The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-01
GREAT FLOOD IN VIRGINIA.
HOUSES FLOITIN0 THROU0U TH1
CITY or RICHMOND.

Iyncbburr Water Works and Gas Works
Submerged-Thc CITY in Darkness-Ths
Great Wave which Rolled upon Rich.
mond Widespread Disnster.
RICHMOND, Sept. SO.-The highest freshet evcs
known at Lynchburg prevails there now. The pas
senger bridge the James river, quarter OF
mile long. was washed away last night The do
pots Of tie Orange and Alexandria Railroad, and the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad are submerged.
The canal Is submerged, and the boats are drifting
about over the towpath and through the lowes
streets OF the city. :
The water washed up the main gas pipe last night
and Lynchburg was suddenly enveloped In dark.
ness large number OF employees on the South
side Railroad are cut OF on the leland below the
city.
Tho telegraph lines are down 10 all directions
Many buildings in Lynchburg have been swepe
away, and the gas and water works are both sub
merged.
HOUSES uAvs BEEN FLOATING
by here oil night and this morning Tho new iron
bridges OF the southsido Railroad were destroyed
this morning.
The freshet Is expected here ats r. NJ today.
and the merchants In the lower part OF the city ars
removing their goods 10 places OF safety.
The North Anna river Ia flooding all the sur
rounding country. Houses, cattle, and barrels ot
-four have been floating down stream all ths
morning.
Later.-Tbe food reached here at 1850 In
wAvn FIVE rEsr Mon,
and In twenty minutes the river sis feet Thers
was great excitement in tile lower part OF the ciy
In removing goods from places accessible 70 wstes.
The Orange and Alexandria Railroad Bridge, ovD
the Rocknsh river has been swep. away. Ths
bridges over the river, on Moores Crock. on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, are also gone. Bur
iins's and Wells two mills both going dowa the
river Anna. with four hundred barrels OF -four ahoss
around them. dwelling house, completely fur.
nished went by this afternoon. The river Anna -
oiled with the debris Of barns furniture, agrcul
tural implements, crops, &C. All the crops on the
low lands q total loss, the telegraph wires b
Lynchburg and and the wost are badly damaged.
RAILWAY TRAINS CUT OFF.
Vce.President Wyckham, OF the Chesapcake ana
Ohio Railroad, is between Greenwood aud waynes-
boro with two trains, unable to advance receds.
Superintendent Van Degrift OF the Orange sna
Alexandria Railroad went to the break at hoorS
Creek With a.train this afternoon.
The water has risen at this city Nehmond) tsa
feet since noon This water is from tho nver Annay
that from Lynchburg will strike here at about mid
night. The water at Lynchburr Is
TWENTY-FIVE FEET HIGHER
than ever known before.
LYScnBuRG, Sept %, 1000 p MA terrible
reshet is progressing here, and the river Ia hishea
than ever before known. The banks are submerged
at the Tennessee depot AT i63) p. NJ the large tou
bridge, 800 yards long, between hero and Amherst
gave way with crash. There is groat danger oi the
structure forcing away the bridges Of the South
side Railroad spanning both prongs Of the river se
the island II ia reported that bridge at this end
10 now giving way, The Usage, Alexandria and Ma
nassas Railroad depot is submerged, and
fus CANAL Is ovERFiowISs
Its banks. Tie boats are coming upon the towpatn.
front Of the city Is under water. The city Is total
darkness, the main gas pipe supplying the city hav.
ing been washed away. II il still raining heavily.
and the river is rising rapidly. Tie railroad en-.
ployces on the SOuthside island cut on by the
water. No Casualties are yet reported.
THE EXTENT or rHR BLooD.
| RICHMOND, Sept S-Nidnight The flood Ii %
great iu the southern In the northern part OF Vir
| gnin. Tho Roanoke and stanton rivers have risen
! fifteen feet. doing great damage.
Mrs. and Miss Ru'kln were drowned in the GooA
| at l,ynchburg last night
tbs FLOOD IN NEW YORK.
Al high tide last night the wharves in New York
| were nearly submerged and tie Jerry bridges were
raised to angle of nearly Is degrees, making 10
very ditcult for the boats to make landngs. A.
about II o'clock, as the ferryboat Jersey Citv was
entering her slip At the loot OF Corsndt street. she
under the bridge, crushing tae railings on zach
side No Injured.