Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-10
SEE THE SKIES AGAIN
THE STORM OVER AND WE HAVE 4
LITTLE SUNSHINE.
Rise Ina the River Not Sufficient to
Cnu.c Alarm - The Bath"House
~,.,oa Auny-I.ittle Inconvep-
fence 10 Railroads.
fence 10 Railroads.

Tie skies yesterday afternoon were
once more visible, though the CLOUDS
had not all disappeared, and all who ex-
nrsss.d themselves at all on the weather
and they were many. devoutly hoped
that the rainy spell was over and mat
umbrellas might again be left behind with
some degree Of safety.
The James started of on wila
rampage yesterday, but there seemed
20 be no cause for alarm on account OF
the turbulent waters. The bath-house
on the island went by the board early
in the Gay, and with 1t footed off "sal,'
a faithful canine and her three pups.
Whether they vii, be rescued from the
ark-like structure or not remains TO be
seen. At last accounts they were iloat-
ing towards the sea. Westman's bath
house ioated away yesterday, but the
proprietor recovered most OF the material
The last report from the Chesapeake
and Ohio telegraph Office last night
showed that the river was u feet 10 inches
above high-water mark at Columbia ana
Scottsville. and rising slowly. The rain
had ceased TO fall all along the line.
EFFECT UPON THE RAILROADS.
The railroads have suffered little incon-
yenience By the heavy rains. The Chesa-
peakc and Ohio trains have met with no
serious delays through washouts.
Trains from the South over the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad were
delayed by washouts Wednesday night
below Petersburg. A serious one oc-
Cured at Thirty-nine- siding. Re-
pairs were promptly made, and trains
were running on schedule-timc yester-
day.
The seaboard Airline ran over the
Norfolk and Western Wedne sday night.
The Norfolk and Western tracks were
not injured by the rains.
The Southern road was not bothered
by the storm.
There was no washout on the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac. and
trains are running on schedulo-time.
FALL OF FOUR INCHES.
Local-Forecaster Evans was seen yes
terday IN regard TO the heavy rains. Said
he: '"The storm has been very heavy,
not only in Virginia, but along the
SOuth-Atlantic coast 1t was then lying
directly south OF Mobile. il moved slow
ly uorthward and was central in Geor-
gia on Wednesday morning. 81 Wednes-
day evening II was central I'm South
tuIOi-it. -NOW IL 10 Silbhtlg 44Oi AhNe0b "
us.
High winds prevailed along the At
lantic coast but 10 serious damage has
been reported The storm was well fore
casted by the Weather Bureau, both as
10 it's rate Of movement and the quantity
OF rain IL is clearing now. and the
storm has been greatly lessened. BY TO-
morrow we ought 10 have clear and cooler
weather. for an area of cool weather to
the west has been prevented from coming
east By the storm.
During the whole rain-storm the
average rainfall I'm Virginia has been
four inches. This does not seem TO be
a great deal, yet it is about 5000 gallons
TO the acre
"on the whole the crop prospects are
very favorable. and much brighter than
a year ago. The storm has hurt the
cotton crop in Southeast Virginia. To-
bacco Is booming. The oat crop is good.
Tho wheat crop. which suffered from last
winters drought, has been injured by the
rain. The hay crop is short"