The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-22
RICHMOND
SWAMP ED.BY
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City Flooded by Heavy i:l'vl J,
D|oWnpOlurI.
CARS BIZ CKED,' ]. by J
FALLING EARTH 4
Schedule All TO Pieces for {, j 4
Considerable 4: | Tim Time. \.
THE transform VERY
FAR CHM j [ g ]. ONE {, \ e,
|lt Confined Itself TO No Particular Sec,
tion, but Did Business u an lrnparS-. 8I
tlal Manner Caused Much 10. N
convenience. but No Very Il q
Serious Damage y.
Was Done. 533$ 53S5 ss55
Schedule All to Pieces for i. q,
Considerable Time. 81
THE transform VERY K.
FAR REACHING ONE

b Following IN tho wake OF the Almo1es
steady downpo,u Of rain ruring tbs III
morning hours. the storm q bated Tor $50
{eral hours yesterday afternoon as i to-
gather strength for what was to come.
and which did come between the hours e \ \
Sof s and I o'clock, when sheet after sheet
ct water fell lin the city. ding the
streets. .overHowtng the sewers and de-
laying traffic on all car lines for an hour.
more or lcss. It assembled q genuine
cloudburst. and the damage attendants
upon the deluge will be consld
The3rain OF the previous hours had fill:..3ss
ed the pores OF the earth until II was A \
isoggy mass & Or dirt, II soffs hat When the
3rcal thing happened there was no IN ore
room. This was ewise true Ii of ~ IN IA
isewcra ges system OF the city, They were
.alread y. filled almost to overt wing " u
wafer "a and their size, WI inad eduate& tGS
handle the untold mum berS ot gallon that
fell wlthin such VA snort space Of timex
$ WE RFI4Ol s$F1NERYNyEIERIS,SsSs4$ SS
" no particular section OF tn IA q " es;-t
caped damage ISL lie Arnl HI storm. was
Sfar-rcach hing and over ws re- ornr1lriE
nom Tulton 4 to tho e. IRENE 4 NY est Ehd s$
5unll from M ancles ter to- 3 He hts
ES'rte most serious a. pGct 20 & The deli gaR
was pIobe bly, more no ticenble on MAIN
street.. when street ca ira file wa q propaTa
bly, delayed for an n oiir. more o. less.ss
At rat he cars We re- TOPPED Iforsssa1
time, and those Y noa MS
street corners y footed ssit rome To- nrtiYsS
tlns time for a late 81 PIPER. s A R;et az ss
81 IN, 4 we,nty-slxth Street. on Main. the
first serious trouble wa 8 experienced Dy8
the street ears. Here tho sand and dir NJ
on the hill y was WASHED down w. the
torrent into Main Street here " set
tied In the street car trac KS, Scompleteslyg
hiding them from view. "a and X delayln q
traffic Until the rails had been cleanedg ot
the accumulation This required q big
force OF hands and quite "a good deal g os
tlmo. isS saa55sg
BIG CAR DERAILED.
Coming up Main Street 70 + ifteenth. M
large, n double-truck3 car. which Fonera tes8
Fulton and Reservoir Par X wa 81
dcrailed blythe sand on the track. Tfersg;
IL stuck for a long while, d airing " hict, \
time car after car piled In behind .Sun til&
a string reaching ms far US the eye couldg
see was blocked. q The cars from Church
Hill, on tho Broad Street llne,f which
come into Main at " Eighteenth were
naturally blocked out. and they. too.
piled IN atter# eacl AOther'5St5 Mi
a delay Of an hour. tho tnnGlea
was Strengthened out and the cars moved
along. but 1t required until nea rly mid "
night to again straighten the schedule.
.whicl, had been smashed TO snithereens. ~
During the Storm there was the usual
overflow ut Main and Madison Stree Isl
due to the small culvert at this point
The water flooded the street to the depth
OF almost a foot. running over the cur, M
ing ut some places and Interfering seri
osly will, foot pnssengc rs and the cars
Main Street from Lombardy to Norris
was a sheet OF water. the depth OF which
was not nscertainet. But II looked Very
much MS ifn small canoe could have K
tnavigated tho waters without serious
trouble, but there were no canoes and
no one attempted the feat. for fear Oh
drowning. gg sai5
Monroe Street was also III bad shapt
and many cellars nre thought to have
heen damaged by the water,
Many culvcrtsNtn different sect'ona az
the city were damaged more or less, ss;3
So far MS Ia known there was no really
serious damage to private property.
Tho downpour was accompanied BY ~
regular summer storm. during which the
lightning flashed viciously8nnd tha$ thup-8
der rolled tx ~