Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-28
pLSASTRoUS ERESHETS.

4hNll llalF "a isSo.%E Y lnc uhhsuul hclbdt
OF the rivers and great alarm among
the inhabitants. Many Of the tele-
graph lines are down and railroads
stopped
At Charlottesville, North Carolina,
the damage TO farms will be very great.
A portion Of the iron bridge across
tho Rivannah river has been swept
away.
HARpER's FERRY, November 25.--
! o'clock p m.-Both rivers arc now
twenty-five feet above low water mark
and mark two feet higher than in 1870.
All tho property on Shenandoah street
is destroyed Both the rivers are ris.
ing about three inches per hour. So
far no lives have been lost
RICHMOND, Va, November pa
dispatch from Lynchburg dated 10 p.
m. yesterday, says the rise at that
point is as high as in 1870 and the
river is still rising All the bridges
are going and the damage 10 all sorts
of property is immense, for the food
Of 1870 caused a loss to the canal com.
pany Of several hundred thousand dol.
lars and suspension OF traffic for
months, and this disaster is likely to
be repeated.
LYNcHBUrG, Va, November 25.--
Tho river at this point continued 10
reccue durlng tnc night aud is now
six feet below the highest point reach
cd. Extensive damage has been done
along the James river There is moth.
ing authentic from the railroads or
river above or below
CHAMBERsBUR0, Pa, November 20.
-Canococheaquc creek commenced
rising at three O'Clock yesterday after
noon and up TO twelve o'clock, mid.
night, was fifteen feet above ordinary
level, and higher than ever known be-
fore. Much valuable property has
been destroyed on account of the sud.
den and unexpected rise. Tho west.
ern wall OF the wooden mill, which was
exposed to the food, fell in about mid.
night, damaging the machinery some
what. This will necessitate the stop
page of the mill for several days. The
stone wagon bridge, on Market street,
and the iron bridge, on Queen street,
have been rendered almost useless.
The iron bridge ut Keysor, north OF
the town, was totally destroyed. II.
Sicver 4 Co., furniture manufacturers,
are the heaviest losers. Their large
brick and frame finishing shop, stored
with quantity ofunfinished furniture,
was destroyed and 10000 or 10000
feet of lumber carried off, involving a
loss Of not less than $4,000. A brick
blacksmith shop belonging to John
Miller was entirely destroyed, and a
wagonmaker shop adjoining badly
damaged.
Calvin Gilbert, lumber dealer, and
W. l.. Keyscr, straw board manufaet.
urer, also lose heavily. Loss in the
town alone will be fully 1000.
Five spans on the Virginia side OF
the Potomac bridge on the Cumber.
land Valley railroad near Williams.
port, Maryland, and six heavily loaded
coal cars thereon, went down at half
past iour o'clock this afternoon. Loss
estimated at $4,000.
NORFOLK VA, November 2I.--ln-
formation was received today that the
United States steamer Huron, with a
crew OF one hundred and thirty-four
L. A :
souls, went ashore this morning about
one O'Clock, oil llie'saving station No.
= near oregon inlet on the North
carolina coast, and was fast going 10
pieces inc wrccking steamer Reso-
,nlo m was dispatched by the Baker
brothers TO her assistance.
as soon as tne hows oi me disaster
I'avnou ,' 'ne n.auquarters Oh inc NORTH
n.'n"''e n q squauron lr 10 hampton ROADS,
if.'i, Tea. nonl,'n' S.n, M ironon"ru sent the
,Lo,'. In'.uu ,s', Ssa.es steamer % owa'ara ana
',aSa;s .no Az roi'""e " re""er "i' assistance
PoIs,o,o I.'
i.a'oi ao' ,iioi'i'al'o' leaves no nope oil
sa's .'i.as IN Wy 'ese'' .s one nAs gone 70
p'eoeS unuer tue herce assaults OF an
unnsua''y ncaVy sea ana many bodies
nav inv oeon wasncu ashore lhirty per-
sons p were saved none oi the names
I',n =, NV ''''''"S UT VI 'he survivors are
A'ivmn Tt ~
nv uuroh 'eit fortross Monroe
yes'ypuay yv on cruise 70 havana and
'"9 m "es' lnuies'
Co.. ,h..a ho s'Jrln Slgnais nave been hying
,vi ~, .n.So u"ys, anu II u 'nought strange
,,;' 1nas 'no warr,hg ag snoula nave been
u,siesa'u9', iherv was u nerce storm
,nsnS az lass n'gnt along the coast,
.no winu ,, p'pwlns ~ Tue rate oil seven
" m'les an hour.
nv 'noory oi tnose wen acquainted
WIN WIN 'ne coast 10 'nat the huron got
oauBu' ~ 'ne ne'gnt Oh inc gale, ana
~ Mnno .y"s 10 no'u on, mead TO the
VIM hcr inacnihery gave way, her
sous NNiO unNicrr, anu sue uflllcu
"'no,o' =. "Ppoa's .uaV tncre was no
li(e.saving s,o,;on No, har;,o ~ wy
manned
RICHMOND, VA, November 25.-A
dispatch . IRON Danville last night says;