The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-26

| indicating that that iron structure had been
unable to maintain its position before the
immense weight and momentum OF the toll
bridge, and had been swept into the seeth-
ing torrent, its timbers augmenting de.
structiyeness Of the immense mass that had
borne it down, and, together, sweeping on
ward with accelerated velocity, doubtless
carrying away in its course the lower Island
and the six-mue railroad bridges farther
down the stream. OF this, however, we
have as yet no authentic report.
IScAI,CULABLE DAMAGE HAS UNDOUBTEDLY
| BEEN DONE
by this ireshet not only to buildings and
property, but also to river-2arms, and espe-
cially to the James River and Kanawha
canal, details OF which will not transpire
flor some days. The losses OF the citizens
are mainly confined to damaged buildings,
lumber, wood, and other comparatively non
portable property-the merchants and re-
sidents on the river banks having had time
to move portable property to more elevated
or safer quarters. -r
NO CASUALTIES.
No casualties have occurred as far as
known. .u~,.s.s w.. - ..:
LATER-11:30 p. NJ.
The river, having reached point within
twelve inches of the high-water mark OF
1870, is now slowly receding. Very little
rain has fallen to-day, but 1he sky is still
overcast. No apprehensiors are enter
tanned in regard to further rise OF the
river. While the perpendicular rise Of the
river has not been as great as in 1870, the vol
ume Of water, from its longer continuance,
has been greater, resulting in fully as great
damage to the canal and destruction of pro-
perry. The telegraph lines, arc Frustrated
in every direction. Damages are sustained
bv the Virginia Midland road, but to what
extent is unknown. The Atlantic, Missis-
sippi and Ohio road is seriously damaged
near Bonsack's, west OF this, but we have
no particulars.
From Charlottesville.
THE RIvANNA ONLY TWO FEET BELOW TILE
HIGH-wATER MARK OF 1870-Loss N Abe
MARIE CoUNTY-CnARLoTTEsv WOOL
LEN-MILL LOSSES, &c.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE, November 24.-Thc
storm of yesterday and the day before re-
suited in great damage along tire course Of
| the RiYanna, whose waters were higher
than they have ever been, except in the
memorable food OF 1870 At that time the
mark was two feet higher.
There is but little information from dis
tant parts Of the county, but in the imme-
date neighborhood the loss has been great
by the washing away OF hundreds OF bushels
of corn in the low-grounds. Captain Thos.
y. Parrish and Mr.. Brennan are heavy
| losers.
At the Charlottesville woollen-mllls. loca-
ted on the Rivanna river about one mile
and half from town, the water submerged
the buildings to the second story, greatly
iniurinG the machinery OF the factory. The
stock OF the manufactured goods is kept ut
Il safe point on the hill above, and Of course
was not damaged: but the loss TO the COM
pany in other ways is estimated to be at
least $4,000.
THE ENTIRE VALLEY OF THE RIvANNA,
from a quarter to- a half mile wide, was
covered with water this morning, and thou
sands OF the citizens Of the town visited the
scene, while others took bird's-eye view
from the observatories on the public build
| ingS.
The damage to the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad is very heavy. Several spans OF
one of the bridges across the Rivanna neal
the woollen-mills were swept away, and
about mile OF the track between the bridge
and shadVllso badly uprooted as to be i'm
passable. With that exception, I under.
stand the road is open TO Gordonsville.
"A HEAVY SLIDE
at Alton, near the Blue-Ridge tunnel, stops
all trains from the. west, and the damage
west OF Staunton is reported to be heavy
1t will be days before regular travel and
transportation can he resumed. Arrange
ments will be made, however, for the trans
| fer of passengers at the Riyanna until the
bridge is repaired.
The loss Of property and crops in the
county is supposed to be large, but no def
| mite information has been received up to
this hour. So far there has been no loss OF
life reported.
| from Another Correspondent
THE WATER WITHIN FIFTEEN INCHES OF THE
| FLOOD OF 1S70-TnE UNIVERSITY BOAT
! HOUSE AND BOATS SWEPT AWAY, &c.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.I
CHARLOTTESVILLE, November 24.-1t COM
menced raining here OH the morning OF the
22d and continued without intermisslor
until daylight this morning. All the streams
are swollen, and the water rushing furiously
over the wheat-felds against the bridges
The Rivanna river is within fifteen inche:
OF the flood OF 1870, but is rapidly falling
Two trestles OF the iron bridge are gone
and the balance of the bridge swept out O.
line five or six feet.
The telegraph-wires are all broken at thi
point, and near Shadwell, between the iro1
bridge and Shadwell, the road is swep
away, necessitating the building entireI.
new for nearly half a mile. The Universit,
boat-house, near the iron bridge, with boat
and other contents, was taken up, broker
to pieces, and swept away. The abutment
and fills on the west side Of the free bridg
over the Rivanna were washed out and rem
dered impossible, Large quantities OF corr
are brought down, with some live stock
| timber, rails, &c.
There are reports Of slides on the rail
road west OF us, but nothing definite; NJ
trains from any point. Impossible to estl
thu ann,npo Cannot hanr from nthn