The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-27


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ginia and North Caroiinia, and by the wash.
Ing away OF The Petersburg bridge the great
northern ant southern mail and passenger
line is cut.
The loss by the food will probably reach
$3.50, 600 or 100000. a.
81. IELEGRAPHIC LINES DOWN. ~ +.
The wires OF the Western Union Tele-
graph Company are down in various diree-
tions, and communication is very seriously
interrupted with many important points.
The lines are down between Weldon and
Petersburg and Weldon and Norfolk. One
of the lines between Petersburg and Nor
folk is also down. Communication is also
cut between LyDchburg and Petersburg.
between Burkeville and Danville, between
Lynchburg and Bristol, and also between
other points OF Importance.
The first telegram received ut the office OF
the Petersburg Railroad Company in this
city this morning from Weldon, notifying
them of the loss by the flood, came ria Gin
einnati and Washington. u-...s
THE FREsHET N THE APpoMATT0x.
The food n the Appomattox is quite
high, but by no means equal to the. great
one OF 1868, which Inflicted so mucR DAM
age. The water is over a portion OF the
wharves, and spreads out into wide sheet
over the meadows and low-lands on the
Chesterfield side; but as yet no injury has
been inflicted, and no serious damage Is an
ticipated..a The bridges are all safe, and
stand some feet above the current. The
river has been rising but slowly this after
noon, and it is believed the flood has about
attained its height. Precautions were taken
to remove such property on the wharf as
might be damaged by flood. The water
has entered the first floors OF several Of the
buildings. ." =. ..' ... -, ~
The passenger and freight trains on the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad run
west as far as Concord station for the nc
commodation Of the local travel and traffic.
From Staunton.
TRANSFERRING PASSENGERS OYER THE BRIDGE
AT RIvANNA--THE BRIDGE OVER THE PoTo-
MAc-wHEN THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO ROAD
WILL BE OPEN. ! y.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.J
STANTON, VA, November 26.-Passen-
gers from Richmond Sunday evening re.
manned over in Gordonsville till P. NJ.
to-day, when the accommodation train took
them to Rivanna, where all were trans
ferred over on hand-carS to the Chesapeake
and Ohio train, the work OF an hour, taking
supper at Charlottesville, arriving at 9:40
T. NJ. u-. ;tt,' 400
The cars on the middle division OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio road will hardly get
through west before tomorrow afternoon.
Communication between Charlottesville and
Eynchburg is open by rail.
General Wickham spent the day at Ri
wanna river, where the main trouble is. He
has his headquarters there now, and thinks
he can, with the assistance Of four hundred
hands, pass trains over the road on time to-
morrow night.
No through trains from Washington.
The bridge over the Potomac was washed
away last night.
The damages to public and private pro-
perty on all routes y very serious. The
recent freshet has played sad havoc to mil
lions worth
The Rivers.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports exclusively 10 the Dis
pach.l
WASHINGTON. November 2G.-Thc OBJ
server at Great Falls reports: 2 L. NJ
The river has fallen one inch and a quarter
since last report. L. M-The river has
fallen one inch since last report. +.
.Aqueduct Office, Georgetown, November
go +. M.-The river still continues to
fall at the rate OF one inch per hour. +.
M.-The river in the l'ast hour fell two
inches. 1t is now twenty-one inches lower
than at 1.o'clock this morning.
The signal-service observer at Harper's
Ferry reports at p. NJ. as follows: Both
rivers have fallen ten feet. No more dam
ger anticipated.
From our third edition Of yesterday
The Latest from Lynchburg.
THE RIVER DOWN TO WITHIN THREE OR FOUR
FEET OF ORDINARY LEyEL-No MORE RAIN
DAMAGE TO CANAL ABOVE LYNCIIBCRG NOT
AS SERIOUS AS AT FIRST REPRESENTED.
Especial telegram to the Dspath.l
LYNCnBURG. November 26-12:07 p. NJ
The river is down to within three or four
feet OF its ordinary level. Contrary to
general expectation no rain fell here last
night. The sky is, however, still cloudy
and threatening.
Telegraph wires still down east, west,
and south.
No details as yet regarding the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad between Bon.
sacks and Christiansburg, or the Virginia
Midland road south, on the canal, in either
direction. -.~....
The damage to the canal just above here
is not as serious as at first reported. -
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