The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-26

was narrowly averted, the tow-path
being saved by desperate efforts. The
railroad east Is covered with water.
No trains are going east Of this city. All
the telegraph wires are down east. The
water is now falling and the canal Is
badly broken.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2G.-The Signal
Office Observer, at Harper's Ferry re-
ports to the Chief Signal Officer at 5:l5
A. NJ, Sunday, that both rivers are now
twenty feet above low water mark .,
ana shenandoah street is one sheet OF
water. Every dwelln g house is flooded
ana both rivers are rising rapidly, ana
al 2. NJ. both rivers were twenty
feet above low water mark, and two feet
higher than in 1870. All the property
on Shenandoah streetis destroyed. Both
rivers are still rising ab Jut three inches
per hour, and no lives are lost SO far.
The 3;l5 2. NJ. reports are that both
rivers are tWenty-six feet above low
water mark and said to be at stand.
They then began to recede.
The Observer at Great Falls, Md, re-
ported at 4 Z. M, water nineteen ieeL
above low water and still rising; Z. NJ. y,
rising three inches per hour; s Z. M,
rising one-half inch per hour; 9 z. NJ,
no variation observed.
AT Georgetown, reported at Z. NJ.
rising slowly. Water three feet three
inches above the wharf level. 8 7. NJ E,
still rising, six feet six inches above
wharf level.
The James.
RICHMOND, VA, Nov. 26.-Tne freshet
has caused much damage here, but little
l9ss of life. James River is higher thai
it WAS in October, 1870, which was
the most remarkable lrsshet up tc
that year. About ten squares o.
this city, including many business
blocks, are submerged. Two OF the
largest tobacco warehouses are under
water, but the tobacco had all been re
moved in time. All day the streets have
been lined with people hurrying along to
see the billowy river, and gondolas have
covered the back-Waters on Gamble 8
Hill, one OF the most prominent points
Of the city. and ine panoramic view
has been afforded, and the scene there
has been exceedingly pictuI esque. The
river is now at a stand, OF receuing al
most imperceptibly.
Mancnes er, opposite Richmond, is
more than half under water, and many
| of the frame houses have tioated away
About half OF Mayo's bridg", betw cen
| This city and Manchester, has tloated of
| this afternoon.
RICHMOND, VA, Nov. 26-The dam
age done by the treshet will exceed
anything known here. The water
gradually rose until it reached the
second stories of many houses, and was
pouring into Main street, the principa
Lhoroughtare of Richmond. Even will
and an immense supply OF hands
enough, and the midnight worker
ing and bIlIowy masses Of water, wAel
they were at lasL forced to leave the Ell.
Jangered property in order to save
themselves.
Boats enough could not be got to-
gether to do what was necessary. sturdy
lathers could be seen moving cautiously
through the water, bearing their little
ones on their shoulders. People crowded
| to their third floors, and as they saw
the water climbing upward called ou
for boats to take them of. Horses ant
wagons, which were first in demand
were set aside for skiffs and Darges
Last night the city was enveloped il
total darkness, and confusion worse
oonf0unded reigned. There is no posi-
bility of ascertaining the extent of Cd
lamities. Losses and damage, both /,
public and private properly, can not bt
est mated. In This city alone The figure
will reucn into millions, and IN the Sta,,
the losses viii be immense.