Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-07-21
Che 1puchuur9 a'lrotniau.
TIiTRSUlI. JJLT II. 1872.
THE GREAT FLOOD.


on nearly all the wa.cr cuufs's and dcs-u,in a mill
aud MIL dams without number. We canu.l pretend II
ep1m4fats the ipbiyuI,, .,ta,r,ry ne g., .,.,,,, H.
..,,....,.... -, 49,. Nv
''' " '+"'' "'"''i
mai On all2 IlFfi AMI on oier' tue destruction has
heealInnense. We have heard mentioned, az an on
TN greatest sufferer, ai Fallirr in this coyot tI.t
Thomas Carlr. VI r. N,,lip n.ul,r CT, AL
p,fl.,io p.,...
49,
! 4t is#HiA#h1 papers Hl rW ne That thr uErr ruso
At thai place wth sI much rapidly. six i;ci in orc
hour hat s.,f,,l ,,,,, i, L,n.
f1.4.i ~ >
'''.'..." anus ''"'' 'H'l' ''"S"' came neaf
"#ns i's'-s'nf 81 h'"'' D." Nrf hufy. leaving thtit
clothes behind
In The C1u41. We hear rtvoor three lr.,,bes ~,
,lli,i., r., ,,,..,,,.o,, DO, ,.,.l.,, -
u,,,.u ,r '''
-. ''' I'm. anu W" "''''' i"' RICHMOND Star d
iazt saturday says Sumo h"i'' coming down,
struck Nth such violence aea,nst Iuck NJ II as Il,
carry nan.v and Nm, water tu.lip, int, III. r.,.I
,.re 49,. H. i.,,,t . j., ... r..
.'2..',t......,, =, "" '''''S, '"o rushed
'' "''' ''''s''' '''''' -"'c'ly me following:
ftontbe Ric'mond Compiler, Julg L.
The FRFSHET
FRIDAY ,t,,,, t,,o river r,,o q, i,., ,,,r, 49,, J.,
uray eyenur was four inches higher Than il b,1 b,
fr iariv odd years The cellar, on Main s,rc, e.
SOM. distance on each side of Market Rrl.r 90 -
H..
tons hay no been taken
'rhr dainaqc 10 the Dock and the \yb,rv,s MI H..
property af Rockets, cannot now he. ,sr,r,i i'
f,ni Will be- revealed when the water fms NI,J ,,
Ief has been ss,ap away Nlnst or I'M, stare, IN
ris were flooded Saturday and cour,,nicati, 'ao
the inbalIitanfl aboyo and hrl,,y tho nrr - u
ha lepi ~ with tine aid 81 hjat4 'Tbn ,,.,t.r ,3
three feet IN thu Store # Ncssrs II,.lirs ! an
In. llainaao 10 Mayo', BRIDGE. mn +, 3,,.l
w, considerable Tic supporting braces pave
n,lnt MT far fr nm fin, N,,rbcs,or iJ 1 Wy a. a
INK down in the water This co,,srd ,,,i :, 't',''
up,n it, aud the Rail Road Brilro ,,f. ,nc,,l l
TIL ar passengers. " - '''s ny
Ihr lnlmy II the canal must be c,,c,s,ro IT,,
IynrIIurl Ia.Lel a,,c,'n,,l ,n,' r>I.s'''' ! nf
but on reaching Dayer Mills found the water fran, ,5
r,,r pouru, INTO the clNa and further progress in the
route imp s,lda; and hence it returned.
lesiauig morning, To- the general surprise the river
had illlea some eight feet. fall nearly MS rlpil a,
MS the f.se the tn'shct reached its highest mark
a7@i si\ f"rA 0liuf1'} evening. 1t was tb"n TO-.
inches huh ihn the tn sh t. IN 1888 and 10 Them
Is STONE ne2r the top OF the abuiment on the southern
s.aeo A1}"s l5'a4I, Inscribed "Pcicr Spaia lS99 =
bal Stone marked ihc great trcshct Of that ycar The
present In shot no.,y covered it.
: From The RirIiaouI JIXim LJ,lQ
brl,rpl.,,rt,,, -, ,,,,t
Nv ''' '''''
me 9'aH4'H"n must nave hrrn Immcnsc. Neafly
's ''.'' """' ,'r "l''" loc fumes Nyer hoitou'S
"om 'os p,.e 10 '}ne"'"@ supposed t5hc swept off,
' "T'" " Nus 'uu'liH3
z'',' ~ ''.', "ihlA"" vrif lrIuir region IN Buck
'9saa4 a'l ''"h' IA'I' We tear like result GA MI
I'M .'''H "' "'' ln'S ON me south Nlde-aid
u3s,. '' APP H't''N A01 an'h". The wheat crop Is
Il 81 'n' 'H'l cue INJURED. Ihe growing crops OF corn
a9 h'l''n are O''H c'rtI""n and Il not totally les
6oiei' VIII hes,f"usly inquired
h' reported '""i numerous very bad breaches har,
9t4 o' u ~ ''lal a'oFH "unhl'--in some places
ne h,N7 10 wen us i0' em'anNmcnt beng swept away
II" a' al me canal III great many places was flood
e" ~, ~ III ''t 'N'I
ms 'u".'" '''AS'T1NS VISITATION To The State
~ ~ '''''' '' ni'N years. Were the people less ahlt
- ~ ~ S''" '' anu, '''' '''n me present,
"''' VIZ '"""''S V'''I nom a friend IN 6eoeh
i'4'
M,pEN's NDyrNrrpr Dla.
ith JUly, 1872 (3u'cuck. +. NJ
bar Sir-lhc waters and tho wheat s,,cls b,v,
apprl,cd You at Richmond oftlc fact off, sb. i, lama,
Hlyef 4 hope you will not call il r',g,,r III
means filc affair and Lcsid,s i,I,, EnnbJ \ md ,
subject ol such general and s,,ri,us ,ntnrns, ,,,
Yourself and readers vould Gl, f., Ic,rn ,.,,;,l~,
The ltant If ,hr nr.scnt fra L ,,Ii,l, -, d. -,
write Is }ust l,,ir ip, =, .,1 ,,I ~ l
certainly since lSIl and ,r,I,IL,. ;,lr }l ,i
century The havoc i nr,,,rii,,,,lI, ,,,r,, /
Gould b,y,. ocr,r,, nj ,n s,!l,., ~ i ~ -
mopilious The " heat is vet Tor rasG 5ln'sI ,,,,r
.,lIy IN tho f,lJ. tb,, ,,La,., , ;t , -,
the conn sb1ot,rr anI t,1IIir w. NV '1
com almost en- ,,,gs 49,. W, 81, ,,;
III NJ - i. IA ~ l.iS !" I''l'U's \" Nus -hp'
The valley of J,,nrs R,yor orl w., ll, 49,, - =,
nnl ~ t,, whore If ,,.. -. , 49,, ,,',.I - H.
#.tlal.,l' al - :, IVY F'',t", ny "'' '"lou u
w h'' ANU d. "'' ""'Sl ana richest spots are Selecle
-! is G'"u'H may DC safely assumed that ume tenth
pa W., ,'ii uu '.o 'aGNS "i james hN'r an