The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29
IN THIS SECTION.

Heavy Rains in Roanoke and Crops
Damaged in the Surrounding Country.
The steady, hard rain, which fell oil
day yesterday, greatly resembled Roam
oke's flood which occurred about a year
ago and is evidently side issue of the
cyclone that has been raging along the
Atlantic coast. With tho assistance of
the new sewers and drains, now in course
of construction, most of the water was
carried of and the flooding of the stores
on Salem avenue was ayerted. At diff
ferent times during the day the wind
blew almost gale from the east which
rendered the driving Iain more pene-
trating and tho pedestrians on the
streets we're few.
The market was almost deserted and
there we're fewer wagon loads from the
country than have been seen for wears
at this season of the year.
On Jefferson street over the new drain
there are large sunken places in the
surface and In different parts OF the city
the sidewalks and psvements are washed
away. The large new billboard on
market square was blown over upon two
horses, which fortunately escaped un-
hurt
The telephone and electric light wires
were so affected by the storm that the
wires, which were cut during the fire.
could not be repaired for some time, the
men resolving several shocks before
abandoning the work.
Near the corner of Park street and
Salem avenue large pool formed in a
depression in the ground, which over
flowed and flooded the ground floor of
several residences below.
The courthouse roof leaked badly and
let in large quantities of water. The
Hastings Court room suffered most, but
nothing valuable was damaged.
Gentlemen returning home from
Southwest Virginia report that the
storm extended to Pocahontas and
Bristol and was particularly violent in
Montgomery county, where near Dyerle's
the telegraph poles were blown down
for some distance.
The fields of corn all through this
section were badly damaged. The corn
in some places was leveled to the
ground and seriously damaged. The
growing crop of tobacco is also ser iously
injured.
The greater part of Southwest Vir
ginia, which for nearly two months has
been suffering from drouth, is included
in the district in which the rain fell
and is benefited more than damaged by
the rainfall, which is of inestimable
value to the sections that arc dependent
on stock raising in producing second
growth of grass.
For the second time this year q part
of the fence around the r. A. G. ath-
letic grounds was blown down. This
time the whole western side was
leveled and will require considerable
trouble and expense TO be repaired
Two gentlemen from Floyd county,
who arrived in the city late last night
through the country by way Of Bent
Mountain and Poague's Mill, report the
corn crop and the tobacco in Floyd and
Montgomery counties to be greatly dam.
aged by being beat into the ground by
The rain, but stated that the farmers
were pleased to see the rain, as it would
enable them to pillow the ground for the
fall sowing Of wheat.
The Western Union telegraph wires
were broken down last night in differ.
emit parts OF the country from Atlanta
to Baltimore, all along the coast line,
which greatly delayed the trains on all
she roads. The wires on the Shenan-
doah division were broken between Sol
itude and Natural Bridge.