The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-06
FLOOD DAMAGES.
. Plausible TngIish'nnn. AMER Doing
p,suoue.t Acts In Richmond' t"'"s
Canada, aud 10 Now IN JAN
I'm That Country.

There will be for some time to come
evidence in 49, shape of mud Oh lh'
streets aud in the buildings. and muo
and deLris in cellars IN the inundated
districts. There will also be Tor SOM
lime the effects felt by the people whit'
and colored, who live in the district oil
either side Of Gillie's creek, many o
whom were washed out OF house an'
home. whose furniture was broken o.
damaged and whose little trlnkets were
lost.
Yet. the flood is completely over. ana
the best that could be accomplished has
been done 10 assist those who needed IL.
and TO great extent the work has been
completed.
The Common Council appropriated
$500 To relieve the sufferers by the
flood. The Board Of Aldermep
will agree to that appropriation
at their regular meeting next Monday
night. This money was placed IN the
hands of the Mayor for proper use, ana
he wisely turned IL over TO band OF
noble self-sacrilicing ladies' who, toI
wears i'm and out of season, have found
ont the wants Of the destitute, and. as
far as their means went, supplied them.
This band of ladies are known as the
CITY Mission. They were all day long
Yesterday under the leadership OF Mrs.
George ii. Clifford. who has always had
Rockets as her field, and who knows
nearly every person IN the inundated
district bv name, distributing. all need
ful articles Of food, aud when
wanted. articles Of clothing from
the Mission house, well known ar the
Clifton House. in rear Of the Ballard
House. Miss Horn. Miss Ellyson. and
Mrs. Craddock assisted. The colored
people destitute largely outnumbered
the whites. and they were attended 10
during the morning aud IN the after
noon. Mrs. William III Peasants and
Mrs. Raleigh T. Colston made the
proper distribution TO the white people.
During the morning a substantial break
fast was served to some people who had
been practically without food since
Monday.
AT THE GAs-HOUsE.
Mr.. Burch at the gas-house yesterday
was giving out gas-hOuse coal to those
who had no fuel on orders signed by
MIS-. NIlll0TNs IntNt OAhtAo oA' kNesi@H
teed by the Mayor.
In addition to the city's approprla-
ZION there have been made many PR
vate contributions to relieve those III
distress. aud il is not improbable that
all in immediate need have been or Will
have their wants supplied.
The gas works are ADJOINING. Every
piece Of machinery, of whatsoever
description, was in full blast yesterday.
Most Of the gas manufactured was sent
through the pipes to the two holders,
at the upper gas works. near Fifteenth.
They were filled up. The capacity Of
these two holders is sufficient 10 supply
the entire city with gas, stree. lamps
and all. for one night.
Yesterday morning Superintendent
Adams gave orders TO Mr.. Cohen, the
superintendsnt OF lamp-lighters. TO
light the street lamps, and last night.
therefore. for tho first time since En-
day, gas illumined the street. where
electric lights did not. Ii VIII be some
time before the dampness at the gas
works disappears.
Workmen had resumed work on the
bench i'm the new retort house, which
had not been completed when the water
rose. 1t will shortly be in working
order, and will then JOIN "her numer'
GUS sisters in manufacturing gas Tor
the city.
Water was cut off from portion OF
Rockets aud all Fulton, SO that the
Mugs could be used with hose streams
for sanitary purposes. The bag factory
had no water for whole day. The
gas works were not effected by inns, as
It's supply OF water comes from the
main on williamsburg avenue.
The ammonia aud vitrol works, and
the Tar paper works. which use all the
drjppings and tar from the gas works.
have cleaned out and ready to 90 to
work again.
Fire engines were still at work yes
terday in different parts OF the city
pumping out water from the cellars OF
business houses.
THE DAMAGE IL HENMco.
In Ienfico county number Of
bridges were washed away, OF which
the following is nearly a complete list:
The creek leading from Green . mlll
washed away the county bridge, on
Westham road. about seven miles from
Richmond. The read itself was badly
washed on either side of the bridge.
on the same road, at Mr. Walter
Grants farm. between eight aud nine
miles from the city, the creek at this
point washed away the bridge and
damaged the road.
Mir. Buck Smith with IA force Of hands
-. Lnutiv .puaya1 FtnnlFfDV /
and Yesterday one bridge had been /
completely replaced and the other
nearly 20.
The bridge on the Osborne turnpike
was washed away. This creek, known
as Ammons. begins at the Williams
burg road and runs into the James
river just below the Chesapeake and
Ohio wharyes.
On the Chickahominy two bridges
were washed away, one being the Long