Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-25

Richmond and Danville Partially
Submerged and In DaEkness-Mis.
lions Of Dollars Worth OF Property
Destroyed.

The damage done by the storm through
out the country cannot be overestimated.
From ali parts kilograms come laden with
news of "moving accidents by food and
field" OF travel on the railroads impeded /,
and of the destruction of both public and
private property. The loss OF life has fortu-
nately, SO far as reported, not been great.
THE STORM IN MARYLAND
From Chesapeake bay the sinking OF the
schooner Charles Herric8 eff Thomas
Point on Saturday and the drowning of two
of her crew, are reported. Along the line OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad the storm
has been particularly severe. Tae rivers
haze risen 10 an unprecedented height, tele-
graph wires have been blown down, bridges
carried away or weakened, and the inh Adj
tants of towns and villages along the road
been compelled to abandon their homes.
DESTRUCTION CT BRIDGES.
At 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon five spans
OF the Cumberland Valley railroad bridge
over The Potomac river, near WilliamsporG,
coal cars were on the bridge at the time, and
went down with it. Tue loss Will be about
$50 eco. About 4 O'Clock large masses of de-
bris, consisting of trees, logs, sheds and hay
struck the bridge. which was destroyed, eX-
cept two spans on the Maryland side. Sew.
eral persons were On the bridge at the time
Af.er the structure was carried away one
man was missed, but his name could not be
learned. Mr.. Gu bertOn, OF WILLIAMSON,
lost 20 COO feet of lumber; four canal boa
were also carried of. Canal boats, small
o.
,Onac all day yesterday. The Antietam has
carried away one bridge and damaged sew
eIsl others. II has also carried away large
quantities OF corn, fencing and stock along
It's course and damaged several building
DAMAGE In VIRGINIA.
the storm mas been very violent through
railroads are heavy sufferers. Everything
Along the course of the rivers has been swept
away. The gas works in Danville and Rich
mODd have been submerged and both cities
A Ia
says: "The Dan river has risen to nearly the
highest point ever known here. The damage
IA and about the city is more than 500 800
Everything bordering on the Dan river and
TIE Big and Little Sandy rivers has been
swept away. The Virginia Midland railroad
has sustained much damage at this point.
The iron bridge over the Stanton river on
that road is gone. Three other minor tri iges
on the same road have been swept away, and
the roadbed has been washed In many places
Danville TO night is In darkness as the ga,
works are submerged. A number OF hOu ses
have been swept away, aud the destructive
ness of the freshet Is incalculable. The river
vile says ali the streams in that neighbor-
hood are greatly swollen and the adj acsnt
farms are suffering. The Rivanna river is
ton of the iron bridge there is gone aud the
balance Is seriously damaged. The telegraph
lines are down: The Chesapeake and Ohio
STOPPED. The damage cannot be estimst
Dut Will De very great In that vicinity.
KxCITkMENT IN RICHMOND.
The excitement In the lower part of Rich
mond at midnight last night was most in.
tense among the people residing there, and
the merchants doing business below the ST.
Charles Hotel, ON Main street, the point
reached by the water during the great dooi
OF 1870. They were moving their goods from
stores ana other places. The business streets
people were engaged In the work of removal.
1he extreme lower portion Of the city Is sub
mef9eo, and The water runs into the dock
reached nth street, and 10 within q few fset
Of ne Fizst Market On Main street. At SIX