New-York tribune., 1877-11-26
IN VIRGINIA.
TIE RIVERS SWOLLEN TO AN UNPREcEDENrEr
HRIGHr-RICHMOSD, LYSCHBUEG, CHARLOTTE


REIGHr-RIcHMOND, LYSCHBUEG, CHARLOTTE
VILE, AND DASvILLE ovERFLowED-RAIL-
ROADS AND BRIDGES WASHED AWAY.
RIcHMOSD, Va, Nov. 2j.-Incessant rains
Friday and Saturday resulted in heavy floods in the
Western portion OF the State All trains stopped
the Western Division OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road. The Jackson and Rvanna higher than
any time succ 1870. one hundred and dfty feet OF
treste work Of the Riyanna Railroad bridge swept
away yesterday morning, and the water is ND TO the
bottom chord OF the iron bridge. Several wash
outs are reported. South River is also very
high. The telegraph line is badly damaged
in several places. and communication is in
terrupted. James River has risen over the canal at
Lgnchburg. telegraph lines washed away, aud no
communication Is to be had. Trains all stopped on
the Atlantic. Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
The excitement the lower part OF this city most
intense all night among the people residing and the
merchants doing below the St Charles Hotel
Mans the point reached by the water during the great
food OF 1870 They moved their goods from stores and
other places. The business streets were alive with We
hcles OF every kind. and with people engaged in the
work of removal.
The water continued to rise steadily during the
mainder Of last night all OF to-day and before noon
had reached the high mark Of the memorable food
OF 1870. At this hour, p. tie water Is Is inches
above tho mark and still rising slowly.
During the entire night and the early hours
OF to-day the work OF removing merchandise from
the threatened portions OF the city progressed steadily
and by this timely action many merchants have sue
ceeded in saving immense quantities OF goods. The
most intense excitement prevails this community.
Services AZ the churches to-day thnly attended the
peopIe apparently having only 10 20 to different
points along the and in the lower part OF the city
10 view the mad'y-rshins waters and the devastation
caused thereby.
Mayo's Bridge spanning the James River this
tr agtta NJ d
n tho forenoon for it expected it would not long
withstand the immense pressure of water The crisis
came between and . o'clock, when two spans OF the
bridge on the Richmond side and four the Manchester
side iu all $50 feet. swept away This bridge
WAS carried OF 0y the hoot OF $50. and rebuilt m
1871. or the three railroad bridges and one foot
bridge above none have as yet succumbed but 1t
Is impossible TO say how soon, If az ALL The rising cur
rent may sweep them of Every precaution has been
taken % save those mostly threatened.
Tie rising water IN 1870, came mp in1o haiI-st.'
m Seventeen -h-it near First Market that being the
lowest point in that part OF the city spreading IN each
direction. A. thc water rose. It extended eastward
one block and westward over two blocks, and
the water j. now In places between these two points,
from SIX 20 eight feet deep. on Franklin and Cary
st,. the same presents itself. while Dock-
g., next to the T&yer & i5 SaGmartd llge, ae1 d9e2,
IT'S entire length. Boats are PtlhE III 'HeI5 -
direction along the submerged streets on the slah-
chester si!e OF the river the Flyiges OF que hooi
are pfopor,ionatey disastrous The old Dhn|o3l ana
Marshall mills ON the river Odhk su' iih ''lsiu.',' a
damage machinery, etc, but the stock Was removed
i'm auDo time other ndu tries along the river are dam
aged in vorouS amounts. The James RIVER and hall-
Wa canal Company VIII doubtless, be great suf rers oy
the food In 1870 the loss to the company was about
S3O0GOO' with suspension ot .i"Hc lVi u..l, 'H 1
months and 10 Is reasonable 10 suppose that ne present
d. str VIII entail an equal II not greater danIee
i, impossible t. estimate th- aggregate daasS- 1hd
loss In this and vicinity, hui nom appearances the
figures between one and Two mliilohs'
THE JURS OF THE UNDERSTANDING THE DAMAGE
"A d ~ uyqr he
reached the highest point at p. m, being nearly
twenty-five feet above ordinary high tide. Is re-
rnaned stationary for three hours, and is now
beginning To recede. The water NJ Danvle commenced
10 subsdc last night Great damage Is reported 70 tile
farming interests Bigand Li;tle SANDY aud Danry
NJ trains running the Chesapeake and ONO Raj
r.ad The virginia Midland Road E clear het"trh
Cbcrlotesvie and Alexandria, except A. Riyanua River.
where the bridge is gone. About 200 mGa are AZ ""fh
replacing this bridge, ami II l. expec td 10 oe .e..y
for the passage OF trains both roads oy tonofro"
night
DAMAGE AT DANyILLE.
Adispateh from Dauyi.le last nsLt, saws: The Dan
River has risen 20 nearly the highest point ever known
here. The damage in and about the ctyi more tlan
100000 Everything bordering the Dan River and
III, Big and Little sandy Rivers has been swept away
Tie virginia Midland Railroad has sustained much dam
age Al this point The IRON bridge over the stanton
Pvcr on that road IS gone Three other minor bridges
On m. sau. rosd nave been swept aWar, aud the road
he'd bs bern washed in many places. Danye, tonight,
i In darkness the gas-wOrAs are sub ntr2e \ nun
uess Of the fIeslet Is incaCuaJlt Inc river - stlI
THE FLOOD AT LYNCHBURG.
Ad.patch from Lynchburg, dated 10 p No. last night
SAYS The river al this point is high as in 1870 aud Is
stll rising steadily; all the bridges are gone
and the damage to all sorts OF property Is
immense. The James River aud kanawha Canal
brtween LyncLburs and Richmond will probably
sustain most serious damage BY the overflow Of Che