The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-08
The Works Were Flooded and 0per-
atoms Had to Cease,
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE,
Property Suffers Considerable Loss.
The Telcgraphic Lines Have Much
Trouble with W Wires-Washou's
on the James River Division
ofthe {. Il O.-lncidcnts
of the Ercshct,


The river continued 20 Use uh'I
o'clock yesterday morning attaining a
,....t. ~ t,ro,t,. fo.t according TO the
a.. ,t... t,.,,. tb., i,,-
e'N' IhiA'Ai 6"'-' -' '''''
sidents of l@9 the year OF The terrible
r,t,.toy.n Good. we're almost duplicated.
r... ...,.t f, Main
'N' ""'D' 4''- '''
between Fifteenth and seventeenth a"'
81, r-,.,tri. between tho same streets
49,. ...,i,.,,. rr,ros mon
.t. f,.,
'lonro IaN-'U o'1"'N '''
The street cars were interrupted "''"
r.ost- vor. I'm demand. both for pleasure
""' l'i
The old Market suffered consid'I IaO'''
The building was almost Transformed
.-.. ,. i.f.,3 and those who made the
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"trip across han TO nave "'Hn "D"'' 49,.
io Keep aiE i..l p '' .-.,l t..,., -
afternoon the fiist i'ia'il.l po-,,e '.'. .,.. ~,
wade through water lo te1 l" ''a' ,'' ,'',
Nou e Alter lhdt uiH' ln' i.''.' i~"
racedcd and they went in dry-snoa.
MARKET People, SUFFER-
THe market people were the main sun,
ferers however The stalls siooo s'Nti"l
Ie.t deep in water and 81 was found I'M
possible to DO any business lh'It' anu
there was consequently a. consldeiaoie
IDs- to the huckstels.
Nayos Island got the beneht or the
water pretty fully. and its area was con-
siderahly clrcumscribed The man ln the
toN-h0use. however held nus own anu
did business az the old stand an oay.
T0 add 90 the other discomfort ana
difficulties heavy sno"-storm oe-'l
earlv Yesterday morning and continued
yesterday until after midday Inc
-r0Wd was covered by about lhIee %.
four inches OF the heecy SUBS lin,'. otu
trouble began to Doe EXPERIENCED W.T." ."o
wires. the snow beih- soIl aug ,'''-
breaking them beneath h7 Wri-H.' nI9
trouble was not local l' any extent nov
over. although me pro Alilil s' s.l,I
graph companies being ihc ones tntt got
tn" 'nN henent OF the storm. Ihe fos'',
Telegraph company lNes su-pehneu
carly ODD the day. and ino western mon
also. had trouble, having some lm'7 10
send mes-aLrs 10y clrcul.oe5 I,.-,
STREET 'Ah7 iiAp ii'C '-.-.
The street car 'IN'7 u'"
trouble. and THAT they manat," l5.i,. 20
MAINTAIN OF t'
'heN oi' W"f .''f o,..
coasing ehoi C. Ih' "N N'',
street lines ooin esl''
transfers ana ul1 i'if "'i '',", i
circumstances. Iht iia'ii'u ''Ia i"N
nnOh trouble on a','"", on ,i
earl. festcriay mofnins' nal li'.' ln lii'
cav "'"'s'1 '' e''N
ulo
Ihe most ammo, ln-
frosncl was lne aoset,e 'S.1 ..'S.,, ,,,l. w.
', o.. ~. b,, crr
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FN'i'' eiu ''' .',,'' 49,, -.t
o"iTo' s
yesterday TOT i'HiNs' l'"l
candles. ana in'NN "i+-'l's 'i-',
q Tong Naca'lon were "-"'" p', W W.. ~
Ih' absence oI ft7 ii "n
ute' nolc.toie oNIfIrh.'' NIl "-p-
n'r fho Tc ana eleciilc Ithl7 "'. i'''
'nforiefea Win as was lhe case 0ui4h5
t.e recent h'.2lrd
Tho water disappeared iIom t9e e"Hine
rooms the gas house iast nisnt ana
WORK was az once resumed n.ie VIII
Ir plenty OF gas Tor use t'-nlINI
>.it.I cars PAW '"Io"-i N"'" ,'l,,
."s. N--u' %'iD ," '-. u " -
'N' TRACKS ID" i'"'"''' "1'' ''N"' "a
Na.er. an. ...u, T.. .o
~ i7 eAp.'''u ''"' ''"N
tumel on me J"n'r i"l,t p.E,s'n va
I.n Cd. ineaNe ""e v"l. i'a" l'''' "l',
noon he wafer i.l' ."-' ~" VIZ
one icrl "l '''NIi''N , "'',''.-''" n'
o'I'o.e o7n'te I"s "''l g,"v
tracks hv Wa-hohis, ava Ihtl"e'
Nairtenanee nee-oi-WaN 'aoeI ana dig
foroe OF hands are ~ Work making re-