The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.
LETTER FROM LEXINGTON.
"sS"s FRESH Bridges, EGonaes. &c,
swept AWay-snamc1sc Loss of Pro.
perSS-Ehe Canal Destroyed url
observation-disclosures OF eenerai Lee,
LEXINGTON. VA.

VA W NASiiINlllN IlNHI
Inc rain begun, and poured down until
about II last night. Within that time there
Was a fall OF lax inches of water, and as n
matter OF course 4 great fresh in all of our
streams: The North river begun to over
flow It's banks about II O'clock on yester-
day: nj rose with unprecedented rapidity
until l o clock this morning, when it had
reached Il point ten or twelve feet above
that OFT h great fresh in 1871.
There Is II tradition among our oldest
citizens that the water WIS ~ high in 1871,
}it never since. All Of yesterday afternoon
= The Ioint was crowded with citizens,
students, and cadets, watching the roaring
flood. and assisting those living there in
cudcayorin4 10 save their property. But
the water rose 50 rapidly "a foot in twenty
muutc.) that very little WIS removed. Bv
dint Of hard work and fearless rowing and
waliuC, the College Boat Club rescued their
two splendid boats, recently received from
New lurk. and anchored them safely Oh
the hill. Captain Brooke seemed at home
in the Anna" and tCarlcS>ly breasted the
current il rcScuinc persons and property.
Some OF the ladies remained Ill their houses
until il Wa periluuS Tor them 10 do 30. II
escaped nj considerable risk, but, provi,
dentially, no lives We're lost.
The new bridge over the creek, which
had just been finished The day before, was
SNttfk uNIN III lllt tltGl ltbli> .Siili El-iil
closed in with the water rapidly rising into
the warehouses and dwellings along the
creek and river. About 10 O'Clock the
bridge over the river, Il double track CO.
vered bridge. which WaS only completed
several months ago, was swept away, and
striking AleSander'S warehouse. some two
hundred yards below, carried that with il.
About the same time the dollhouse, Pattcr-
sons warehouse, the large Confederate sta
hlc nov used lis q mandatory Of iertil-
iLcI>). and five or SIX smaller tcucmcntS.
tt0aird down. The water Hooded to the
i"i>t the store and dwelling house Of Mr. ).
J.. Campbell, destroying his groceries and
seriously damaging his stock OF goods, con
>iSting OF the usual variety found in aCounty
Town store.
McNutt i NcCorkle's large warehouse
WAS flooded to the second story. and their
loss y very heavy. 4 number Of merchants
also lost heavily III goods stored in this
h"tisc.
Mr. Geo. W. Dawson, hate or Scnttsville.
who WAS just opening 4 Iumbcrvard here,
hNd thirty-siN thousand feet Of iunlhcr car
ricd off. and Heck X Crawford lost twenty
thousand.
GibSon's mill stood the flood. but was
seriously damaged. and had a large amount
OF wheat and flour submerged.
Beverly also lost heavily in wheat and
tlour.
pattcrsvn's warehouse WAS valued at
: 5000. which. together with Il stock Of
goods and Il large quantity uf wheat, is Il
tulal loss.
AlrNander'> warehouse was valued at
ii, UV0. and with it he lost everything eX-
ccpt hi books anu papers. lie also had IN
store Il large quantity Of merchandise, grain.
flour, &C., belonging TO other parties. Lee
Il Patterson lost here and in McCorkle's
warehouse together about two thousand
dollars. Colonel Harding, Of the In
stitute, had in this warehouse q lot
Of new furniture and his very valuable
library. containing number Of rare books d:
III this. III course. i 4 total loss. Besides
The loss III his warehouse, McNutt hgd bis
iWe!lins-h0use, containing al q his Elrni-
ture, clothing. &C., partially submerged
Il then turned over on cue side. Loss
heavy.
Gibsdn'S loss in damage to his mill and
injury to his other property is very conSid-
"rablc. The causcway leading by the mil
10 the bridge is gone. and will cost 4 heavy
sun TO replace il !; While the current Of The
river will probably he permanently changed
10 the still more serious damage OF "tht
Point property"
We hear that al OF the bridges on tn.
river above are gone. The one ut tht
Mouth of kerr'S creek is Il very fine struc
lure, which has Just been completed, ant
was TO have been received to-day by thu
commissioners. The other two lat thu
Baths and i mile ahorel were also fine GOV
cred bridges, which were only complete,
last year. Lcyhurn'slnill, two miles above
tJwn, had the first floor tlooded, and is Sc
Tiou>ly injured.
". W. Lewis had all the buildings on hi:
farm, aud well-nigh everything else. sweep
AWAY, Loss heavy.
The iresl. on Buffalo creek was Yer.
severe. sweeping away every bridge anC
Mill-dam that We have heard from.
The Plank-road bridge (the finest in tho
county, and the n ut Bolivar Mills are
zone.
W. W. Rex Il Co.. at Buffalo Forge, haC
their large mercantile house, with their
whole stock, swept away, and Brady
Forge was also carried off.
Wilson, mill and carding machine wa.
swept off,
Harrison's and Browns mill-dams, OIL
"blstle creek, are gone.
We have not been able to heartrom Kerr
Or Collier creeks, or the northern part o.
the county. The loss to the county IL
BRIDGES ;iouc IS not less than thirty thou
and dollars.
We hear Of immense damage to tic canal
locks, dams. &C., gone and our KNOWING
Oi!cS say iIl"J We nave seen OH last DOIl iOl
months, il not for years. OF course tht
!1>s OF crops, fencing, &C., is immense.
close Tor q horse mail, which will endea
Tor 10 reach Goshen by thanking through
the mountains, and will give further par
t.rtlars tomorrow. LEXINGTON.
Il. S.-Icst an exaggerated accOllat may
zach YOU, il may be proper for me to say
hat on "Wednesday night General Lee was
l;ien suddenly very sick. He had beer
more than usually occupied during the day
and in the afternoon attended 4 meeting OF
he College Faculty and one Of the rcstry
u his Church. His physicians pronounced
him better to-day, and express the hope
that he will be well again in a few days
Earnest prayer win be made all over the
and that this may be SO. LEXINGTON.
P.>. No. Oct. Sd, 1S10.-We reckonet
without our host in supposing that YOU
could gel 4 mali from Goshen. ] have OPP
portunity 10 send to L%ynchburg, and open
ny letter 10 add q few lines.
The particulars given above are fully con
iriled. The damage on South river is very
heavy, and along the whole line OF the
North ana the James it is truly trightful.
me water at Aignor's mill was fifteen feet
An&hcf IMAM II was ever known TO be before.
ana completely guttcd his mill, destroying
jay barrels of flour and 1900 bushels o.
"hcal. The canal at that point Is com
t'i"tcly dcstroyd, and the current OF The
river changed.
i.ocher cement mills and all Of the build
Ihgs attached were carried oil.
we hear Of u large number Of dwellings
mat nave been carried Oft, aud d number OF