Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-08
LOCAL NEWS.

HEAVY RAINS AND RAILROAD DAMAGES. -
| As stated in the Gazette on Saturday last b,
telegraph, the heavy rains Of the proceeding
night had undermined the track of the o., a.
& NJ. R. R. ,one and a half miles south of Glas
gov Station, but it being apparently all right 4
southern bound freight train that morning was
running over it at the usual speed, when sud
denly the embankment gave way: lreci pitating
the engine and two cars down the bank, and
damaging them very seriously, and also badly
injuring Mr.. c. Mayhugh, the engineer and
Mr. Paul A. Goolsby, the fireman. The iniu-
ries OF these gentlemen, are not, however Of Il
dangerous character.
The accident SO obstructed the track that it
was not cleared until dark, Saturday night, and
the South bound passenger train due at Lynch
burg at clock did not arrive until II clock
at night. The North bound train was unable
to pass the obstruction, until G, clock at night
about 5 hours behind time. The train due
here at hafpast five that evening did not ar
rive until five clock Sunday morning The
necessary repairs have been made and the
trains are now running through on time as
usual The bridge over the North branch Of
the Shenandoah was so damaged by the fresh
ct on Saturday that the Harrisonburg trains
will not be able to pass over it for day or two.
The trains will leave here rs usual, however,
but will not arrive until some hours behind
time, in consequence of the transfer of passcn-
gers and baggage that has to be effected at the
scene of the damage.
p. S.-A dispatch from Front Royal, to-day,
says ''Trainsarc still west North River bridge,
the east span Of which is four feet out of line.
The trains will not be in until late. The tclc-
graph line is all right
The running of the local trains on the Alex
andria and Washington Railroad was suspend
ed to-day in consequence, not OF any actual IN
Jury that had been received by the bridge over
the Potomac, but because it was considered
unsafe to use that bridge during the continuance
ofthc current now in the river The cars Of the
through trains were pushed across the bridge,
the locomotives remaining at either end
RECEIPTS BY RAILRoAD--Among the re-
ccpts of freight at this city by the O., A. &
NJ. r. r. during the week ending on Saturday
last, were :--Corn 2,7SG bushels, wheat ZIG,
rye 1884, oats 2,95G, mill ofal G5O potatoes -,
dried fruit ), feathers sacks, eggs ca bbls.,
butter 2% bbls and tirkins, flour 725 bbls.
leather 81 rolls, lard i bbls., vinegar 1 bbls.
wool % sacks, hair u sucks, fowls . coops
lime 80 bbls., bacon 2,075 lbs, apple butter
Grkin bark II cords, broom corn $50 lbs., fur 3
packs, sheep skins 5 bales, sheep and calf
skins 3GG, furniture packages. tallow 800 lbs,
sumacl 3sacks, lobacco4 boxes, rags CPS lbs hides
~ bundles, COWS and calves &c, lumber 10000
feet, pig iron 80, 7Go lbs, iron and bones ,, l43
lbs, cattle, sheep, hogs horses, &c, 81 cars,
cross ties ) cars, sand . cars.
During the same period there were received
by the W. l. d. r. R:-Wheat ., OG2 bushels,
:orH 7G.l, meal ~: oats 1872, feed G., rags "A
,ales, -four e. bbls. butter 49, eggs Gj, fowls
.oops, calves - head, stock Gears, hay >, wood
/, chairs &c bundles, milk 400 gallons.