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

cloudy or cloudy weather and possibly OCCASION
81 rain.
The FLooD.-The waters of the late flood
have partially subsidized, and the amount OF
damage Inflicted begins to be more apparent.
Dispatches received last night confirm the
reports heretofore given indicating very
extensive damage by the food to the Chesa
peake and Ohio canal a'oDg its entlre extent
from Georgetown to Cumberland. President
German went to Georgetown yesterday morn
log, and 10 the afternoon started out along the
line of the canal. The Georgetown level was
found to be very extensively damaged. The
outlet lock at Georgetown is 10 better coDdl
ton than was expected. Ooe half of dam No:
4, near WilIiamsport, is gone. 1t was OF solid
masonry, and was considered lnvulneraole
against any force of the elements. 1t cost near
" $500 600. The canal will, it is conceded on
all sides, be useless for the balance of the sea.
SOD. Seasoned timber and other material be-
longing to the canal company. valued at $3.50.
900, was swept off from tho line If The canal.
rhs Wharyes at GEORGETOWN were saved by cut
ting the canal above E1es's mill, some distance
out from the town. At the canal compsny5
workshops at Sandy Hook the company has
sustained loss of over five thousand dollars 10
lumber washed away. The company's clrpcD-
ter shops, &c., arc u complete wreck, except
one of their buildings, which is iasteocd with
hawsers to the railroad track About eight
thousand dollars worth of lock gates Were cham
ed together last night aDd fastened to the shore.
where they still float. and will BE- saved. ut llar.
per's Ferry the whole lower part Of tho town
was still under water last night, and several
locks east of there were reported as washed out
All along the line of the canal houses have been
submerged and carried away, while loaded
boats were swept over the backs and carried
some distance from the canal. where the re-
treating waters left them high aud dry.
Other boats have been literally broken 10
half by being thrown across the tow path.
The following is list cf breaks 10 the canal,
OF which knowledge has been received Two
on Cumberland level, not very large. Total
loss on this level probably $4,000. At Mead's
lock break is reported quite large water sill
running over One is also reported at Rouad
Top Cement mills above Hancock, and one at
culvert West Eod, Hancock, size not given. Oae
at Bowls culvert, East Hancock. O0e at Harp
ler's, miles below Williauspo1t, not very larg".
Abutments at dam No. 5, above Williamsp,r',
badly undermined. Dam No. t. abovo Shep-
,ardstowo, has I25 feet washed away. There
is large break just above the Great Falls, and
also q very large one at Log Wall level. Ii is
also reported that dam No. 6, aoovo Williams.
port has been carried away. At twelve clock
Sunday night the canal boat Lydia l. ShilCs.
laden with | 10 Ions of coal, broke from her m DOT
iugs at q Georgetown wharf, and drltted down
streom. 10 passing the Long Bridge she struck
one Of the athtments and went down sterD ire
most. and it was thought that she wcud not
again come to the surface, but 10 a few muutcs
she was seen to Use south OF the bridge. bottom
upward. In the stable cabin were q pair OF fine
mules, which were drowned. The craft again
sank. it was the property Of 0. Sheets Il Bro.
Several other boats that had dritted from above
passed under the bridge unnamed Near The
Chain Bridge the canal and river are one, and
in order TO prcvent The washing away Of the
Georgetown level it was found necessary to cut
away about fifty feet of the canal bank 10 order
to let the water out. When this was done it |
had the effect of washing away about one hue.
dred and fifty feet of the canal near the brltge |
This let the wafer out of the Georgetown level,
and there are DOW some fifty or sixty boats, the
greater portion Of which arc loaded with coal,
Embedded 10 the soft bottom Of the canal.
Tho damage along the upper river has also
been great. Large quantities OF wood, fcoclog,
live stock and farm products have been swept !
away, bridges damaged, &o.
At Georgetown many of the wharves were
sIamagcd and large quantities of coal washed
away. 4 number of barrels OF -four, whlskey, |
fish and other merchandise were carried Oft by |
the food, and furnished work for the boys aud |
men who were out in boats catching them.
The damage along the river frout. at this oily |
was not so much as was at first feared The
merchants had taken warning and removed all
of their perishabe goods above the reach OF
the food. The only damage to merchandise SO |
lar reported was to grain and groceries landed |
from the steamers and stored in the warehouses
!, COLL 70
prove slight The damage TO tho wharves |
themselves is also light. a quantity of coal
at the various coal wharves has been damaged |
bv the deposit Of mud left on it by the recod |
ing waters.
Tho damage to the Alexandra and Washiug-
ton road is being repaired and trains are expect
cd to pass over by midnight. Meanwhile the |
passengers from the A. II E. and Va. Midland |
roads arc being transferred via the Potomac |
ferry boats.
The passengers % the Midland road had to |
be transferred at the Rivanna bridge last night,
but it was expected that that structure would
be repaired in time to permit the passage OF
trains to day, thus making through conncc
ton to Lynchburs. Beyond the latter point
the road is very badly damaged, and trains will
not be able to run through to Danvlc Tor
week or two. The trains 90 the Manassas
Branch are running to Front Royal, and those
on the A. & f. and w. Il 0. roads through
without interruption. ;,
No night trains will be run on the msln Inc
of the Midland road to night.
FOREIGN TRADE.-Mr. Ernest &. DACosta,
of the firm of DaCosta & Co., Barbados, W.
T., who was 10 this city last Saturday, Will re
turn 10 a short time and spend o few weeks
here. His object is to secure rcopcnlng OF
trade between Alexandria and Barbados
Among the movements that will tend to I'M
proyc The real estate of Alexandria and its sur.
rouodngs recovery Of the West Iodia trade
may we'll be included, and as all classes OF the
community arc interested in the future pros,
pcrity of the city, it is hoped that an effort will
DO made by the merchants, bankers and manu-
facturers in this direction. The Alexandria
correspondent of the Baltimore Market Journal
says: - -. n,