The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-18
BOATS TIE UP AND
|. TRAINS 60 SLOWLY.
JAMES RlvER ON RAMPAGE And
RAILRoAD TRACKS ARE
UNDER WATER
TRAFFIC is DELAY. D
ALL SOUTHERN TRAINS GET IxTO
WASHINGTON OVER r.. va
p. TRACkS-ROW.B
Z, IN CITY STREETS


The food conditions Of the James
river were in greatly improved state
last night and 1t was the prediction
OF the United States Weather Bureau
that no further, trouble was In sight
from the madiy rumbiing stream. The
river - gradually decreasing, having
fallen nearly two feet over its rise Of
Saturday. its height at IL o'clock last
night being ITS feet. The worst Of
the local conditions made by the over
dow from the river IL now confined
to the part OF Richmond around the
O,d Doin,nion Line docks ana 70 Full
ton.
Railroad trafflc has been improved
only slightly. The southern KaAway
and the Richmond, fredericksburg
ana Petersburg are still experiencing
many diriculues In the running OF
their trains. The Southern 10 possi-
bly, worse on than any OF the otner
roads.
Southern Has Troubles.
All Of the Houtnsrn's washington
bound trslnc u being sent over the
rails OF the r.. r. & p. tracks. The
tracks OF the X. r. & p. are not free
from trouble by any means. For
stretches Of considerable length only
one track IL In use. trains beng held
on sidings at various points to max Q
passings. The entire trackage Is In
very poor condition, there being water
standing between the rails several
inches In depth
At Danville the Southern has
further trouble to contend with owing
to the washing away Of part Of the
Falls Creek bridge which makes II
impossible for travel over that struc-
ture. BY means of a insfer at this
point and by looping trip around
the outskirts Of the city the Southern
IL enabled to get It's passengers %
various points OF the South. Travel
on the Seaboard road Is in fairly good
condition.
The Chesapeake and Ohio other
than tho James river division. 10 send
ing It's trans through on schedule
time The James river branch of the
lire IL in nearly as bad a condition
az II was Saturday when It was al
most completely out Of commission.
1t il thought that by this evening
that the hundreds Of men who are
working on the roadbed. trying to do
away with water standing on the
tracks will have the tracks sufficiently
cleared to allow the regular running
mont in local conditions Is looked
for today.
Conditions Improve.
Already II 10 noticeable IN many
places where on Saturday the alley
ways and streets were completely
submerged that . turn for the bet
ter has taken place. Cary street is
cleaning up between Fifteenth street
and Seventeenth street.
The big warehouse OF the Old Do
minion Hide and Fur Company,
situated at Cary and Sixteenth streets,
which was completely flooded in the
basement and on the main floor.
drained out yesterday and the main
noor is now clear Of water.
Clarence Cosby. who occupies the
building adjoining for the purpose OF
storing hides and skins. and who, II
Ia fought, has suffered the greatest
loss of any business Arm affected by
tho food, was enabled to enter hts
building yesterday afternoon. The
water had drained OK the main floor.
While plenty of water IL still visi-
BILE In the alley In tho rear Of the
Railroad Y M. G. A. on Main street
tho condition Of affairs b In an I'm
proved state. The water IL rapidly
draining away and mud and filth In
the streets near the market are the
only traces that are to be found with
which one could determine that II
had ever crawled out OF 6hocko creek
and impeded the passaseways OF FRS.
Market
Rnwhoats In Fulton.
Fulton IL till cut or from the city
by the old street car line, and It Is
probable that several days will elapse
before car service on the Main street
the can DO resumed. Rowboat trans
portation b being used to get to this
city by tho Fuitonitea The waters
height on Lester street. the thorough
fare used By the trolley line. IL about
six feet IN depth.
Waterfront conditions are prac
deaily tho 4Auae Al they were :. On
saturday. every dock along tho
waters edge being entirely submerx-
ca. A. the wharf Of tho Old Do
minion Steamboat line the rising OF
the river - moro noticeable than q.
any other point along the banks OF
the James. Roth the fr~s~ht shed and
once building Of the Old Dominion
line are under water. The dsuth
81 the water In the once rooms OF
the company ID reported 10 be at least
flve feet. while the height Of the over
fscw IN the fraisht ahxdr II much
greater.
The ofNciais Of the company arr
making no attempt to operate their
boats either Incoming or OUTGOING
Tho Berkeley, whcih arrived IN this
port on Saturday from Norfolk ana
not able to make q nearer approach
to the wharf than fiftv feet. and was
compelled to land AL passengers b.
means Of row boats. has not moved
from where Il anchored immediat~i,
eftsr arrival nor - Il known when
tbs host will BE- abls TO make IT, trip
% Noyfolk.
The pocshortss, another Of the Ola
Dominion liners. which was stopped
at City Point on her way up the
river, has bNen ssnt no word 20 con-
tinue her trt, IN tr's cstv, although
IL IL thought that orders with \
the boat today. The Brandon. the
boat scheduled to leave Norfolk on
Saturday for this city, but which was
held 1t that mort until further orders.
will probably be notified today to
leave Norfolk tor this city. A great
financial lcae may be the outcoNe Of
the tie'ng M OF the H<rkley and the
porahontaA due to the fart Thar bath
tcAts wars heavily loaded with
frsigAt some ~ whf-A 4 ScyisAahls.
nnfs. taA4ata 49, AAtfeoon.