Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-14
RAINS AND RIVERS.
A WashOut on the Midland Cuts Oh
Charlottesville.
TRAIN WATER BOUND
Passengers for the West brought oa0A
to RIchm mond-Freshet Notes
from Other Parts.

The James continued to rise. and the
rains continued to fall all day yester-
cay. In this vicinity the downpour was
not so hard or steady as on either Moh-
day or Tuesday, but the river was by TO
means uncertain in its upward tendency
after 1 O'clock in the afternoon. From
that hour il continued TO climb the
guage and at midnight stood about seven
feet above high-water mark, with a pros-
pect Of going at least four feet higher,
The stream had gotten nearly up to the
Old Dominion wharf.
Mr.. Craig the toll-gate keeper on Mayo s
bridge, said last night. that the rise IN
the river here was generally little over
onc-half of what It was at Columbia
and that Richmond would probably get
the Columbia midnight water about noon
to-day Nine feet of water here ne sail'
stopped work at the wharves, but q LOOK
ten feet TO damage along Shockoe creek
THE RAINS OF MAY LAST.
On May 4th and 5th. last, the rains
were the heaviest for many years. ana
canal-boats were the only means OF
transportation in some portions Oh
Rockets The river was itteen leel
above iigh-water mark at Mayo's bridge
and all the factories anu NeiAN+
along the river front, In the low parts OF
the city. were more or less flooded. on
those davs the James reached thir-
teen feet above at Lynchburg, seventeen
and one-half feet at Scottsville, ana
twenty-eight at Columbia.
Last night at o'clock the following ad-
vices were received at the Chesapeake
and Ohio Offices in regard to the river
At Clifton Forge one foot above; at Bal-
cony Fails. nine feet above ana iaIhnB'
at Lynchburg, eight feet above. and rising
SLOWLY: at Columbia, nineteen above, and
rising; Scottsville, thirteen feet above ana
slowly rising.
WASH-OUT ON THE MIDLAND.
There was very little rain up the James
after u o'clock yesterday, though the
fan was quite heavy along the Riavanna.
There was quite a serious wash-out on
the Virginia Midland. about O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, at Montpelier, De
tween Orange and Charlottesville, there
by cutting off traffic TO and from the
latter place, except via Lynchburg.
Since the break in the main-stem OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio. between Cor
donsvlle and Charlottesville, the COM
many has been running its trains via
Orange. using the Midland between that
point and Charlottesville. Yesterday s
washout tied up local train No. 6, due
here at 7:i5 last night, at Somerset. which
is lust south of Montpelier. The through
train from the West, due here at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon got in on time.
The through Western trains which leave
Richmond at u. NJ, and run together
from Charlottesville were brought back
TO Richmond and went West at l:3O last
night over the Jamcs-River division The
train due here at S.l5 this morning over
the main line IS expected to arrive over
the James-River division at 5.3O y. NJ,
and Washington passengers will be sent
North over the Richmond, Fredcricks-
burg and Potomac.
The Chesapeake and Ohio expects 70
have the break between Gordonsyille and
Charlottesville repaired by this evening.
There are several Richmond people on
the tied-up train which will go back 10
Clifton Forge and take the James-River
division East. arriving here this after
noon
THE DANV1LLE ALL RIGHT.
At 10 O'Clock last night the Richmond
and Danville line was reported 10 be
open for traffic. the break at Piney Creek
having been repaired. Captain West, who
had returned from the scene. said that
the trouble was not the washing away OF
ming Of a stone abutment. which sup
ported G0-foOt iron girderS. Thi,
abutment was lowered several feet anc
work-train passed over IT while IN
this condition and, miraculously, did not
20 through. Had it been heavy pas
senger train. the results might have
been terrible. The day-trains over th'
DanvilIe Yesterday transferred at Piney
Creek. while the 1880 train this morning
was expected TO 90 through 70 Danulle
There is no trouble on the Coast Line
and trains are moving on time.
The reports from various parts of The
state as to the damage to crops by these
rains will not begin TO come In to th'
Office Of the Commissioner of Agriculture
until the 18th inst. II is feared, however
that great injury has been sustained
At midnight the river at Scottsville wa'
Il feet and rising; at Columbia it was
| q $40 feet and rising.