The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-31
would have happened to him later.
Spray dashed high in the air as the heavy

would have happened to him later.
Spray dashed high in the air as the heavy
wreckage plunged over the falls.
One Of the curious incidents OF the
flood happened yesterday morning near
the Fertilizer Works. From over the
face of the waters there came a weak
Zeal. 1t was the quintessence OF lone
Illness and desolation. Then from a few
yards dstsnt came an answering sequel,
followed a moment later by the bah
ah'' Of William goat. The ferrymen
along the Richmond bank looked at one
another. and then one brave man Climbed
into his bateau and moved out into the
middle Of the current, which was run.
ming like a mill-race
SAVED PIGS.
A few minutes later one little pig hove
in sight, then came another, and finally
Master William Goat came swimming
down. bound for Norfolk. All three We're
rescued with boat hooks and dragged to
the Fulton side. They belong to some
one in the James watershed. no one
knows who and must have had a tumul-
tous time of it coming down.
Down in Fulton there are presented the
usual flood scenes. Along Main Street
the shops are either ahoat or deserted.
although the monetary loss will not be
very large. In Manchester it is ve.,
much the same condition. Two or three
factories have had to close down, and
will not be able to resume until the
water has receded several feet. In Sec
ond Street. Manchester, yesterday the
water was in the back yards and cellars,
and with the rise to come will wash out
into Second Street proper in places.
Owing to the fact that all telegraphlc
communication had been shut off by the
waters, there was no communication yes:
terday between Richmond and Columbia,
which latter city is the key-no-e OF the
entire situation. At various times tie
water was reported at every height
from % to Sc feet and rising. twenty
seven feet is the danger mark at Column
bia, and it is feared ..iat great damage
has been done in that city and adjacent
territory.
E 1t is known that many miles OF the
(,nesapeake and Ohio Railroad are under
water, but, as in many instances, the
railroad telegraphers had to fee for their
lives. and as communication was sinus
OIL there is no means OF ascertasninS'
even approximately. just how far the
track is covered. The damage TO the
road. however will probably run into
thousands of dollars. There was also
great damage done to the Norfolk and
Western Road 1T Brookneal portion
of the trestle was swept away.
FORECASTER TALhS.
Tn speaking of the general weather con-
ditlons yesterday, Forecaster Evans
said:
.The latest reports show that the
water is falling from Lynchours west
and is STATIONARY from Lyn:hDurS east
10 Columbia. AT Columbia our official re-
MORT is only % feet. Another report to Us
saws that the T,ivanna river at Char
lottesville is rising still further and II
this is correct the rise will have 10 pass
Columbia, making the water mark even
higher there. This is entirely unof'lclal
as we have fecn unable to reach- Col
umbia by wire.
1.-THE present indications are that we
will have twenty feet or more here.
The flood Of a few days ago was be
tween thirteen and fourteen feet. But
our gauge now marks nearly sixteen
feet here. sent man around the
neishborhooG of the C. & 0. depot to tell
the people there to clear out theE' cellars
and first floors. The flood will back UP
into the canal and finally run over and
fill the cellars and will cover the Street
car tracks in Fulton and in lower Main
Street There is not such & quantity Of
water as there was three years ago.
RAIN HAS STOPPED.
1.-THE rain has stopped except for light
clearing showers and the. weather will
become slowly cooler. I sent Il flood
Warning to GLNEcnDnrS the otHarEiay and
| if it. was needed this must have saved
| them great deal Of damage there.
.The rain area OF Saturday, si,d Sun
| day extended from the Mississippi Val
Icy to the Atlantic and from Canada to
+! the G ulfof Mexico 1t is now drifting
eastward and it is cloudy to-day where
! it rained Yesterday. In the matter of
| precipitation the figures range fro1c -
inches at New Orleans to 4 at Atlanta
and at Mobile. In the states Just south
/ Of us it was from 1 IL to 2f1-2s inches ana
! it was 9 inches here"
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