The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-04

efliehtIssme $50 yards or sl1s tresfls worS
j aveswayl The SeenE ef the, caeaSffef1f VIM
stoBnge rvisfble frofd the iiaifi lniiid thous
the liehts in tle mill and aornesoe tlles dwell
| ings could sttli be SEEM SO kfeAE was fhA
fnois8 6ecasi6hBd Tnoy tl. fighlng wakerss fta
| the cries Of those Whose houses, enc by ona
with their oeess,sRssts Were swep tade@nt The
stream, could7fot he Heard. The col tage5s
which are mostly one and .tWo-story franls
buildings. floated from tl,eiss foundations
and were dashed against eaclf other, in. The
stream. ,,,,,,. =, {s 80 ~
The next mernins Saturday "a terrible
/ spectacle met the eye. Only u fey OF the
most substantial houses, together, with THE
large brick Touring MILL were lels standing
F! With the houses many of, the inmates had
gone down the stfean.' In a number or the
/ dwellings remaining there were seen mem
women, and children pleading for assist
| anee that could not at. that time be given
them. After daylight few Of the houses
Ithat had' stood The fury OF the storm were
seen TO yield to the Violence OF the current,
i in,1 some instances carrying the, occupants
fIss, =. ',,.s''sREaAREAtL ESCAPES. @ ~, ~
|r.sLater i'm the day a boat got near enough
10 me isiantt TO stretch a with basket
ICED to run upon il, which was fastened
ta aahouse containing sixteen inmates, and
| als, by this CONTINUANCE ,wers gotten off I'D
safety, 'oiie BY one - ,.,1.
Before the giving away of the trestle work
sanity OF seven persons, II man his wife!
| ana five children, were saved by the same
process, Just In time Ito see their dwelling
pass down the stream. Ill s,,,i,esh .f.,,.. ~ I
-; An M old gentleman named, Wernag,,o maj
cl4nlst and bridge-biluder, 10 wears Of ages
VINO resided alone ia Is small house upon
NH st, J.,
understanding the rise Of the water and the
ADVICE OF. his friends, until the frail struc!
Sure was carried away hat climbing upon
the top Of the debris, he was safely fioated
down the stream until reaching Berlin, d
point about seven or eight miles distantI
when nc was rescued from his pcriloiS DO,
Sition.
-" OTTER INCIDENTS. 1"
F. Thc agony and terror of the fearful night
were too much for the wasted strength of
iap aged lady, ,mptler-ia-i;rw otiMn lFitz+
patrick, living on the island, and the morn
ing found her a'eorpse. i''.' "i,' 1850
: The total number of the lost is yariously
estimated at from twenty to fifty. Several
OF those believed to have been drowned
were,i afterwards found to have escaped!
Amid the confusion attending SO, fearful al
disaster the names of the unfortunates were,
not aScertained, though it is known that an
old lady, Mrs. Carroll, was. among those
who peifshed.. @''g,,...,,.,.. .,,'.,.,
r SEVERAL bridges and portion of The track
from 'iarper's kFerry, for scytraliniilcs be-!
You'd the dsland, on this road. are said toll
have been washed away. : IT,! Il
-. al, 20 l.-s AT BERLIN MD. - j..-'-"r "
= The greatest freshct for eighteen wears. 1
The canal and the Potomac were all one. Il
. HARPER's FERRY VA, Oct. 90 p. .IK.-iI
1t Is supposed that about forty-seven per-
sons have beon lDst in the great flood here H
on the, ,30th ult. and list inst. Probably
thirty dwellings have been washed away. \
BENJAMIN and James, Bateman and their
families, Mrs. SnpeS and family, Mrs. Car
roll, and Jersey Harris the last q colored /
maD), wife, and two daughters, are known
to be drowned -: n - -" ~"
All the buildings OH the south side, of |
SHENANDOAH street are injured, and about 1
plne entirely washed away. Only a lew |
buildings remain on the island. Here was
the greatest destruction of fife ~ !"
1t WAS Z fearful sight lis house after house |
WAS swept away and went dashug in the
Stream, with the wild slrieks Of the octt,-
pants, While the Sudden eNtinglishment of
The lights told too painfully the story of
death. All that brave men could accom-
pflsh was done to save the unfortunate fam
lies. MI. Hing particularly; and Mr.. Ames
deserve special mention. They freely risk
I'd their lives TO save Others. The machine
shop owned by Mr.. WernWag was the last
building that fell. ari.,.:!
The trestle work and bridges on the WIN
hester and Potomac railroad, through Har-
leryS Henry, are completely swept away.
Ehe' bent and broken iron rails tell The
power and force Of the flood. Even the
il !tt.tt n'SG teell Washed away. s.,.' II
The large Touring mill of Child, Nc
Freight q co. remains on the island.
- 80 IN GEORGETOWN, p. G.. ~ ~,
10 idea can be formed Of the total loss. In
many instances individuals have suffered to |
I'll alarming eNelt,. which have. not been
exported. Ut is, safe to presume that tile
teod Will have accustomed Il loss in value ;
hearty 800, 900. Fhc loss further up the
liver WILL also foot UP heavy. A large
Inantity Of mill gearing and barrels Of flour I
passed down early. i'll the morning, which [
S supposed TO have como from the Seneca
Touring mills. All manner and deseriptionE
ii 'household furniture has been borne OH
Town the yiycr, Which gives evidences that.
lie Inhabitants near the river in Maryland /
lsve suffered to- Il great extent. 'SeyeraiI L.
ANAL LOCKS passed down during the day, |,
which uetokcnS that the canal is damaged
O an extent which can only be definitely
rsceFtained after the elements have sub. l.
idcd, ,.,.., .." ..,,. ~, i;
i.,,,.. ;.,. o.t, IN WASHINGTON. a.. IS h,. ''ri'
'The damage in this cityis not as large nor
ttended with the resu Its that betel George L
own. The restaurant s. seemed to be the H
'reatest sufferers; Those Of the Fountain III
Iotel,,. ,Dubant'S,' and the Marble Saloon, /;
icing completely rendered unfit for active /,
,,,arot;nrs,1, = ~. :, ,',i:I;. 'uln' = t
About moon the tide. reached the Ma i
lonals Hotel, and soon the basement floor
vns ovorfowed.' Some of the stores were ~
olnewhat damagel, but the majority Of d
hem were removed to a! place Of safety.
Che ST. James Hotel also suffered i'll this
esI,eet. but they succeeded by the aid of
0gce-puIaps in, getting nearly all the water Z
ut The cp liars, OF tAe plumbing and gas 1
rttngi establishment uG INR:Shephcrd &
srotheFs were flooded, and, sOme damage
lone To wares stored there.tn ,,oin',,ao "'a'I
Al,eut:2 O'Clock the easements Of MANY :of
he residences on the south side or Penn |
ylvania avenue, between .Eour-and-a -hali
nd Seventh streets, We're Ioverll01ved,- but
hose living therein had taken time by the
,relock, and removed their goods to more
quartcrs, ,s,.,,...I-4 T.. ,..,up
Most of the whalYes i'll Washington are
yeatiowed, .a1lt mot mach property mag
cen washed away. - - ~ q ~ ,,li n /
ne oysicr iTrcIshies WITH VIRGINIA..
tCtorre sppnaancs, os NE BALTIMORE sun. .~-
ANNAPOLIS, oct.!1. Governor Bowie! fS~1
irnea this. inerning from the State "A grill i
I,,lttHal E;tiri in Baltimore Although hel !
as6not been officially notified Of the arrest !
= the 7 tir!sinia authorities OF citizens Oil
arrV lan,l engaged in oystering in TanSleri !