Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04
STORM WREAKS HAVOC
ALONG VIRGINIA COAST

and other craft reported In distress
below the capcs. The Onondaga was
herself forced to seek shelter out of
the storm. but late this afternoon again
started to the assistance Of vessels In
distress
wireless message picked up by an
amateur in Newport News from a
Netherlands steamer read;
I'm bad shape: very dangerous: need
help at once"
British warship responded, and
said: British warship will reach you
at 3 p. NJ
The operator said the name Of the
steamer was sent In code letters. which
he did not understand. The govern
ment wireless station received n call
for assistance from an unknown Dutch
steamer In distress below the Virginia
capes
Two unknown schooners a three
master and a four-master, are ashore
near Lynnhaven Bay. The seas are SO
| high coast guards cannot reach them.
An unknown schooner report ed
ashore off Diamond shoals tonight
was said 60 be breaking up.
The barges Pacific Georgia. Henry
Enricott and Nanticoke. each with
three men on board, broke away from
the tug Resolutc between Hog Island
and Cape Henry during the height OF
the storm this morning No news had
been received from these vessels up to
late hour Tonight
CAPE CHARLES LIGIITsuIp
IS DRIFTING IN OCEAN
Cape Charles lightship was torn
! from her moorings by the storm. and
a. nFfo IL
Atlantic Ocean. She was last sighted
off Virginia Beach. Two unknown Brit
ish steamers endeavored to get lin.
70 her. but failed
Submarine D-2 was torn from ber
mornings at Old Point, bu, managed to
reach Newport News without serious
difficulty
There came to be this afternoon al
most complete blockade of GRANNY
street at the intersection with CITY Hail
! avenue. where four jitney buses and
some unfortunatc's automobile, at
tempting 10 stem the rising tide which
poured In from the harbor over the bed
OF what once was McCullough's dock
or canal. between the Royster building
and the -Gale-C;reenwood building
had stalled on the site of what was
once the old stone bridge, when the
water reached their vitals and their mo-
tive power died.
FERRIES USED TO CROSS
CITY HALL AVENUE
Then the Ave Of them lay abreast. nj
most blocking the street, with many
rse-powered vehicles largely used as
ferries 10 convey passengers across the
mood essaycd TO get by them, the driv-
ers and a large company of frost
| bitten pedestrians jeered at the sight
( of the immobilc mobiles whose driv-
! erS had deserted them
Far up City Hall Avenue, which
| street was uncrossable save By ferry,
| the Hood extended. This street, Cove
street and others in the neiEhborhood
neine water courses which pretty good
sized rowboats could easily have negoti-
! ated. There being no boats in sight,
wagoners ran ferries which conveyed
the anxious across the waste of water
Down Roanoke dock way the tide was
higher, old inhabitants said. than it has
been during the past eleven years. TO
say no more. 1t was tapping the base
OF the granite steps in front of the
stores on the western side of this street
clear up to and beyond tho land end of
the dock. and almost TO Water Street.
The biggest sheet of water which
! came in from sea ana spread over land
within the city, in the business district.
was in the vicinity OF the terminal Of
| the Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany At the corner of Water and Church
| streets, and on Union Street square
farther inland. The water wagon was
running on Water. Church and Union
, Streets, number of colored drivers
| standing at Water and Commercial
| Place soliciting ferry passengers as vo-
ciferously as the hackmcn at the vari-
! Gus railway terminals usually do dry
! land riders.
Water Street and Union Street looked
! like scene visible from Noah's Ark
| There was no dove in sight. hut a SPAR
row few from one of the great build
ings In the neighborhood and alishted
upon plank floating I'm Water Street
and found a resting place there.
steamers OF the regular lines ar
irving here this morning all reported