The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-03


souls into eternity. 10 did not give way
but the recklessness Of many people was
used as text bv number Of observers.
At THE OLD MARKET.
Nearly all the huckster's stands IN
the First market were more or less ols-
lodged. some being turned upside down.
The policeman who acts as turnkey
AT the First police station remained on
duty his entire six hours. instead OF SIX
men coming IN and relieving each other
every hour.
A number of empty beer kegs were
found floating around the First market.
evidently the standing signs OF neigh
boring bar-rooms.
The street cars did a big business
Yesterday. The horse cars at the water
line on Main street were hauled from
one track to another. so as to return.
Passengers paid their way across 'he
water. but received a transfer ticket,
which passed them on the cars at the
other side.
The electric cars left people to take
care of themselves when they landed
their passengers on either side OF the
water on Franklin street.
The way a policeman OF the FIRST
district would communicate with ms
station would be by coming down wal,
nut alley from Eighteenth street ana
reaching the edge OF the water stand
and halloa to the officers at the WIN
dow in the station-house.
A COFFIN SEEN FLOATING
A coffin. which had evidently been
washed up from some graveyard up
the river. hoated down and struck
against Mayos bridge. Ii seemed to be
empty. though possibly 1t might have
contained a skeleton.
A little white boy yesterday alter
noon fell on the trestle IN the Ken
mond and Danville yard. near the
Richmond end of Mayo bridge, into
the water. He was walking on the
trestle. when the plank Tilted and
threw him in the water. He was good
swimmer. and rescued himself with
little injury beyond a ducking.
The water on Main street last nlgnt
at midnight. had receded about two
feet. and was rapidly falling.
At the First pOlce-siaiiOn only one
arrest had been made IN addition TO
those above referred 10. and that m
dividual was bailed ON the street and
not taken TO the statiOu-house.
No water reached Fulton. The divid-
ing line between Fulton and Rockets
il a point higher than any flood has
ever reached Rockets is that portion
of tho city round the steamship
wharves and the gas works.
Rockets was flooded. In and around
the Gas works the water was knee
deep. Nearly ore hundred tamiiies
were compelled to leave their homes
They were temporarily accommodated
by their neighbors.
DROWNED.
Daniel johnson and youth accompa-
nying him left the shore al Fulton III
boat for the purpose of trying to save
some wreckage floating down the river
| in the shape OF barrels The boat cap
sized and both of the parties were
thrown INTO the river. The youths sue
ceeded by good strong swimming to
reach the shore. but Johnson. colored
man. aged fifty years. could not take
care of himself in the raging waters
and was drowned. His body. II was
supposed. was carried down the river.
Some parties are of opinion that 1t
might have stuck in the mud i'm shoal
wafer and there be found after the
water recedes.
REAPED a HARVEST.
All through Rockets and on Seven
teenth street and the dock every owner
of boat was at work coming money.
They reaped a harvest. Notwithstand-
ING the number of boats which were in
use the demand at times exceeded the
| supplv. Richmond turned out to see
the flood and not content with
standing on the hills. from
tue proposed Riverside park TO
Chimborazo park. they wanted
70 ride on the water. They did so, and
All dav the streets Of the city, where
not a great number Of hours previous
peoplo walked and transacted business,
we're Venice-hke thOroughiares, only
the boats could not compare IN beauty
or comfort with either the pOetical or
real gondOla.
1t was estimated yesterday that at
least fifty thousand people who rarely
think of coming TO lower Main street
did SO. The streets were crowded. ana
Mayos bridge was one OF the great
points of attraction.
The Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany people say that they will handle
all their freight tomorrow. The com
many are ready to clean up and attend
To business the moment the water gets
out of the way.
IL waa generally known yesterday
morning that there could be no gas
used last night. The cause was not the
lack of gas. but. as stated yesterday,
the water getting in the supply-pipes.
At the upper gas works both gasOme-
ters are full of gas, ready to be dis
tributed at any time. The gas at this
upper works u enough TO supply the
CITY tonight without calling on the
lower gas works al all As the water
receded last night wOrkmen at the up
per gas works began TO pump out the
water from the pipes. AT the lower
gas works, where all the gas Is manu-
J featured. there was no serious difficulty.
As the water began to suddenly rise
: with rapidity Saturday night. Superln-
tendent Adams put out the fires. ana
thereby saved any trouble nom the
! formation Of stcam.
No gas was manufactured all day
Yesterday. and none will be to-day un-
less the water falls with sufficient "a
pidity to leave the yard. Then there
, will be necessary a lot of cleaning and
pumping out pipes now full OF water.
, The probabilities are, though, that
there will be gas all through the city
tonight.
Yesterday there was quite traffic IN
lamps. oil and candles by people who
heretofore had relied on gas.
THE FIRST POl1CE-srATlON.
The FIRST Police station was sur
rounded with water from IL O'Clock
Saturday night. During the small
hours of the morning that night ar
rangements were made by which the
police and prisoners should enter
i through the Old Market Hall from
boats at the foot of the main steps.
This was kept up, and nine prisoners.
mostly Saturday night DRINKS. were
brought in. one Of the parties getting
into the statiOn-hOuse proper suddenly
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