Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-02
people 10 tn. city could less afford tho e.m.s.
THE wArra.MinK or 1870.

the chair on the street surrounded by her furni-
ture and heueehoid effects. similar scenes pro-
scented themselves wherever tho water was
makiag headvay.
To give on idea Of tho height OF tho wa,er, at
the corner Of Hague and Rocs etts streets, where
staads the old brick house which years ago was
a ss'hhouse, tho food came nearly up 10 the
burner Of q gas-lamp.
The lower gas-hoaso yard was flooded las was
also tie upper gas-house yard near Fifteenth
street., and az Mr. Hogans house the second
story window vas 80 high that exit and entrance
10 boats below were mAdo with ladder
TUE SHIPPING.
The appearance Of the shipping showed plain
ly the state OF thince. Scboonsrs and boats lay
here and there without any visible TnoOriBg-
ground Tho brightly painted gondola ChimbO-
razo lay over on the Manchester side. near Ali
sou & Aodison's works. far away from her wharf
which was almost covered with water. The Old
Dominion, Clyde, and Philadelphia wbArves
had been entirely cleared out and deserted. just
IA front Of whore Libby Prison stood and for
squares below Dock street there was nothing 10
distinguish the street from the dock Itself. and
tho schooDers In tue DOCK looked unsettled aud
out OF place, floating seemingly so far from the
shore.
THE CHESAPEAKE.
In the dock Just below tho Richmond and Dam
WHO draNbridge - tho state steamer Chesa-
poake--thc trim little craft that frlghtens the
oystor-piratcs out Of Virginia watera Grizzly
old Captain Forster. win the LOOK Of veteran,
reporter sag him the latter suddenly romsp ber-
"a an nuus.ou he had heard 20 tho Capitals
bravery many years ago that mado him at mo
time quito os much OF lionlzcd hero IA Captain
hurrell has recently been. Tho reporter got In
q sKiG near the shore. went aboard and after
shsking hands with the Captain asked him about
tho circumstance.
TIE CAPTAINS STORY.
"weu.- ssid he So no siroked his white board
md looked modest, lit was IN April, 1854. was
on voyage from Antwerp 70 New York on the
Curri,uck, q thrce-masiod Square-yard vessel,
with 4full complement OF passengers teerage.
hBd 260 as many "a tho law allowed had
heen cur about sixteen days ana / suppose
! was Ia about longitude % when sighted
n ship-tha Black Hawk, OF New 1ork-Hith 300
sssonC0rs and floating holplessly. All her ma SO
we're gone, and ehe was leaking badly, TOO. An
English bark and an American ship were laying
Ground at the time and they took on some lew
% the passengers ard left Wei. thero was no.
thing for me 20 DO but 10 take sOno OF them, too,
so wen; % work snd by The next day We had
gotten 900 Of them OYER on my shlp. mat night
n gale Of wind separated me from bcr, but
kept her In sight. a. any ordinary navigator
could DO and the second day after ! made her
directly shoad | then hs1 over 500 people
aboard and was over 1000 miles from New York.
told the Captain OF the Black HAWK Tho DIS
lance had 81 go. aid II took any more OF his
passengers was afraid We would sarye. He said:
Well. you've done all could expect Of you,
but Il We are lets here We shall certainly Sterye'
" 1
the rest OF them-some 100 mon, women. and
thildrcn--a board my boat Vow the trouble
was how to feed all those bodies. / divided up
my stores and gave each person cake OF hard
hresd-sea niscuit--and less than o hslf pint Of
wafer q day ana thoy lived On that for tWonty-
i've Gays until We got 20 New York"
Did you have any sickness or any deaths7 "
"Cf course We had some sickness, but fortu-
nstely We only lost ono man by death. He Was
an lrshman and was sick when no came aboard.
va lost good many childTon-youns babies,
you know. Their mothers couldn't feed 'ein
AMI sOthey died. ! reckon about three dozen
children died.
When We reached New York I was treated as
9 sort Of herO The merchants and citizens pre-
ssnted me with 800 and beautiful gold medal
! have the medal now
"And the 500, TOO :"
"No, | haven't, and III tell you what did
with thst money. ] owned one fourth interest In
the ship and used the $500 10 pay for It; and
then during the war tho Yankees captured the
boat from me and my youthful hopes we're all
ruined"
just here a sailor came in and said Governor
Leo wanted Captain Forster 20 come up TO see
him, and the reporter departed. 1t was then
about O'Clock.
TIE sTREET.cAES.
Going down in the direction Of Fulton the re-
porter found the river had risen steadily since
morning, snu the Fulton street-cars were run
ming only 81 far as the water in tho street would
pcrmit-B bit below Williamsburg avenue. ON
Franklin street tho water had gained 80 much
ground that at the corner Of Seventeenth trans
fers were made q passengers going east and
west, the distance across beng accomplished by
plaaks
FIRST WATER on MAIN STREET.
Through all the cellar-wirdOws water could be
soen in tho cellars, only about ton or twelve
inches below the street. yet 10 had not reached
above the paving except through culyert IN
front Of No. lj29 Hero it flowed out INTO the
street. and at 4 o'clock extended about four feot
oyor the graufto paving. By O'Clock II had
come in on both sides sud extended about twenty
feet
SAVING TIRE TIES.
On the strip Of land between tho dock and tho
river a largo lot OF raiiroad-ties belonging 10 the
and Danyille road wore piled. Gnd as
one wave, more successful than another, would
sweep the tics away number Of boys IN small
boats would rescue them, for which service they
received few cents per ito from the railroad
company.
MAYO,s BRIDGE.
All day the water csmo up dangerously near
20 Mayo's bridge, and the Richmond end OF the
structure WAS constantly filled with people
watching the swift current On Aayo's Island in
tho morning tho boys Of the boat CLUB wore
active in removing their boats. The Island was
covered win water. ana 30 II was necessary TO
use boats 70 save th0 pleasure and racing craft
MI Craig az tho dollhouse knew what to expect
as early as Friday night, and at once moved al
his household effects out Of danger 20 apartments
near Fourteenth,
The GAs-LAMPs.
Before daybreak yesterday morning pecu-
liar sight was seen in tho flooded district The
which had been lighted the night be-
fore still burned. and looked Ike so many buoys-
They wore finally exinguished by boa'men'
CEOWDs.
or course whore people we're turned out of
their houses employees out Of the stores ana
L. .fss ff. Ia o
crowds would 10 standing around ldiy ana
many sorrowfully looking at The rising water.
The residents OF the Old market section were
out in force. All wero orderly aud no accidents
occurred.
All lay long, too. and especially IN ths after
noon, crowds of people visited tho lower paris
of the city ana watched the roU-boats as they
took passengers from house 10 house ana IRON
place aud place.
5HE OLD MARKET.
The Old market was In full blast all day. as
usual, on Saturday; but tho water ia Franklin
street prevented persons from going from the
meat 70 the vegetable section
TKEDEGAR BRIDGE.
At half-past II O'Clock last night the river was
within two and half or three feet OF the bridge
running from the 1redegar 10 Belle Isle.
Ia 1877 tie boards on the sides OF the bridge
had TO 10 Knocked on 10 allow the stream 10 pass
through, and 1t escaped with very liIile damage
MIDNIGHT.
Al u O'Clock last night the block on Main
street between Fifteenth and Seventeenth was
mostly covered by water, and boats we're run
ming across. The water nearly extended TO
street on ths lower side aud up 10
No. 1915 OF within about 100 feet OF Fifteenth
street The h,rse7csrs braytly Waded through,
much 10 the COINCIDENCE Of passengers.
hccommod ations on the Electric Line were
rather abridged On Franklin street the water
mai backed up considerably since O'Clock ia
inc Afternoon, ard the plank passage-way across
had TO DO abandoned. Cara came ON either SIDE
70 tne waters edge, and there the passengers
we've left % shift for themselves. III man, Tor
instance, wanted 70 continue his Journey across
10 Church Eiu TO had 70 leave the
car at Union street. pay boatmsn 70 carry
him across Hud pay another fare on the opposite
side The Electric-Line people could hays shown
a bit OF enterprise, as well as desire 10 catec
10 the convenience Of passengers II they had
engagod boat 70 carry passengers across the
strip OF water and given them @ transfer on the
other side.
MAYo's BRIDGE.
All night men stood on AHyo's bridge with
onc poles 10 hand Keeping the upper side OF the
;. rlcture clear Of crift-wOod.
The water under this bit1ge came down with
, horrifylDg rapidly aud force aud nO little
courage was needed 10 cross.
Al the Old Dominion Cotton-Min, which stands
h INC efteatrauce 20 MayO's bridge from Man
hester, a gauge OF the water Is kept Last night
A. II o'clock the stream had risen above the
,auge. or to q height OF arout nineteen ieot At
he normal stage o, the river tho mara IS al len
)r eleven feet
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