Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-19
THE JAM rs ON A BOOM.
OVER TwExTY.sIx FEET RISE AT CO
LUEBIA.
The water in Main Street in Rockets and
still Coming in-Ho Damage
Here Yet.

For The second time in ten days the
water Is over Main street where Chile 8
creek passes under it. and some few of
the occupants OF houses in that immedi-
nte vicinity have been compelled 10 va
cate them and seek more congcnial quar-
ters
The river continued 30 rise steadily ut
from four 90 SIX inches per hour ali
Though Monday night and yesterday,
and 40 p. NJ. the water, which was then
crawling mp at the rate Of four inches an
lonr. was within about eight inches oil
thc greatest height attained last week.
Along tho line Of Shockoe creek and
in all sections Of the city liable 20 mum
Caton all ~ the goods Ind been moved
ont OF reach Of the vatcry element; IN
fact y great many had saved themselves
this trouble by not having replaced the
things moved to avoid damage by the
tIcsAct Of last week.
40 MORE RtIN.
Rain ceased falling here ut an early
hour night before last, and there has
iecu none since. The same has been the
raec sll along the James River Valley,
na1. SD far AS known, throughout the
Ftaic. Tins being the case, 1t is proba-
81. .hat our people and taose living along
To- stream Mil escape damage that
would have been imminent had tie rain
fan continued.
The full volume 81 the wa'cr viii rcnch
here by this morning. and While 1t VIII
make pretty considerable food 1t vii.
hardly do great deal OF harm.
At rHg wHARvE,.
An ~ the steamship companies
wharyes here have been abandoned and
thoec Of the Virginia and the Old Do
miniou Companies are several feet un-
der water. At O'Clock Yesterday after
noon the water was iu the Ola Domin-
ion Company yard about half way be-
tween tie sheds and the buclI Offices.
and the Old Dominion people were OF
the opinion That this morning. when Il
Will perhaps be at rs highest. tne water
Vill be up M Dock street IN front of
their Oeicc. Water came into Main
street at its lowest point about =. NJ,
and at g O'Clock 1t Vas over two feet deep.
IL viii have 70 rise some eight or nine
feet more before any tropolo VIII be eX-
perieuccd 81 the Fss.worhs.
ON the marked pierof The Petersburg
railroad bridge at 3 y. NJ. the water
REGISTERED about seven feet.
OPERATIONS SUSPENDED.
All the mills and manufactures on the
Manchester water front were compelled
10 suspend operations yesterday. The
machinery IN their basement apartments
vas Do water, and everything portable
lmblo 90 ha either damaged or washed
away was moved out
Whom tl water shall have rcccded all
a. this machinery ou which viii be left
a sediment Will have TO be washed off,
piled up. 4c. Beyond the delay occa-
stoned there Vill be no loss sustained.
Some of ,lc establishments, though, are
oyercrowded with orders and can i'll
afford the loss OF time.
Water began 90 enter the easements Of
a number OF stores abutung on SbockOe
creek shortly before O'Clock. Mess
il shall attain a very Rrcat depth 1t viii
do 40 mischief, as most of the merchants
had the things out Of these rooms,
having moved them ont on account of
the fr,saet Of hast week and KEEP, them
ont because Of the continued dampucss
Oi the cellars.