The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-09
THE RIVERS RISING.
HIGH WATER IN THE JAMES,
RlVANNA, DAN. AND RAP
PAHANNOCK.
FEARS OF A BIG FRESH.
Destruction of Property at Danvi|Ie.
TIE LATEST FROM LYNCHBURG
AND LEXINGTON.
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A GREAT RAlN-sToRM THE JAMES RAripI.,
RlSl>G-rEAKS or A rLoop--NEws FRo,
LEXINGTON.
ccS>ant rain here for the last thirly.sis
hours. Something over three inches of rail-
has fallen. There are some indications now
Of clearing of. The river is about ten ant
Il bali feet above the ordinary level, and il
still rising at the rate of eight inches pcl
hnnr. \ di>pltch from
Lexington,
dated about , o'clock this I. NJ, says
Heavy rain last sn,y-tour hours. Rive
very high and still rising likely to be m,lcl
higher: still raining"
If this rain has been grurral Throughout
The mountains and on the upper waters o
The James alloy" Buchanan, The frcshct vii
doubtless l." a heavy one. 1t may reach il.
highest point Tonight or early in the morn
in@. jewellers and business men on tn,
canal and river banks arc apprchrnsive of 4
sudden rise tonight similar to the grca,
!rt>ACi of $50, and are putin" their houses
in order hy moving goods and chattclS to
the upper floors.
.Sccond Dispatch.
LYNCHBl'RG. May SO Il. Mo rain
since Il O'Clock. but still cloudy. The river
has been rising slowly for the last three or
four hours. making only six or eight inches
since dark. The excitement OH the river
tInks this evening was in great measure
Ctu>cd by the report from Lexington be-
coming grcatI; exaggerated, it being quite
current here that the river at Lexington was
higher than during the big food" and
>Iill r>iug. Sine" the cXagscration has been
discovered the excitement has subsidized; but
approximations are still entertained that the
water may commence rising rapidly aga in
by ; or 3 O'Clock tonight. and perhaps go
several feet higher. 1t is not generally be-
licvrd now that the present fre>het will occs'-
SION much damage.
Lexington.
NORTH RIVER VERY uIGlI, But No DAMAGE YET.
IEXISGroN, Va, May S.-IIcavy rains
duriu" The lust torty-cight hours North
river very high and still rising. No damage
Yet reported.
Charluf.eSviIIe.
TIE RIVANNA QUITE HlGil--No DAMAGE ArrRE.
HE>pEr.
tUtELnTTfsyILLE, Nav SIT has been
,auin" here necessarily siucc Yesterday eve.
ming. The hiranna river is quite high and
Sill ri.!ng. However, no damage to the
brides i apprchcnacd.
fredericksburg.
THE KNrrAmASHnCK FIVE FEET ABOVE HIGH
WATER MARX AND RISING RAPIDLY.
tKErEElcKsEuKG. May S. 1873. $780, Heavy
rains Ia>t n@ht and to-day. The river is five
feet above hi-h-watcr mark and rising rapid
y. NJ damage reported up to 10 i. NJ.
II j. still raining.
Danyiilc.
HIGH WATER lN THE DAN-CoNSIDERABLE DE-
STErCTlON or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IL DAN
GER.
nASyI!IF. Va. May S, lS73.-Thcrc has
been Tor two days All almost continual fail OF
heavy rain in this section. Yesterday Dan
river commenced TO rise at this place and
still continues to rise very rapidly. Early
last night the water overlooked the banks,
and the river is now five times its usual
width.
Great damage has already been done in
and around HanNiilr. Mc>sr>. Crews. Rodcn-
hixcr 4 Co.'S foundry and iron-workS arc
cnmplc.rly submerged aud Il great deal of
their property washed away. Their loss
will hc enormous. Several houses have been
carried away. Mr.. Bou@h, on the north
side of the river, has los! two houses. Three
tenement houses on this side belonging to
Mr.. l.. j. Hcckner and one belonging TO
Mr. Jefferson have been washed away. Six
negro cabins on both sides of the river have
also been destroyed.
20 rapid WAS The rise Of the river hat the
inmates OF some al The houses destroyed had
10 ,lcc for their lives before they could save
;nv furniture or other property. Great
damage is supposed 10 have been done W
The river. as whole panels Of fence. lumber,
barns. and other property. have been float
in- hy here all day.
The watri. is now within eighteen inches
of the toil-brid.r. That bridge and also the
Richmond and Danvilc Railroad bridge is
in ~rrat danger of being washed away.
Read island. few miles below here, which
is being fitted up for summer resort, l.
and all the improvements re-
Gently pat upon il washed away. The island
WAS never known 10 hc submerged before.
Thi. j. laid 10 he the largest treshct seen
in Dan river for ten years. The loss occil-
stoned l,v it can hardly be estimated. 1t
will probably reach $4,000 in this vicinity.
Norfolk.
NORFOLK, Va, May S.--A driving rain
storm l.:,s prevailed all day. The staii "l
tho >;rn.l office was blown down and the
roof damaged.
trccnbrier.
HlsL - THE GEEESERlER RlVER--Ho pAMAGt
UO<E.
WHITE SrLrnrK SPRINGS, ". Va, May $
Ii has been raining here 1T short intervals
for several days. The streams are some
what swollen. though not very high, as the
rain has not been very steady. Grrenbricr
river is three feet above its USUAL height.
No damage hns Lrcn done is ! can learn,
No slides 90 the road reported Of any cou>e.
uucnce. The express train from The west
,,,oaod hero on time this i, VI. Can hear