The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-12-06

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Charles Grafton, 500 bushels corn and larg
lot Of fencing; J. i. McClung, lot OF fenc
| ing and land washed Harvey Renbnsh
300 bushels corn; John Carpenter. 200 bush
els corn, hay, fodder and fencing; race a
Hoy S mill damaged and quantity Of flou
| injured; J. D. Craig, large lot of fodder
500 bushels corn, and corn in crib damaged
Harnsberger's saw mill washed away ant
quantity OF flour wet; II. A. Showalter
about 81 ZOO in corn, &C.; Jno. Fulton los
a quantity of corn, but caught about 10000
bushels. r. Hull, $50 bushels corn, &C..
Samuel d. Crawford. in corn, fencing, &c.
81 800; VIM. B. Crawford, fodder, &C.; Thos.
Robt. and lack. johnson, corn fodder ant
fencing; Jno. Fl. Crawford and DR.. Walk
er's losses are very heavy, corn, fodder, and
new plank fence being swept away.
NORTH RIVER.
The road at North River Gap is so com.
pletely demolished that new location will
have to be made. At the old Huffard farm
three miles above Mt. Scion the river cut
new channels and entirely ruined the farm
washing away the soil and leaving bed Of
river rock from two to four feet deep. The
farm of Mr.. Lohr hds also been ruined, the
River having cut five channels through it
and entirely destroyed about forty acres,
Sam'l Dinkel lost in fencing and damage tc
land about 5000 or $500. At Abraham An.
drews, just opposite Mt. Scion, the loss will
reach about $500. Mr.. Andrews and his
family made narrow escape. They retired
at the usual time, and were awakened about
IL O'Clock by the waters dashing agains
the side OF the house. The family were
taken from the besieged building and car.
ried to Mr.. J.. NJ. Reeves. On the way, the
darkness being intense. the young ladies of
the family got separated, and one of then,
remained in the woods until three O'Clock in
the morning, when she was found by her
father and the neighbors who had turned
out to hunt her.
Below Mr.. Andrews j. NJ. Reeves lost
200 bushels corn, 10 acres wheat covered
with sand, 4 acres of land completely ruined
and quantity of fencing. Loss $500. The
following parties lest in fencing and crops
damage to lands, &c., as follows: Thos.
Reeves, decd, $3.50; David Landes, $50
Andrew Hogshead, $50; Jacob Shue about
500. His house was completely surround
ed and the family was unable to make their
escape. Reuben Grandle, $3.50; Phil. Air
hart, SIS; Zee. Harnsberger, $75; Jno. Ruff,
s75; Cooney Sanger. 500; Perry McCaul's
still was washed away together with about
400 gallons brandy; loss heavy Dan'l San
ger, $50; Harvey Harnsberger, $50; Jack
Moore, all his fencing and quantity of land
ruined; the water was four or five feet deep
in his house; J. Fl. Kerlin lost fine team
of horses in addition to land, crops, &c.
Jacob Hoover's carding mill on Cedar Creek
swept away.
BACK CREEK,
which empties in the South river at Stuarts
mill was higher than had ever been known,
and far more destructive than in 1870 NJ. l..
Alexander lost $500 in land, crops, &c.
Damage to others as follows: Larew &
Lewis saw mill, $3.50; J. D. Hyden, mill
undermined, $50. The following parties
lands were badly washed aud fences swept
away-the damage will average 500: VIM.
Baker, Danl Hiser, Lit. Wagner, r. and J.
Padget, James Valid, Phil. Killian, Mrs.
Mary Brown, A. S. Koiner, and Mrs. Nancy
Koiner.
CHRISTIANS CREEK.
Among tile sufferers along this stream are
George Bateman, $500 w. F. Brand, $500
john E. Hamilton, $500; Henry Hamilton,
$500; ]. II. Hamilton, 5000; John G. Guth-
rie was benefited, having caught 10000
rails and Il quantity of plank, &c. Messrs.
Hildebrand, Burkholder and others lost con-
siderably.
SOUTH RIVER.
The damage on South river in the upper
end OF the county was comparatively slight
and consisted principally of fences, &c. At
Greenville the stream was four feet lower
than in 1870, and four and a half lower than
in 1876.
wAYNEsBORO.
''Delta" writes as follows from Waynes-
boro
l will endeavor to give, as far as 1 have
been able to ascertain, an account of the
damages sustained in this neighborhood and
section from the recent flood. While it will
be almost impossible to estimate, in a pecu-
MARY point, the losses sustained by particu
lar individuals in the despoiling of their
lands by the inundation, yet fair approx
nation can be probably reached in the ag-
gregate of actual damages that can be re-
paired. Messrs. A. II. H. & G.. B. Stuart
sustained considerable damage to their mill,
lands, and loss of fences, with break of mill
race, said to be about $500. Mr. Archie
Koiner lost corn and fencing, and with in
jury to his land. He estimates his damages
to about $3.50. Mrs. VIM. Koiner lost corn
and fencing and with injury to her land.
Her damage will reach $500. Mr.. Jack
Palmer's loss is small, not amounting to
more than $40, and consists of destruction
OF fodder and fencing. Mr.. Martin Palmer
loss will aggregate about $50, consisting of
corn, fodder and fences. Capt. Henry, |
understand, lost about $3.50 in fencing alone,
but the full extent of his damages | have
been unable to learn. Mr.. Marion Koiner S
loss OF about mile Of fencing and injury to
land, is estimated to be about 5000. Mr..
VIM. Blackwell, at the ''Globe Mills,' cal
culates his loss to be IN the neighborhood of
5000, and consists of destruction of fences
and injury to several out-buildings, with
damage to land by washing, all of which he
says he can repair, except the last named.
Mr.. James Austin's damages consist in loss
OF fences. and probable injury to land,
amount not obtained, probably about $3.50.
Mr.. W. B. GalIaher computes his loss, in
GLIDING that Of his mothers, at about $500,
consisting of loss OF fencing and washing of
meadow land, newly sown in wheat. Mr..
M. w. Quarles' damage consists in loss OF
some fodder and fencing, amounting proba-
bly, to about $50. he. however, thinks his
land will be benefit ted by the deposits that
were made on it by the inundaticn. Mr..
Joseph Pelter said he hardly knows how to
estimate his loss, as some of it was of char
acter that could not be replaced. Mr.. Jona-
than Koincr sustained considerable damape