The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-03-07

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". .a.farI. Va. March 5.-The most
800 .,-. destructive storm ever expert
49,. E.rr struck this place at ! O'Clock
.... -.r.rg and lasted for an hour. The
,-s Wa. very uIga. the rain exceedingly
.........a Tie thunder and lightning fear
o.. -.. long bridge across New River
F.s.u damaged. Roses blacksmith
-. mas blown down. The sheds and
........Es ~ the Raiford manufactur-
I'd. a.4ar we're also blown down. The
800. -.-r.-.l over. one vacant stOrehOuse
-. f.ugr down and fences and out
.....- r....r5 lu different sections New
r...- .s very high and rising The storm
-. FROM ODD. southwest
........Ea.. March This section was
,...r... list night hy one OF the severest
....-.-.. ever known. For three hours
a.. r.. s.l u driving sheets. As a re-
$50. .f.r. Urrr many slides and wash
...- along The Iae OF the Norfolk and
.....,..rr.. trains over the shenandoah VAL
g.. g..r- DELAYED from fifteen 10 twenty
-- The New River division was tied
-.-. f.- .t.Ige hours il is reported here
r..r fifteen bridges were washed out
..rs tEr shenandoah valley.
Iirbtpiur sci, ire Ia "a House.
r-.r.r.k-Bmr VA. March "a ter
r.r. storm broke over this city last night.
....mr.r... .g high winds, thunder, and
rr.rr.rr Lightning set on fire the prick
.....ag un Dixon street, in the lower
..r, az the clty. owned by Mrs. Martha
.-.r-a. It was entirely destroyed.
There is 300 insurance.
... pa#aG4uuUJk River commenced TO
r-- sar.Is this morning, and tonight
? OTIS Island and al OF The wharves are
submerged The steamer Richmond ar
r..a ls- night from Baltimore with
large cargo OF freight for the merchants
f-r- Much % 10 was stored in the Upper
stories Of The warehouses. which are all
surrounded ny water. ana il tEe river con-
...ss To- rise. considerable damage Will
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lexington. Va. March 5.-Heavy thun-
der storms prevailed during entire night,
.y night North River is higher than
t.- years past. Great crowds have been
s..vHg the spectacle since the water
she'd This afternoon. Some dppreneu-
SION Is fell I'm regard TO the county bridge
al East Lexington. The water Is backed
10 U roads along the river, and prevents
travel heavy slide below BusLa Vista,
Trans SIX hours.
Richmond Threatened with Flood.
Richmond. Va. March 5.-Residents of
lover Main, Franklin. and Carey streets,
and those whose places of business are in
that ueighbOThOOd, are again preparing
70 move out and get their goods stored
g-IelU in anticipation of another big
fra-aet Reports arriving here at S p. m
from Columbia state that the river at that
point has risen thirty feet and continues
20 rise al the rate Of one foot an hour.
Tie telegraph operator at Scottsville was
forced OUT Of his office by the water this
afternoon. The comparisons made at diff
t-rrat points tonight indicate that this
tr-shet viii probably equal the one of
lS0 when the water reached the Old ST.
Charles al Fifteenth and Main streets
The cause Of the rise Of the river this
time j. The rapid melting OF the snow IN
TIE mountains as a result or the warm
temperature of the past few days, WhiIe
The rains Of Friday and Saturday lave
also aided in swelling the James and It's
tributaries.
Thousands Of dollars were lost as re-
suit Of the rise in the river two weeks
ago. and The merchants have just gotten
Their warehouses in condition again, Nnth
LAr waters again threaten lutlI ~ Opt4 ~ !.
II is thought that The great volume OF
Water which is now making its way down
the river will reach here about =. m. to-
morrow
The operator at Columbia was forced 10
leave his office AT SD tonight The wa
Ter was then Ihirty-One and a half feet,
or about as high as i'm the flood CT 1879,
ana stW rising. The water here is rising
two feet an hour, and viii be in Nam
street IN the morning. Ii is falling at
LyG.hbUrg and west Of there.
Petersburg. Va. March 5.-The very
heavy rains Of the past two days nave
caused freshels in all the streams in the
Upper counties and as a result the Apo
uart0x River. which had just gotten
within IFS banks after the breaking up OF
the lee blockade, IS now again very high,
The water extending for some distance
over The wharyes and submerging all or
Ia. .JWlauds The water is rising rapidly
Tonight and AT Farmville II Is reported
o. 1e higher than il has been since lsSV.
ms vast volume OF water will greatly
Increase The fr-shet in the AppOmattox.