Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-07
TlII. STORM IN VIRGINIA!
DESTRUCTION OF PRO
PERTY- BRIDGES AND DEPOTS
WASHED AWAY, &c, &c.
From Virginia Storm and Flood.

From VtrgInia-storm and Flood.
RICHMOND, Sept. 80.
The Superintendent Of the Western Union
Lines teIegraphs this morning that number of
buildings al Lynchbu-g have been swept away
and bo;h the gas and water works are now sub
merged. Houses from the country above have
been floating by all this morning and during last
night. The Icon bridge of the Southside
Railroad wss carried away tLis morning.
The highest freshet ever known there is pre-
vsiling at Lynchburg. The passenger bri dge
across the James river. quarter OF a mile long,
was washed awsy last night. The depots of the
Orange and Ale1andria and Virginia and Ton
nessee Railroads are submerged. TIE canal is
submerged, and the boats going about over
the tow path and through the lower streets of
the city. The water washed up the main gas
pipe, and at eleven o'clock last night
LynchbuTg WAS suddenly thrown into al dark
ness. large number OF employees the south
ot the Railroad ire cut OFF q island below the
city. The freehet will re ach Richmond about 2
O'Clock to-day. The river hsre has already risen
a foot. The merchants are busy in the lower
portion of the city il removing goods in time,
The telegraph lines down in all directions
RICHMOND, Sept. 80.
The water has risen here ten feet since neon.
This is water from the Rive uns til at from Lynch
IT,
at Lynchburg is twenty five feet her than ever
known before.
LATER.
Tho food reached here at 1870 2: n. in a wave
five feet high, and in twsnty minutes the river
rose six feet. There is great excitement in the
lower part OF the city, and goods being re-
moved from places accessible to the water,
4 telegram from Gordonsville says that the
Rvanna River is flooding sll of the surround
ing country. Barrels Of -four and cattle have
been washing down the stream all the morning.
RICHMOND. Oct. l.
The water here is still rising at 1888 o'clock.
and between 800 and 400 stores in seven feet
| OF water between 18th and 18Th streets. The
street cars piled till noon, when the water
ing in 81 the windows the line was stopped and
a ferry is now all the main streets from
10Th to 18th. Just at noon The Manchester end
of the Mayo Bridge gave way and half of a
mile of the bridge tloatei down the stream. All
the wh2rves are far under water, and the York
River depot is completely submerged Several
small manufacturing Establishments along the
river bank have been swept away. All day the
river has been dottod over with small houses
wrecks OF houses, fencing, dead cattle, & drift
| ing down. The gas works are submerged.
| The frs. wave from the Lynchburg freshet
struck here at o'clock this morning, and the
river commenced rising with much greater rapid
ity thar before, when it only swollen by tht
! overflow in hours The lower end of the city
| known Rockets was under water and the scene
| there beggars description. Two three stores
were swept off with eli their contents. Fam lie
who remained in houses. hoping the food would
| su5side, commenced or i1g from the upper win
| do VS. for help boats we're brought and they
were saved, but the larger portion of their furnl
Al
portion of the city al houseless tonight, camp
ing out on the neighborins hills. Aoou. noon TIN
street cars on Main stI eet. which had been run
ming through the flood with water up to thei
seats, gave it up, snd connections between ul
| toxn and down town was made by ferries. b!
| this time a portion of Mayo's passenger bridge
built by the United S ties military after the evac
uation was swept off and was followed by
the hole structure. The bridge was three quar-
tiers of mile long. The water then entered
Mayo's tobacco warehouse. thirty five feet abov
low water mark. All teams il the cit!
were impressed to save the tobacco, mucl
of which is for the French and Ger
man governments. With the exception o.
abous $50 hogshe ads the tobacco WAS saved
Just here il was found th At the upper portion O
the city was in danger from overflow by the O.
nal, down which an incense body OF water wa
rushing aud spreading ABOVE tne D1nhs' ! IL
Canal WAS cut two miles above the city and tn
danger abated In the lower portion OF the CIT
the street lamps under water. The city is il
darkness tonight, the gas works being sub
merged.
, The loss by merchants, though 60 great, i
greater tn an it would have been if the telegram
from LInchburg, announcing the flood, ha
! been needed. It is probably $500, ,00G.
Persons who are well acquainted with the sec
tions of the State that is aeded say that, includ
ing the Railroad losses, the loss in the State i
81, 600, 900. ~
All of tas largo cotton. iron and flour mills
employing 1000 hands. have been forced by th
food to stop operations, -. --.--s--s 3