The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-01
tSrECIAL TELEGRAa TO THE D1spATCH.l

condition OF the lower portion of the city is
deplorable. The water rose in the night.
floodinSthc gas-works, consequently the city
was involved in total darkness. We have
heard Of no loss Of life as yet. The dep0t
Of the Virginia and Tennessee railroad can
only be approa ched by boats. The occu-
pants of the Piedmont Hotel have been
driven out by the flood.
The damage along the line of the Orange
road between Charlottesville and lynch
burg cannot he known, as there is no
Geographic communication between those
points. The railroad bridge across the Rock
fish river is known to he swept away. Fears
are entertained for the safety Of the other
bridges on that portion of the line. Trains
between here and Alexandria have not been
interrupted as yet, though the train from
the North this morning reports the condi-
ton OF the Rapidan rs alarming. The store
houses near the depot, and the depot itself,
are surrounded by water. The river was
within a few inches of the lower cords of
the bridge, and still rising.
The damage on the line Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad is equally serious.
The county bridges across the, Rivanna,
with the railroad bridge over Morris creek,
are both gone.
The Rio mills, Burley's & Weiss mills.
are floating down the river. The river is
Srcwcd with drifting furniture, and several
hundred barrels of flour are on their way
drifting to Richmond.
The bridge across the North river at
Waync>boro' was swept away few min
uteS after q special train containing the
vicc-preSident and one Of the directors Of
the company had passed. Superintendent
Nandcgrilt. Of the Orange and Alexandria
railroad, Went 80 the break with the south
bound train to-day. He has not yet re-
turned. With his usual foresight, he has
q material train loaded with timber and q
large force OF efficient mechanics here, wait
in@ to commence repairs rs soon us the
flood subsidies.
Our hotels here were crowded with pas.
scugcrs detained las, night and to-day.
Within the memory Of the oldest inhabi-
taut 10 such ireShet has occurred. The
occupants Of ho,scs considered far above
high-watCc mark have been forced to leave
their homes. Many families are ruined.
i"' crops 'io'iS 'he o'''A> Vi STREAMS are
tol'I so>S.
The damaged done TO the telegraph lines
render it impossible 10 estimate the extent
ol our misfortune. Every account Is more
diSas: rollS than it, predecessor. The damage
dome 10 the canal must DC, from the nature
oi things, very great. and our railroads
through the Piedmont country have sut-
tered more than can be estimated.
Inc tram mas Just arrived with Supt.
Nahdegrslt. from near charlottesville, with
passengers who left here this evening going
South, and were obliged TO return to this
place. About one Imle OF track this side
ot The hrldScS il entirely washed up. $.
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A ,arga ou,rtitv If Wheat and 1,orr storoa
in these mills has been destrovcd ono STATE
mont h.inr tb,t over 500 h,rrnlS If tlo,r
we're countaJ tloatjno down the Rivann,
TODAY. The bridge over the Rockfsh on
the Orange and Alexandria railroad and
Manassas Gan railroad Is also down. and the
bridge oycr the Ranidan is reportcd 10 he
in very critical condition, the water at
L. NJ. being within Il foot of the flooring,
and the stores at Rapidan are flooded. Both
the Rapidan and Riyanna arc filled with the
debris of houses and furniture.
Tclegraphic communication with Lynch
burg is cut Off, and there is no way of ascer-
tanning the amount of damage done to the
Orange. Alexandria, and Manassas railroad
IL VIII take ten DAYS 10 repair hiVahha