The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-04
JAMES RETURNING
TO ITS CHANNEL
Nineteen Feet of Water Threat.
ened City Gas.
BIG PLANTS WERE TIED UP
Water Will Have Reeeded Greatly by To-Day
ard Work viii Go On as Before.
Runaway Feature
OF Flood.
BIG PLANTS WERE TIED UP.

Gradually recedinS since seTen o'clock
Sunday night, the Hood, which reached
a maximum Of nineteen feet will. by to-
morrow afternoon, be almost a thing OF
the past. 1t has done considerable DAM
age, threatened the shutting off OF the
city's gas supply by two inches, led to
one or two thrilling or humorous Incl
dents and afforded a. spectacle for an idle
Sunday. MI the cellars in the lower
part Of the city are still deep in water,
there is Il small lake backed up in the
rear of the Old Market, and the Trigs
shipyards and several other Industrial en-
te-prises in that immedia tie vicinity were
compelled to cease operations yesterday.
They will all continue today.
THE RAILROADS.
The troubles which betelI the railroads
are gradually disappearing. BY to-mor-
row the roads which were effected will
return to their regular schedules, bur
there is still considerable trouble vita
the telegraph wires At the Weskru Cti-.
ion Office last night it was stated that
all business for the North and Wess
would be accepted only subject to delay.
the Southern lines being all right. and
al the Postal telegraph practically tina
same statement was made. These trou-
bies are, however, not attributable to tho
local flood They are the result Of storms
between Washington and New York.
According to the Weather Bureau pre-
Giction Richmond would have twenty feet
of water. This meant the stopping of tho
gas supply. With nineteen feet of water
the surg;rg yellow flood was within two
inches of the boilers, but the gas. house
force kept steadily at work. and the ex-
fected darkening of the city did not ma
terialize. The street-car service in Main
Street was interrupted for two hours Sun
day afternoon between four and six
o'clock, by which time a portion of the
Old Market had been flooded and the wa
ters had crept into Main Street, weak
~ tapping the steps Of the new depot
Then the service was resumed ard has
continued.
Along Dock Street, in South Seven
tenth and Cary Streets the scenes were al
most identical with those of December
The ferryIuan WAS out in force with his
little bateau, and the office forces OF
many OF the big houses along there had
70 go to work in these boats. The docks
Gown toward Fulton Were covered. but
the vessels were running all right, while
Rockets is as yet sea- BY ten
o'clock this morning it is expected that
the water will be down to thirteen, pos
s:hly twelve feet. Rumors yesterday OF
another flood coming down the river were
said to be gronnd.ess by Foreeaster.
Evans. of the Weather Bureau, who then
took occasion to predict fair weather for
several hours to come.
Ono of the thrilling incidents of tha
food yesterday was the runaway of
horse in Cary Street a young woman
was driving. when the horse became
frightened and plunged into the water
Finally the buggy was TANNED in bs-5
tween q telegraph pole and a building
and stopped. The young woman. very
much the worse. for fright. was rescued
by a negro.