The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-05
LATEST FROM THE FLOOD.
THE WATERS BIGHER THAN EYER
AT H1RPER'S IERRY.

Accounts BY Mrii and Telegraph from tho
Inundated District-ThrilIingI Incidents
Repairing Dnmages-Tho Reopcning of
the Railways from Richmond.
WASHINGTON, October A private despatch
saws that tho water at Harper's Ferry has again
., aHd Is much higher than 1t has been. Truins
began running to-day between Richmond and
stsunton on thc Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, and
pass sngors are transported through by mixing two
trains, rst at hoores Creek, aud nc 1t at Waynes-
boro.
rHs DtNAGI AT cHARLorTEsvTLLr.
The Rio mills. with the ,torehouses, dwellings,
md the County bridge connecting the mllls with
righ, M I we're All swev' away on lhursdsy
nlght, and finding fe water fist taking posspssion
Of hts hons, immsdstely set to work to rescue hi.
VIE and children. Taking bis wife and youngest
child he sought reach tire land by wading, In.
structns his two other children 10 follow. Fearful
e admoniiion OF tho isther and nser fescninx lana
with his ~iie and child, he turned osly to see
HousE AND CHILDREN SWEPT AwAr.
ten I % Y swoS sSs Tns sS ..s y We Of SSS
ants Of thi. little VILLAGE wsre able 70 escape Mrs.
wnsley The sifc Of one Of tl,e @nsrs, shared the
carried OF in their house. Mr.. Ned Wood. hearing
The cries OF Mrs Wsley {. she went down in the
her ont OF the house and somo distance toward the
shore eut nnding that his strength falling him
made for hammock" Of drited trash on when
he snent the night, and from which he was rescued
tho n9xt morning.
BEGdAaEp FAMILY.
Mr.. Nuekols, who saved himself AMI family on
Woodroors Island, by taking shelter In the tops OF
the trees, was In Lypchburg on Saturday, with his
vile and children. Their appearance on tile streets,
IN the drargled earmerts In which they passed the
storm. was pitiable The little oues were IN their
mothers arms and the larger children were in their
bare FEET, in wretcbcd clothes They presented 6t
subjects for pity and aims.
TuE INSANITY or Mr. RANSOM.
Tie condition of Mr.. Ransom, OF Lynchhurg
whose wife and daughter were wnqbed avay from
his arms and drowned, Thursday night has been
most piable, snd his grief and agony were so in
tense as 70 deprive him ofresson. In tho streets
Saturday he gave vent to such violent and passion
he wns tntcn into cu.tod, !" prevent hts ininrinS
bhaselt The bodies Of his wife and daughter were
found on Saturday with their hands cas ped together
TERRIBLE NIGHT
Capt Goodwin represents the night which he
Hpont on tho roof OF The depot OF the Southsde Rail
road on the Island opposite Lynctburg, as one OF
great terror. The waters were roaring around him
bridges boats, and houses were crashing among the
trees. and he did not know what moment tie build
ing beneath him would be swept away. The per.
pendieular rise In the river was 70 feet.
LYscHBuRG MILLS DESTROYED.
TIC min OF Mr.. wm: ent, on the canal below the
Ben. Wiks. on Otter Greek, in Bedford county
was totally destroyed. with large quantity OF grsn
TIE One Srisre rceeuty erected near s ,bs r,l 10
replace tho bridge destroyed by the soldiers at the
cose of VIC war IN f5ts, was swept away. IL cost
ths county e30oo.
LOSSES OF rHs RAILROADS.
TIE Orange and Alexandria. Railroad &osses be.
sde the bridges above Lvnchturs are bridges nrrosS
loss estimated at $4,000 Tie soulhside Rail
road lost three bridges beside considerable damage
To the track, amounting to s3O3,o00.
Tae Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad IL badly
washed M various places between ShsdweH and
sssn.on fi;s Or sin sridses along the line on the
bridges scro<s South Run st waynesboro and across
sme Tsn' Ts' ives, o, aan,oe, have been carried
the freshet 70 take down nearly all OF tbe bridges
oes.royea. q and replace them ~i'e new ones, Cone
damages a. over 5000 IN about ten days the
at 10 as be %ssS S run through from Rich
rus CANAL RrIN
The sanai at Lynchburg "a almost Q ruin. Az tho
tow.poth !. washed OF ,nd sanJ-bsrs have been
washed away. Several lock houses above the city
were washed on. the families In them barely cscIp-
ing. The damage ia estimated at $500
pIbAaH TO rHR cRops
Tue streams all along tbe lne Of the Chesapeake
roachod heivst unknown vithin .he memory Of the
odes, resi- deais and tle damage to and other
DgGpsF, T, IS enST%oT, , Ths crops aons the banks
lIe land IN many places entirely ruined.
rHE SCENE IN RICHMOND
on Monday morning was dismal From fifteenth
street TO the heights away OF 10 what l. fam iiarly
sorrow. The KrcRiR0 ,Jovrrdi says: The tail OF
the court-ioom In uie Capitol was terrible but ibis
last visitation IA stunning. II Ia nightmare Of ruin
and want. The major portion OF the submergod
quarter was occupied ny the poorer classes, and
their varied desolatons cry alIud 10 the genius Of
charity for suecor and relief II was heutTeRdina
TO soe women barefoot and comfOrtless, and meu
"bowed down" endeavoring TO cleanse, and scrub
ann repair, that which vas left uGdestroyed.
The james River steamboat sheds found resting
place at Varins, many mil-s rom Richmond, where
tho, may now be found with the sgns still above
tho roof
The water accomplished what General Butler long
strove without fucress TO effect. Dutch Gap canal
is now open, the James River having broken the
neck Of tue Peninsula in its struggles to make a
short cat.
Tho Grent Failure in Rostou.