The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-02

yard wa- washed i'm. Since then II was
rebuilt so substantially that there has
never been since fears of repetition
of the former disaster, Yesterday the
water passed it without moving one
stone out OF place.
The TINES reporter went 20 the gas
works at Z o'clock. There the water
was within eighteen inchts OF the re-
tori house. TIN fear was that the water
would get in the pipes, and thus pre-
vent the use Of gas at all.
Superintendent Adams was ON duty.
and when the reporter reached the
Gas works Mayor EllysOn WAS seen
sitting on the steps leading To the puri-
flying house. The new retort house
only began work Friday. lt was seen
10 be in handsome working order.
Superintendent Adams said that If the
water rose four feet more and
got into this new retort house
there might be an explosion.
There was gas at the gasometers OF
both the upper and lower gas works to
supply the city for two nights without
manufacturing any more. The prOba'
bilities were, he thought. that there
would be no gas at 3 A. NJ. to-day, /.
e.. if the water keps on rising.
In the district through which Seven
teenth street runs no gas was gwen
private consumers at all last night.
That section of the city being IN the
flooded district the gas was cut OF Ia
order TO prevent damage by water IL
the meters. which cost the city from
1926 to so a piece.
The Mayor while talking with the
reporter said that his reason Tor com
ing to Rockets was TO see whether any
of the people there needed assistance.
He hal found that all the families
whose houses were flooded had beeu
temporarily provided for by theiI
friends living in the neighDorhood.
There were at least fifty families
which had to move away IN the Gillle Z
Creek Valley, and on Main street al
iacent to the gas works. because the
houses in which they lived were under
water up to the second story.
A number OF men were engaged al
day Yesterday. from early in the morn
ing to late at night, In boats, gathering
IN railroad ties AID other floating prop
erty hich the high water brought
down. Some of these wrcckers reapeo
quit a harvest, though doing 50 at Tho
risk Of their lives.
OS MAIN STREET.
At II o'clock las. night the water hac
risen in Main street To an extent sutti
cient to bring out people to either side
of the street.
A lot OF boys stood there and a mum
Der of persons took advantage of tn'
latest news and LETT on the cars.
The Fret police station had no new
of consequence to give. excepting tina
the water was surrounding them.
At II O'Clock the water had reached
point near the St. Charles Hotel.
On Dock street there was water al
along the line.
On Franklin street there was wate
to Union street.
About II O'Clock yesterday the tw'
bridges on the Chesapeake and Ohl'
road, five miles from Richmond, were
washed away. and there was a washou
on the track Of a5ou, two hundred
wards. The bridge over the N0rti
Anna, near Hanover Junction, Is also
gone.
THE GAS WORKS.
Perhaps the mos. general infection
caused by the waters was the fear tina
the supply OF gas would be ;ut of b,
the inundatiOn. Such thing has hap
pened repeatedly in the history Of TIN
CITY from the same causes. Superin
tendent William G. Adams wa
on hand at the lower ga
works. and. as usual, was doinl
all the good he could, but the water,
element was too strong for even nj
stalwart arms. and when the Lower Ga
Works were called at 1880 O'Clock tbi
morning the Upper Gas Works oiiic
responded to the call, and the startling
statement came back that it was proba
bic that the supply Of gas would CIV
out before 3 o'clock.
1t 10 to be hope that this state o