Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-08-18

bin and Col Bragg. L. s. A., passed through our
city yesterday the former going from and the
latter to the Springs The health Of the Secre-
tory is much improved
THE FL0op IN STAUNrON.-Oar readers were
informed yesterday that Staunton had been Wis
tied with tremendous flood. 1t seems to have
been terrific. An extra OF the Spectator gives the
following account oft:
Our town was this evening visited by the most
destructive and terrific flood ever Witnessed IN
| this section of country. The cloud commenced
gathering in the North West about 3 O'Clock L.
NJ , and betokened, by It's intense blackness, a
very heavy storm, but no one anticipated the ter
| rible freshet that it subsequently produced. The
! windows of heaven seemed literally wide "penand
the water descended in torrents Soon Overlooking
! ing all the streets in the western portion OF the
! town.
By O'Clock we found ourselves unable TO got
out of our office, and remained there quietly Tor
several hours, watching the rise of the water
| Augusta Street until relieved from imprison.
ment by an accommodating tolefed man, who
kindly consented to take ''hehiud
Bat it is net our object to detail further our own
! fluctuations, but TO give our readers, II possible,
some information in regard 10 the extent OF dam
age aud the person, who have suffered.
We have not yet heard what injury has been
done on the line of the creek above the residence
of Nir. Sam. L. Clarke though we presume 1t has
been serious. The bridge near the residence Ut Mr.
! Clarke erected some months ago by the Corporate
authorities, was wn she'd from its moarings, and.
forming a dam added to the immense stream tina
/ poured down the street leading from Mr.. BELLS to
! DR.. Waddelfs.
The property of Mr.. II. p. Kinney was consid
erably washed The new Lutheran Church was
50 much injured to crack i'll the front gable,
end. the tower is evidently far from perpendi nar
II. 4 l., hull lIttfr
on Main street opposite Union slali,are so much
damaged that fears are entertained that they VIII
| yet give way.
r6e residence Of Dr. W addell and Miss Wad,
dell were completely flooded, SO much so that the
inmates had te be taken out. chimney attach.
ed to the dwelling house of Miss : Naddell tell
down, carving ono end of the house with it.
| Dr. WnddelFs horse which in the yard mar
rowlv escaped with his life when the chimney
/ fell.
one end of Mr.. Miche's law office
| wa she'd out, and wa understand many valuable
papers were lost And the cellars on Main street
| on the street by the Virginia Hotel, Augusta
street, had on 1.-THE wharf" were fill ed, aud the
merchants have suffered severely. Mr.. Eskridge
Ind ; | 800 worth of goods in his cellar. Messrs.
| b. & j. {. Crawford about the same amonnt Mr.
Cochran lost about $500 worth of tobacco. Mr..
| Evans also lost tobacco. Staples " Martin and
| j b Breckenridge q Son, gfocers, have doubt
In one of the houses of Augusta Street the wa
ter was three feet deep, which fact will give the
reader some idea ofthe foaming torrent that
swept through the town.
Many other persons have been greatly damag
| ed. that we cannot now mention.
A friend from the country south of Staun-
ton i'll which direction the cloud extended, IN
forms us that the farms within three miles of
Staunt1n have been very much damaged. Doubt
less the may be said Of all the farms lying
on Lewis Creek.
About dusk the waters entirely subsidized. and
crowds have been on the street, surveying the
scene cf desnlation, and wandered where the
water came from" 1t i indeed hard To realize
and we have cause for thaukfullnp<s that it was
no Buckets and tubs, and barrels, and
piles of weeds and chickens, and dogs, and even
large stongs came floating down our streets and
the great wonder is ttat some human being was
not hurried 10 dcstrurtion II j. genernq con-
coded that the water rose iieher upon the occa.
sion than it did la the memorable freShe: Of $40.
We do not thrk, however, that there has been as
much damage done to property.
RELIGIOUS NOTICE.
There will be preaching at 3D. Street Methodist
+. Church, next Sunday at ] | O'Clock, A. NJ and
8 o'clock, p. NJ, by Rev's. j. Z. Edwards and Ro.