Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-27
Tic Storm.

Tho rise of North river end mountain streams
ADD all tributaries of the Shenandoah was 81
unexpected that it was with the utmost dincu!'
ty that people living on low lands aud river bot
toms escaped with their lives. Inc bridge
across the North river at Brdgewater "as car
ried away, as were bridges at MI. Crawford :,
Port Republic aud Conrad's store, the latter
two being across the Shenandoah. 10 Bridge
water two or three dwelling houses and nu1 %.
Gus smaller buildings we're carried On. Lee
dwelling of Mr.. Van Pet was foated from
Beriutown to Mt. Crawford, distance CT
three miles, when it went to pieces. All ihc
furniture was lost, but the tamil y escaped.
The Touring mill at MI. Crawford was Gam
aged. Seventy FIVE barrels Of l>ur ard con'
siderable quantity of other produce were dc
stroyed. Reports from Shenandoah indicate
heavy loss. In some instances persons 90 horse
back and on foot were compelled to take rcloi
in trees The freshet ranged from one to tl'c
feet higher than in 1870.
A Lynchburg dispatch says the bridge vas
swept away Saturday night, and with It TIVE
new iron bridges OF the Atlantic Mississippi
and Ohio Railroad below the city, the latter
erected at cost OF $4,000. -Four bridges OF
the same road between BoOsack's aod Big
Spring were swept away. The road vas dam
aged between those points, but 1t Is lntact iron
Bristol to CbristiaDsburg. Trains arc now run
ping from Norfolk to Concord depot. iron
whence passengers are transported to L7Lca
burg 10 stages. Heavy damage has been donf
90 the Lynobburg and DlnVlIc extension o
the Virginia Midland road. The Stauntop i've
bridge and trcstle at Galveston is serious dam
aged. There is a considerable break IN tic
canal above the city, and the damage west G
| here is reported to be more serious than that G
1870. Lynchburg is now isolated. aud 1t Il
difficult TO secure intelligence.
A dispatch from Richmond says: The mum
dated portion Of the city presents scene
great devastation. The losses TO private prop
crty can be safely estimated at from $@Oo,O
! to $500, 900. and other losses will greatly aug
meut this amount. The damage in Mapchcsto
| will probably reach 500, 900. There is cobsli
cradle suffering among the poor people wiz
| have been washed out. Many had to camp Gu
last night, aud are still shclteIlcss. Mayo bridge
across the James river, was the OILY one tina
succumbed to the food. All the railroad bridge
| crossing the river here are intact. Report
| along the James River and kanawha Canal IN
dictate that serious damage has been done. w
IT, Allen, keeper Of the locks nine miles iron
Richmond, was drowned yesterday, also Ahdre'
| overly, o carpenter, who was Working to save
| railroad bridge.
The Petersburg and Weldon Railroad brdr
ut Weldon, N. g., is gone; also three spans t.
the Seaboard aud Roanoke bridge ct the sam
place. The Roanoke river is very high. Trave
south via The Petersburg a1d Weldon road j
Interrupted. Communication with Norfolk vi
the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad is still per
feet.
| At Fredericksburg the water 10 tho Rappa
hammock rose twenty two feet above water levc
Sunday morning one Of the massive piers
the Chatham bridge yielded to the prcssur
and two spans, each seventy .6vc feet 10 length
were swept down. a trcstlc 90 the island bridg
also gave way near the fredericksburg shtr>
carrying with it about seventy five feet OF TIL
bridge. A plumber of mills were injured.