The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-25
Great Destruction Of Property in
Virginia and North Carolina.
ALL RIVERS OVERLOOKING.
Bridges and Railroad Tracks
Carried Away.
SWEEP OF THE STORM.
The Sea Washing Over
Into Long Branch.
4 PANIC At RICH MOND
SWEEP OF THE STORM.
A PANIC AT RICHMOND.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]


RICHMOND. w., Nov "a, 1877
heavy rain storm OF iorty-eight hours duration,
ending this morning, and accompanied by q terrific
northeast gale had the effect OF causing freshct
all The Virginia rivers, which, II is now expected,
will result In as great q destruction OF prop
.riy ms the freshct Of 1870 Tho great.
mt CONSERVATION prevails here among tho
merchants and property ownors, where the
James River is rapidly rising. timely warning
from Lynchburg, 146 miles above, the James
River. has resulted in the most extensive prepare
tions to lilo and property All the tributaries OF
the James River still further west of Lynchburg in
GLIDING the Rvanna the North Anna, Jackson's
River and lesser streams swollen and flooded TO
the proportions OF the rise of 1870.
Tonight the river at Lynchburg Is reported to be
within throe feet Of the point reached by the freshct
G 1870 At this point tho river Is over twelve feet
above high water mark and within feet OF the
Height reached in 1870 Allowing from eighteen
Twenty hours tor tho volume OF water
Lynchburg to travel here, It is calculated that
aat food will DO at Richmond about noon
tomorrow when the worst anticpa,ions mny be
azed. The citizens the lower portions OF the city
have been engaged all the afternoon removing porta-
BILE property and merchandise
At midnight the river is still rising The subjoined
accounts give partial showing OF the destruction OF
property SO far.
ISDKSCRIBABLE CONFUSION
have just returned from visit to the wharves
and docks and along Carey street, the wholesale thor
sugnfare Of the city. OF the most
ndescrbab)e confusion presented, torcibly
iusgestve OF panic and reminding OF the
consequent upon the evacuation OF the city in 49,
All the streets thronged with wagons
md vehicles Of every description, conveying
pG merchandise OF every sort TO place OF
afcty Negroes were singing choruses to their
abor; Transfers were yelling vociferously, whilo
rabble OF iders lent their aid to the general
confusion by shouting and cheering. Immense
tobacco warehouses, wholesale stores and -four
warehouses were being emptiod rapidly
as possible in anticipation Of tho expected
hood tomorrow. Along the lower portion Of Main
street tho cellars and for several above the
ters Of the stores, being cleared OF oil their
goods and merchandise, and tho pco-
pie working earnestly and hard there
is every probability great deal Will be saved This
work will BIO continued throughout the night, so that
the preparations cannot fail TO much that would
otherwise have been sacrificed.
On Dock street, near Seventeenth, the water was
already within ono foot aud half OF tho street.
ALL THE Low COUNTRY INuNDATED-A NUM-
DER OF BRIDGES WASHED AwAY-GREAT
FEARS OF FURTHER TRoUfLE-BARNs AND
TENEMENT HOUSES CARRIED AWAY.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HRRALD1
DASvILLE Va, Nov. "a, 1871
continual heavy fall of rain of twenty. eight
hours duration has greatly swollen creeks In this
section. Dan River Is within foot Of the highest
WATERWAYS known at this point. The damage in
and around this city Will aggregate moro than
100000 The Little and Big Sandy rivers. which
empty into the Dan nearly opposite this city, are
hefo hoao
two rivers run nearly parallel for some ten miles
and are only halt milo apart The land
lying between them Is in some places entirely
submerged. and the damage to the farmers who own
these lands is almost iDcacuablc. Fences, tobacco
barus and outhouses swept away from every farm
that borders upon these rivers
DAMAGE ALSO IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Persons from every part Of Pittsylvania Henry
counties in Virginia, and Casweli aud Rockingham
counties In North Carolina report all the streams as
overlooking and an immense loss sustained in bridges
fences and farm houses
ALONG THE MIDLAND RAILROAD.
The Virginia Midland Railroad which terminates
here, suffers greatly. stanton River bridge, an iron
structure on that road gave way at three p NJ. to-
day. The bridges at Galveston, Fall Creek and Dry
Fork on tho same road arc also washed away. In
addition to this many trcstles are washed awav and
the road bed IS gone in many places. Commun cation
by rail and telegraph with Lynchburg IS entirely
broken.
GREAT LOSSES NEAR DANviLLE
In this city excitement ana anxiety run nigh. The
water IN the Dan River is within foot and malt OF
the city Tree bridge which connects the city with
the country, and as the water Is still rising rapidly
there scarcely any hope that the bridge will stand
until morning lf this bridge goes, the Richmond and
Dauvile Railroad bridge, which spans the same stream
\ Numbered yards below, viii also be lost These
bridges cannot be replaced fo- less than 800 600
The City Gas Works, the immense foundry
and machine shops OF Corbn 4 westbrook,
tho lumber ana coal yards Of womack 4
Heidelberg arc submerged. The lower part Of the
city known as Jerusalem" has suffered much, nearly
ndozcn houses having been swept away, aud many
moro arc beyond hope. Tho canal which supplies
several mills and machine shops with water Is brokon
and the embankment washed awny.
ESTIMATING THE
II Is impossible at present accurately estimate
the loss. Corbln L. westbrook's loss will reach
$1,000; W. J. Crews, owner Of the canal property,
will lose several thousand dollars Tho City Gas
Works loss cannot DO estimated yet The city TO.
night Is IN darkness account OF tho frcshc,. wo-
mack Hcdeberg's loss in lumber, coal. &c, will
reach $1,000. Most OF the houses washed away
In the lower Part Of the city are cheap
tenement houses, occupied for the most part by
negroes. Tho main portion OF Danvle being situated
bluff far above the high water marx there Is no
apprehension OF damage any Of tho prime pal
streets
In North DanvIIlc but little damage has been re-
ported. One dwelling house. which stood the great
ireshet or 1878 mas been swept away. The mills and
machine shops OF Boisscau X Fiippen have suffered
some by the breaking OF a dam. Immense Rats
OF lumber, cord wood. shingles, haystacks, &c,
being washed down tho river, give idea OF tho
desructivcnoss of the freshet above here. So far
have heard OF loss of life. The river Is rising and
still greater damage Is feared tonight
GREAT DAMAGE ALONG THE RIvANNA RIVER
RAILROAD TRAVEL PARTIALLY SUSPENDED.
lpY TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD
Charlottesville, Nov. "a 1877.
The storm Of yesterday and the day before resulted
In great damage along the course OF the Rvabna,
sehasa xalara xern higher lhan IncY hive hcrn