Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-17
NUMBE go.
IRON III" Stanton Spectator. iugUs. -
DISASTROUS FLOOD,

bur town was this cveuin: v,i:ai bv lie 'A>>. :|-
srVcivc aud terrific iooA ever T.'E.-s-l - t' ~
ton n cnui!sr; Ehc cloud commenced -rl::.'aH- 'a
the North W v,t Hhnu ; r'rnrk =. II, T.i u,' ..,.
cL By it, intense lG",nc,s vr.y hc;."v r:"r,' ,.'
no anticipated tie tcrrL, it"-hri la: :; sa.
gucnily produced. TIC wir'l""s ol hrc"..; .,s.-h
literally wide open. !..': the wn''r t,'s' ln!nn u .,
rcnt-, soon overi!rwing AZ he streets II! rhe '"-'
portion ui :hr town
Is: ( O'Clock; We found nur:..ivr, uEI!iC /" ..
of uii.c, and rc,raic,i ti"rc ',",gy -: b.
hours wAch,!" tie iisr 81 III" rLt-: ." ln-n 3
street, unit, relieved from our ir,'fis"mmom h' ~
accommodating cciorci man VII" Fnd'y goa
,a>- us .'rI behind"
But it is lie" our ob;rc; 20 ic:a :ar'..: ~" ..'r
tr,Eala;:nIS bu: % giy" 0ur r's!c"~ II l''s.t!' "
information IL regard H. - ,N'.Mt a. .":iN a.. =
PERSONS who have sG,.rr..
Wel.ovr ,r. yet ac;..,! wha; ,r'"rE -. ''.'..' f
~ tie hG al the r:cci: ahpr" ;!'' i'",r"''"'' 20.
Samuel f.. Clark. r!tnu':h. wc rs":'r. " a, -'. a
Tie bridge tho fcs'j :rc -. VI i.''
erected ao:.;l,s u" ny ril'' cNcl"t"'.' ' % "
rirs. was wf-rr'. !""n Its Hl"piogs a''! H.'"... 3
a!n, ai,!5t {" thn irimrii,c -r'a'" riiH iI"' ' j:
t!e stree, ,ad,ug :ur. sir. R'!!s :" iT f" .''-
The property ~ ir. Z. =. hinurE w'' .,''...'. .-
biv washed. u. rev i.r.!iJrI" :HrI"h "'s &C. . %
iajure! - 1" crack IL &c t.'..'' e"'. ;""i. 80
is evidently iir ir".n pcrrrn i;"H.r' w. T'' ' .
large an. iii!In-nmc !ir; building "H y 81. .' '..
.,pS..r uiun il:L. II" 60 Ii": ';il.'&. .-... '
are ~; stoiuc,I TIA! Ihoy wi!i v.' :tN" "a.
Tn" lrsumcas o. Dr. W!.l,.ri "nL 81. = : ..-
,,c were completely flooded, - i"i''. - ''
.aa:rs Lad to hc .Ih"E ca. :, 'a.@i'. AZ
ii!e dwelling ,a>r ~ Miss :. u al.!cii FL G'.''
rvins one end oi the hoUo. wlti' II. H. v ''.' d.
lrlsr which wus il br va:'i. Eir!V"it cree: '.-
lis lie wien '.'o chimney fell
DCc uni ui Mr. MisiI-r ..1w "t'"'' "''' - ...
nu. mud uGirrstauI m"ns rd'.t'I' i'"i -. OIL
lost. The cr!iRrs un MaI. stree. ~ '''' ii - D. .
Virginia Iloel, IN Augusta street, ""'. a. e"
wr... all filled. aud thc nirrrl.a., h.:t" >''...
vrrcy. Mr. Eskri@c had Sl5'"' "":'A T" -'''- ..'
his cellar. Mes-rs i. 4 J. ) Ica"'u'b ae"'' '..
s:n,e ;tnoun,. Mr Cochran losi chou! ;':'i N,... "
| tobacco. Mr.. Evans a.," lost 'o''a"''n "i".'..
! Iarn and j. &. Brcck !Sc y Son :;r"''I. : 10
doubtless suffered severely.
In one al the houses Augusta street ii' " .
Wis three feet deep. which tAct will +iyn ih" :.''.
idca of The iut'nIus torrent that SwtTt i'i "
the town.
Many other persons have peG.l greatly '"-' .H ..
that caiuUt nos mention.
The CORPORATION haI been u very hvlTH !'.
The streets are literally torn :" pl"r'". "rn. ''
puvcnlea,s swept away. Ji!c loss III town - Ma.
iv estimated from G,ilDJ lu ln0Dr dollars
A friend from the country Snuti.w'-t "i Hi'n'''.
in which direction the cloud ey:endc, lui"r:r' =
the furul, within three miles u. S;GuDioH haN' '. e
very much damaged. Doubtless ia" san" m "
said Of al the f.rm, lying ~ Lewis Creek.
About dusk the waters entirely subs"'"'' ".'
crowds have been on the streets, Surveying ire Sic
" desoiaor, ud wondering ''wilrc ::ic water ''
,r"ni." II is indeed hard I" rcaiiH", an! We h..'
cause. ior tiankiulnc,s that 1t WIS no worse. "'
cts aud tubs anI barrc,r, and pl,- "t """t, H..'
chickens, and doss, and even lsr.:r Stone" rii2" "
ns down our streets. aui The -!rai wuid"r o.. p. .-
| su,r human being was not !rric'. Ia G'''rp"t'..
{t il generally conceded that III" w"i"r r''-c . ''
upon this occasion than il dI in the mcm"rah" ''. .
a.; Of 1916 W. do I.ut think. however, iL"i '1'.
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