The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-26
TELEGRAPHIC.
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THE FLOODS
IN VIRGINIA AND oTHER PLACES
Great Damage to Property.

RICHMOND, Nov. 24.-Late dispatches
from Lynchburg state that the water is
within Eve feet of the highest point reached
by the food of 1870 aud at a stand, but the
indications are of more rain.
On the Chesapeake & Ohio road trains
will be running as usual Monday. The
Danviile road is considerably damaged BY
the Roanoke river. The South Side and
Atlantic. Mississippi & Ohio roads are
badly washed. The Dan river, at Dan
vile, is very high and heuses along the
banks are being washed out The james
river at this point at 6 P. NJ. was eight feet
above high water mark and still rising at
the rate of foot per hour. The wharves
in the lower part of the city are submerged
and arriving steamers are unable to dis
charge their cargoes. The merchants
along the river are moving their merchan
disc to high points, in anticipation of
great increase of the food when the waters
from above Lynchburg reach Richmond,
which will be to morrow morning
A tug boat was sunk by being dashed
against the pier head 0ne hundred and
Fifty cars and extra locomotives are busy
at the wharves of the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad removing freight
MIDNIGHT. dispatch IRON Lynch
burg states that the river there is nearly
as high as in 1870. and the bridges are in
imminent danger. The damage to prop
erty is very great The water has risen
| II feet since last evening.
| The same dispatch warns our people to
prepare for the coming water. and that
the danger cannel be exaggerated. Ad,
vices from Charlottesville report much dam
age along the Rivapna river. The Char
lotteville wooden mills were considerably
damaged,
The washing away of the embankmen,
on the Stanton river broke down the tele.
graph lines The mail train south on this
road did not leave Richmond tonight.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Nov. 26.-Only one per.
son, Mclaughlin of Charlotte, n G. was
killed by the railroad train falling into
Fishing creek last evening. None of the
injured passengers were seriously hurt
The mails and passengers will be trans
ferred tonight. The track will be re-
paired by Monday. Floods caused the fal
of the bridge.
RICHMOND. Va, Nov. %. Midnight =
The floods are subsiding in all directions
Great damage is reported to the farmins
interests on the Big and Little Sandy aut
Dan rivers. All the bridges over Fal
Creek are swept away. Damages to tn,
Virginia Midland and Richmond & Dan
vile roads in this vicinity is enormous
The Stanton river bridge on the Danvillt
road washed away last night, with a traiI
: of cars loaded with tobacco, en- route from
!, Danville for Richmond The Milton
Southern Narrow Gauge road is greatly
damaged. No details Reports from
Casweli county, n G. on the Virginia line
indicate heavy losses in that county.
HARPER's s FERRY. Nov. 26.-Botb riv
ers are 20 feet above low mark. three fee
higher than in 1870 All the property Of
,, Shenandoah street Is destroyed. The waite
is said to be at stand.
| CHAMBERsBURG. Pa Nov. 26.-Ther
was destructive food at this place las
night, Couococheague creek rising fftee
feet above the ordinary level. and doin
damage to the extent of 100000 durin
the night. This aitertoon FIVE spans O
Cumberland Valley railroad bridge, owe
the Potomac river, near Williamsport, Md
was swept away. Six heavily laden Goa
cars were on the bridge at the time an
q went down with it.
d GREAT FALLS, Nd, Nov. 26.-The rive
is nineteen feet above low water mark an
r still rising
GEoRaETowN.D.C.,N D. Nov. 25.-The rive
y is rising. The water Is about i've fee
: : above the wharf level.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 26.-At some place
: between Harper's Ferry and Cumberlan
= = the Baltimore & Ohio road. bed is ten fet
s. under water. and no estimate of the dan
:; ages can be had until the water subside
e Trains due here at $50 last night and g.;
a A. NJ and $50 p NJ to-day are still detaiI
7 ed at Cum berland. No trains for the we
n left this city last evening or to-day. b
tween Martinsburg and Cumberland Fl
y teen miles of the companys telegrar
d. wires are down.
Il WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The Potom;
is falling-and running at the rate of
miles an hour, bearing from above Il
| bridges, shanties, barrels, etc., swept aw;
by the floods. The loss of property aloI
ed the river front is very extensive. The
III are barrels of whisky and -four recovert
M by men and boys, in boats. Tugs al
other vessels parted cables. and driftt
o. with the current Communication betwe,
Washington and Alexandria by railrol
and boat is suspended, and it is report,
that south of Alexandria there are hea'
washes on railroads,
The draw of long bridge is out of orde
e 70 The causeway from the south end almo
ic, to Fort Runyon is submerged; the filli
le; in of railway washed out and the turnpi
nd is covered with water to depth of sever
Is, feet, thus cutting off travel by land.
iin' RICHMOND, Nov. 26.-The Petersbu
" & Weldon railroad bridge at Weldon.
&c, is gone, also three spans of the Sc
board & Roanoke railroad bridge at {
4 same place. The Roanoke river is We
high; water risen three feet since 7 Il
morning, and it is expected the last nam
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