The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-02
JAMES RIVER FLOOD
HAS GO I'IENl. HERE

again Late in the afternoon the water
had not reached any vessels yet IN
launched little more rise and the
large cruiser and companion vessel on
the stocks at tho lower end of the yard
would bsreaehed BY the ris R waters
Especial precaution had been taken by
those in the lime and plaster trade along
the water front to have all dangerous
materials removed to q. safe height. The
recollection of the Warner Moore fire OF
two months ago and the helpiessness OF
the situation which It occasioned was
still fresh. Mr. Warner Moore had laid
| in a large stock. but it had all been re-
moved to upper floors. "A force OF hands
Is at work rebuilding his lime warehouse.
The floor has been raised some three feet
to escape, If possible, future foods. A
s. Lee & Son had q force Of men briclxing
UP the doorways of their lime warehouse
on East Dock Street for a distance of TWO
| feet, in, the hope that this would safely
carry them through. The flood of two
months ago came with six inches OF
! their door sil,s.
| The e. A. Saunders & Sons Company
| and IkinEan & Company were actively at
work preparing for whatever might come.
Both firms were seriously inconvenienced
and suffered some loss by reason Of the
| flood Of January LIST.
THE COAL ELEVATORS.
| Lower down the river the coal ele-
vator Of S. H. Halves & Co. was almost
| cut off by the rising water. A gang of
| men had weighted down the large rail-
road scales, the largest in Richmond, to
prevent their injury. With considerable
Inconvenience the company was loading
cars from wagons rather than direct from,
i the elevator. No especial loss was anti
| cipated.
The yards of Warner Moores coal e1e-
| vator and the wharves Of the Richmond
| Ice Company We're several feet deep IN
| water, and the sheds on the wharves of
| the Ola Dominion and Clyde lines We're
| deeper in water Freight had been re-
| moved from these warehouses and little
| loss. but serious Inconvenience, was an
| ticpated.. The new Old Dominion liner
Brandon was tied up at the wharf and
rode high over the wharf buildings.
Communication with Fulton was cut
| off except by boat. For three or four
| hundred yards the tracks of the street
| railway in Rockets were submerged
| three or four feet deep. The first Mar
| shall Ward precinct was having another
| chapter of it's recent varied fire and
water experiences
AT THE GAS WORKS.
! The reports at the lower gas works yes
] terday evening were as satisfactory as
could have been anticipated. No inter
| ference had been experienced thus far
/
| precaution had been taken to have q
| large supply of gas on hand and the
| holders were full The works might be
| flooded to-day, but the manufacture and
/ supply Of gas would be continued to the
| last minute. Foreman Mays kept his
men in the pressure room at the WORKS
| two months ago until they had to work
| on tables, and he gave every assurance
| that the citys supply Of gas would not
| he cut off as long as it was practicable
| and safe to continue the operation Of the
works. The gas works people were sure
they could get through last night. Of
tonight they did not know.
ON MAIN STREET.
At IL o'clock last night the water had
| not yet reached the level of Main Street,
! at the Chesapeake and Ohio depot. 1t
| only lacked q foot and a half, however,
| and was rising, and merchants on the
street and in the market were removing
their wares to a place of safety. The wa
| ter was then in Franklin at Seventeenth,
/ ard was foot deep in Cary at Seven
teenth. There was no Interruption of
| street-car traffic on Main Street last
| night west of Twenty-eighth Street.
| The flood of January 1st on the new
depot steps reached the level of the step
| below the one upon which rests the CEN
trail of the three supports of the iron rod
| in the center Of the steps.
| Another high water mark that will be
| remembered is the fact that the water,
at it's highest, came two months ago to
the level Of the curbing at the foot of
the lamp post at kingans corner, at
Fifteenth and Cary Street. AT midnight
the rising water was at least seven or
eight feet short of these heights.
/ Director Evans predicted yesterday a
q foot rise at Richmond. The flood Of
January 1st rose to 23.2 feet. It was 13
l feet below that Of 1870 and the flood of
/ 1910 was 1.3 feet below that of 1877, which
holds the record for Richmond, and rose
to nearly Is feet. The extent and size of
the flood OF 1871 and the possibilities of
the present situation can. be most easily
grasped by imagining three feet of water
on level placed on top of the high
water, of two months ago.
The railroads, other than the James
River line of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway, had not been seriously incpnve'
nienced yesterday The James River line
had miles of its tracks under water and
was not operating through trains out of
Richmond for the West.
SHENANn0AH'S RAGING Fl OnD