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

damaged by washing out of the seed in the
ground and washing away of the soil. In
many places whole fields have been ruined
and we have heard of one or two farms in
adjoining counties which have been washed
literally into gullies
Along North River, Rocking CHAM, i'm
mense damage was done. All the brid ges
were swept away. The mills near Bridge
water were destroyed, and several buildings
in the place, including the Masonic Temple J,
damaged. The dwelling Of Mr.. ,Hopewell
on Hopcwell's Island was carried away
The large mill and factories and the dwell
ing CT j. W. Miller at Riverton were dcs :
troyed. From Bridgewater to Port Repub-
lie the fields are perfect waste.
Hon. VIM. Mines lost his Forge, and all
the buildings connected with it, at Shenan-
doah Iron Works, Page Co., and his Store
house and stock of goods, and Rev. A.
2. Boude and Messrs Deacon & Mason lost
their residences. The safe containing the
books and papers of the company weighing
3 tons was carried ten miles and landed
at New Port. Mr.. Mines residence was
above the overflow.
All along down the Shenandoah River
we hear of immense losses Of Dwellings,
Mills: Barns, Crops, Fencing &c, and in a
few instances the loss of life.
Thos, Blakemore, formerly sof Rocking
ham, lost all his family 6 Or 81 except
himself and two small beys. The boys
saved themselves by swimming out and he
by clinging to tree.
Harper's Ferry was inundated, the water
running into the windows of the second
stories. The food came Oh this place in the
night without warning to the inhabitants
and the loss of life, in consequence, was
considerable. A gentleman just from there
reports AZ drowned Great damage was
done to property. The bridge over the
Shenandoah at this place and Railroad bridge
between Harpers Ferry and Hall Town we're
swept away.
On the Manassas Railroad between Stras
burg and Manassas several bridges were
carried away and travel by that route sus-
pended.
From Lexington we learn that much
damage has been on the Point in that place,
and several houses swept off, among the
number the houses, Of Mcssrs McNut!, Al
exander and Anderson. But few mills were
damaged in Rockbridge, though farms
were badly washed and fences and crops
carried away and also many bridges.
In the adjoining county of Albemarle, on
the Rivanna River, the destruction was very
great. Not a mill is left standing and there
was immense loss of crops. Many lives were
lost in this stream.
The James River was higher than ever
been known before. The loss along its banks
was immense, At Lynchburg the Oran 60
House was damaged, and the r. R. bridges
near by and the large county bridge near the
Piedmont House and the two iron bridges on
Southside r. R. below were carried away.
All the lower portion of the city was
badly damaged loss estimated at three
quarters Of million.
Fifty Or sixty persons lost their lives be-
tween Lynchburg and Richmond
All Of the lower portion Of Richmond was
submerged, the water being four feet deep
in the old market, and ferries established in
Main and other streets. The damage to
that portion Of the city was immense. It
has been estimated at one million, but will
probably exceed that amount.
Mayo's Bridge was swept away and the
Danville R. R. bridge only saved by being
heavily weighted down.
We hear the same news all along the Po-
tomac
At Alexandria and Washington the wa
ter was higher than ever before known, and
the Railroad bridge between these plu COS
swept away Travel however is not impedod
by this.
From the above scattered data, which is
all We have been able TO obtain, owing to
the delay in Mails and communication, some
idea may be obtained of the immense de-
struction which has spread over many por-
tons of our beloved old State, greater by
far, than the devastations of four years war.
Our people, however, have exhib tied in
the past wonderful recupera'ive power
They will not be downcast now, but will bow
with humble resignation to the will of Heav-
en-, and will still hope and strive for the
best.
THE FAIR Those who have attended our
| County Fair must have been gratifed to