Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-09-14
pEsTnUcTIvE RAIa AND rLocD !

The rsin. which comnenced failingcn wednes-
.lay aicht ghe 6lh, about D'tleck. was swf1ily
heavy, and disasfbus beyond calculation. 1t
sse.sed Is il ihe Heavens had been openedsa as 10
lie delurs Or 81 md in Geu hours III sOwh run
wSs swollen into do angry and terrible river.
carving desuuction ID lis ifain ihroushcu, its
wheIe lenesh, from its source 10 he Shenandoah
RltH. IL
Ii 5 impossible 10 detail The rsvages ef the
Storm. so as 10 give distant reader any idea Of
ia sioIencs. For four hours il poured down in
iaeeesssnt torrents and the water in Esiit's Rdn
lose a the rate OF foot every, five minutes
The rail road culyerts aid enibankmenls having
sr.s,ded is career kof fine. these obslructions
oaly seemed oinefease is PaAEer. and The y aisr
,hen came down with such fpry as 10 PROSTATE
fences, Stables. andpnlBnildi1ks 81 every tsseiiP-
tisn. Ia Iiuie while most 81 the ceIlahs on4the
main street we're allied. whist not onlysihe eel
lars bat ihe krsl stories 81 many q The ho6zes On
tie town pn we're Inundated In some cases
l,he inmatef had narrow escapes, and many fami-
Mes lost heir eloiiliDg and o,bef articles.
Mr. william E. Lock had ditfieully in sayirg
his horses in The Stable near nc mill. and he los
a good deal Of olEaIl ftona ths lower part 81 The
sniIl The water lDepl through the residences
II Mesas. osBsknon, Morris, Davis. Starry
Morrow, Drsver, Ridrnour. Jehnson, Kellisoni
shrode, DooleY, and others. Mrs. HoIl had ic
srsireai 10 The second sicry dc her house, and
vas found impossible 70 reachher premises even
with horse. The wateTia the cross street came
4. .,cii.nna EtSNofno trifh lnos
boards, and large hay rick !. high was carried
abesY100 yards.
Great damage was done 10 he lanyard o.
Mcssrs Rawlins q Morris. but lhe inoSi serious
.i5ss has been snsipined BY Mr. sam1 RidenOur
Ills pavement was torn up, bis porch and fence
carried of, rocks Eof great weight swept thIougl
Jhs garden, his IianneTy ove1osn, the hide
raised from the WIS, and every thing about hi
premises scattered FAR aud-wide. II islIhqugh
$4,000 Win hardly repair bis loss Mr. William
Morrow had a Eorse drcwBed, and Nr. Issa
tleidwthl lost Two in the same way. Indeed
eeamns would dol detail The work offiesoIaIiou
Mf. Michael WSsong, through whose LOT ID
]. water passed in great force, sweeping his fence
&c, states that be has lived here near flfly year.
sEd never mas seen eby Iklhs IKE snisSt9ftp.-
Il The v a,ef was live OF six feet above the CHE:
treshel Of shat whole petiod.
The scleams tflhe woulen and children, an
he roaring Of The wa,er, rendered the scene
lsrrihc one. Mis- Kellison, who had been dan
etrou5lJ III for some weeks had 10 be carrie
ID me, house II 1 neighber through The heavie,
u he rain. and d lille delay would have bee
fatal 10 her, az her room was soon. alter file
with water n
The damage has been great in various dire
,lsns. The Winchester and Potomac Rail Roa'
from Cameron TO HarpersE Ferry, was SOC
deal damaged. The loss will be. several lhol
sand dollprs. The Baltimore and Ohio Rs
Road from Sleepy Geek 10 lIarpers Ferry, wi
also materially injured, but ahelrayel has be'
resumed.
Bu, the destruction has been much more exie