Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-14
5 FEET OF WATER
IN MAIN STREET
AFTER CLOUDBURST
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| corcd others who were forced 10
| abandon their homes.
Elrh, coiored children. ranging
IN ag" from TO 10 years. wore res
| eucd from onc-s;ory frame house
at Fifteenth and Brown Streets b.
Policeman Akers and Frank Gionat,i.
n;ncnt Tint the building. a f!msy
structure. would collapse, a row
boat MAS used IN tho rescue
One man. a negro whose name was
no, obtained. was injured ana both
cars were badly damaged on the
BROOK Road. almost opposite the
Hermitage Country Club during tho
height ot tho storm. when. Tho
drivers momcntarily blinded by tho
driving rain. touring car ana "a
coupe collidcd. Tho operator o. tho
coupe. negro. was pinned beneath
f's car and. according 20 mcaGer re-
ports. suffered broken arm \
white man hy tho uamc Q, Luck:
driver OF tho touring car. was un-
Injured.
Automobiles were abandoned b.
'h"ir drivers and occurmutx in Ia.
suburbs and on the several ruada
leading into Tho city. TINS was pnr.
tlcularly true OF Highland Iark ana
Giutcr Park.
Electric lights and elevators were
put out az commission in var!oUs
sections OF tho c!ty. white '"phouc
service IN some instances 49, was
disrupted.
storm Nhnt~. Happily.
The Storm. otter II had spcn, ~.
self, ata'"d almost as rapidly as &,
came up and. within quarters
Of M hour after tho freshc, had
reached !ts crest in the lower part OF
tho city. IL had reC-dcd. the excess
waters finding their way. by way OF
Shockoc Cree" TO the river
Sewers wern unable 70 carry or
the accumulation OF water ms speodny
as II fcH. 80 heavy WAS the down
pour wall" IL lasted. and In consc-
Guence streets in all parts OF tho city
prcHentcd the appearance OF vninia-
ture streams.
Director OF Public Work. Allen ].
Shvn!e and Fire chic: William Joynes
carly were on ,he scene on lower
Main street, directing W hat work was
necessary Ia combat the rising wa
tcrS
Tn" storm short-ci-cuit"d ,hc cleo
trlcaI equipment In the CITY Hall and
a. result. elevator service was al
4 srandstill. and electric lights we're
of for some time.
The Virginia Railway and Power
Company reported some trouble with
several OF its transformers While
some trouble was experienced as a
result OF the electrical storm the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company yof Virginia reported no
/ serious breakdown.
Telephone Service Crippled.
The telephone service at Police
Headquarters was out OF commits
sion Tor some time and resort OF
Necessity was made TO the cmergency
polio" telephone" system. until tho
damage could be repaired. Neither
the Western Union nor the Postal
Telegraph Companies reported SORT
Gus trouble.
the heat wave. which has hold this
city and section In it's grasp for tho
past six days and nights was broken
! by gentle rainfall shortly after
! o'clock yesterday afternoon, tho tenn
pcrature dropping from loi. as regis
! tered the Kiosk IN tho Capitol
Square at 2:S0 o'clock TO 90 IN the
course OF an hour. and thereafter tho
/ mercury gradually went downward
/ the minimum temperature at S O'Clock
last night being 20. The omcial
| thermometer on Chimborazo Hnl
! registered % degrees at ) o'clock.
which WAS the highest for the day.
and within throe degrees Of tho
| highest temperature TINS scasHl
Yesterdays storm brings the total
| rainfall since March TO 7.73 inches.
/ and since january to SIS inches
| The THERMOMETERS on tho front of
the American Trust Company. located
! In the shade. registorcd - at 1870
I j. NJ. yesterday; Sc degrees at ESQ;
Z SO degrees at o'clock. and after the
rainfall last night II showed - de-
grces at 9;l5 o'clock.
! The humidity readings for ycst.r-
/ day were 81 degrees at 4. NJ, -
Z degrees ut Il. NJ, and ?S degrees at
NJ which. together with the heat
/ OF the early morning and afternoon.
! made Thursday. tho 13th of the
month ono OF the most oppressive of
. tho heated term.