The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-26
SOUTHERN STORMS
Porty-Right Hours Of Hard
Rain.
Railroad and Telegraphic
Communication almost
Entirely Suspended.
FrightfuI Railroad Calamity
in South Carolina--Fall
ola bridge with Pas
senger Cars.
The Virginia hivers OverHowing
Their Banks-Immense De-
struction of Property In
evitabIe.

! heavy rains have caused much damage
IN Virginia A bridge on the Chesa-
| peake and Ohio railroad was swept away
and all trains are stopped on that road
| The express train, which left Hunting,
ton yesterday morning, Is caught IN the
mountains west ot Stsunton. The dam.
age on the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
railroad Is considerable. The telegraph
wires are washed down, and no trains
have been running to-day. james river
ut Lynchburg, where it taks lis source,
has overdowed It's banks, and is rs nigh
rs IN 1870.
All OF the lower part of Richmond will
be submerged. One of our largest to.
bacco warehouses Is in the district which
was flooded in 1870, and all the tobacco
is beng hauled out.
The situation AT Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, November "A The storm
which hss been raging tor the past two
DAYS, but which did not break IN all lis
fury till early this morning, Is the
roughest experienced thus far this season.
The water II the falls and harbOr has
risen 10 an alarming height, and threatens
loss OF property. The Signal Service
observer reports unusually nigh winds
from the south and east. The line OF
telegraph from the west has been blown
down, AMI consequently no reports can
be received from that direction.
The situation in and about the city,
and on the river and bay, Is rs follows:
Along Pratt street, from South to Light,
the water is even with the bed OF the
street, and in some places still higher.
The water from the basin backed up the
Calvert street sewers and flooded that
street for = considerable distance above
Pratt street. Along Light street the
water is some inches lower than the
wharves, which are built higher than the
street Except in few places, the water
is higher than the bed OF the street
notably so at Conway street. In order
to guard against loss in case the water
should rise above the wharVes, all the
freight on the different piers has been re
moved to place OF safety. The Marsh
market, IN the neIghbochOOd of Market
Square and Market street, Is Hooded
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connecting with the falls.
The water in the falls is much swOI-
len. the water rushing down To the back
basin with great velocity. AT various
points along the back basin the water Is
up level with the wharves. So far, how
ever, no damage has been done; but 1t
the water continues to rise, IN short
] J.. h.4
shore will be completely inundated.
About eight o'clock the corner OF u
stone structure connected with Francis
Denmead's malt mouse was blown down
by the wind. The line of the T., w. X
IS. railroad is SO far clear, but 1t Is
thought the rivers and bitches are much
swollen, and If the storm continues, por-
LiOns OF the track Will be flooded.
The trains ut present are running on
time. The tram from Chicago ana the
West due at Camden Station NJ J:2O this
morning, did not reach there until l2:lO,
caused by the detention at Wheeling, IN
order to make connections with western
trains, which were late on account OF the
storm. A small inland sea IN the east
ern section OF the city, Impedes travel.
This morning all the cellars were filed
with water, which backed up from the
sewers. The improvement on Hartford
Run sustained some damage by the dam
being carried away aud the excavations
filed up again with wash.
The Slghal Service observer At this
port SAWS tnat reports received this morn
ing, state that the storm Is raging IN iu.l
fury through Western Virginia and
along the jersey coasts.
BALTIMORE, November 24-The start
ling news was received here this even
Ing that terrible accident had occurred
on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
railroad, about twenty mics from CLar-
lotte, \. g., caused by the falling OF u
trestle bridge that sPaaned Fishing
creek, while the noon trsln from Colum-
bla tor Charlotte was running over It,
and that all the passengers had perlshei.
a special dispatch, just received from
Rock Hill, gives the latest possible IN
formation IN regard TO tue accident. the
numOer OF Passengers winch lett Co!-
umbIa was over one hundred. These
are supposed TO have gone down WITH
the wreck. The engine sud tender
passed over safely, and the structdre
IeA when the express and baggage
coaches were wei upon il. The eHpr- 6
tell into comparatively shallow wa.sr
and Express Messenger Bateman escaped
but little hurt. Two passenger cOacnes
tell into the middle Of the surg.ng
stream and sank, until only about one
loot OF their tops were visible. Nc
Lau- hin and Orr we're drowned. some
/ passeug gers escaped through the windows
OF the cars ana edged n the trees,
whence they were stterwsrd rescued,
after hours of intense suffering from the
cod and chill waters.
AUGUSTA. Ga, November 24.-Ouly
one person, Mclaughlin, Of Charlotte
North Carolina, was killed by the rail
road tram falling into Fishing Creek
last evening. None OF the injured pss.
seugers were seriously hurt. Ihe mails
and passengers will be tEaL sterred TO-
night. The track will be repaired by
Monday. Floods caused the isll OF the
bridge.
/ RICHMOND, November 24-l0 P. NJ
Late dispatches IRON Lynchourg state
that the water Is within i've feet OF the
highest point reached by the food o
/ 1870, and 81 stand, but there are Indi
/ cations OF more ram. On the Chesa
peake and Ohio railroad trains will b
running as usual on Monday. The Dan
vile railroad is considerably damaged BY