Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-02
THE FLOOD.
Bridge at Georgetown Gone
The Long Bridge Damaged
Chesapeake Canal Injured
Ferry in Streets Of Richmond
200 Families are UnhOused
Millions of Damage Done
Millions of Damage Done
THE GREAT FLOOD.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The chain bridge
above Georgetown has been washed away
by the food in the Potomac. Rail
road travel between Washington
and Alexandria has been suspended,
owing to the insecurity of bridges of the
Potomac, several pieces having been dis
placed. The Orange and the Alexandria,
Chesapeake and Ohio and Southside rail
roads are seriously injured, nearly all the
bridges being carried away. Large quan-
titles of flour in barrels has been
received flowing on the Potomac.
watching for the Bridges 10 Go.
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 1.-The river
here rose twenty-five feet last night and
this morning. 1t is within one foot of
the railroad bridge and Mayo street. The
passenger bridge streets for four or five
blocks in the vicinity of Old Market, the
lowest point of the city, are submerged
in four feet of water. Thousands of per-
sons are on the river banks waiting to
see the bridges go.
The lower portion of the Libby prison
took fire this morning from a quantity of
lime being wet by the flood. The fire
stopped before much damage was done.
Ferry Running Oh Main Street,
RichmOnd-Watcr Coming in the
street Car WindOws-The River
Dotted with Houses.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. Later Water
still rising at 1:30 P. NJ. Between and
4P. N. in sundry stores here were Z feet
of water Between Fifteenth and Eigh-
tenth streets street cars run until noon,
when the water coming in the windows
the cars were stopped, and ferry run on
all Main street, from Fifteenth and Eigh-
teenth streets. At noon the Manchester
end of the Mayo street bridge gave way,
and half of the bridge floating down
stream. All the wharves are deep under
water, and the York River Railroad depot
is completely submerged. Several small
manufacturing establishment along the
river banks are swept away. All day the
river has been dotted with small houses
and wrecks of houses, fences, dead cattle,
ETC., drifting down stream. The gas
works is submerged.
At .WashingtOn-T Long Bridge
Injured = 500 Feet of Causeway
GOne-The Canal Locks Floating
Down.
WASHINGTON, Oct damage from
the freshet here is heavy. In George
town the streets bordering the river are
to day filled with goods and persons in
boats recovering them. Two or three
whaIves are swept away. The debris of
several canal locks passed down, indi-
eating heavy DAMAGE to the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal
A letter from Shepardstown says it is
thought by the business men that the most
damage is this side of Hsrper's Ferry,
from the fact the Shenandoah is greatly
swollen by rains.
At Sandy Hook the water is five feet
over the tow path.
10 Washington much damage is done
along the river front. The plauking to
most of the wharves has been lifted.
At ] P. NJ. to-day the highest water
point was reached, when the flood began
to subside.
The Long Bridge is damaged About
500 feet of the causeway is swept away
and both spars nearest the south draw
HAYS been broken. Five or six hundred
feet of The Washington and Alexandria
Railroad track is destroyed and large
portion of the trestle work under the
bridge carried off. 1t is estimated that
the damage at southern points will amount
to several hundred thousand dollars. Ac-
counts continue to be received of DANA
ges along the line of the canal and river,
and it is believed the damage will aggre-
gate several millions.
The Shenandoah Booming - A
Whole Family DrOVVned-NO Rail-
way Trains Since Wednesday.
ALEXANDRIA, Oct Some wharYes
are overlooked. The damage to the Or
ange and Alexandria Railroad amounts TO
the washing away of four bridges. The
bridges over the north and south forks of
the Shenandoah were washed away, and
the rise of that river was more rapid than
ever known. Mills and houses on its
banks were washed away, and many
lives lost. One family was at break fast
and the house swept away, and all but the
head of the family drowned.
There has been no train from Lynch
burg since Wednesday night. All trains
run regular to Fort Royal and Gordons-
vile. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
it is thought, has sustained heavy dam
ages, as breaks at Knoxville and Hancock
are already reported.
Latter from Eichmond-2OO Fami.
lies Washed Out-The Mayo street
Bridge GOne-The Canal Overflow.
ing the Upper Part of the Gown
The City in DarkncSs-MiIIiOn OF
Damage = River Still Rising at
Lynchburg.
RICHMOND, Oct. 1.-The first wave
from the Lynchburg freshet struck here
at P. NJ, the river commenced rising
with greater rapidity than before when
it was only swollen slightly. In three
hours the lower end of the city known as
Rockets was under water and the scene
there beggars description.
Two or three small stores were swept
off with all their contents. Families who
had remained IN their houses, hoping the
flood would subside, commenced CRYING
from the upper windows for help. Boats
were brought and saved them, but the
larger portion of their furniture was lost.
Two hundred families in that part of the
city are houseless tonight, camping on
neighboring hills at this time.
The whole of Mayo street bridge. which
was built by the United States military
after evening was swept
off. The bridge was a quarter of a mile
long. The water rose in Mayo's tobacco
warehouse, So feet above the level water
mark
At this time it was found that the up
per portion of the city was IN danger
from overflow of the canal, down which
an immense body of water was rushing
and spreading over the banks, three miles
above the city, and the danger abated in
the lower portion of the city. The street
lamps were under water, and city in dark
ness tonight. The loss by the merchants
will probably reach s., 600, 600. /I.~
Persons well acquainted with the sec
lions of the State flooded, say that, in
Guiding the damage TO railroads, ETC., the
aggregate loss will amount to four mil
ions.
Tonight the bridge of the Richmond |
and Danville railroad still stands, but as
he river is still rising it is hardly believed |
t can stand much longer.
At Morris large sugar refinery the water
,urst up the floors, dropping all the ma.
'hlnery into the basement All the large
cotton corn and HOur ,niIIc oro,I o,,;SI,. |