, 1870-10-03
VIRGINIA.


Tho Eloods-Ercat Loss OF Life and
property.
RtcHxoxp, Oct. 2.-As midnight last night tho
rtV,r VAS afs tts 8, md invading SUI futthet ne
over pars of ne c1sy Aundreds Of peEsons TsEe
~ te washed away. In front Of the st Charles
Hotel, allcut the centre Of the city. = anchored
4 tehoonef. Her crew phil on Ia noats. ~ ErSn-
Larry ns II at sea- Last night e Western Uoion
Telegraph ONCE wAs crowded By anxious
renple, trying to ascertain the wnereah''ata
vi ts,+uda ~Au lelt III za:e trans. 2nd for MhIse
ta1r the announcement tha,t"e river ~ L.nch-
tlu:g Wa t1B,nx Agath, c.cAfed mus:h ccucerh
In the ou' patt VI the city the only o3-o: OF A.
tsnu.'n y as eltgie gas lamp that still burned.
tht,lgh W1sfin frw inches 1T b~trg suhmersek
1he klcbnrslrl a Petersburg Ra!lt1ad mas put o.
thelr road four tluaes, the usual Number OF cAra
st as Il. accommodate Southern travel The
l,sssl III the Anus RIVER IL ths highest a!poe lsei
The fan ies VI Vii. Jennings anu Nj. Mile, Whose
h Eses we're neas tue river. we're washed AWAY,
tn ut i've pers"oA Jennings u supposed TO be
IL have pe11she3, Aynung lady Of the family
eIRna to 4 tree fostye,xat NOUN, buI Has wnshet
| aWsy atu drowned Her death wts witnessed h5
! ci.wd on t1,e other bank Ut the river, but No
l4 ut \ a. utar by which she might be rescued.
| 0u the MANASSAS Ratlrnad the bridges Acsoas the
| North ind south 51euanuoan Rtvef8 art 4oue-
No !nforn auon is nce!Fed from beroaI 3Ha4
| btNrK. Many Mves arc known 10 he 1o6f- Tah
| kRlun0re and uhlo Rai!nEad Aoove Harpct1
| Ferry has been swept away. Scvttsy.t!e. IN
| Aibamarle County Is thunda:e1, a1t the desluc-
t,ou u property is very great. Eighteen nses
Trains are running regularly between Alexau,
.stis a,.u Richmond.
K1cHAoNn, OFT. "a despatch from Lynch.
t,urT, this niusutng, estimator the loas there BY
| he topd at $1b0,e09. The loss to the Orange
AIexanls14 Rali1 al IS $sGo, ,000. Tae loss To TIT
e&1 q! i: t2;r ooe. aa'i to The soutL.iue Railroad
on Thursday, while the water WAS rising
Iatnfs namssn. daughter, and servant girl
ik4,bcrt hlty, wife, and three children and col
1s.FI 1tnx
IN All abutment OF the Canal bridge, waittux for a
buat 10 tate them 0n, When dredging machtut
nr ke loe>r. and. asiftsng asasust Tie asutnlent
WAsnlNa10S, b. c.. Oct- 2.-Dtrect communca
| tl"n between WASHINGTON aal Lynclaurg Is I'll
;iIcts Intercepted. Tnc wires ats washed ava
| ~ln pTobaai. he SOME days befoFe they eau b.
reralred- The lines arc als' ,iown bet seel
1ilrhnond and Lyachburg, a."l all busl.-s
ss..a the ana ts'e' Aaas hass en- e ot,ssa
Iusine<s is also SEM Iy WV Of Augusta. Or u
the Cincinnati and Memphis routes At cue tin
away hs the 1ap2ahannmk at F'eaer!ek.5u.p
a+d all communication ~lth the South cut OF. tn
| It at danger fs nnw past. III. 4itimurt i on!
Frntet Wheeling anu Cincinnati Is in got4l wuss
FoxrsSss MoSH02, Oct 3.-A serere northeaa
| storm Eat iu last evening, anil stila continues
| tt wlhK Eafc. Tie tpa'is art tull Of sa1pnlnY.
aire Fir @ ss,es taat H sae II IT, IT,
lust ut that .lace hy tae tla,l ,s forty seycn. II
lntpse damage hes b. done In the valley {
tho Shenauaosh-~ Tie WINCHESTER Rasl 1oa
tAtween 1{arrcrs Ferry ana ual!tnwn Is bi4l
damaged. Atove Harpe*'s Fer the ris. HI
Il o., 1s contfueh to the Shenandoah. The R.'t
t.l1re + ot!n Railroad track is uniujure:l. t.
time. steadily at the prese:'t hour, II p. IN
MAasER's FIERY, Oct. 2-About fos1y.sere
lives have teen Lost aud thirty dwell us
washftl n"ar ty the tno.L Bea,lmiu an
Iamcs Batcman aud their ia ullfes, Mf
irs anti family. Mrs. CARROT, 1erl
Harris tc-inred}. wife,. and two daughter
| Hsr known to be drowned AL tho buildings i
| thr south SHE Of the Shenandoah are lnjure
and nine Cnttrrly washed away, Ouiy a fc
| buildings remain on the island, an'l 1t was thc
| the greatest destruction Of life occurred.