The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-23
THE RIVER OPEN
TO NAVIGATION.
Pocahontas viii Go Down as Far as
jamestown To-Day.
GOOD WORK OF THE CITYS TUG
The Cunningham Reaches Home AFTER
Breaking All Gorges Between
Dutch Gap aud Richmond
Ice Melting Away.

The river is now open 10 naVisauoh'
Within the last twenty-four hours the
situation has greatly improved Inc
great gorge at Chamn's Bluff has nearly
disappeared. The city's tug, Thomas
Cunningham, ST., and the Chesapeake
and OHIO tug Wandorer came up TO the
city yesterday afternoon, making the
trip without much inconvenience.
The Pocahontas has been moved down
90 the Clyde Line wharf and was loading
last night for a trip down the river.
The vessel viii 50 as far as jamestown
to-day and will return tonight. To-
morrow the Pocahontas will resume her
regular schedule between here and Nor
folk. She mas not been injured by the
ice. The steamer was safely haroorcd
IN the dock during the terrible storm ana
the subsequent gOrses.
THE CHANNEL CLEAR.
Nearly am The dee I'm The river below
Nayo's Island has disappeared. There
seems TO be no doubt that the use OF
dynamite and powder had beneficial re-
suits. Colonel Burgwyn thinks so, ana
he is I'm a better position to judge than
anyone else Tho Colonel says Mayo's
bridge is not much damaged. There are
certain repairs that must be male before
street cars and other heavy vehicles can
cross the structure. but the bridge IS
absolutely safe TO foot passengers.
Vessels can now safely make the trip
from Richmond 10 Norfolk
The Chesapeake and Ohio tug Wan
derer IS "a powerful boat Of her class,
and she has most excellent commander
On Captain Warren. This vessel IS now
at the service of Colonel Burgwyn. who
IS doing such excellent work for me
government and the people of Richmond
Colonel Allen. of the engineer corps, u.
s. A., came 90 Richmond Tuesday night
and in company with Colonel Burgwyn,
went down 10 the river yesterday ana
viewed the scene He was perfectly salts
hei with what is being done by the local
engineer and went back TO Washington.
CUNNINGHAM TRIP.
Tho Cunningham has done great work.
II broke an gorges and cleared the cham
mel 20 Richmond This staunch little
craft arrived az Richmond at T. NJ.
Yesterday II would have been here,at ]
O'Clock but after getting 10 Graveyard
Reach the captain learned that Chair
man w H. Curtis. of the Jane River
Improvement Committee. bad gone io
Dutch Gap 10 return on the tug. Conse-
quentlv the vessel went back 20 the gap.
The gorge at Devils Reach was a fedr-
ful one To was from twenty 10 thirty
fec hirh 10 took twelve hours t0 break
into IT, This was done at 1880 p. NJ.
Tuesday. The ice came down with tre
mend0us force and the tug got clear OF
It. The vessel returned 90 Curtis Neck
From there the Cunningham went 10
Woodson Rock and broke up another
gorge that had formed. and came home
on DTS way Up the tug saved a. govern
mcnt scow. small steam yacht Maud
81 barge from the Chemical Works and
q sail boat.
An this clearly proves that 70 is we'll
when rorges form 10 have a tug down
the stream and Jet &c work its way up
Captain II. @. Cunningham and rs men
received "a hearty welcome home and were
congratulated for their splendid work.
WATER UP THE RIVER
THE river rose slightly az Columbia
Yesterday TO was nineteen feet and
falling last night. There IS no immediate
danger of another freshet and the worst
seems TO DE over.
Navigation viii be resumed to-day by
an water transportation lines.
Following vessels cleared from Farm
vile A. P0whatan wharvcs at Bermuda
Hundred and sailed yesterday:
Schooner =. a. Cummings, pine lumber
for Newport News.
Schooner j. J. Stewart. pine lumber for
Hampton.
schooner VIM II. Kensel, pine wood for
New York.
Schooner John Oliver, pine lumber FOR
Norfolk.
The city tug Cunningham reached the
CITY about noon yesterday, having cut
her way through the gorge below the
CITY. and was engaged AN the afternoon
I'm clearing ,he river and breaking up the
ice