The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27
THE FLOODS IN VIRGINIA.
FROM $3OO.O 600 TO $500. 900 DAMAGE IN
THE CITY or RICHMOND.
Five bridges on the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Onto Railroad Swept Away-Two Men
Drowned-The Flood steadily Sub-tding.

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n,cuwoyn Nov o. Telogroms received
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also three spans Of the scaboord and Roanoke
rty"r 'rI.'U +" rerv high Tbc water has rsen thr@e
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pccted that the last-namcd brii ..v;i, bo on,iro.
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roo1 '"'g, ,rrnh sou,m VIA '"c SS,un rS,GrsOHrs
tion with Norfolk via the seaboard and Roanoke
pni,nan'i .,in -. UNIV
The river at this point has fallen five feet ND
TO this hour C6 +. NJ and is steadily subsiding
"hu 1t ~ 'Npcc'eu 'h"l oy tomorrow hlEht the
streets will be clear The inundated part Of the
city presents scene fgront devastation. The
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losses 10 pri'We property cannot DC iuly ascer-
tanned, but can be safely estimated at from
ly augment this amount. The damage in Man
prnbnbly reach ;iooOOo There ia much
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been washed out. Many had to camp out last
night and arc still shclterlcss. Mayo's bridge
across the james river was the only one that
| succumbed to tho food. All the railroad
| bridges crossing the river here are intact. Re-
ports from along the James river and kanawha
! canal indicate that serious damage has been
! done. though not So bad ~ at first supposed.
! Several breaks Of from Nifty TO seventy feet are
| reported. and the tow nath was badly washed in
I u number Of places. W. Il. Allen. a keeper OF
I've locks nine miles from Richmond was
droNncd yesterday also Andrew Overby. II car
nent.N at the Danville Railroad shops. who
iell uVo the river here while working
TO snyc railroad bridge. No other casualties
IYNCHpt-. -. Nov. 26.-The river has gone
down 10 withi three or four feet of the ordinary
t.lcgraph wires Qre still down east. west, and
south. Ii is impo- sible to estimate the damage
length erected afisr The flood Of 1870. was
swspt away on Saturda, night. aud VITA it two
| and Ohio Railroad below 'he city. the latter
"rne,ed M n cost Of t7oOo6 Four bridges on
Spring. we're swept away. The r'al was dam
aged Between those points. but is 'utact from
Trains nte now runninc from Norfolk - Con-
cord Hc a. hn ,or. @ noi ,ra
| to Iynshburr in st',ccs Ieovy damn,ie hes
| been done on The Ivuchbure ana Danyille ey-
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S,nS,utnn riynr hrii ana irreii oi Goivostnn
ISL Is s"rionsiy damegGd. Ihere Is eonsldeTahhie
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inrouIh ein..sn ,,yod oi WItsr AZ ln%t n0ur
nme and thI river wers submerged, me on
tnp ont hnsimentS nrwrd hy tI, re,nt rreinnt
| G"nrco,o,tn th" loss 81 nronorty ia vnrv grontt
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