Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-10-07

furniture was carried away
Christian Cline's mill, with about 1000
bushels of wheat, and his saw mill were
swept away. The house of his miller, Jos.
Cline, was carried away and landed about
: Of mile below, in the field of Salnl. D.
Humbert
Saml. CIine's mill, 6 miles below Staun-
ton, on the McAdamized Road, was covered
up with debris, with about 400 bushels of
wheat. This wheat is said to be much damag-
ed if not total loss
Thcs. t. Hoy's saw mill, near Mt. Meri-
dian, was destroyed.
Robt. 5. Harnsbarger's saw mill and
miller g house were swept away and his mill
partially submerged but not damaged.
SCOTS Ford mills, below Mt Meridian
gone-loss $4,000.
Jno. Beam lost his dwelling and all its
contents.
Mrs. G.. D. Patterson lost her meat-house
smoke house, barn and all her farming i'm
Elements.
j. D. Craig, at Mt. Meridian lost all his
out-houses, stables, straw ricks some farms
ing implements and about 500 bushels of
corn. A dwelling en- his place occupied by
Mr.. Humphrey, with all its furniture &C.,
IVES swept away
Jno. 4. Patterson lost a quantity of
fencing and q large quantity of wheat in his
granaFy
Bailey Dunlap lost quantity ofcorn and
the corn crops of Col. ". D. Anderson,
VIM. Norman and S. Fl. McCue were
washed away.
The following are the losses on South
River as far as we can hear
Stuart's distillery damaged, mill not in
jured.
VIM. Blackwell's Mill, l mile above
Waynesboro, was submerged and in danger,
but the dam gave way which relieved and
probably saved it.
Henry A. Harner's chopping mill was
carried away, but his saw~miIl is left stand
ing.
Wonderlick's saw-mill and a tenants
house with furniture &C., were destroyed
Jas. A. Patterson lost his saw-mill snd
two houses
Jno. K. Koiner lost his saw-mill, but his
Touring mill was not injured
Patrick's Mill was submerged, but not
damagod-the dam is not believed to be
broken.
Mrs. Kerr, widow with nine children
lost her dwelling, granary and orchard
Mr.. VIM. Patterson, eight miles below
Waynesdoro', Went out into his yard to re-
move a log which had washed against his
dwelling, and was thrown into the main
channel and was compelled to swim to the
other side of the river to save his life.
Port Republic, Rocking ham, we learn
was at one time fifteen feet deep in water,
and but lew houses destroyed.
Sylvester Slower, Miller at Port Repub-
lio. and bis wife and child were swept away
in their dwelling and Supposed to be lost
Amos Scott lost u fine Horses.
The Mil of Hon. sTno T. Lewis was not
dana ged. His house was surrounded by
water two days. He saved his horses by
taking them into his house.
Chas. Weaver lost his Mill, Chopping
Mill, Dwelling and out houses on his prem
Uses
At Weyer's Cave the dwelling of Mrs
McCauley, containing an aged woman ,
Mrs. Ham, was swept away Mrs. Nc
Cauley, two daughters with two babes. two
sons and two negro men saved themselves
by getting into trees, whore they remained
during the night amid the storm and rain
The damage to crops 60, along South
River was very great.
We have heard of the destruction of the
following property on Christians Creek
Bushong's mill badly damaged and dwell
ling house, occupied by Mr.. Geo. Myers,
with its contents, and saw mill swept away
Also number of hogs and buggy.
Sniteman's saw mill was destroyed.
VIM. Hamilton's Grst mill was carried
away with its contents.
Mr.. Jas Hamilton had his wheat stored
in this mill
P. T. Burkholder lost his entire crop O.
corn.
Henry Defenbaugh lost 8 horses and c
cows.
Brew's 'nill, near New Hope was badly
damaged.
Martin Yount's Pulling mill and Saw
mill were washed away.
Nearly every farmer on the creek los
more OR less corn in the shock.
Job. Turner lost about $500 or $1,000
worth of corn
Bates Tilt hammer, Cabinet shop ant
several dwellings near by, on Meadow Run
near New Hope, were swept away, ano
Sites dam, in close proximity, was broken,
but his mill not damaged.
The destruction of fences, spring houses;
crops &C.. on Meadow Run was very con-
siderable. Mr. Adam Shuey and family
were compelled to leave their dwelling for :
time
Christian Micb@l's saw-mill in North Riv
cr Gap was washed away.
The 6aw-mill Of Capt. Hogshead, neal