The Portland daily press., 1870-10-03
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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Domestic ews.
VIRGINIA..
The Floods in Virginia.
an AaUfuI Calamity.
Millions of Dollars Worth of Prop
erty Destroyed.
More iSl07. Fjfiv Lives Lost.
More liam Fifty Lives Lost.

THE FREsHET FIFTY LIVES LOST.
WHEELING, Oct. 1.-Dispatches from Har-
yer's Ferry announce great food in the
Shenandoah river; lower portion of Harper's
Ferry is completely submerged. Many houses
have been carried away and great number
been lost and great numbers of persons are
without any possibility of help.
ON THE POTOMAC.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The chain bridge
above Georgetown has been washed away by
the food, AID Potomac River railway travel
between Washington and Alexandria is sus-
pended, owing to the insecurity Of the bridge
of the Potomac. Several piers have been dis
placed. The Orange and Alexandria, Chesa-
peake and Ohio, and Southside railroads are
seriously injured, nearly all the bridges have
been carried away. Large quantities OF flour
in barrels and other property have been recov-
cred while floating on the Potomac.
Two or three wharves have been swept
away. The debris of several canal locks have
passed down, indicating havy damage to the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal. A letter from
Shepherdsto~n says it is thought by BUSH
side OF HarDer's Ferry from the fact that the
Shenandoah is much swollen by rains. At
Sandy Hook the water is five feet over the tow
path. The planking to m ost of the wharves
here have been lifted. At one o clock to-day
the highest water point was reached when the
damaged; about five hundred feet of the cause
way being entirely swept awav and both spans
nearest the south draw are broken. Fifty or
sixty feet OF the Washington and Alexandria
railroad track is destroyed and a large portion
| of the trestle work under the bridge has been
carried of. Accounts continue to be received
| OF damage done along the line of the canal and
rivers. 1t is believed the loss in the aggregate
will amount to several million dollars.
ALEXANDRIA, Oct. 1.-The river is filled
| with debris OF fences, bridges, houses and fur
| niture. Some wharves are 0vt r6owed. lDam
| age to the Orange & Alexandria Railroad
amount to washing away of four bridges
| Bridges over North and South forks OF the
| Shenandoah were washed awav, aud the rise
| of that river is more rapid than ever wal
known before. Mills and houses on its bank.
| are washed away and many lives lost. On,
| family was at breakfast, and the house wa
| swept away and all but the bead OF the famil,
drowned No trains from Lynchburg since
| Wednesday.
ON THE JAMES.
RICHMOND, Oct. 1.-Water is still risins
| here. Between three and four hundred stores
are in seven feet of water. Street cars nave
stopped and ferry is now run on all tht
main street. Just at noon the Manchester
| end OF Mayo street bridge gave way and ma,
| of the bridge foated down the stream. AL
the " ,rves3are deep urder wafer ana YoIi
| river railroad depot completely submerged
| Several small manufacturing establishments
along the river have been swept on All Gay
the river has been dotted with small houses
wrecks OF houses, fencing, dead attn &C.
drifting down. HI