The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-19
RAINFALL ABOVE
TW0-|NCH NOTCH.
Total Precipitation Since Sunday
Stood at 2.41 at 8 O'clock
Last Night.


Rain, mean, wet, miserable rain. foil
all day yesterday, adding to the pre-.
cipitation OF LA inches OF Sunday
afternoon and night, and bringing the
total precipitation at S o'clock last
night up to 2.4l inches which repre-
sent one OF the heaviest rainfalls Tor
the same space OF time In recent yeara
The rain continued through the better
part OF last night, and from the tore.
casts more wet weather may be ex'
pected to-day.
with the rain yesterday afternoon
came young hurricane People VINO
were caught on the streets found un.
brellas and raincoats worse than USE
less and were drenched through to the
skin. The wind caught the rain and
shifted 1t in sheets into open doo.s
and windows and under awnings and
made riding in the open cars the equal
OF q surf bath. However. the cars
were not called upon TO perform any
great amount OF service yesterday,
for few people were moving about.
Cars on all but the Main and Broad
1ese.s lines went blocks without a
passaesr.
FIOOO o1"aSG dCaSys
Damage was reported from all over
Richmond and in the subrubs. Fences
nave been washed away and in some
instances porches. Many wells have
been flooded. and their owners put TO
sore straits to obtain sufficient supply
OF water for drinking purposes. 1t is
where building operations are in pro.
gress that the rain has caused tho
greatest damage. Work will be re-
rarded to great extent and IN sonle
cases where builders are engaged on
rush contracts the loss TO them win
be severe
With a dozen suction pumps a large
force OF men worked all night las.
night in the excavation for the foun-
dation OF the post-ottice at Main and
Tenth Streets. which was inundated in
parts to depth ,of several feet. No
progress could be made yesterday to-
ward clearing away the tons OF earth
that fell from the walls OF the e&cava
ton on Sunday afternoon. and the ems
tire work will be held up for severai
days on this account
The shops OF the American Locomo-
tive Works were flooded and in some
OF them work had to be suspended yes.
terday. The lines OF the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company were dam.
aged to some extent. but the cars We're
running on all lines and traffic was
not interfered with.
a trip on any one OF the car lines
that run out of Richmond into the
country Will reveal whole districts
that are flooded. In Washington Ward
fields are inundated to depth OF sew
eral feet and streets have been food
ed to such n'e&tent that the sidewalks
are impossible.
Temperature Drops Down.
But along with the damage the rain
has brought welcome relief from the
intense hot weather Of the past two
weeks. While yesterday was hardly
a day that was tended to put one in
the best OF spirits. 1t was noticeable
tat people who a day or two ago
| dragged themselves around with tile
| creates. eSertton We're skipping around
in lively manner with double their
old vigor. Even the animals appreci-
ate the change. The horse, formerly
a "don't-cave" expression, held himself
erect with perceptible dignity. yellow
| dogs that once dragged themselves
along the streets with tongues drip
| ping, now refuse to show their teeth,
except on strenuous occasions. Last
night again brought rest to the weary,
| With the temperature about the 7Os,
the night was one or tho pleasantest
| Richmond has experienced this SUM-
mer, and people round little trouble
/, in sleeping.
Dam Washed Away.
| With roar heard for severa! blocks,
lhe dam across Young's Pond, in Jo-
| seph Bryan Park, was washed away
yesterday morning about O'clock,
The heavy rains caused the stream to
| rise and swell until II gradually beat
| down the masonry. ag.ia
city Engineer Bol1ing detailed As
\ the wreck and make q report. It was
said last night that it would be sew
| eral days before the report would be
complete.
SURGEON, was caught In the park dur.
iae the the storm while driving near
Young's Pond. He at first hitched his
J horse to the limb OF a tree In a
i short time he discovered that the park
was being Hooded, To save the, life
Of the animal he plunged into the
water and managed to get safely I'd
shore
Hit by Fast Freight.
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