Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-28

of sand from one to three feet in depth.
Hundreds of miles of fencing, buildings,
bridges. -four, barrels, live stock, SC.
were swept away by the reslstless tor
rent of water. Fortunately no lives
are reported lost. While it would be
impossible to give an exact statement
or even the names Of all who have lost
property, we publish below number Of
losses reported from this county along
The North branch of the Shenandoah.
Geo. W. Hoover, near Plains Mill,
lost small dwelling house. 40 hogs,
SC.
Mr.. c. Whites large cabinet maker
shop, tools SC. were swept away.
DR.. Henkel's saw mill was washed
away and carding mill much injured.
Siram Henkei's dwelling house partly
washed away and balance so much in
jured that he was compelled to remove
his family on Sunday.
The bridge on the road from New
Market to depot, was washed away.
r. G. Manor's saw mill was upset
his miller's house washed away and the
wafer filled the first story of his resi-
dence running a very fine piano, furni-
ture, &c. Less about $500.
On the Samuel Moore farm about 1000
shocks Of corn was lost.
On the farms Of Messrs. Nefts, a large
amount of corn, fences, sc.
On the Meem form, a fine river
bridge, about 6000 bushels of corn, and
several miles of board fencing, besides
rails sc. Loss about $1,000.
Samuel Harmon lost about 25 acres
Of corn.
J. w. r. Moore. about 1000 bushels
ofcorn. fencing sc.
Pm. S. Bird lost crop Of corn,
fences, &C., land much injured.
David Kingree a fine horse, COW,
some flour, sc. Loss $500.
James Painter, GOO bushels of corn
and wheat crop.
Mrs. Eliza Bowman corn crop fences,
sc.
James Hoover, some 600 bushels OF
corn, fences, sc.
Mr.. BroOmbach. about u miles
fencing.
D. E. W. Myers, his entire corn
crop, fences, sc.
Joseh Conner, corn crop, fences, &c.
John Reeser, fences, sc.
John Hottie, corn and fences.
Saml. Bowman, corn and fences.
A. j. Downey, corn crop and fences.
Thowas Hoffman, corn crop and
fences.
I. NJ. Hollingsworth, entire corn
crop and fences.
P. \. Funkhouser, corn crop, fences,
&c.
J ohm Dellinger, corn, fences sc.
Hottie & Danner, lot of otfal and
about one-third Of their mill dam.
Mrs. Rush, fences.
,Jno. Hausenfiuck, corr crop, corn
and wheat in crib, fences and land
much injured.
Lewis Funkhouser, corn fences, &c.
Joseph Burner, corn crop, fences, sc.
Jacob Frayel, corn crop, and fences.
j. ?. Artz, corn crop &c.
B. P. Newman, entire corn crop,
fences, sc.
Hotel s. Painter lost heavily in offal
A number of barrels of flour vera under
water, but the loss was not great.
On the Riddell farm, from 1000 tc
1900 bushels Of corn. 80 acres of wheat
covered, and fen cling.
Benjamin Ramey, Joseph & Obet
Funk, Thomas Clanahan, David Stick
ley and Lawrence Hannah lost large
crops Of corn fences, SC.
On Smiths creek, William Siber
and Jacob Rice lost their entire crops
OF corn.
Nearly every boat on the river was
swept away. Several at Hotels mil
were saved, among the number wa:
Peggy" pleasure boat belonging t.
L. Wagner, Esq. of Richmond.
Along the South river the losses were
very heavy, the water being but thre,
feet lower at the White House err,
than that Of the flood of 1870. Among
the losses reported from Page county
are the following:
Newport mills washed away.
Peter Long lost his entire crop o
corn supposed to be 1000 bushels.
Mauck's saw mill washed away.
At the White House, shoemaker.
shop, toll house, Brubaker's black
smith shop, and Groves stables were
carried Of.
The bridge over the Hawksbill il
Luray and Yager's factory were WASHED
away.
The losses to the land in Page coun
ty are thought to be much greater thai
by the food of 1870.
The Shenandoah River at Rivertor
was seven feet lower than IN the flood O
1870. The bridge over South River wa
carried away. The loss of corn ant
other property was immense.
William Buck lost his mill property
consisting of grist mill, saw mill, pla
ming mill Sc.
The loss at the mill at Rivert on
estimated at between three and fv,
thousand dollars.
At Confluence lime works, the build
ings, carts &C., were swept away.
Col. Kings mill was washed away.
The Railroad bridge on the Va