Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-05-31

City Hail. to commemorate this deporable calamity
On the monument. which is plain obelisk. sixteen
feet in height and four feet square is the following
inscription -
HIGH WATER
JUSE q, 1914.
SEVEN FEET, SIX INCHES
TIE CITY lIRECTRIX
TIHRrY-uCHT FEET ONE INCH
ABOVE
LOW WATER MARK.
The loss of properly by this unprecedented food w-s
immense, and indeed some human lives were sacrificed
by the rapidity with which The waters over the
banks of the rivers. On the rivers above and below
st. Louis, much live stock IS known to have been de-
stroyed, also much household furniture, and the
naming agricultural products Of the previous season
In this distressing emergency, hundreds OF families
fled from the submerged lands to St Louis, where they
received the kndest from the city officers and the
private citizens. Opposite this city, the American
Bottom" entirely covered, that two steamboats,
piled reg,arly for weeks the bluffs in Illinois eight
miles from the river, where they received the regu-
lar mail from Louisville. The ultimate damage to st
Louis itself was also great. Great quantities OF goods
in the warehouses on the LeVce were destroyed and
much property Aoated off, but the injury sustained by
the inhabitants Of the southern part Of the city, near
the river IN being driven from their homes, and los
Il l L I'LL 1t, If
~ r. - :; !; 1870, n ~, T-l +tot
t4o great valley may again b. visited N such
calamity.
The oder streets of st. Louis. or those near the rv
er ana part Of those running at r,-ht angles with
,a;rat ar,,,1 MI ,;1.;,o
. IN f,r7;,il. ~ ro
Ua:o ~ MI stroot orI Fron4 stroot rFe cvoa or
i'a'4 4ot L I'm i, It'll ,.,,,- ;I, is,,l....n+7I
" Il III 1','
1larlv distance ofabout one hundred and lty feet
I, tLe river FORMING landing place inferior t. none
III III ,,as4srn yirars Tha AVA y naved n HI
mos-rvoaIIent manner ana II al seasons presents \
busy scene TIA stranger receives 4 very GOOD in
preston az the immense amount of hrsi1,ess carried
on in this city on first Leholing tie Leyce crowded
as it usually is with steamboats, ana covered With
men, draws; ana goods IF every Dissertation.
Tho p,;ncipa streets fir ret m tr. II ara cor+b and
Market Fourth street is the "}roaI wav" IF w. lou
is, and is a very pleasant promenade. Jcing broad
straight and containing MANY handsome buildings a.
mong which are the coQrtboiIse panters' house odd
fellows hail. city hospital. several churches. and a
large number Of private dwellings Market street run.
ac a right angle with the river Has become quite
thorouc.hfare and is a GOOD business street.
Tbo stroots ,ros+ If r,,,r.1 ANA tt,so ~ +ro
river ara r,o.+I, occrn;sj H. 5noI+s ,'rlo,s
Sr tho nr;ncir,aI business straats NM tloya aIo
nar,od
Tho ov+o,,+ &c tlo 7;+n;,4 lu,,4 I- ,a,,,ot ~ -
ba no,rn iras, ~ INA Gro I'm a" III
lima onr Ios+ aoo'tS ,rnro do.ra+bnI aoor5;
~ tboso ooot tto ,l 49, Ct -
Fran, oors+ stoo4 ~ CLos,,4 .tnoa ,,ana. ,o
I I ~
Y,,t & ''' - i' 1880 .e s ,lleI
,aIl, tl,aao l,;,
Moro Han ,iIa +, In,+h Nv ttroo hlocls in r1th
Of a., oo4o &c +t 49,. r. 15 J. IN - 1 Az
Are viii roalv cont;r,a NH II rcIos ~ Gaornc
Street as f,Io,rs
NJ C..r.u.
$500 ~! - - d Pi"e ouIi'-'e summing On tne
'90 Va '"0 NV.' 'ct'S d co'i'llll0lna sl8ut on dP-
/ o1O,"5 tne Ii'? ~ Steamboat; we are SIau 10
e'ii '"1r 'niS ouull' though olteh III aaheeE was
e'eH A"eIe are numerous other PuOlic ouAuih@s'
lof,e great ornaments TO TINS wonderful city, non
"hch d. we nave 50 lar learned, nave peeeh lhJu
feG ~, Ines I oun1 u y arc are,
Iou.' ti''i - ID. - a''u sPicm II, eul
NJ " sia!S wen anu
rto % ci'e nuiOteu anu !eet Ioi'
III 10y W., u cue "0 Ioi ty 0eU l,Sn''co,o
tne iee' s4uare'rlSes 10 le heiSh1
" ~ w. py au Gc'"6ci spre' co'eleu
~. 'n, eio" neu ~ gnu p'' h,e iee' III ulerer'
SlIioi - s,l' cl9ss zen ee' hlgn. Inc
mn. u cue ca'neof oi PoSIeo Tree stone, WIN
PortcG Oh iTur massive por1c columns Inc interior
.Iats.eG' anu contains se'efi elegant
Tbn Ty1 p.oliar Gh,ro s.L
Of the city The building is of brick, and has hand
some spire, over two hundred feet high a wepropor-
toned front, and a commodous basement for lecture
rooms Sc. The interior walls and ceiling splendid
" painted in fresco, and is altogether beautiful
church.
The Court House is of the finest edifces of the
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