The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-05
FLOOD WARNING
FROM COLUMBIA
James River More Than Twenty
Feet There, and Still Rising
at Midnight.
NO DAMAGE FEARED HERE
Street Railway Company Docs
Not Expect Fulton to
BE Isolated
vo DAMAGE FEARED HERE

Due to heavy rainfall in the noun
tains, the James River began rising
rapidly early yesterday morning. and
continued to come up during the day
ut 1880 yesterday morning the water
here was seven feet six inches above
normal. and ut > o'clock II had risen
another foot. Late reports from Co
iunbia stated TINT the water was 20.S
feet there and rising at the rate ui
one tenth Of a foot per hour. which
should put /, q; about twelve feet
when II reaches here some time his
morning.
Warnings have been issued ny the
Weather bureau TO those whose prop
crtS runs down to the rivers edge.
They have had ample time To get then
goods out OF the way, ana this high
water IS not expected to do any dam
age. At midnight the water had
reached midway the sheds of the Old
Dominion docks. hut all the freight
had been removed beforehand.
Gnr service Intact.
~ the same time The Virginia Rail-
way aud Power Company reported that
the rise was hardly pcrceptiblc ana
TINT the water had not then reached
the level of Lester Street. The owl car
wcni through all right. and it was not
then expected tnat the cars would be
delayed. as the water was almost ut a
stanlStill
Yesterday afternoon 1t was rcpurtcn
that there was 10 rain in the state
and That the prospects were that there
would be no serious frcshc;
Fears Fulton Cmt-OT.
CAPTAIN Cunningham o. the city tug.
reported 30 the members of the James
River Improvement Committee last
1N-i 4
states Weather Bureau and the Ches-
ap"ake and Ohio Railway indicated a
rise i'll tie danes River If twenty foot
at Columbia. which should make n rise
Of about twelve feet here. the maxi
mum hcish, being reached sometime
between midnight and daybrcak
Twelve feet. Captain Cunningham ex-
planned would pat water over tn, pub
lie and Clyde Line docks. though prob
ably not ovcr the Old Dominion
Wharves which ar" raised several tee,
from the ground though in case OF an
ice Jam they also might be covered
\ risi OF that amount would pu; water
in the lower portion of old Lester
street ard might cut Fulton Off fror,
car service.
The Citizens civic League o, Fulton,
is preparing to make a formal protes,
NJ the !naction OF tho city authorities
in building a new highway to Fulton
aroNe llo"d water, promised more than
iw" years ago. when tho city acquired
Inc necessary land. Plans FOR the mu-
posed new street have been changed
several times, and some work has been
done In pumping mud ana sand from,
ne river on the land acquired, raising
il above food water, hut nothint, Ia.
pecn done as yc; toward the erection o,
retaining walls or bridges or tho. build
'hE OF the surface of tile street.
me filling In OF nc city property on
hoth SIDES OF the oil Lesser Street has
ieii 'hnt Winding th"ruughrarc far hc.
IoM t!ie level of the surrounding lots
ing through a ~avine instead If pass
ing along the high level on either side
the James River Committee failed
OF quorum last night. and meeting
was ordered for noon to-day in the
Chamber OF Commerce.