The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-28

drift-wood.. The large frame house or
| Va,Ixhalps Island, which was built many
years ago and successfully resisted the flood
Of 1870, was carried away Sunday, as was
the small bridge connecting Belcher's Is
land with the Danville railroad bridge.
AT THE BANvILIE sHOPs-IN TUE HaMMocKs.
At the Danville shops and in the yards
yesterday all was quiet. The usual work
was going on In the machine and other
shops and preparations made for a resump-
| ton Of trains.
A number of parties were engaged in
getting drift-wood out OF the Hammocks
above the Free bridge. Some parties OBJ
tained probably enough t6last them through
the winter.
PRE- on BELLE IsLASp-oTHER ITEMS.
Early Yesterday morning an old frame
building. formerly used rs q cooper-shop, on
Belle Island, was destroyed by fire. The
origin of the fire is unknown, but is sup
! posed to have been caused from fire left In
the building Monday. A party OF hands
who had been at work all day and until a
| late hour Sunday night were allowed by
Mr.. Baird to occupy the building, and they
must have failed to put out all the fire. At
one time it was feared that the fire would
be communicated to the railroad treste-work
and to other and more valuable buildings.
But bv hard work the flames were confined
to the building in which the fire originated,
and the loss is small. Among the debris OF
the flood from the upper country which
lodged on the island are several e)rn-cribs,
one in very good condition, and all con-
tanning more or less corn.
The officers OF the Old Dominion Nail
Company's works have gone to work with
a will making preparations for resump-
ton OF operations. As stated yesterday,
their loss is small.
A large tartle, estimated to weigh about
thirty-fve pounds, was captured on the
island Monday.
Several dead rattlesnakes were also wash
ed ashore on the southwest end OF the
island.
GENERAL REMARKS.
Captain Hugh Longest reached the city,
with Captain James ". Lowell, Monday
night.
It is almost impossible at this writing to
state with accuracy the losses sustained by
the establishments on the water-line. The
losers have not yet estimated it themselves.
The loss sustained by the city is small.
The walking was very disagreeablc in the
lately-flooded districts yesterday, and it
was with difficulty that teams could be
driven in that section. There is perfect
wreck OF fences in that quarter, AID many
persons went to work yesterday in replac-
ing them.
The falling OF the waters was very gladly
hailed BY all classes Of our citizens, but
more especially by those who had been COM
Delled TO leave their houses and effects TO
the mercy OF the flood. 1t is hoped that
the present generation, at least, will never
again witness like freshet.
| Nothing has been heard from the late
Andrew OVERLY. Every effort Will be
made by his friends and comrades to secure
his body.
The Rounoke-Rivcr Freshet.
Our Petersburg correspondent, in his
letter last evening, has the following:
The Roanoke river has been reccdIng
slowly since last night, but had not fallen
sufficiently to allow any estimate to be made
of the extent OF damage to the property OF
the Petersburg and Weldon railroad. The
entertainments and track OF the road are sub
merged for distance OF fully three miles.
The river yesterday below Weldon is rep
resented to have been fullv three miles wide.
It is said that the damage to private pro-
perty along the banks Of the Roanoke has
been very great.
Among the losers is Mr.. John Long, 4
wealthy citizen OF Halifax county, whose
losses, it is feared, will reach thousands OF
dollars. On yesterday his fire plantation
below Weldon was to Il large extent cover.
cd with water, which had even reached to
within 4 short distance OF the negro-quar.
tiers, situated on an elevation three quarters
of mile away from the river. Much OF his
crop mad been swept away. and the cattle
and horses and mules were collected about
on the little knobs to escape from the water
Tt is probable they were saved, rs the
flood was then at it's height. 1t is impossi.
BILE as vet to get full particulars from that
section, as communication by mail and tele
graph has not been reestablished. 1t /;
stated that parties from Weldon were en-
abled to cross the river in small boats this
morning.
THE PASSENGERS BY THE THROUGH TRAIN
| TO-DAY
had some assurance OF being able to gel
across to Weldon, and they went out. \
ferry will be established by tomorrow.
1t is hardly probable that the Petersburg
railroad will undertake to rebuild the bridge
lust washed away, or that it will again Use
that route from Garysburg to Weldon. But
it is too early to sllrmise what will be done.
| The loss is 4 very severe one to the COM
panv, and will he felt, az it is regretted, by
the community here and all this section.
The sEABoARD COMPANY
will commence rebuilding its bridge at
once, and. it is SAID, is hurrying forward
materials for that purpose. Probably the
old arrangement OF Joint Use OF this road
bv the two railroads may be renewed
And here let me correct slight error in
my figures OF yesterday. Under the old
contract the Petersburg road paid royalty
OF only Sc, 900 per annum for the use OF the
bridge, but contributed to keeping the struc-
ture in repair.
The authorities Of the Atlantic, Missis.
sippi and Ohio railroad have sent forward
several train-loads OF timbcrs and materials
for rebuilding their bridges below Lynch.
burg, and full force is in readiness to com
mence the work at the earliest moment. In
a few DAYS trcstles will be in place to enable
the trains to run through; after which thu
work OF erecting more substantial bridges
will be undertaken. In the mean time
ferry has been established, across Which
passengers and mails and freights are to bt
transferred.
The Appomattox has fallen nearly two
feet to-day.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph excusivei!
| 10 the Dispatch.l
| TRANSFER OF PASSENGERS ACROSS THE
ROANOKE RIVER.
Wu.NINGTON, n. c., November 2I.-Iht
transfer OF passengers and mails across tht
Roanoke river at Weldon will be ELECTED o!
day-trains, and connections resumed by th'
~. ;,o ovor tho Soahoord and ROanOk,