The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-17
FULTON GUT OFF;
WATER IS RISING.
Flood Will Be i'll Cellars OF
Buildings Along Slockoe
Greek To-day.
.ANDERs's NARROW ESCAPE
Passengers Bound for Steamer
Had to Be Rowed Across
Street.

Following the suspension Of street
car traffic through the flooded street.
of Fulton yesterday afternoon. and the
| receipt of definite information contra
dieting railway predictions of Satur.
day night. and indicating a continued
twelve hours. merchants and house
| holders along the banks of Shockot
Creek prepared for the overflow. which
though 1t will probably not reach Mair
Street. will certainly invade the cellars
Fulton Cut or.
According to Il bulletin of the Wealth
er Bureau issued Yesterday from four
teen to fourteen and a half feet of wa
ter may be expected here in James
River to-day. Warnings were sent all
along the river e prevent possible dam
a height of about thirteen feet, and
Lester Street. In Fulton. was covered
as usual. and all the docks We're sub
ton was suspended early in the after
noon Passengers bound for the steam
ship Berkeley had to be rowed In small
boats across the space intervening be-
tween Main Street and the Old Domin-
Only a large waste of muddy wa
ter, backed UP from the narrow g9rgee
of Dutch Gap-ftoo marrow to admit
presented itself to view. and all river
craft, except the steamship which
strained at its anchor close to the
dock, were pulled up high and dry
Had Narrow Escape.
With the exception of two or three
gasoene launches sunk in the ship
yard slip. no damage was reported.
and so far as is known, there was
but one accident.
While returning to his hong, about
1880 o'clock last night. Mr.. Thomas
NJ. Landers. City Plumbing Inspector;
Il n II, N
banks OF Lester Street. Owing to the
high water. Mr.. Landers was creeping
along the banks in the dark. In some
way his foot became entangled In a
six or eight feet, catching himself at
the very edge of the stream
He was found by Mrs. Landers, and
Immediately removed to the home 6l e., OF
ny Street. 1t was thought at first that
the inspector was seriously injured,
but he quickly rallied. and will not
suffer any bad results. His hands
At the scene of the accident the
water reached halfway to the knee
for a matter OF fifty or sixty yards,
and people returning to or going from
the high embankment to the north.
The heavy Main Street cars We're turn,
ed back at Twenty-first Street. and
passengers were transferred to smaller
cars running to the water ilne.
Standing mt Columbia.
Filled by thousand and one streams
running down from the mountain sides.
the river continued to rise all yester-
day and last night. and the maximum
height of fourteen or fourteen and
half feet will probably be reached to-
night.
According to a dispatch received by
| the Weather Bureau, the flood at Col
umbia, up river, reached its maximum
height 24.s. at 1890 o'clock yesterday
morning. when 1t was said to be on the
stand. From the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad. however, it was stated at
midnight that the water was at the
| 25.S foot mark, and on the stand. All
| Lynchburg late last night 1t was re-
ported that the freshet had reached its
height, 1873 feet which Is below the
on account of the swift current. the
steamship Berkeley was delayed sew
eral hours in reaching dock yesterday
morning. Pulling UP stream agains,
such heavy tide is matter of great
difficulty. but going down the steam
err will have to back-water In some
places to prevent too great a speed
| No trouble Is expected by the Ole
Dominion people or by anybody along
| the river bank, all having beer
duly warned by the Weather Bureau.