The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-03
THE FALLING WATERS.
THE MAJESTIC JAMES RECOVERING
FROM ITS TEAR.

the proportions it did last June. Tn,
river was az a siandstill for scvera
hours yesterday morning. and began tC
fall about III O'Clock A. NJ
The depth q the water on Main street
did not exceed four feet at the very
lowest point of the street. and that
depth did not remain long.
The water never completely sur
rounded the market house. The water
never reached the southeast corner Of
Main street. and the market-hOuse
building the water never reached. and
the pavement Of Mr. Christian Thon IS
restaurant. at the southwest corner Of
Main aud Seventeenth street. was never
covered
On the Sunday morning in June last
when the flood lu the jaime, reached IT.
maximum height. the TINS reporter
went an around these corners i'm q
boat. The present frcshet was about
three feet lower at the highest point
this time than then.
The water thin time reached the cast
cm side of Mr. George ID. Pearman r
store. ON Main street. before 10 got up 90
near the 81. Charles Hotel. The water
at no time covered Seventeenth street
where 10 crosses Main.
THE BACKwATER.
The backwater reached mp Seven
tecnih street from Cary nearly to Main. /
and had 10 risen little more would /
have Tapped over into Main street.
At SCOTS drug store the water was
ABOUT seven l'et ueep' ms 'D,"i''y
w 7''''u ~ %, -.
The water come. up ont Of the cnlv,rt
of thia corner before d shows itself on
Main sfrosf. which is considerable,
higher. All around Franklin street al
this corner was 0ooJcd vet the grad
,Iri.a a. the ,...tor cave afnrle warn
irgfoalf t,o ,.of.lqrf- i'm tho nri5h
bo,boo1 and mn l..... ~ .to,l. r,sulfsd
The oufroiu, tide Yesterday morning
lowered The water considerably. and
the incoming tide backed the water up
very much. but the next OUTGOING tide
carried the water out with rarjdity.
The wafer. bcyonl % question of "a
doubt. viii be- within tine regular chan
mel Of the Jane. this morning. and the
butchers viii be found selling meat and
the huckslcrs and countrymcn selling
vegetables @, usual.
The water which flooded the main
entrance TO the First police station did
not prevent tbat entrance from being
u.ei when necessary. Another en-
Naiu.street entrance through Ola Mar
ket Hall BltEule. If amy. water bad ,
10 b. walked through in order Co reach I
these steps To ihe i'o"' entrance ,
DAMAGE IN ROCKETS }
I'm The lower pant of the city. proper d
ly known as Rockets. the water had
backed mp io % nrge degree. The peo- d
PIE lNiuI ir 'ne heisn'"inoou' as ln"l,
,nov.'l 1,t 49, ,l,r,l han.'eo, hsd, ,o,cJ
mn sam. Tho..' re.nle who i've alone ,
tho line If q n,. .ere,l. afl ON l,,r,r
Main street. where higb water fr.t
make. If. anfaarance. had made full u
They mad NOT been i'm a "
preat burrv t.e.i,.a of tL, Gradual rise ID
The people IN t.at -ecfiou. however
while urnfcctir.. Themselves bv remo,. -
inc 4, mono 81. ..feI ouorfor- deserve il
ths svmpa,hv of line reople Of Rich.
moud ana freir cDutribuiisns. p!
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.c.ne anal i,,..,,.f.d tb. c,rditio,, ~ l.,
tine r,ople inundated. and tho C,uucil 81
,nprop,iat,d , l.nd-o,,,e amount }
which Ma. li-ttib,ifoJ NV the ladies' of "
the civ Mission A .imilar recomnen-
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that his visited Richmond this wear. "
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which suDsidcd as quickly as IL rose. az
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MOTIFS OF THE FLOOD. 81
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