The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-27
FEARFUL FLOOD.
Nothing Like It in the Memory
of F. F. VS..
Untold Damage by the Uprising Of
Many Rivers.
RICHMOND SUBMERGED.

the night and all of to-day, and before
noon, had reached the high water mark
of the memorable flood of 1870. AT
this hour-6 p. M, the water is Is
inches above the same mark, and still
rising slowly. During the entire night
and the early hours of to-day the work
of removing merchandise from the
threatened points progressed steadily,
and by this timely action many mer-
chants succeeded in saving immense
quantities of goods. Intense excite
ment prevails. Mayors bridge, SPAN
ming the river between this city and
Manchester, was swept away about
O'Clock OF the three railroad bridges
and one foot bridge above, none have
as yet succumbed, but it is impossible to
say how soon the rising current may
| sweep them off. Every precaution has
been taken to save those mostly threat
ened. At the lowesr end of the city,
| in the locality known as Rockets, the
destruction of property is greatest, the
river having risen abJve the wharves
and spread over whole blocks, and an
idea of the height reached by the fresh
ct may be had from the statement that
the steamboat sheds were almost en-
tirely covered. The people who re-
mained in their dwellings were driven
from floor to floor, and in many in
stances finally compelled to be taken
away in boats. The city gas works,
located in this section, is fairly sub
merged, and the city tonight is in
total darkness, with the exception of
the dim and glimmering light produced
by candles and kerosene. The water
works, about one mile above the city,
is partially submerged and considerable
damage will be sustained.
A dispatch from Lynchburg says the
river is as high as it was in 1870, and
still rising steadily. All the bridges
are gone, and the damage to all sorts of
property is immense. The James river
and Kanawha canal, between Lynch
burg and Richmond, will probably sus-
tain most serious damage by the over
| flow of the river and the consequent
breaking of its banks. The flood of
1870 caused loss to the canal company
of several hundred thousand dollars
and the suspension of traffic for months,
and this disaster is likely to be repeated.
TRAINS DELAYED.
Baltimore, Nov. 25.-The western
trains on the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road, due here last night and this morn
ing, are detained at Cumberland on ac-
count of the high water in the Potomac,
the track of the roads at Sir Johns
Run, West Virginia, being submerged.
A dispatch from Cumberland says the
| water was falling and trains would
leave there in an hour or two.
Charlottesville, Va, Nov. 25.-All
the streams in the neighborhood are
greatly swollen and adjacent farms suf-
fering. Ravanna river is as high as in
1870, but now falling. y portion of
the iron bridge has gone and the bal
ance is seriously damaged. Telegraph
lines are down; the c. & o. railroad is
badly washed and all trains are stopped.
The damage cannot be estimated, but
will be very great in this vicinity.
THE RIVERS ovERRUN THEIR BANKS.
Harper's Ferry, Nov. 25.-Both riv-
ers are 26 feet above lew water mark
three feet higher than in 1870. All
property on Shenandoah street is de-
| -, To-. 60 10 l,a NJ .,
stand.
Chambersburg, Pa, Nov. 25.-There
was destructive flood at this place last
night, the Conococheaque creek rising
fifteen feet above the ordinary level and
doing damage to the extent Of $50, 900
during the night. This afternoon five
spans of the Cumberland Valley rail-
road bridge, over the Potomac river,
near Williamsport, Nd, were swept
away. Six heavily laden coal cars were
on the bridge at the time and went
down with it; loss 100000.
Great Falls, Md, Nov. 25.-The
river is 10 feet above low water mark
and rising.
Georgetown, ID. c., Nov. 25.-The
river is rising and the water is about
five feet above the wharf level.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 25.-A Dam
vile dispatch says the river has risen
to nearly the highest ever known here.
The damage in and about the city is
more than 100000. Everything bor-
dering on the Dan river and Big and
Little Sandy rivers has been swept
away. The Virginia Midland road sus-
tanned much damage at this point.
The iron bridge over the Stanton river
on that road has gone. Three other
minor bridges on the same road have
been swept away. The road bed is
washed in many places. Danville to-
night is in darkness, as the gas works
are submerged. A number of houses
have been swept away. The destruc-
tiveness of the freshet is incalculable.
The river is still rising
INTENSE EXCITEMENT.