Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-30


COUNTS FROM AUGUSTA, RoCKBRIDGE,
ROCKINGHAM, SHENANDOAH AND PAGE
CoUNTIEs--GREAT LOSS OF CROPS
MARROW ESCAPES.
&C., &C., sc.
The flood of last week, though not so de-
structive in this county as that of 1870
did great deal of damage in other por-
lions of Virginia, and West Virginia, and
Maryland. The rain began falling on
Thursday morning and ceased Saturday
morning. The reports from various parts
OF the county show that the rise Of water
was not so high by twelve inches, as it
was seven years ago, though in some in
stances property was injured that escaped
then. The rise of the water in some places
in the county was twenty one feet.
ON THE c. s. o. ROAD.
At Williamson's station On the G. &. o.
road Haines's mill and Firms dwelling and
store were swept away as were some half
a dozen new houses in course of erection.
At Jacksons river the track was washed
badly. at Panther Gap Mr. David Say
lor and wife and both daughters and her
child were driven by t water to the up
per story. A freight train passing stopped
and a young man named Stanard, of Go
shen who was on the train, seeing the per-
ilous condition of the family attempted to
reach them by swimming to the house with
rope. The rope broke, and he only saw
ed himself by c]inging to the top of q fence
near the house. It was O'Clock On Sat-
urday before the Saylor family was res
cued At Millboro the tunnel was filled
with water and remained SO until Friday
night. Capt. Woodward's western bound
train had to be stopped there, and the la
dy passenger were lifted out of the cars,
and carried from the platform through the
water to the hotel. There were two large
bridge the trestle approach was washed
out, and at Christians Greek bridge two
trestle were washed out. By Tuesday af-
ternoon all the damage was repaired, and
the train shat left Richmond that morn
ing passed through Staunton that night
going West. On what is called the wes-
tern division of the road the damage was
very slight. At Hinton the terminus of
the Middle division. the water Of New
River was higher than ever known and q
dwelling built by S eriff Galloway, to be
beyond the reach Of any flood was sub
merged up to its caves. The steam saw
mill was swept off.
THE VALLEY RAILROAD.
The most serious damage on this road
was the washing away of bridge over
North river near Mt. Crawford. This
bridge was not gotten up so the trains
could pass over until Wednesday. Furth-
er down the Valley the flood in some in
stances was, on Saturday morning, forty
four feet above the usual level One end
of the railroad bridge at Earper's Ferry
was carried away, and a large quantity of
trestle-work further down the road.
WAYNEsBoRo.
at this town the water rose to the rail
road bridge. It touched the railroad bridge,
and in Smiths mill was II inches higher
than the water mark of 1870. At David
Koiner's mill, below there, it was also
higher than the former flood. The water
ic the town washed up as high as b. A.
Wayland's building, opposite the post-of-
fee, and a lot fronting W. Withrow's back
lot was submerged to the top of the fence.
INTHE COUNTY.
While in 1870 five or six mills were swept
off, this flood carried away none, though
many were damaged. Hundley's mill was
undermined and damaged to the extent of
So, O00 and the bridge thtre swept off. The
Rockland mills were much damaged, and
40 bushels Of -four injured.
Henry A. Showalter, at the forks of
Middle and North River. had a twenty-five
acre field with 800 bushels of corn washed
off. 4 twenty acre field near it had a new
soil, to the depth of foot, deposited on it.
Taylor Dunlap, near Churchville, lost
400 bushels of corn.
John Mills, in the Glade, had valuable
cow swept off. Her body was found some
miles away in a debris.
The water at Cline's ANDREW Bollings)
Mill was over a foot deep in the second
story.
s. Fl. McCue had a thirty acre field of
wheat buried in the sand, and MesSrs. n.
E. Lyman and Edward Furr lost a guam
tity of fencing.
The stables of the Buffalo Gap company
were swept off, the horses were saved.
VIM. F. Smith, John Churehman and
John Hunter, all lost corn &C., the loss OF
the last named being some $500.
On South River Jno. M. Hunter lost
corn and hay to the value of $500; H. J.
Goens, all his corn and some hay, $500;
Clinton Hall lost corn and fences; A. M.
Bowman lost 20 acres Of corn and had his
land washed, $500; A. H. II. and G. B.
their land washed, $500; Marion Koiner
had his land washed and lost large GUAM
tity of fodder and fencing, $780, AT VIM.
Blackwells mill the channel of the river
was changed and the end of the dam wash
ed out.
The foot bridge near Spring Hill, which
cost $3.50, was swept off.
The Donald farm near Rawlings Mill, is
covered with sand.
Geo. Holong's mill dam in Long Glade
was washed away
ALONG NORTH RIVER IN AUGUSTA.
The valley through which the North
River runs after passing near Mt. Scion, is
a perfect wreck. The flood came upon the
district suddenly. On the afternoon of
Friday Mr.. Abraham Andrews, who lives
On the river, went at shutdown to look at
it and found it had only risen four inches
ind there were no signs of freshet. His
family retired at the usual hour, but about |