The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-03
eTBIRTY-ElGlITH YEAR.
LATEST FROM THE FLOOD.
,ur ross or FORTY-SErFN LIVES
HfRPER'S FERRf

pt1iropr. oct. "A private dispa,ch from u'r'
mar. Ferry from Trustworthy source this after
400, s,ao. The number ol lives lost at that place by
,os food as tory.,even. Immense damage has been
s,os in the valley of the Shenandoah. The Win
chester Il abroad between narpers Ferry and Hal
town Is badly damaged. Al is quiet on the Poto
mac above Harper's Ferry the rise and food beyond
that poin, being connnel to tie shenand oah' The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad track is uninjured
The rain recommended falling here Al o'clock this
sntrnoon, and continues stcalily at the present
hour, ii 7. NJ
. About thirty dwellings were washed away by the
Mood of the last TWO days. Benjamin aud James
pa'emau and their families Mrs. shipes and family,
Nr. Carroll and Jerry Harris (eoorcd), wife. and
Two daughters are known to be drowned All tho
bpildinss on tie south sido OF the Shenandoah arc
injured, and abort nine are entirely washed away.
Only q few buildings remain on the ISLAND, and 1t
mas hc:c that
- TUE GRr, ,rTsr DESTRUCTION or LlrE
peerr.cl The water vas FIRST noticed 70 he danger.
u.a, alou, ; O'Clock on the evening of the 3Jth.
ite river then rose rapidly that In few minutes
huasa wild, dashing, fearful torrent and being at
,l.ht TO human aid could render the slightest
assistance to the terror-s,ricken residents 1t
gas srockng spectacle, as house after house
uecuntcd TO the current, and went dashng
the sir,am amid the fearful shouts OF
heir OCCUPANTS; while sud ienly tue e1tingushment
o, h,lt and the floating away of q dark mass OF
sD,s told too painfully the story OF death. The
machine shop owned By MIR. Wernway WAS lost
With tie building that fell at about II o'clock A. NJ
A..
i,hreo ssoil one, when it fell. Through the wreck
La. We rapidly floating down. he Vas soon seen
rmins out. Strong men gave way to their feel.
logs be. and old and respected citizen OF Harpers
Ferry, waved adieu with his hand, and rapidly
passed
lS ruE CENTRE OF rur MIGHTY FLOOD.
Just above the falls below Harper's Ferry bridge,
he seen to cling tenaciously to his frail raft;
but amer passing through few OF the dashing
waves in the falls, he was lost to sight, while the
rit vac plainly visible. The old is gone, said
one. zee, answered another. But incredible
Il may seem, he was seen near
Berlin, followed BY a brave boatman nsmei
T. Leopold, and rescued abol; mile and hat
below that village; he WIS soon rosucciated, and
wn found to be but slightly injurei. The trestle
work and bridges on the Winchester and Potomac
Railroad, running through Harpets terry are swept
bway.
H'SAsDoAH CITY Is A MASS OF RUINS,
covered with the mud and slime Of the river. Not
single house remains standing. Herr's Island, on
which are situated tho extensive mills OF the liar.
pers Ferry FIGURING Company also felt the force of
TIE torrent, tie mill race and dam being entirely
destroyed, and every building excepting the massive
mill bong torn and shattered.
island until 1t was too late to reacn the river bank
and during all the fearful hours OF Friday night
Ami rffrlN IarI ahs
against the luildings, tearing them to pieces, and
above all the aw ul roar OF the waters, drowning
every other sound these un'or.uuates remained on
the island awaiting their fate.
THE FRIsHET AT RICHMOND.
EiCuNoSD, Oct AT midnight last night the
river WAS sthl Using aud invading stu further the
lower part OF the city Hundreds Of persons were
carrying of the furniture from the houses about to
be swept away. In front OF the St. Charles Hotel,
nolr the centre Of the city, Is anchored schooner
Her pull Of in the boats regularly thou IN
at sea. Last night the Western Union Telegraph
once crowded with anxious people trying to as.
certain the whereabouts OF their friends who start oil
in the late trains, aud for whose fate the announce.
nent that the river at Lynchbnrg was rising again
created mucl concern. In the lower part OF the
city the only object OF attention was a single gas
Lmp that still burned, though within a few inches
o. being submerged. The Richmond and Petersburg
Ralr ad has put on four times the usual number OF
cars 10 ccomn 5date the southern travel. The nood
ON ruE RvAsSA RIVER
the highest since 1907. The families OF Mr.. Jen-
tin;s and Mr. Miller, whose homes were near the
rVer were washed away--in all FIVE persons Mr..
Jennings IL supposed to have been drowned His
vile and two children are known to have perishei.
Ayoung woman OF the family clung TO a tree forty
eight hours, but WAS washed away and drowned.
Her death was witnessed by a multitude on the
other bank of the river but there no boat
b. which she might have been rescued
ON The MANASSAS RAILROAD
TIE tril- es a.ross the North and South shenandoah
nVor gone. No Information has been received
nom beyond strasburg, MsnY lives are known to
have been lost The Baltimore and ohio Railroad
Above II rpcr'- Ferry has been swept away. SCOTS
Vile, IN Abemsrle county, has been inundated. and
the d.'tuction OF property is verV great Egt teen
hyes ",r- lost Trans are running regularly be-
'Seou eIandrs and Richmond,
TnE EXTENT OF THE DISASTER.
The storm which spent the bulk Of its force
lmong the Allegheny mou tains from the source Of
lhe Roanoke TO tie head waters OF the Pot ma and
honon .het, filled the Potomac. the james, the
tie spreli disaster and ruin. The loss of prop
Gy las been immense Persons well acquainted
shn the sections Of the state flooded say that, in.
.9dn' damage to railroads, & 8, the asgregae loss
gu amount to t4,00O0O0 The losses have un-
aouoIei.y been the heaviest
ALONG TnR VALLEY or The JAMES
md especially between and including Lynchburg
va luchpond Al Lynchburg the riss BEGAN on
ihue lay morning and was fearfully sudden, de.
henilng upon Richmond In an enormous wave. hve
se' ilgn. Captain N. 7. Goo iwyn, freight agent
o. he South'ids Railroad who liyel on PerceVal's
thnd barely escaped - the main land with his
hm1y. The bridge connecting the ISLAM with
L,nchburg was very strong one aud Of ale has
bSen used merely as foot bridge over which to
Transport merchandise from the railroad a. pot
Just as Captain Goodwin and family had Iassed
hross the bridge gave way with
A TREMENDOUS CRASH,
mi was hurled down the river against two iron
tair al br lSos, taking them along with il, Mrs
Hlnson, three children OF Arr. WnslUw's and a
tlJrel woman, who were on the hrst bridge were
i"'p' away with 1t and drowned Capt. GOOdwyu',
Lo-'e was carried down with the flood. H. A.
booi"'n, master OF transportation oil the South.
hI' il -Old, who was at Lynchburg at tie time,
Nh caught on the island, and, with the families who
hAl np cscapri were obliged to lake refuge on tive
TOO OF tAr relh, depot until rescued by boats The
oe'"'- oi thc Orange and Alexandra Railroad, tie
cana, TIE lower streets Of the city, the water works
~ 'r gas works were all submeTged ed, ana auumber
'u,u' "ere ~ pt away
1ug INST WAVE or TIE FLOOD
IIn'' u .G Ut NJ 3 o'clock on Saturla morning,
snl D., tNlf up tLc lower end OF the city, known
~ Ho'ktu-. was under water, ami the scene
.t'h b"es red description Two or thlGc smal.
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