Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-10-11
NTON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.

full deluge The waters Of North River which
were higher than the James backed the latter
stream for two and half miles, The whole
peninsula formed by the junction of the North
and James was thus inundated. By the giving
away of the elevated tow-path which acted as
dam to this pond, the vast food suddenly
rushed upon the lite village of dozen or more
houses and bore them away upon its irresistible
current.
The inhabitants had placed their household
| effects In the upper stories. In the night they
discovered the water rapidly rising around the
| buildings sdl
With the greatest difficulty they reached
place of safety, passing through torrent re-
quirlng them to lock arms to prevent washing
away. Messrs. Campbells lost their entire
store and stock of goods. Mr.. JAS Campbell
| saved only three blankets, in which sick son
was wrapped and borne through the midnight
| flood. Locker lost dwelling, store, every
thing except the Mill at his Cement Works.
His kilns of solid granite were swept away.
Fourteen houses were washed off.
AN IMAGINARY Loss
Our friend A. M. Glasgow, Esq, informs US
that the food didn't destroy any bridge in his
neighborhood, (they didn't have one,) but
washed away place they intended to put a
bridge, when they got able.
In the Pastures, the loss was heavy-equal
| to any portion Of the county.
VIM. Wilson, ESQ.,, lost his mill, saw mill,
&C. 51l 2i.8 s5a. DA
The bridges across Little River and Guy s
Run were swept away. -
The road through the mountain above Will
son s springs is impossible, and thas up Brat
tons Run all gone, the greater portion OF it be-
ing near the bed of the stream s 8..l
HAYS CREEK AND WALKERS
Suffered largely. principally in the loss Of fen
cling and the corn crops. The bottoms on these
waters are low, and subjected them to the eff
fects of the waters, and their broad acres of
mag nifcent corn were in many cases swept
clear away. m m =
KERR's CREEK
Suffers great loss in the way of mill dams and
fencing principally. McKemy's, Gilmore's
and Lowman $, at both mills, Engleman's and
Farrow's dams shared the same common fate.
The fencing on this creek on the low lands,
like that in the same circumstances, all went
| away. b
On WHISTLE CREEK, ~
Mr.. Harrison and Col Brown lost their dams.
The latter suffering considerably around his
factory besides.
- SOUTH RIVER
Brings the same tale of destruction. Barns
and stables, fences, grain, and stock shared a
| fate common to the rest Of the streams. We
have been informed of some interesting incl
| dents in this and other sections, which our
crowded space forbids us to notice. An &C
count of one locality is but repetition of every
other in the County.
COLLIER CREEK AND BUFFALO.
| Both tell the same sad tale of destruction to
| crops and fences: except in these two particu-
| lars we hear of no special losses on the head
waters of these streams. The Bolivar Mills
dam was washed away Zollman's the same.
Guy dam and Mier's house, with all in it
are gone; Burks' dam also. Thomas Wilson S
mill, saw-mill, carding machine and dam, all
gone-entailing on Mr. Wilson a very heavy
loss A portion of Brady S Forge, with the
dams and bridges near it, went. Rex & Co.'S
store-house, goods, everything in it gone.
| Loss heavy.
THE DESTRUCTION IN ALBEMARLE, VA.
The Charlottesville Chronicle gives the fol-
lowing particulars of the destruction of prop
erty in that vicinity:
At Hydraulic Mills the damage was exten
sive, sweeping away the saw and grist and
PORTION Of the Touring mill These mills are
owned by J. F. Burnley, and his loss is ex-
IRENE Proceeding down the river we come to
i Rio Mills. which are situated three miles be-
low the Hydraulic Mill, and are owned by
Messrs Burnley & Wills. Here the damage
was still greater The mill, storehouses, dwell
iings, &c, we're all swept away, not a house be
Ing lett on the premises The county bridge
situated at these mills, connecting Charlottes-
vile with the North side OF the comfy, shared
the fate Of the buildings at Rio, and all were
borne in one congIomerated mass On the bosom
of the Rivanna Here, too, a tale of horror
is to be told, for an attempt is made by ia
ther to rescue bis family, which proved to some
extent abortive, as the sequel will show
A Mr.. Jennings, who is the miller at Rio,
on Thursday night awoke and found the water
diately set to work rescuing his wife and chill
dren from the destroying element Taking his
wife and youngest child, he sought to reach
the land by wading, lnstructing his two other
children to follow Fearful of the impending
danger, the children did not heed the admoni-
tion of the father; and after reaching land
| with his wife and child he turned only to see
his house and remaining children swept on
| ward In the rushing waters. The rise In the
river was then at the rate OF about ten feet ln
| twenty minutes, aud few of the inhabitants of
| this little village were able to escape. Mrs
| Wiseley, the wife of one of the millers, shared
the same fate of the two children Of Mr. Jen-
| nlngs, being carried off In their house Mr.
Burnley was carried down in his mill some dis
lance, but made his escape to friendly tree
| by which the mill passed, and after staying
there long time he was rescued. The Free
bridge was borne away also. This bridge con-
] meets the town of Charlottesville with the Ri
wanna township.
/ The Charlottesville Wooden Mills are almost
entirely submerged. The dyeing-house attach
| ed to the mills aud a house just above the fac
tory, belonging to Mr.. Rives, and occupied by
a laboring man, were washed away Immedi-
ately on the Rivanna river are the North Mil
ton Mills owned by Messrs Snead & Chewing ;
Mr.. B Fl. Magruder' Mills, Union Mills, Pal
myra Mills, and Stman & Ashlin's Mill,
which have, in all probability, shared the fate
of those above Charlottesville 1t is appalling
| to contemplate the destruction which this fresh
ct has wrought. The corn crop standing on
| the Rivanna low grounds was, perhaps, one of
the finest in the State, aud must of necessity
be almost total loss. 81 81
On the North Fork DIR. Cars mill was en-
tirely swept away. Hundreds of barrels Of
-four were carried down the river on Thursday