Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-10-07
THE FLOOD VIRGINIA.
Immense Lasscs.
DESTRUCTION OF THE PR,DGEs 1T LYyCr.
DIRG.
StoPprgs Of Frtigh: and Travel.

RICHMOND, Sept. 0.-Superintcnd-
ent Hates, Of the Washington lines,
telegraphs this morning that q number
of buildings at Eynchhurg have been
swept away, and both the gas and
water works are submerged. Houses
from the country above have been
floating 10y all morning and during
last night. The new iron bridges OF
the South Side road were carried away
this morning.
freshet ever known there, is prevailing
at Lynchburg. The passenger bridge
across the James River, q quarter of a
mile ling, washed away last night. The
depots of the o. and A. II. r.. and Va.
and Tenn. II. r., are submerged. The
canal is submerged and the boats are
going about over. the tow path and
through the lower streets of the city.
The water washed up the main gas
pipe at IL o'clock, last night. Lynch
burg was suddenly thrown into total
darkness. A large lumber OF en-
ployoes Oh the south Side Railroad
are cut off on an island below the city.
The freshet will reach Richmond about
= O'clock to-day, and the river here has
already risen foot. Merchants are
busy in the lower portion of the city
removing goods in time. The tele-
graph lines are down In all directions.
kICHMoND, Va, Sept. SO.-The ac-
counts that came in from the flood are
more disatrous. The. Orange and AL
eXandria Railroad bridge, over Rock
fish river, is reported swept away. The
bridges over tile Rivana and Moore's
creek, on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad are also gone. Burty's d
Wells two mills are both floating down
the Rivana, with four hundred barrels
OF -four floating around them. A
dwelling houuse, completely furnished,
went by this afternoon. The Riyana
is filled with the debris of furniture,
barns, agricultural implements, crops,
etc. Al the crops on the low grounds
are total loss. The telegraph lines,
to Lynchburg and the West are badly
damaged.
Vice President Wicl;ham, of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, is be-
tween Greenwood and Waneshoro, wa
ter bound. Two trains are unable to
recedc or advance.
superintendent Vandegrift, of the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad, went
TO the break at AloOre's creek with n
train this p. m.
RICHMOND, Sept. 80. Telegram
from Cord says the Rivana
River is flooding ali the surrounding
country. Houses and barrels of flour
and cattle have been washing down
stream all morning,
RICHMOND, Sept. 30.-The wItcr
has risen here ten feet since noon
This is water from the Rvana that
from Lynchburg will strike here about
midnight. The water at Lynchburg
Is twenty-five feet higher than ever
known before.
RICHMOND, Sept. 3O.-The flood
reached at 1890 p, m, in wave five
feet high, and in twenty minutes the
river rose six feet. There is great eX-
element In the lower part of the city,
removing goods from laccs accessible
to water. The Orange Hotel aud Or
ar &c and Alexandria Railroad bridges
at Lynchburg were swept away this
morning.
The following dispatch from Lynch
burg has been kindly furnished Us by
the officers of the f.. r., Va. and Ga.
Railroad In this, city:
LYNCITBURG, Sept. 80.
MoJ. II. G. Jackson, Supr h. r., Va.
and Ga. Railroad, hROrriUo Tenn.
Several of our bridges on the South
Side and Va. and Tenn. Railroads hav-
ing been destroyed by the freshet, we
cannot receive any more freight at
Bristol until further notice. Please
noiiN connecting roads and suspend
s'l' d.. tht0uEi ttchlle. Henry Ife-.