The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-27
HAS SPENT IT'S FORCE.
THD WORST or THE STORM IS NOW
OTLR.
Yesterday was Most Disagrecabie Day
with It's Rain aud Wind--Nery Little
Rise In JONES River.

The storm OF wind and rain continued
with almost undated fury in Richmond
yesterday and iasi night
a lis true there was no damagc TO per-
son or to property. Dut business OF nearly
every description was indirectly AFFECTED.
out-0f-do0rs work was nearly every
where practically suspended. There was
but ntto shopping done and store clerks
had "a much needed rest
Ram continued 10 fali az intervals dur
SOC The carly hours oi yesterday morning
ana duuns Che Gay there were heavy
showers The Wn4s velocity was, now
ever. considerably iessencd
About tlc most disagrccablc portion OF
tho day was AFTER CLOCK. The ram
fc.l in torrents and the wind rose higher
than during tho earlier hours. street
iars were crowded ana with cAif" cars
brought into service thc companies were
unable 90 handle promptly the immense
fravci iia-torn. The streets were flooded
with water Main street below Eighth
was a disgrace 90 The city. Black mud
nearly shoe deep. made crossing this tho
Ioueufarc "a thing 10 Doe dreaded by men,
60 say nothing OF the ladies whose duties
called thcm downtown. Old citizens said
they never before saw the street in such
fearful condition.
n tho early hours of the evening the
vain held up and tho wind blew harder
Tlin WORST rs OVER
TIE storm has evidently spent IT'S force
Whuo thc indications arc for cloudy
weather and showers to-day, the disagree
able features of yesterday, Monday and
Sunday are not likely 20 Doe repeated.
During the last week an immense
amount of rain bias fallen but. strange 90
say. tho river is rising slowly and Is very
little above ordinary level We have Just
passed through one of the dricss spells
experienced 300 many years and the thirsty
land has absorbed most of the water that
has fallen.
After such % drought 10 requires more
rain than tho average person can conceive
OF 90 hl ago the brooks and creeks that
have Seen dry for months.
CONDITION or THE RIVER.
The river at Clifton Forge yesterday
was 40 low water mark and the same con-
Gitl0n prevailed at Lynchburg. AZ Column
lla 80 was two feet below the usual height
and rising slowly There is no prospect.
nor has there been any OF frcshct
Monday nieht Che tide rose higher al
Richmond than at amy time within the
memory of old river men. This was due
% the peculiar disturbances that accom-
lany West Indian hurricane. The
waves beat about the steamship wharvos
:n a manner that reminded one of little
sea.
Tho Bay Line Company's steamer from
baltimore reached here on schedule time
yesterday and departed as usual 10 was
reported ny the officers that the water in
Chesapeake Bay was rough. but the
splendid vessel plowcd her way through
the waves with little or no difficulty ana
the passengers enjoyed very pleasant
VIEWS OF MIR. EVANS.
Mr. -. A. Evans. director Of the
Weather Bureau. said of the storm yes
terday.
"Tho storm whi-h we have been ex-
Meeting TO move north has been held near
d. stationary here since yesterday morn
ing bv the accumulation of air on the
northern edge. which has acted as
barrier 90 its moving in lhat dfecuoh'
ut continues 20 centre I'm about the
same place as Yesterday at this hour The
area of clearing weather has moved near
er into this section and now covers lhe
states west and southwest. There ls
about one chance ont of ffty for clear
ing condition on "Wednesday.
"Thc storm Us not ass t,lont as 1t vas
Yesterday and ] do not apprchend that
any dangerous winds exceeding those OF
Yesterday will occur The present indr
fNIInIr are NNuN lNIf N''l"A goa Nti'tN WV
will pct of 30 to-day VIII be fresh and
brisk wind and rain. j do not rccollect
that 7 ever knew of any storm OF that
character 90 back south after starting
ON ns rorfherlv course The rainfall
since last Tuesday morning has been $40
inches.
From a tolcgrqnhic report received from
Mobile this morri1g ! see that light frost
prevailed 100 the Cotton-hclt adjacent 20
that city during last night This goes
to show Chat 10 is much colder IN the CEN
ire ~ Alabama this morning than we
have n here. although that section lies
considerably more south.
A NEW STATION.
,Ir Evans has just established new
station for observation work at West
Point where Mr. IT, Wilkinson very kind
81 consented 90 take up the work there.
re will jisplov the weather signals and
distribute the daily weather reports over
ms telephone system.
SIR. Evans anticipates that the reports
from that station viii De very valuable
10 his department
CAVL-lN Oh FIFTH STREET.
Th, ODD Ffth-str,et sewer is refusing
90 perform its function. ana the residences
which connect with 30 are suffering.
The water has backed up iu a number
az houses on Fourth street. near Jackson
and flooded the cellars.
The house of Mir James No. 729 Fourth
street. suffered more than Dts ncghbors.
the building having settled. Much of the
hoasthcld furniture is damaged
cough ON THE BAY.
The Baltimore American Of yesterday
soid.
The storm on the lower pay kept I'm
bound steamers back considerably. The
BAY Line Steamer Virginia came into her
1.ight street pier 40 hair past nine o'clock
last night nearly fifteen hours late The
crew reported that thc steamer was oblig-
"a 20 pat Boa "a. Portsmouth on account Of
tho storm.
Owing 90 the recent storm on tho coast
tho Old Dominion Steamship Company
viii have no steamer for New York to-
day The steamship Richmond" viii
leave New York to-day for Richmond
instoa Of Monday ard leave Richmond for
New York Friday 40 u. nj.
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