Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-07

none in the cabins she had aboard al,
the freight she could carry. The kicn-
mond reached Newport News without
mishap.
The Virginia Navigation Company also
got the POcshontag out Sunday afternoon
in order to escape risk of having her loat
in the food. She came in from Norfolk
Sunday morning. and was laden ana got
ten out AT O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
The mails which she carries were sent by
rail to Moadowville and placed aboard.
CAME INTO MAIN STREET.
While the river. having reached It's
zenith during Sunday night all the way
from Lynchburg 10 Columbia began TO
fall Yesterday morning IL continued TO
rise here steadily throughout the day.
The water began coming into Franklin
street. between Sixteenth ana sever
teenth. at > o'clock yesterday afternoon.
At o'clock Il WAS foot deep. Al \
o'clock three feet Of water covered the
cobbles. II made It's appearance IN Main
about o'clock. At 10 o'clock II was
foot deep. and at 3 o'clock this morning
il was probably two and n half or three
feet.
DAMAGE WON'T BE GREAT.
The damage done was not great. every
thing was out Of reach OF the Hood. The
inconvenience. OF course. was very great.
Cellars from 1904. on Main. TO 1924 were
flooded. Many first floors had one or two
feet OF water on them. In nearly everN
instance merchandise was beyond the
reach Of the waters The Main-street cars
could run no further than Fifteenth
street Street-car traffic on Main street
has been impaired since Sunday night.
At that time the water hegan coming in
on Main street at Gilley's creek. IN Fc,-
ton. Cars ran 90 point opposite the Old
Dominion wharves until 9 o'clock last
night. when the water had come into Main
street az Seventeenth. Cars on the Bank
street line were stopped somewhat earlier
by the water I'm Franklin street.
Boats were run on Main street. They
were much used on Franklin. This means
Of travel was utilized i'm Rockets sun
day night and all day yesterday. Ii was
the only way of reaching Fulton by way
Of Main street. They were also run on
Williamsburg avenue. in the neighbor-
hood Of Kings AIil. where the water was
feet deep last night. Many families In
the lower section had 10 vacate the lower
floors of their homes. living FOR the time
being I'm the upper rooms. which are en-
tered through the windows from boats.
GAS-WORKS SHUT DOWN.
The high water forced the Lower gas
works 70 close down about II o'clock last
night Superintendent Knowles was ut
the works nearly all day and was on
hand when he had TO close down. He said
he thought there was plenty of gas i'm the
receivers 10 last until daylight this morn
ing. However. If the water should not
subside, sufficiently to-day 10 admit of tho
works 'iresuming. there will probably be a
scarcity tonight.
The electric lights have not been af-
a hoo fln..
plant on Browns Island. Practically all
of Mayo's Island is submerged. though
the bridge does not seem To be In danger
rs Yet. The Belle Isle works had 10 shut
down yesterday morning. and water had
REACHED "A considerable depth in the rol-
ing-mill last night. The company had n
lailgc force of hands an work putting i'm
bulkhead at a vulnerable point
DAMAGE TO THE RAILROAD.
'The James River Division of the Chosa-
peake and Ohio has suffered greatly. so
far as the suspension of traffic is con-
cerned. Rising water compelled the sus-
pension Of freight traffic at o'clock sun
day morning No passenger or freight
trains were run into or from Richmond
Sunday evening or yesterday. The east
bound passenger train was caught I'm the
flood al Wingina Sunday afternoon, and
an extra engine had 10 draw II out by
means of a cable. The train and crew are
now an Clifton Forge.
Much of the track of the James River
Division was submerged yesterday at low
places an the way from here 10 Gala
Water. distance OF over POO miles. II IS
feared that the most serious damage Will
result at the Nine-Alile Lock From that
point TO Westham the river and canal are
as one stream. 4 long section OF track
above SabOt. twenty-three miles from
Richmond. and another between Penn
rtoa and FIX hin are under water.
Many of the telegraph operators were
driven from their posts by the encroach-
ing waters. Among these was the agent
at Columbia. who late Sunday night tele-
graphed that he was standing ON chair
ID send his message. and that he would
have to leave. The water was then 81 2-lO'
and rose only little more than foot
more.
Last night telegraphlc communication
was interrupted TO all points as far west
as I.ynchburg The Chesapeake ana ONO
dispatchers Office here at midnight could
communicate with Lynchburg only by
way of Clifton Forge. The officials are
confident the tracks have not suffered
To any appreciable extent The light
tracks on sidings may have been 10
areator or less extent washed out Trains
win he run as soon as possible.