Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-01
THE GREAT FLOOD.
Va, submerged-TwO
Fine Bridges Washed away-The
.GaswOrks under Water and the
City in Total Darkness-Rich
mond Threatened. -.-


Fine Bridges Washed away-The
.GaswOrks under Water and the
City in Total Darkness-Rich
mond Threatened.
RICHMOND, Sept S0-The highest fresh
ct ever known at Lynchburg prevails
there now. The passenger bridge across
the James river one-fourth of a mile long
was washed away last night. The depots
of the Orange and Alexandria railroad
are submerged. The canal is submerged
and the boats are drifting about on the
tow path and through the lower skirts of
the city. The water washed up the main
gas pipe last night, and Lynchburg sud-
denly enveloped in total darkness. Large
numbers of employees on the South Side
railroad are cut off on an Island below
the city. The freshet will reach Rich
mond about 2 P. M. to-day. The river
here has already risen foot. In the low
er portion of the city the merchants are
busy removing goods to places of safety.
The telegraph lines are down in all dilec-
tons. No buildings at Lynchburg have
been swept away. The gas and water
works are both submerged. Houses from
the country above have been floating by
all night and this morning. The new iron
bridge of the South Side railroad was car
ried away this morning.
A telegram from Gordonsville says the
North Anna river is flooding all the sur
rounding country. Horses, cattle and
barrels of flour have been floating dow n
the stream all the morning.
The Flood Reaches Richmond-A
Hotel swept Away at Lynchburg.
RICHMOND, Sept. 30-Later-The flood
reached here at 1890 P. NJ, in a wave
five feet high, and in twenty minutes the
river rose six feet There was great ex-
element in the lower part of the city, re-
moving goods from places accessible tc
the water.
The Orange Hotel and the Orange and
Alexandra Railroad bridge at Lynch
burg was swept away this morning.
The Flood Round Gordonsville-
Three More Bridges Gone-A Hotel
AflOat fully Furnished-Utter De.
StructiOn of Crops. .
RICHMOND, Sept. 3O.-stil later-A
dispatch from Gordonsville says the &C.
counts of the flood represent the disaster
as exceeding the first reports. The Alex
andria ana Orange Railroad bridge over
Rockfish river is reported swept away
The bridges over the river and Moore'f
creek, on the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road, are also gone. Burling's and Wells
mills are going down the river Anna, with
the lumber afioat around them. The
Welling House, completely furnished,
went down this evening. Theriver Anna
is filed with the debris of barns, furni-
ture, agricultural implements, crops, etc.
All the crops on the low lands are total
loss. The telegraph lines to Lynchburg
and the West are badly damaged.
Vice President Wyckham, Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, is still be
tween Greenwood and Waynesboro, with
two trains, unable to advance or recede
Superintendent Vandegriff, Of the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad, went to thu
break at Moore's creek with train this
evening. ..
The water here has risen ten feet since
noon. This water is from the river Anna
That from Lynchburg will strike her
abou: midnight. The water at Lynch
burg is twenty-five feet higher than evel
known before.