Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-08
RIVER FALLS SLOWLY
The Waters Recede Steadily and
All Danger is Past
SNOW-STORM A SURPRISE.
Il Vas General, and as Severe Here as
Anywhere in Virginia.
TRANS MAY BE RUN TODAY
James River Division Bcing Gotten
in shape for Resumption Oh
rrnvcl-TcIegraph wires Stiil In
TroubIc-Tbe Damage Not Great

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Dlnditions I'm the James. bat did not make |
llo I'm the lower districts Of the city as |
much more comfortable as might oe ina
guod.
The water recodcd from some OF the |
streets and there was assurance that II
. would not como back hut the cellars were
left ruu to ovcraowing. and the streets
and sidewalks recently submerged bore a
coating Of disagreeable slime.
Tho water did not fan fast enough to
.,r,vs conditions al the gas-works. and
ohne it rcccdad sufficiently to permit the
g-,,fna OF the fires. citizens who depend
rron gas FOR neht had dark homes last
night OPP used petroleum or candles.
rlecraphic communication along the
... of the James-River Division OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio was interrupted all
.r Lynohburg could Dee reached only
t.n way Of Clifton Forge. The wires were
own between that city and "a point not
taty miles west Of Richmond.
THE SNOWFALL GENERAL.
snowfall was general all over the
sa ranging I'm depth from less than an
ON the coast 20 three inches i'm Rich
ml. It was not much more than three
inches at any point in Virginia. There
WIS naturally a fear that the melting
,as would swell the river into freshet,
end cause the renewal of conditions
v..0h the assuaeing of the waters was
ewing. The drop in temperature dissi-
,.t.l such apprehensions. The assurance
ot elnunued fair weather makes it GER
tain that the river Will not rise soon TO
r.nt even remotely dangerous.
Conditions to-day will DE very greatly
,urroved. All the water will be out Of
,e. streets. First floors will be occupied
.. usual. even though the cellars be fun
.. James-riyer water. There will Toe plenty
.. gas street cars will make schedule
rr Telegraph lines will be working.
Railway trains viii begin 10 move over
tracks recently hid-en 10y the turbid
Waters 0f rre angry James. The earth.
which ua- a f.w days ago fOndly hoped
r. l. v rm.r1 beneath the rays of
s.rr-une sun will be covered mp I'm
snow .I t.. .ir viii be crisp with the
frtt .. winter. But the skies Will be
BRIGHT fr.r. win be no rain and raging
waters .. not alarm nor make living so
yo.e as il has been for three days
EEGAN FALLING EARLY.
water began 10 recede at Richmond
about s.1 o'clock yesterday morning. In
formation received at the offices of the
D... ..lko and Ohio Railway Company
early ln the morning showed the water
. he stationary at a point within two
r.s of Richmond. II was four hours
before there was noticeable subsistence
lr. The fan was very slOw-not over
fur inches au hour.
tU day b0atmen made money transfer
ping passengers on Main street between
|tfotnth and Eighteenth. and between
...ketts and Fulton. Boats were also
on Franklin street between sixteenth
a.l Eighteenth. and ON Cary street Ot
COURSE they were in use along the entire
r.f.r-fr0nt Business-hOuses could be en-
.r.I in no other way. All steamship
rves were submerged. and many feet
.. water We're I'm the sf'2mship offices.
Wl8yes and offices were little damaged.
EFFECT on CAR SERVICE.
Th. cars Of the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company were operated under
t.. greatest difficulties. Two cars were
nu the line between Main and Eighteenth
UI Th.rtieth streets 4 passenger east
from the Dispatch office, at Twelfth ana
N.In had 10 transfer from car 10 boat
.t Fifteenth street. At Eighteenth he
was landed and was carried by car 10
lester street. He reached Fulton by
stance of between 90 and 900 yards.
Ihe Bank-strect cars had 10 transfer pas
..rccrs 10y boat between sixteenth and
Ilnfecnth streets ON Franklin.
At this latter point probably greater
H..rl .nience was caused boy the Hood
tar an my other in the city. a portion
u. re rst Market had 10 Doe deserted.
Il. Tt Police Station could be- reached
only b.. boat a number OF drunken pris-
Ur..s were taken TO the CalaboOse in
tis way Monday night. Many small
stores on Franklin and Seventeenth
streets run by women were flooded. The
-....acle of a woman driven out by
water makes much more impression ON
man than that presented by one Of his
OWL sex fleeing from the rising tide.
THE TELEGRAPH WIRES DOWN.
Ih. telegraph lines along the James
Et.r Division of the Chesapeake and
Ohio were sull down yesterday. At one
tme during the day the dispatcher Of
t.. l0r. got into communication with
t.e Elk-Hu Office. fifty-two miles west
90. Richmond But i'm "a short time the
lr. was down. AT dark there was COM
ulu.cau0n with the office at Ninc-Mile
L..k Am other offices as far west as
Gladstone were silent. Trainmaster Osg
Io0f out wOrk-train early yesterday
morning. His intention was 10 use q
large force repairing whatever damage
N- done by the HOOD. IL was not 'N-
I..fed that work could be done very
nrdiy as the water was not thought to
b.. Ealing rapidly. Two work-tra'ns were
engaged yesterday repairing damages 10
f.e line at points between Norwood. in
l.son and Clifton Forge. The track
N.s said To De- clear Of water between
these points The damage TO the line is
believed 70 be- comparatively slight This
division was recently very heavily BAL
lasted. Water cannot make great head
Nay against rock and iron The lighter
tack Of sidings has probably suffered 10
g. greater or less extent. The main line
o. The Chesapeake and Ohio has not been
damaged by high water. General-Mana-
g.r stevens and Superintendent Doyle
Wot up the Jamcs-Riyer Division yes
t.riay afternoon on a special train.
The officials hope 10 have trains running
o-fay The passenger train which was
10 have reached here at G.2O sunday af-
trHoOn Is az Clifton Forge
rhc Southern railway train on the
i9rk-Riyer Line could only get up as far
Is he government road yesterday. Pas
ienecrs were brought 10 the city from
Ihat point I'm carriages. Al midnight II
"as thought the water would be OF the
track by daybreak
OVER TWENTY-ONB FEET HERE.
The water rose here 10 a height OF ~
inches. II was not az high in Main street
fy az least inches as II was during the
I.lra y