Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-20
LOCAL ITEMS /.
Effects of the Storm.

SATURDAY ltst. III 'hc he'Shpo " 49,
city, the growing corn was blown down,
many trees uprootcd, fences lereled with the
yrnuud and in some instances barns and
other out-houscs overturned. Tie streams
were very much swollen, and along tue wa
ter courses great damage was done I" the
crops. In many places on the line OF the
Orange and Alexandria and Manassas Gap
road the water rose over the track, and III
some of the cuts on the Manassas Gap road
the water was five feet deep The road-bcd
was considerably washed in some places. and
the arrival Of the trains on Saturday delayed
several hours. The damage has. however,
been all repaired, and the trains are run
ming regularly. The causcway on the Wash
ington and Alexandria Turnpike near Co
lumbia Springs. was ovrrilnwed, the culvert
washed ont. and some damage done TO the
track Of the Alexandria and Washington
Railroad. The temporary bridge over Diff
cult Run. on the line of the Alexandria,
Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad, was
swept away, but no other damage to that
road is reported. On the Lynchburs Exten-
sion Of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
there were some washes, but no other dam
age was done. The trains on the Virginia
Central Railroad, on Saturday, were delayed
bv the washing up of three culvcrts, and
about 200 feet of track near charlottesville.
A temporary track was at once laid, and the
trains are again running regularly. The
Potomac River is much swollen, and there Is
very strong current, rendering navigation
difficult. Large quantities of wood, &C., are
drittin" down from above, where it is feared
serious damage has been done. Yesterday
morning a dense fog prevailed on the river.
The steamer Columbia from Baltimore re-
ports having passed on her way up the river,
on Sunday, five schooners and one BRIG
ashore. Sevaral long boats and other small
craft were driven ashore and some cap>lzed
and sunk, but no lives were lost that we
have heard of. The ship St. Charles, on
Saturday morning took three men from a
longboat which had swamped Of Qnantico
and landed them on the Maryland shore op,
poslte.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, SO far as
heard from, has suffered no damage from the
fresh. The water was let out of the George
town level to prevent breaches there, and 1t
is hoped that similar precauton was observed
all along the line Some solicltude is felt
for dams Nos. 1 and J. but nothing is known.
There were reports yesterday afternoon OF
breaks on the canal but they needed contir'
nation.
At Georgetown, the merchants in exposed
situations removed their property, and there
was but little damage. The Long Bridge, II
was feared, would be washed Oft, but 1t
remained firm. The steamboat Baltimore
broke away from her wharf at the foot Of
Sixth street Washington, but steam was
got up and she was put back in her place
4 schooner ran into the Maryland draw Of
the Long Bridge, injuring it considerably
We learn that the Rvanna and Halle
rivers uvcrhowcd their banks and that great
damage was done to the tobacco and corn III
Abemarle and the adjoining counties; whole
fields was washed up and the most flat,
tering propects of the farmers blighted.-
We heard of one field of tobacco, for which
the proprietor would not have taken $1,000 be.
fore the storm, from which not more than
ten dollars worth would be gathered. There
was Il sudden and rapid rise III the James
River and its tributaries, and some damage
was done along its banks ut and near Rich
mond Near lSnchhurS the water spread
over the island over which temporary
railroad track was laid for the purpose of
hauling stone for the erection OF the bridge
for the LynchburS extension OF the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad The derricks at
the bridge have also been carried of, and
the freshet must necessarily cause Il tenn
porary suspension in the construction Of the
bridge.
Serious damage has been done on the line
Of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. An
embankment ~ FEET high and 30 feet long
has been washed away. and an ahutmcnt of n
bridge near Kcnt's mills carried away Ivy the
waters, and large slide on the road near
Wythevillc This caused considerable delay
in the travel, but extra trains We're put on
between the intermediate points damaged,
by which passengers were enabled 10 get
through. These damages will be thoroughly
repaired within a lew days.
Owing to the overflow Of the causeway on
the Washinton Turnpike, which prevented
the passage of vehicles on the turnpike or OF
the cars on the Alexandria and Washington
Railroad, and the current in the river, and
the heavy fog which prevented the boats
from plying between this place and Wash
ington carly yesterday morning. the north
ern mail did not reach here until one o'clock,
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PRAYER MEETINGS. Union PRAYER
Meeting, was held on Sunday afternoon, at
the Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. John
Lanahan conducted the services. The same