The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-10-06

self and family The dwelling ON his place oe
cupied by Mr.. Humphrey, with its contents of
furniture, Sc, his stable, spring house, straw
ricks, wheat drill, harness, &c., were swept away,
besides about 500 bushels Of conn.,
SOUTH RIVER The loss on this river was i'm
mense-houses, bridges, fences, corn crops, &C.,
being swept away by the swollen volume and i'm
petuous torrent.
Mrs. Kerr, widow with nine children, lost
her dwelling, granary and orchard
Henry A. Harner lost his chopping mill and
saw mill.
Wonderlick's saw mill, and the dwelling of his
tenant with its contents, in which were included
the furniture and clothing of the family, were
destroyed.
Rippetoe's mill was destroyed.
james A. Patterson's saw mill was swept away.
The bridge the Forge. and several buildings
belonging to the Mt. Vernon Iron Works Compa-
ny, were destroyed.
At weyers Cave, the dwelling of Mrs. McCau-
ley with an aged woman, Mrs. Ham. in it was
swept away. Her cries were heard as the house
passed points lower down the river. The other
occupants OF the nOuSo, uluc III Hu'""Si, *1ASs
McCauley, two daughters with two babies, two
sons and two negro men, were saved by getting
on trees on which they remained till the next day.
During this time, whilst they were clinging for
life to the trees which were swayed AMI shaken
by the impetuous torrent beneath, they-the in
nocent babies ncluded-were subjected through
the darkness of the night to the '.peltings of
kohtI lndth ~
the bone. Ponder it, think of it"
An adventurous negro man took off his clothes
and essayed to swim across the river to Abraham
| Mohler's, near Weyer's Cave; but finding that
the current was too strong for him, and that he
would probably be drowned, if he persisted in
| the attempt, he seized hold Of and succeeded in
climbing tree upon which, in his state Of nu-
dity he remained until the next morning, when
he succeeded in swimming safely to shore,
Some buildings, we learn, in Port Republic
! were destroyed, and others were partially sub
merged.
NORTHUMBERLAND Messy Creek, the For
rer dam, lately rebuilt, was broken, washing
away the smith shop. On Moffett's branch, Cap
tain Hogshead's saw mill washed away. an i'm
mense amount of fencing, corn in shock. and
land, seeded. the soil carried off to the depth of
the pillow Long Glade similarly visited, the
bridge near Fulton's and one over Tanksley
Draft creek, just put up, carried off. u
NORTH RIVER IN RoCKINGHAM.-This river.
like those in this county, was higher than ever
before known. 1t swept off bridges and mills
At Bridgewatcr, the bridge across the river, and
the mills of Geo. W. Berlin and VIM. Dinkle were
destroyed, and a considerable part of that beau
tiful village destroyed, there being dozen
or more houses either totally destroyed or great
ly damaged.
| SHENANDOAH RIvER.-This river was much
higher than before known, in places
/ Is feet higher, and we understand that the de-
structon along its course was inconceivably
great Bridges, mills, houses, accompanied with
loss of human lives, horses, cattle, corn, wheat,
| flour, &C., were swept away.
| Hon. John F. Lewis's mill was not destroyed.
The cars are now running between Harrison
burg and Baltimore. Wagons used from Hall
town to Harper's Ferry, distance of about four
miles. Messrs. Trotters' stage line from Staun-
ton connects with the train at Harrisonburg.