Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1870-10-06

been floating by the city all morning and
during last night.
The new iron bridges of the South Side
Railroad were carried away this morning.
RICHMOND, Sept, 3O-The highest freshet
ever known there is now prevailing at
Lynchburg. The passenger bridge across
James River, a quarter of a mile long,
washed away last night. The depots of
the Orange and Alexandria and Virginia
and Tennessee Railroads are submerged.
The canal is submerged and the boats are
going about over the tow-path and through
the lower streets of the city. The water
washed up the main gas pipe last night, at
II o'clock, and Lynchburg was suddenly
thrown into total darkness.
A large number of employees on the
South Side Railroad are cut off on an is
land below the city.
The freshet will reach Richmond about
two o'clock to-day. The river here has al
ready risen a foot.
Merchants are busy in the lower part of
the city removing their goods in time.
The telegraph wires are down in all di-
rections.
RICHMOND. Sep. 3O.-The flood reached
here at II 80 P. NJ, in 4 wave five feet
high, and in twenty minutes the river rose
six feet. Great excitement prevails in the
lower part of the city, where the removal
of goods from places accessible to the wa
ter is progressing.
The Orange Hotel and Orange and Al
exandria Railroad bridges at Lynchburg,
we're swept away this morning.
81. A telegram from Gordonsville says the
Rivana River is flooding all the surround
ing country. Houses, barrels of -four and
cattle lave been washing down stream all
morning.
At Gordonsville to-day, the accounts
that come in from the flood are more and
more disastrous in their details.
The Orange and Alexandria Railroad
bridge over Rock6sh River is reported to
have been swept away.
The bridges over the Rivana River and
Moore's Creek on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad are also gone.
Burtey's and Wells two mills are both
floating down the Rivana, with 400 barrels
or hour around tnem.
A dwelling house, completely furnished
went by this afternoon.
The Rivana is filled with debris o ffurni-
ture barns, agricultural implements, crops,
&c.
All the crops on the low grounds are a
total loss.
The telegraph lines to Lynchburg and
the west are badly damaged.
Vice President Wickham of the Chesa-
peak and Ohio Railroad is between Green
wood and W~aynesboro', with two trains,
to recede or advance.
Superintendent Vandegrif, of the Or
ange and Alexandria Railroad, went to
the break at Moore's Greek with a train,
this evening.
The water has risen here ten feet since
noon. This water is from the Rivana.
That from L~ynchburg will strike here
about midnight.
The water at Lynchburg is twenty-five
feet higher than ever known before.
Further Details Of The Freshet.
WASHINGTON, Oct. "2.-The Potomac
River Canal and adjacent streams are food
ed, and the long bridge is under water.
Provision has been made to avoid delay
the mailsor passengers.
The Chain bridge has been swept away.
The loss to the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad Company is estimated at half a
million. dollars.
One span of the chain bridge is 20
edged against the long bridge. Experts
both will 60.
The only communication between here
md Alexandria is by boat.
RICHMOND, Oct. 1.-The river here
rose twenty-five feet last night, and this
morning it is within one foot of the Dan
lille railroad bridge and Mayo's passenger
The streets for four or five blocks
n the vicinity of the old market, the
owest point in the city, are submerged.
Thousands of persons are on the river bank
for the bridges to go.
The lower part OF Libby prison caught
ire at IL o'clock from a quantity of lime
,verhowed by the flood. The fire was
topped before doing much damage.
Citizens are volunteering to remove to-
,acco from the warehouses on the river
,ank. and the scenes are full of excite
nent.
Furniture trunks and barrels Of -four
md whiskey are floating down the river.
The river at Lynchburg has fallen eight
Get. Several bridges on the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad were washed away.
The persons drowned at Lynchburg
vere Mrs. Ransom and her daughter three
hildren of Mr.. Written and "a negro wo-
nan.
HARPER's FERRY, Oct. 1.-The lower
of the city is flooded. Many substan-
ial buildings are gone or are crumbling.
lives have been lost. Many others
in peril beyond aid.
RICHMOND, Oct. 1.-The water is still
Using here at half past II o'clock and be-
ween three and four hundred stores are in
even feet water between 10th and 18th
The street cars piled till noon,
rhen the water coming in at the windows
he line was stopped and IA ferryis now run
all the main streets from 10th to 18th.
Tust at noon the Manchester end of Mayo
Bridge gave way and a half a mile of the
ridge toated down the stream. All the
7harves are four feet under water and the
york River Railroad depot is completely
ubmerged. Several small manufacturing
Establishments along the river banks have
cen swept off.
All day the river has been dotted over
nth wrecks of houses fencing, dead cattle
&C.. drifting down. The gas works are
ubmerged.
The first wave from Lynchburg struck
ere at 3 o'clock this morning and the river
commenced rising with much greater
than before, when it was only