The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-02
|GREA DAMAGE
DOM R2,AIILR|( DADS.
Water Has Receded from Tracks o
Chesapeake and Ohio Along
James River.

Work Of repairing the tracks 80 badly
damaged by the recent freshet IS
being rapidly pushed and in a.
day or two it is probable that railway
traffic in Virginia will be normal again.
The James has receded from the tracks
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio all along
the line, and every available man 10 sc
work repairing the track. There are
many washouts and the work of rehabil-
itation is being pushed as fast as pos
sible. The Chesapeake and Ohio officials
OF damage done to their tracks nor can
they form any idea as to when trains
will be running again.
The telegraph lines along the James
are badly crippled, and while one or two
messages have been gotten through they
were very unsatisfactory. Trains over
the Norfolk and Western are delayed
also on account Of washouts, slides ana
high water. The Radford division Is
the most badly crippled, traffic on that
part of the road being almost entirely
suspended.
The tracks Of the Southern between
this city 5:and Danvillei suffered some
but trains yesterday ran as usual.
The York River Line was damaged
somewhat, principally in Fulton and in
E
At the latter point there is a hammock
of large timber over the track, and until
this is removed the Fourteenth Street
Station cannot be used for the west
Point trains The water which was over
the track between mile posts lao. loi anu
1873 has fallen. at this point the track
is built on solid masonry and is pro
tected by solid wall, and trains We're
run while the water was over the track
to q depth of about two feet. In every
instance, however. the passenger tram
was preceded by heavy consolidation
engine to test the security OF the track.
The report that somehow got abroad
that the Southern ran its trains through
water SO deep that passengers were
forced to stand UP in order to keep ory
was entirely erroneous and absurd NO
passenger of the Southern has run any
risk of getting his feet wet.
Following is an estimated statement
of earnings and expenses of the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company for the
month Of November. 1901:
Total earnings-1so1. sl,447,914s; 1900
s1,325. 395. 81; increase. s122,575 $50 per cent
Total expenses-19o1. sS51.59l4S: lsoo'
s7as. 1872. 50: increase. $50 15s. 6s-7 per cent.
Net earnings1eul. o3SO.U1: 1900 so26.-
9s2S1 increase, S63. 41720-R per cent.
beuuCt itAeN CiIeSi 5eo' o'"' =. 80. -,
So; 1900. s1s7. ST. so; increase, si5os.33.
surplus-1so1 s39s, 1913: 1900 s33e, 1851:
increase, s5s,913.S7.
Proportion of expenses to gross earn
ings-19o1, SO per cent; 1900. so per cent
For five months. July 1st to November
3oth:
Total earnings-19o1. s7,311, 462ss; 1900.
S. SeS 800 49, increase. s4s3. 1853 49, per cent.
Total eXpenses-1901, s4.l66, SEQ: 1900,
81, ora, So. So: Increase 93,324.s2-2 per cent
Net earnings-19O1, s3144.470 SIS; 1900
81. 754, SCI So; increase, $3.50, S39.I1-l4 per
cent.
Deduct fixed charges etc.-1so1, ss6o566.-
81; 1900. s9sS.o25;, increase. s22541.61.
Surplus-1a01 81 1873 $3.50; 1900, $751;
606. So increase, 1861. 1914
Proportion Of expenses to gross earn
ings-19o1, 81 per cent: 1861, 50 per cent