Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-06
CATFISH POINT.
SCENE OF Oscillation AND TER
ROR.
~. Town Of Creenyflie Now Goes Under
water with the whole Of tho Cat
fsh-rolDt peninsuia--The
Damage Done.
nv ,nleernph 70 the pIspa,ch.l

vrting has risen one foot in our streets
erf is still. rising steadily. Washing
en- avenue. tho main business street.
81. now one sheet Of water from
e.. ,corncr Of Poplar street TO the
racctreck, and the water IA making
r.. cae over the sidewalks INTO the stores.
N,eforls coming up through the floor OF
A.. 20 & Archer's drugstore. Ncrmus Bro
r4.,. Garrison g. Jackson's, and Hen
~.o.'s furniture Establishments have nearly
80 foot of water on the floor. great
many oplc hav % yacate their residences
=, srrk higher quarters on account Of the
s.lfcursc. All bitches aud other chan
rl.l .alirc 60 the southern high portion
q fho town are being damned up 20 pre-
s.-,c therl situated between Washing
en- and Contrrl avenues from being
Coded. AZ ibis spot viii perhaps IN few
laws be- tie only available piece of land
vIoro many horses. mules, cattle. etc,
..-il lo couerc gated and kept out Of
'.e vaterUnt.i the GOOD falls.
A1EErmrE Hour
pc-ocs who nrryed here TO-DAY from
Greenwood tlo greater part Of their lCnr-
,.r fcur mode Ia shlhs describe tho
..uaf.ou iu The Su~fower lowiands Gs a
terrible sight. 81 an astonishing speed
water spread over the vast improved
IruIfivafsI lands aud forests OF orr
b. ta.raI e cuoiher week ~ 20 through
with t...r }autlrg Houscs of AT de-
..rut.rs aui fences in long sections are
e,4Iv car-iri away bv the terrible cur
,erf-. aui every conceivable houselo!d
li.,rf .- .eou floating down Bpgue nm
d., .o.u.ps. Stock and worldly effects
t.t r.u te Iau.p ported ore DOW bong
har.I to tlo front bv those who have
r.t ta.eu precautionary steps.
,.,,s e,,,,,. >,.nrn
,.......1'l.l...,s 80 e1,,ryitl, fonts
,-. e.s,,. n.rle3 r., tho coiorcd people.
Iha io.ce tcr,. we are iuformed, pre-,
.nts O. % person with kindly feelings ana
.i.r thoughts terrible s'ght, "hlch
r. grow Greater on iNluit lt -uu9i'uliai
.I and speedy rcnoi dn not come. NJ
o.rr step . cniorct lahorer ana his iaill-
I. al aro FUND almost destitute; aIfYed
.. .uruHut- t..t have soon tnur BEST Gays
.ni atoTI them but niue coml'I ana I, no
.H Ut ''u 'b' r,".i VI ,.,,I.,,,,
'-'' "s. ",'. .i ,. ,. 80. 49,. ,,,ist
.' i'A'. il.-a'-" ~, 800
weep H7 tN'N l'i'' 81 "i -.
'' 'h'rt l''lt' IiAh' VIII "'' =
-ui". o'c W.h soon "' H.'H '' "a va. ~ -
a'i PROVIDED eT''t euu''ihH ID. "f Wv
Dr~ ou.hce. toN'fhh"hD "ui.'l9 nn.o
Ie great d''H 'i ~ogN ~ t'". '" o,l
ii' t- Ihtlt "I' "'N't I.t'il'' ,I,..
PIT " @-'"iH- 9i-H- ' $40
f.tf means ntNc - n' r'N-uD'. . -.
N..ty.iIb with TWO Larges to help Captain
J..iiarcr got out people and stock at Cat.
fh Point. vl 5c assistance ia badly
needed lu tle vicinity OF Wintervnie
great many cattle are DYING from the Us
a called holiow-hoTn. Inc Lake WASH
frou country aod lts hgacst points on
t.s banks OF The beauuiui lake gre f4plalE
apptalirg out OF siehi-e thlhS"Llcn
i-- ncfer beeu known Hrce 1921.
~. oUIIo.E Nor HorIrUL FOR Pf AVTISG.
,.,.l.oi, ia ,.ct houcful for The plant-
...'., .1. ov.-4oy.sj rcrioD before Nav.
.',, -- ,I,1 ,r,t--r .,,b.,lrs sut1i.
...-,' a.. r'u ,,. ,,r,,oeo t.roporarIlv
.tc l~o.i. Wv, tb3i tbo ,rop NAV he
protected AGAINST ans future rsc this sea-
SOP.
COMPARISON TrfU ToEiEE FLOODS.
E.tur,ir, to I~-2 for comparison. tho
I.gh water this year is nearly month
h'.. Im. Is dlscuuIagIrg. though the SIT
nation bias its hopeful feature too. The
lake Bolivar Cr0ya -e Jon l9'2 'ct ln perhaps
much water 90. aii 90 these We nave now
fl"h nearly Prs Mu'1 I' "i o.. it.'-'
..Il'.,l i' '' d, Nm oi,lt fcedino
'.t 49, no,-t,s o,d