Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-06
HEAVY RAINFALL COMES
ABOUT SIX Weeks LATE
Great Damage Has Reen Done In
Lowlands, Where Farms
Are Flooded.
MUCH LUMBER WASHED AWAY
Mountain Streams Converted Into
(, Torrents by Continued Downpour.
Confederate Memorial Day Is OBJ
served in Winchester.
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Especial 10 Tho Times - spatch.l
WINCHESTER. VA, juno 5.--After
nearly week of rainy weather. dur
ing which about six inches of rain fell
in Winchester and other sections
Ell the lower Shenandoah Valley
the greatest rainfall in years in
this part Of Virginia and the con-
tisuous portions OF West Virginia,
more scasonahle conditions are prevail
ing. at least for the time being Old
time people and farmers who keep
almanac diaries say the rains of the
week now closing should have fallen
about six weeks aCo. when the ground
was In prime condition 10 receive il.
AS il is, much damage has been dorc
to crops in lowlands. which were
flooded about the middle OF the week.
when the neiGhhorinc streams became
converted into raging torrents. because
of the waters rushing down from the
mountainous and other hillside sec
tions and pouring great volumes of
water into the Potomac and Shenan-
doah Rivers 4 great many people
living near the banks OF Sack Creek
about twelve miles west of Win
chester. prepared 10 move out during
the height OF the storm and turbulent
OF siX-muie teams narrowly escaped
being washed away in that creek. but
they were saved by the employees OF
Fred l., Glaizs, OF Winchester. Mr.
tilaize. however. has lost upwards of
$4,000 feet OF partly dressed lumber,
consisting of high priced cedar. vari-
Gus kinds OF oak and pine. in the
vicinity of Green Spring, AZ the juno
tion OF the Romney branch and the
main line of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. II was reported today that
one OF his siXinule lumber teams and
the driver had persisted in a West Nir-
ginia stream. but he has not been able
TO confirm the report The waters are
receding TO some extent. hut they are
leaving considerable damage in their
wake. Just below the confluence OF
the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers.
at Harpers Ferry. the Potomac reached
little over twenIy-two feet. or slight
~ less than the Tohnstown food high
water mark.
COMPANY WILL RrILD
EVAPuRATING PLANT
Officers Of the National Fruit Prod
ucts Company, OF Alexandria were
here day or two ago. and made ar
rangements for The erectio. OF their
II
plant. which is 10 be built OF a large
scale on the western side OF the Cum
herland Valley Railroad. in the north
erH suburbs OF Winchester. The plant
which Will be one OF the largest OF
the Kind in his section 0! Virginia or !
in the contiguous portions OF West
Virginia. NIL! by lh- following year
be extended 70 include complete can
Mug and Preserving plant. and II vii! |
be separate and distinct from the com /
pa1ys enterprise o: somewhat SINH /
lar character &; Alexandria. The Cum
hSrlan6 VALLEY Railroad already has !!
a!z-Ee6 % r-.l1 SIDE tracks and !
--7:ehes for - convenience o: the
-apsay. s.t large number OF 9eo-
s+ aEf= apple. :o- wo... which vii!
o<s'H :. sooa IS - g:ocac IS in con
L.t.o-
Tte s-4rz-do.- dis,-.., ot ne gs,.
r.r7o-@ ar o5io Railroad. embracing
~ line through ne vai!sy Of VIZ
gina from E--3=- Ferry 20 LeX!.C-
ton MADE p@-:ecr record for pune
;ia-iy o. ilsseHge. trains during
N.Y. w. 800 such trains arrived Al
.a@.F ten. .1-.s ca time 20. seye:z!
months tn RECORD for ?-nct-a!.,y g.
:'2!i:To!e ard C-.o trains has been
watched attn interest II rail.oad
circles as well IS - IN genera! pub !!
lie .@@a riv..-: having been d!sp!ayed
D. +mT.oysss IL ~ s2ective terri
tories - sLcn az! "a: m, an act OF
neg! s%nee resulting II :e.ay % a tram
Is regarded as al o-ense sga!ns, I'll
OF re cowo!.e.s 0: the d:st!.c, Tn.
performance o: the Shenandoah dis
tT.c' trains. therefore. rejects 10 ,ne
ofed!' Of The railroad men employed on
over 100 miles Of territory
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL
EXERCISES ARE HELD
IN spite 81 bad weather .ea-iv ali
"ftH, large crowds O.. people from all
sections o: tne lover Saerandoah VA. +
icy ana from t.+ mountain districts o.
west Virginia rathered . Winchester
lo.caE and ATTENDED the aanua. Can
iederhte memorial ceremonies. winch
"er" held IN Sroae~ali Cemetery under
ti!e auspices o! General Turner A.ch:
camp o: Confederate Veterans 80
Daughters Of the Contedcracy and the
St"newa!! Memorial Association TIC
r0ra9e WAS much smaller than hs,e
iotoFe, and all The veterans rode 1,
anton1o h'!es and carriages instead 81
narca!ns on loot Mani military
ssmim!iitary and clv!c o.gantza,ions
joined with the veterans TO honor ,he
memory o: the Confederate dead n.
principal address vas made ~, RI
william HeTvey NrtGde = - .-