium by which
the water backs up on the low fats
which bound this creek. On these flats
are a large number OF cheap ienements,
one and two-story wooden houses In
which respectable, hard-WoIking people
live and in many instances own.
The water backing up IN this creek
floods all this territory, and the 0ccu-
pants or owners OF the property who have
tOleave. carrying their bedsieads. cooking
stoves and the usual household furniture
along with them % some other place on
high ground.
These houses remain generally with
about six inches OF mud on the floor
l.f. Cd.
of knowing that while the wafer was
rising yesterday il was rectding to-day
This frcshct is fhc highest vet. AZ no
time aid 70 endancer Mayo bridge or Che
two tor-gatherer. who live ON the Island
Last night the water bad backed cq .l
the yard of the O.d Dominion Sit.m m.4ip
Company, so as 20 approach close to .he
office, which is fifty yards away Oh
Water street.
The wharycs Of the Virginia steam
boat Company and the Clyde Line Of
stecmcrs were covered and Tie sleis
largely filled with water.
The building on the water Inc. which
had mostly disappeared under waterw8s
the brick building on the wharf of tie
Warwick Park Company steamer lts
roof was seen and a part Of the upper
tiers OF brick.
The Home lee Company began 10 ex
ercise their teams In the water so as 20
accustOm the horses 10 load aud lall
ice IN four feet Of water on paved ois
4 number OF gentlemen, some inter.
ested i'm property owned by them or for
which they were agents and others out
Of curiosity, drove through the water on
Water street until il reached The bottom
of their buggies when they reversed .
action
All during the afternoon heavy draYs
hauled store goods from the inside ware /
houses Of the Clyde line. These are the T
warehouses in which are delivered goods
by the Richmond & Danyille Railroad /.
aud vice versa In no instance were any
injured 10y the water
The street cars made their routes as I
usual. Though the water got In Main I.
street in Rockets 10 a depth of three
feet, the cars went through and the pas
sengers enjoyed the tun and the com
psny enjoyed the cost, still the company
made many friends by keeping them run .
ming.
from Norfolk al O'Clock. The LAST hour I
of her trip was occupied in padding /.
against the strong current which She did /
brayely and successfully. She stopped /
at the wharf of the Philadelphia line and /
landed her passengers in boats ON reach I
ing the pavement Hotel omnibrses and /
carriages were there % receive them
The high water in the main comes T
from the Riyanna, which also brings the T
mud. Above Columbia, which is at The /
confidence of the James and R.yanna, /
there is scarcely any food at adj, and (
the water is falling
Reports from mp The river last night /
were as folloNs: Clifton Forge three I
feet Balcony Falls. six feet. Lexington. /
three feet; Lynchburg, Sis feet SCOTS /
vile, twelve feet; Columbia, tweniy-six I
feet
he weather IS clear an along River /
falling at Columbia and everywhere west /
OF Columbia. Highest water should be /
Iara aIouf 4 "a De-,