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

FROM GiOSGT DegOSs
THE WATERS OF THE DAN AND sTAJNTos
RIVERS WITHIN THEIR BANKs-BRIDGEs AMI
FERRY-BOATS ALL GONE IN HALIFAX-PEE.
SOSAL.
Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.
CLOVER DEPOT, Va, November 2I.-Tbe
waters of the Dan and Staunton rivers are
about within their bounds again, after doing
an immense amount of damage. Nearly all
the bridges and ferry-boats in Halifax
county have been swept away. Several
Richmonders are here-viz: P. 4. Frank
lin, Charles Z. Wade, A. {. Adam, Ed.
Heartt. R. A. Woodbridge, and W. c. Rice.
Captain w. Fl. Green, the superintendent,
is here, using every effort to furnish
transportation to his passengers.
From North Carolina.
MAN AND HIS WIFE DR0wEED-GREAT DE.
STRUCTION TO CROPS, &C.
Especial telegram to the DispatchI
HALIFAX, n. c., November 27.-Hilliard
CIanton and wife (white), while trying to
escape from their house, which was flooded
from the Roanoke, were drowned yester-
day. The river was higher than ever
known to be. Great destruction has been
done to bridges, crops, and stock.
The Flood i'm Baltimore and Vicinity.
In this city the tide was high, overflow
ing docks and streets about the wlaryes.
Water backed in from the basin through
the sewers, flooding Swan and Concord and
other streets. AS an effect of the swollen
current in Jones's falls, Saratoga street be-
tween Gay and North streets was two feet
under water, and flooded numerous cellars.
Saturday night was an anxious night in
Harrison street, but the shop keepers went
oa with business as usual. In the eastern
section Of the city some damage occurred.
Along Felfs Point the tide rose above the
piers, and the sane was the case at Canton.
Locust Point was nearly submerged. Steam
ers from bay routes reported encOunterinS
the storm Friday night and fair weather COM
ing up Saturday night. y good deal OF
washing happened TO flooded streets in the
western section OF the city. where the tor
rents from the watersheds filled the sewers
and overilowed numerous cellars; but be-
yond that very little damage was done eX-
cept to works in progress, such as the sewer
on Pennsylvania avenue at the corner OF
Townsend street. 4 part OF the track Of
the street railway was washed away. Rock
creek, Gwynn's falls, the Three Mills and
Maiden's Choice runs, on the western
suburbs, were all full, and overf1owing in
some cases; but no material damage is re-
ported in the section.
EXCITEMENT ABOUT JONES'S FALLS.
Jones's falls. within the city, was sWo-
len to point higher, it is believed, than at
any time since the flood OF 1868. as on that
occasion the high water was backed up
from the harbor into the falls and sewers.
Approximations OF general flood and great
danger to property were quite alarming in
what is known as the flooded district
but the waters OF the turbulent stream
finally subsidized without any more serious
damage than free sllhmersion OF cellars
Sun.
At Washington and Vicinity.
The storm was quite severe IN Washing
ton and ncighborhood, and has interfercd
seriously with navigation, as well as with
travel by land. The Alexandria and Wash
ington railroad was seriously washed, ant
travel suspended for some time. The wa
ter rose very high at Georgetown, and car
ried off great deal Of lumber lying on the
wharves, rs also flooding all the low por
tons Of the city. Owing to the bridge neal
Tuscarora being swept away no trains Oh
mail from the west uia the Metropolitan
road have arrived at Washington since Sat
urday afternoon.
The storm has worked no special damage
in Washington city. There were some fear:
OF an injurious freShct in the river; bu
althouShthe waters have been high, and th'
current has carried off 4 considerable amour
OF driit-vood, no damage along shore is re-
ported except at Alexandria, where canal
boat was sunk alongside the wharf. the cap
tain barely escaping with bis family to tn
wharf before the boat went under, carrying
down two mules. The Alexandria ant
Washington Ferry Line has been somewha
itnpeded by the swift current and the float
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