, 1870-10-02
FEARFUL FRESHETS,


npaai ukspa.eh to the Cnteaxo 1r1huuo.
1T WASHINGTON.
N1suINGrpS, Oct. La most destructive hood
Is raging Throughout thu whole upper VALLEY OF
tile Potomac Half OF the thalu ortdxe, nye miles
atoye GetrgclO~n, MAS carried on this morning,
a,d has lodged axalust the centre Of the Long
ti.,ec, where 1t has helped to gather an,l pile up
an immense heap OF drift, and 1t secms almost
ccrisin TIM, 1t Wilt result tn pushing ~ consid.
!. fable portion Of LopX br1Ate and the railroad
isldsc tust below It. Twas feared TINT spans Of
chain 0lidse, Whish noateo aowo; ~oala ga easfy
in iast sof;ic,ens 10 prevent damage. Tonight,
aas cns. ws n tss aes11 ali
uver business houses, mil yaFtts are submerged
a. the t1ood reached tlde-1 alct At this place, It
cuIrr,t Ha9 III to tef thsnusS inc canal TIE cnne-
Guencc las tcen ttat oyer haif Of Washington,
l*t~ cen t'ennsylvnnia Avenue and the canal. anH
tubllc greenhouses below, ls unaer water: There
ts M COMMUNICATION tor TO .t-passen3ets between
the portions Of the city separated by the rana!
c1en that Is not attempted at somo Of the cross
ipgs. at Tenth md Eleventh stEee.s the Wattr
RI aches Wtthtu lew Jards ot the south at1e of
Inst SHE At, tpii. Boats and carts are very bnsE
removing families and goosas from the submergett
+ectt0D, and the wosE goes on hrssly 70! tear
that the turning OF the tide d. midnight. It being
Pcrson just frrm the island report that
thr current has broken over the causcway
nss .aTs ~ e TaPa e5 aS aag sao"
either tho rairna or wagon bridge, End It Is now
feared that both will he seriously damaged. Those
last OVER from The Virginia side FcPort iaat @ ne
f''~~' o'> r. , The Associated r7c.4.l
WAsn1S1roS. Oct: 1.-Chain bridge, at GeosEe;
'own, hne heeu washed away bJ the n90d. and AL
railroad travel between Washington arFf IaEexal.
a1La IL suspended, owing to the insecurity ot inc
Tfr Ot.s,ee 1 Alexandria, Chesapeake + oa!o
Al S,utn>itjr Consnltated Railroads are s.n,
,nsty injured. Nearly all tic bridges arc carried
/ nMts.
ppPeity, ha7e beeu recovered nnadng on tn*
river.
| RICHMOND, Oct 1.-The r1yer here rose twenty
orr teet last nlcht. and this morning 1s within
t.p. cs the Dan<lt railroad hr1'tge ami A.Jt
c1 Or sSs Seets sF'dae Il tho 1s VcaS + 81
ma:lFt, she lexest point Of the city, are sub
lrt r., j In fur feet Of water. Thousands Of pet
ittdees 20. TIE lover portion Of I,i,b5 rrisol
| frnE FIRE, this morning, from quantity or ll1t'
hing VET By the toni~ The ire vas ssorr:1 bc
'eS MSasn nnSn assse eS ~ Toe water is sttl
rstnc. Al 80 =. n. bctxeen thrrc aad fou
huult cst stofrs wCrr In seyen feet ri Eairr. Re
cars plir.i until noon, when. water coming In a
The wiaiows, The cas were stoppc,,
snd & tetr! now = run r,.e1 On -, =
AZ noon the Manchester end OF the Mayo sire
| h1tJgc gave Hay, and ha1f Of the bridge aoAis'
down sseean. Al Of 1ae whafves are deep unde
water, and York River Railroal depot u coH
| rlctcly submerged Several sIa1l mauufActar.9t y y
| establishments along the river hank arc s~ePt on
AL DAY toe river has been dodeH VIZ U.s. sns ns;
tlou4e1 and wTeck9 OF honsCs, fcncluS, dead ca
dc, ETC., drifting down stream, The gaa "osh
| ait Suhu tsEtA. a.,, -.
RICHMOND. Oct 1.-The trst waSe rom 10
snd Inc liver eS1nnaeneed rising WITH mus M
gfratcr tapsdsJ than tcitsc, when It was ou
swollen shti II tire nou's ss,a, tas aMeF e.
under water, and tue scene there b. grsrs dt
s+..1rtion; two or tnrct small stores were swtl
en With ~ tas!I contentA Us iamaes n 81 Sae dn ns
subsde, commcEesd cE3lne from the upper Ei1
aore Tor helr- Beats vere hroosns, md n
ssse9 6n1 nann sEs psSn pts ct II eas fe r0
retgI poT.1g hllis. At this tine the who
'ss Ss0 rasea ssitnftsE stase. sStnort!iss se at.
ihs M evaeua.i<n, was swept OF. The bridge ms
quarter Of 4 mile lon0. The watcr entered Maye
acco waIehonse 3 !eet anoss lo~ *ases ~ IA
, | so.accc, Inuh Of which e Tor he French u
Gcfmxn Governments. WIFI exception OK aho
$50 aoeshesas tne tooaeco Tas sase M IT,, ~ !, q +
c,t1 was ii danger from an overflow Of The cam
| doEn which an immense bod{ Of RataE WAS rus
and sprs,,n ss Sssr ,,ars IT. ,se Sen ett toFsa
the danger abated In the tnwer rotton ot tne CT
. STREET hnrs arc under water, and the city u
caxkness ts.ntE1L: Tne loss 70 sas HEa.I f.. 1I
i the sections Of Tie State hooded. ri, tnc1ndt
- tie damage 70 tic railroads, 3c-, tht agEEe4a
1ss; II ;Se w'1 eaopa em1S1t bssSe RaTo sa Ill stsnt
se' !: n.9s,y n e s*i.evsa! 81 !. - =: ss.sa
m9eh longer Al Mat1!s, n @ nc s1E.e,,T isET sps
:. the machinery into sne basement Az tne ~
:. cotton, Iron, and nous n1t!s. employing =
d erstioni. The c;tt Water y wotSs ~ also storp,
TO nasins been 70 badly damssea that they can:
Il tc :srsiEtsl IN TWO wrecks. The reservoir O
u On sae riscs b.as, % III In a sxen.s I - 1set aut
I'd water. The wafer Is seven feet higher than e
10 heore; \ despatch from lynchbuig sasa that
In f1ref there IL ftstrG aTAln-
:. vAsnne1os, i. c, oet the damage #
ns esss5 e1s Sen en ins ssy IN
~ ~ them: Two Or thrre wnares .sre " s1er: a sa
~ ,naseasinE heavy damage to tho chesspeak
b. 1 letter nom snerheE...:o*n .srs It is tnou
s ta.* silr et Hxspc1s Ferry, from 1he fAc; thst
to sstnan.'oan Is FEessly ;Nelled b. 1s!as. II s.
t, ~ sea s, .ss, 1as e.
! done alcng the river trnnI The rlarl
10 ncet Mharres has ben lifted. At
he time the highest water paint WAS Yea,
Fnrn the hoed began tn eutstde. Long hrits
damaged. About $40 feet Of the cans=waJ = d
! aTav. and both spans nearest the souia I
Nare broken. Frs OF six hundred feet ol
the Washington Il Alexandra Railroad tIsek |
e. ! sinoyrd, ard larRe portion Of sne tres73e
~ nn3cf Tho railroad bridge II carried on- The
~ mntcd damage 70 the railroads. connecut
r; Nexandths VIII amount to several hundred
III; sand dolAfA -, -,
NJ ACCOUNT continue to bc rccetred OF oal
~ | done along the line Of the canal and f1FsI.
~ believed The damage In the h2Bregaa VII IN
Ao- tc 8eytrst Ntlnonx-
z1tJ ~ 4IxLANpsla.
to AxKxAKpR1A, Oct l--Some G. tne ~hNfe