The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-02
LITTLE DAMAGE DONE.
EVERFTHING WAS READY FOR THE
FLOOD WHEN IT REACHED CITY.
After Reaching About Fourteen Feet the
Water Went Down-Not Much Destr"c-
tiou-virg;nia Did Not Leave Yesterday.

As stated In The Times yesterday the
extreme height Of the river above high
water-mark at Columbia did not exceed
Twenty-Five feet. This was the danger
point, however, and those who had prop
erty along the river front at this point
were advised in ample time TO remove
all freight aud other goods TO places OF
safety. The only material damages That
Will result from the high water will.
therefore. be that sustained by the y r
tlal washing away Of wharves and The
AlIlng Oh cellars n wnicia vid DVAes a.iu
laercls have Dcvn stOwe1 away u"u'
possibly some little loss Will be occasioned
~ the weighing away OF d smaii amount
q lumber aEd railroad tles. oone eAl|lse
Will also DC incurred by clearing out the
mud aud accumulated worthless ueDI4s'
but. taken as a whole. the totdi loss VIII
be small as compared 10 mat sustained IN
previous Ireshets.
LIVELY SCENE.
The scene along the whdrNes !esteruay
was one of animation. Early III the uay
the eolden-hued aqua began 10 crawl up
over the Bay Line. the Old Dominion ana
ucignbOring WnarNes, and Slowly DHl Su4S-
IN Inc board floors dropped out Oh sls"''
and the water became master OF the SIT
nation. So high did tue water come at Tue
Eav Line wharf that the steamer VIZ
eiuia" had TO abandon the place ana 20
mn TO ths wharf of the HaWcs Company,
where she anchored.
owing to the high water and the extreme
difficulty Of handling freight, and the dan
ger that is necessarily coupled Win Il
fresbet. the Virginia did not leave Tor
baltimore on her scheduled trip. and VIII
nrohablv not leave for that city before
tomorrow.
80 q, tho afternoon the water climb
cd over on 10 the wharyes OF the Hawes
COMPANY. but the employees OF nat hrm
had foreseen this, and everything was
,.Iaced in security against the mighty
force of the water.
Davenport & Morris had everything
moved from the cellar early In lhe iiorip
ING. and they anticipated no trouo'o' -
water begun TO rise inch by lhcn' NO."
over aud at 10 o'clock last ms"l -
water in Shockoc creek was Nel! AN"'
level with its bank During inc 80
\ and 10 O'Clock the water i0'o :" ~
rate Of four inches an hour anu a.
80 Il was not believed mat II cOulu
noes,blv reach the first hoor OF inc 20
a,,ort 4 Morris warehouse, on "hlcn
&c stored a large amount OF cement "'U
other perishable artlues' rr-rI
YARDS AND CELLARS FULL
NJ nacL-vards and cellars oil INC
s,ores on the south side OF Main go
A, the vicinity of the creek "elo snn,
-.,.h uyater TO the depth OF several
hrt everything Of value had been III
"a 20 nlaces of safety, II cohseqD
the loss was slight .,oombcat
woor s,reet in front or the s'eaii' 20,
u,as covered with over TWO iee0
""~' o,d Lester street Tor lhlc0
hiocls was covered 10 an ot,t1ans
donth. and scores of wlae-a" and a
poctotts were on hand all o@y
r.at.r mart of the night reaus XIV
~ carrv the wayfarer over inc 80
""7 hoots. The trolley cars VIZ
ow from Fulton, from carry
or,oon stopping at the water AH0 "0'
'ne ,he whole Of Mayo's lslahd was
submerged. but street-car u"'"0
sa,nrfcrrd with in the least.
- hon, p O'Clock midnight une w..
"a recede. and by ms ai.ei'o
n.horves may be expected u
their normal state. 1000 vac done
IN tho river much damage o-o,-
N The %loNlands. ana
crtv was washed away