The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-04
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SPECIAL TELEGRAM To THE DISPATCH.]
SrAuSToN, Get. 2, 1870.
The estimated fall OF rain here in twenty
four hours was o 35-l00 inches, and Middle
river and South river were higher by six to
ten feet than ever known since the settle
ment of the Valley. The loss was more than
that caused by the four years OF the war,
and more disastrous than the incendiary
torches of Sheridan's raids.
The loss to Staunton was less than in 1860
by the chief loss being the destruction OF
bridges. The bridge on Main street at
Bickets warcroom was destroyed, and q
portion OF the masonry on each side Of the
bridge near the American Hotel, on Au.
gusta street. ...
James Tebs was on the bridge at the time
and went down with it, and was with great
effort rescued some half-mile below aud
taken out insensible. He elung to plank,
which saved his life. Another man, name
not known, knocked plank off the gable
end of his house and saved his life by
climbing a tree, and he was rescued during
the day. .
Mir. Burkholder's dwelling and all its con-
toms grist mill, i'll which Mr.. James Hamil-
ton had slowed his crop of wheat, was a
total loss.
On Middle river the loss was great
Philip Q. Palmer's Valley Mills. Il portion
washed OF, and his sons mill entirely gone;
also. ParkerSburg turnpike. bridge, and u
portion Of the foundry. AT the Mount Ver-
non Mills, four thousand bushels of wheat
a total loss. The Athens Mills. with a
quantity of flour, and saw-mill, total loss.
j. H. A.cnbright lost his dwelling and fur.
niturc. q. \. Hundley's mill was seriously
damaged: wheel gone, and undcrpinning
ont. and will fall.
The dam ut Trinity point mill was
broken. Schutterle mill damaged, and
saw-mill gone. The bridge across Middle
river. on the Valley pike, was seriously
damaged. c. tS j. NJ. Cline's mill, with
four thousand bushels of wheat. was en-
tirely destroyed also the saw mill Thos.
E Hsyt's saw-mil r. s. Hansburger's $
#W-lnill also the house occupied by the
@s lcr OF Il. 5. Hamburger.
M$The Merchant mill was submerged.
swJ. =. Craig lost everything except his
@welling, stable, barn, straw-rick, and
M.rlning implements.
81 On South river the loss also was immense
Mrs. Kerr, widow, with nine children,
lost her dwelling, granary, and orchard.
Henry A. uorncr LOST his cbopping'lnll
sd saw-Inill.
vt WeyeI's Cave The dwelling Of Mrs.
lCawlcy. with au aged woman (M$.
im) III it was swept away, and her cries
< Id be heard ut points lower down the
rnr.
he other occupants Of the house. nine
ilumber--M McCawley, two daugh-
l., two babies, two sons, and two negro
ll--were saved by getting on trees, OH
v: h they remained until the next day
ing this time they were clinging to the
II, which were swayed and shaken by
Ii tlmpetuous torrent below. They, inclu.
Il. the innocent babies, were subjected
thlghout the darkness OF the night to the
ing OF the pitiless storm.
negro man at Weyer's Cave took of his
II rs and attempted to swim across the
ri', and finding the current too strong
to refuge in a tree and remained there Ill
lie ol nudity until morning, when he
81 .eded in swimming ashore.
d. down train is at Greenwood.
t.e bridge at Lexington and all the
Boz, at the Point except two are gone.
iie bridge at the Baths, on North river,
:hlre,i the same fate.
',eueral Lee was paralyzed on tho 2Sth,
anu lis been speeches. ever since.
'Ii. bridges lost on the railroad arc two
ut Lraissyille, the bridge across Middle
river, and the Waynesboro' bridge; also,
the Riyanna bridge. The railroad men
estimate that it viii take two weeks to re.
par damages SO the trains may run through.
S.