Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-10-13
FOCAL NEWS.

.o-- CroBr-The remarkable and almost
,oodented storm which commenced here
"Dt Wednesday evening last continued, with
"a "a. commentary intermissions until about one
D .1,.L to-day, when the appearance of the
=, "a. Srst began to indicate fair weather. The
~ having changed It's quarter early this
Vim, 30 from due cast, from which point 1t
n' "b.on blowing since the storm commenced,
Id, v.r,boast and North, the tide did not make
Yb;gh today as it did yesterday, and the only
- Sustained by merchants on the wharf, that
w., h,re heard offs the damaging of some sixty
~, # salt. stored in the warehouse Of Messrs
nooa & Wedderbum. A strong current is IN
' -, r;rer and vessels bound down this morning
~ 10 ovcellent Roadway, as they had the wind,
- .,,ont and tide all in their favor, while up
-,rl bound craft, including steamers, made
5n. little progress. The drift wood is plenti
81 and many persons have supplied themselves
%,.n, i with fuel enough for this winters use.
The creeks and runs in this neigh5orhood
,or, bfen unusually high, even for trcshct
,;ma. and mill races and dams, supplied
Fam them, have been seriously injured
t.l,e. spanning them, washed away, and
.,ooc np0pIe who left home for day, have, ln
,,osnouencc, been compelled to remain away
nr three or four days, and TO resort to devious
,oates by which to return.
The damage to the Chesapeake and Ohio
r,naI has been considerable, and will require at
Iaost i7e weeks for itsrcpair, nor has the Alex
,nlria Canal escaped without loss of, as We
understand. about two thousand dollars, in ad
}irior TO that OCCASION by the interruption to
the abors of their working parties. The locks,
ha>in and bed Of the canal have been filled with
water and but for the timely construction Of
water gates the damage would have been
much greater \ lot of piles belonging to the
lsssaes OF the canal, and to be used in the re-
mir Of the Aqueluct at Georgetown, have
been swept away by the ireShot
The 0. & \. Il. IL. has sustained some
damage by the injuries inflicted upon the
nlges over Licking, Craigs and Tin Pot
;unS but heavy forces are at work at each
place, and trains will certainly run through to-
morrow morning.
Tie Little River Turnpike has been much
washed and the -Four Mile run, at Cloud S
}jillS, was so high last nj ght about ten clock,
that Whaley's stage coach, from Winchester,
IN crossing il, lost its two lead horscS-the
coupling pole becoming detached while in the
stream, and the horses being carried down by
The current 1t is not known what became of
them ......
The bridge over Cedcr run, just beyond
Erentsyillc, has been washed away.
IN consequence Of the interruption to trans
2oratiou the mails at this post Office have been,
for thelast two days, terribly irregular-in fact
e have had hardly any mails. The mail boat
10 Aqua Creek has not touched here since yes
erlay morning, as it is useless for trips to be
made to that point, when the damage to the
fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad is as Sc
nous rs it is represented to be. The Orange
Railroad has brought no mail here since We'd.
Resday evening, because, since that time, no
through connection has been made. The Lou
DOM and Hampshire Railroad brought 20 mail
Yesterday in consequence OF the height OF
Goose Greek, which prevented the stage from
iccsbprg making its regular trip.
Rumors were atioat this morning that q