, 1870-10-03

FEARFUL FRESHETS,
Terrible De>tFuctton OF Property In
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AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Oct IA m<,at destructive rooI
tsRtLN Throughout the WEofe uprI rasley1f
the Putouiac- Half Of the stntiu artl,s' uFe n,e&
above Get rRetowu, was catrtett OIL tn1s taofnlug.
A.d has LODI ed axalass tne centre 1t lne Lang
AL immense heap Of lsti1. auu It sre'ns almost
certsn that 1t viii tesuis In pushing "A c,,1st.s
bridge Just beow It, 1rwas feared that spAus Of
chain brloge, which ns'ateu to*C. would catty
away ,,1a me aSaspG, 1Sqs u, f 1u. a.
Just sunlcteut tn prevent damage. rt,-n,che,
lnwe yer, the y alter at Gsorsesbwn reaches - Tue
llylF business houses, and yards Afe suu1le ge.
As lh+ ntsxi 1elche, II. u thu .ace It
was ra,'ia'y thr, W haes, ~a h .'su..i ! E'Gs
| lu+tcc has s'*:ta oytr :,4lf If ".tsa.uxt III.
bet" e-u rtuDsJisan'a t.. rn." ahf The rau4i as,t
pubc rIetuhotssts bsl.,*, is u.;er y atrr. rnrre
y 10 conn untez:ton t'r 70 :-pass.'a:r b-twern
the petitions q the cisr sfFaFaft.i ny the anal
| at scme OF fh. t.1h1.r@. Carriages CT ~, but
even that L nut attehpted Al 1t the cr,sss
] inss. Al feuth anal Eleventh ssfeE.a The water
n 1sft: wi:hlu feA y3t';s af thu s;'uiu size Of
Peln:slranfa srepu:, aud ,uaay { tue CELLARS on
| tilt sItte M fuh toafs ANIL ears afe VERY busy
frmLsHc G.uiltts ati.t yposi* from the submerged
that tie tutulue ot the TUE u. 1nliu:ar~ it teinx
% n:w on sb'', viii cause sra: ri+s
sF ~. t ,;+ 5s WAND ~ rep tasf
q GEE hr!,1ge, uE.l l. rlcaly wear,n.. 1t iowa.
So tMe IS a!bws: ~ 70 Epoa auy portion II
fea,cd thu: ts,sa VIII ser,nasls damaged. Tnoss
1sst CTR tam ths S!sSln's st.,s set,st ,aaa & ne
'"@ ifs tie A,.oeiatea P.cs..,
WAsHisGroS. Ort. 1.-t'hs,n bridge. at Gt:orHe.
faia an ,rsst = th esxsrn .na ae1aa ~
tt. Il suspe nde.', owing IT. The Insect Ell OF The
Thr orange Atcxsnar.a, Chesapeake .s oato,
md S. uih.lte Cons n'.atr,t Railra4is are sert-
tusty intu'ed- Nearly all the bridges are carried
RlenAoSp. Oct 1.-Th.. r'ssr here rise twenty
Eve feet lss! nlsht, ard tf'ls motnthE y "itnta
fc1r OF nvs bucks il .h+ v'c,aiII 4 oid
nslss IN Ia foue ' f.es o; i Wasp. IT, Tnoassis *
suns are on fhe stSrr hanks wal Ing to see tho
b1tfees Ro. TEs l"sErr p"11shu N Libby lTlson
ttuk fire, iht rnLrhtnE, tEcIn quantity Of Inns
ftein: n. i. Tue nt<,s- Tue ilre w:s stolpcf be-
fore Ech rar,ave Sasd drne.
r,sitc. Al l:3I >. n: be- wren thr.e aad fur
hunt'ta storre were IN sevcn teet If ,sater. BE-
tatea Fifteenth and Eehieensh sterets the street
and a fe1Iy now ID nm ou III
Ii; sa e. iES sss,q s ss e.!
down strtam. Al q The whasses art: 'er'r uuirr
NALtE. auH QEA hlte& tkf4laORi ACtOk 70 AVtI4-
rh1cls subheise,t. ::ssesal 81 ~ ut4.ufaetar7ng
establishments a!nug tn+ river hank nrt swept "h-
aay tns 1,ssr nas n been p..s. s "i1a i,a ssnl
Tie, ttc-. dttif1uE down sfresru, Ihe t;as WORKS
RicnrosD, Oct 1.-The nss, wave from tho
1..nchburx ttcshet struck here al thI~ morning,
sna the tiver c..e..nsucet z,ssn:: ~lth much
E1tsns ,sE,'r.s 'nsn te::,s whe. H. II Mas ",J
url-r Wa'rr, aud ine scene there l. Esa-s Dis
ofi With all t1eir cttenta The IL atlscs w,ls hui
remained In thfir hou-es, haprv tnr 1i'n4a wOnId
suhstt.. enunebs''i eIsinH ir,'ln The upi'er Win
COWS for IL H.. BpatH ~ere ,EutsSnt, attt they
were saved. hut lalHr r.rfiDn uf the furniture
Va. lost. 1wo n,.arfr" faallvs III that PORTION
ne,sl borlax hll1s At thss tine th= who,e
Mayo p. psssepgrs h1'ass. ou!lt BY
quarter "s Il mir !snr. Thr ~ase1 ~n,e ea Mayur4
tuba. walehtuse S fett atr,ve Low wAtef ulArt.
totuces', ,nn h VI ~ll!ch Is TOR tue Errnch and
t;crMaI Governments. With exc rztVu vi ahout
~ hcvshra',s The s'haceo was sasrl; Al this
ci.y was IN aanRes from an orefnuN OF zhc canal,
down wh;ca ah tn nense oo.ly u water was rush.
-,ird wrre tro miles above the ctty, aud
tyr tanRer abatea iu the lower portion of me city.
Str,r' lalars are un'1sE water, ind the city Is il
ra!ktess + -bts. I. The io>s II the merchants
viii resell 81 oto. Pe,so v Elf csuu ten with
tht s. ctioIs Of tse S;ase rooded, sa5, Including
l ~ HS AC-1 lAE AFS+fetsakt.
icsa viii amount TO 81. G.s To-a,sht the h1tixe
81 :he Rch3aona Dansslir isa1t,ai Ill 1t lnas.
| hut Us the riTes Is SILT RISING. II
| u hardly believed 1t can stand IL
! much !ocRff. At Norris, IN the Large sugar
| fehnef5. wafer burst mp t"e ra, tr'pptng NIL
| The machinery Into the basea cut All the large
| tottans trous and Ecu; mills. sf2rsuysnE 5000
fand7, have been 1oEctsl br the n9Ad tn stop op-
| ere,nbs. The city water Ensss arr ais, stopped,
| nav1n. been 50 hsdIy bannnGfI that thy ca1n1t
! be :eratrtd Ia two weeks. Tha Reservoir only
fnnilits nEe tat supply. Alt the ICE houses azs
| nn tee tlSGE hanE, nnss *Ee twenty icet unner
| water. The water ID scven feet hig,ef than ever
! ttfnre: 4 despatch ION Lynchhurg aaJ8 ihAs the
| titet incIe ~ zls1nE aRaln-
| At GEGRGkT0Wx.
WAsnlS0Ios. u. C., Uc:- 1.-The damage fsum
! The ff+hhts has been "cayJ In tienrselown, the
s'retts bordering oa the rive: to-siar, were tIstl
| xtth Ettt1s, and persons +. b,,uES fecnrerynu
| them. Twb or three Hharyes vi re syept away
The ifhsis Of several canal locka pas cd tloTp.