Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-27
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES
DISASTROUS FLOODS.
THE OLD D0aINION THE CHEF SUI,
FERER.
RICHMOND SUBMERGED.
Bridges Swept Away. aud Immense
Damage 20 Railroads and Canals.
HARpER's FERRY, Nov. o5.

HARPER's FERRY, Nov. o5.
Both rivers are 70 feet above low
water mark. being three feet higher
than In 1870. All property on the
Shenandoah is destroyed. The water
is said 10 be at a stand.
BALTIMORE. Nov. %.
The western TRAINS on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, due here last night
and this morning, are detained at
Cumberland, pm account of the high
water in the Potomac. The track of
the road at Sir Johns Run, West Vir
ginia, has beef submerged. A dis
patch from Cumberland, at l O'Clock,
says the water WAS falling and trains
would leave there in an houro or two.
CHAMBERsBURe. Nov. %.
There was a destructive hpod in this
place last night. The Conococheague
| creek ruse Is feet above its ordinary
level. and caussd damage TO the ex.
ten Of $50, ai0 during the night. This
AFTERNOON tive spans Of the Cu,nter.
land Valley Railroad bridge, over the
Potoiuac river, near Williamsport.
Md, we're swept away. Six heavily
laden coal cars were on the bridge at
he time, aud went down. Loss,
So, 600.
RICHMOND, Va. Nov. 25.
A Danville dispatch says: The Dan
river has risen TO nearly the highest
point ever known here. The damage
in and about the city Is more than
500 900. Everything bordering on the
Dan river and the the Big and Little
Dandy river is swept away. The Viz
GINA Midland road sustained much
damage al this point. The iron bridge
over the Stanton river. on that road.
il gone. Three Other minor bridges on
The same river are swept away. The
road ted is washed away in many
places. Danvule To night is in dark
ness, rs the gas works are submerged.
a number OF houses have been swept
away. The destructiven-ss OF the
freshet /, incalculable. The river is
still rising.
RICHMOND, Nov. 25-Midnight.
The excitement in the lower part of
the city is intense. People residing,
and merchants doing business below
| The ST. Charles Hotel, on Main street.
the point reached by the water during
the great food oi 1870, are moving
goods from their stores n other
places Of BUSINESS. The streets are
alivv with vehicles OF every kind, and
people are engaged in the work of re-
moval. Tbs waters are from the vi
entity Of Lynchburg, showing an eff
| feet on the water here. which is
raising at the rate OF Is inches to two
| feet per hour. II this continues until
morning. which is now probable, the
water will he higher han the Hood Of
| 1870. The extreme lower portion of
| the city is already submerged, and
| ~. .,.rar 10 n az rnnninU tnfn ha AneE
| Along the south side of the city II has
also reached 18th street, and is within
a few feet If The first market ON Main
| street.
A disp ,tch from Lynchburg says:
| The river at this point il As high as In
1870, and still rising steadily. All the
bridges are gone. and the damage TO
all SORTS of property ia immense.
James river and the KanawhA canal,
bet ween Lynchburg and Richmond,
will probably sustain the most serious
damage by the overflow Of this river
aud consequent breaking of its banks.
rhe flood of 1870 caused a loss to the
Canal Company of several hundred
thousand dollars and the suspension
| of traffic for months. aud this disaster
is likely to be repeated.
RICHMOND, Nov. IS.
As anticipated last night. the water
continued 10 rise steadily during the
remainder OF the night and all today,
and before noon had reached the high
water mark of The memorable flood Of
1870. At this hour, q p. NJ, he water
il Is inches above the same mark. n
Till rising slowly. During the entire
| night and early hours of Today, the
work of removing merchandise from
the threatened points progressed stead
lily, and by this timely action man
merchants succeeded in saving i'm
m-nse quantities Of goods. Intense
excitement prevails. Mayors bridge,
spanning The river between this city
and Manchester, was sweptawa about
2 o'clock. or three railroad bridges
| and one foot bridge above. none have
as yet succumbed, but it Is impossible
to say how soon the rising current may
sweep them of. Every %precaution has
been taken TO save those mostly threat
ened. At the lowest point in the city,
in the locality known as the " Rock.
| elts," the destruction OF property is the
greatest; The river having risen above
the wharves, spread over whole blocks,
and an idea OF the height reached by
the freshet. may be had from the state.
ment that the steamboat sheds we're
| almost entirely covered. The people
who remained in dwellings were driven
from floor to floor, and in many in
| stances we're finally compelled TO be
taken away in boats. The City Ca
Works, located in this section, are en-
tirely submerged. and the city tonight
is ia total darkness. with the exception
of dim and glimmering lights pro-
| duced by candles and Kerosene. The