The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-01
FROM ayNssEBUHG.
Height OF She River at iss highest
"Details OF Lcsses sns the City and
Vicinity Several Lives Lost-The
River Falling. 80
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LYNcHBuRG, VA, Sept. 30, 1870.
The James river here rose 22H feet above
Its usual bed this morningat2 o'clock. 1t
has since then fallen eight teet. The Orange
and AleXandria railroad bridge over Rock
Fish river, in Nelson county, was swept
away yesterday afternoon; damage I'm.
known. The bridge from Jones's island to
Amherst, on the same road; estimated loss,
slo,oU. Both Of the new iron bridges to
the Sonthside railroad island were de-
stroycd; loss, $4,000. Toll-bridge to AM
herst destroyed; loss, $1,000. Also, the
| ieed-lock one mile above the city loss,
s., ZOO.
On the South-Side railroad island all the
track was washed up, the houses damaged,
and other property destroyed or injured to
the amount of $4,000 or $4,000. Several
bridges on the Virginia and Tennessee rail-
road are down, and there has been no train
on this road since yesterday morning.
d. ii. Adams Brother, lumber dealers,
lose about $4,000, besides books that
were in a fire-proof safe as yet undis-
covered, worth Si2, 900 to $4,000: RI.
Shepherd & Co., agricultural Implement
makers, $1,000; lumber belonging to An
drew Carroll, of Appomattox, 81, 800 lum-
Der belonging to j. r. Walric, Of Amherst,
$1,000. The freight boat Swan, of Mathews,
and Major, Of Pembroke mill, both of
Amherst, loaded, $1,000 to $4,000; L. V.
Strange, general grocer, $1,000; Heald's
brick works, $4,000; Lynchburg bark fac
tory, $1,000 to $4,000 +. 3. Deane's foun.
dry, several thousand dollars; Folkes &
Winston, furniture dealers, large quantity
of furniture, lumber, and tools John Hen
ry, several frame houses; johns 6 Miller's
mill, flour, etc, about 81 800 injuries done
Orange House and premises, about 81 900 ;
city gas works and pipe, about $1,000;
water works pump-houSe inundated, dam
age not known.
Several freight boats and frame houses
were seen floating down the river last night.
We have had no mail for two days. The
damage done crops unknown, but is not
supposed to be much, us they were gar
ncrcd. The market prices are very high,
as the chief supply Of the city came from
amherst.
Mrs. Ransom, her daughter, and a colored
woman, with three children of Mr.. Whit
low, whre drowned near Sandy Hook in
houses swept away. There are rumors
current of the loss Of several other lives,
but nothing definite is known.
Other losses and damage done canal, rail
roads, and private property within three
or four miles of the city is estimated at
not less than 100000 damage done above
and below city unknown. MED.
SECOND DISrATCH.]
LYNcnBuRG, Sept. 80, 1870.
Ninety feet Of the embankmcnt of the
Virginia and Tennessee railroad was
washed out near Buiord'S. Big Otter bridge,
near Liberty, was washed away, and Little
Otter bridge damaged. Several smaller
bridges near Bon>ack's were damaged, but
have been repaired, SO that trains can pass.
Passengers and baggage will be transferred
tomorrow between Otter and the break
near Butord's on pole cars. The bridge
will probably be rebuilt and trains running
in Il week or ten days. O.