The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-29
Above LynchbIIrg.

| toba eco, in Nelson and Buckingham, were
carried away by the food.-Lynchbu1y
NetcS, eth.
Above Lynchburg.
1Lynchburg Virginiau, 2Sth.l
Major Johnston, president of the James
River and Kanawha Canal Company, who
arrived in this city last night, furnishes us
particulars OF the damages sustained
throughout Botetourt county by the recent
food. The water at Buchanan was five and
half feet higher than the freshet of 1912,
which was the highest in the recollection
of any person now living, the total rise
being thirty feet perpendicular. In the
towns of Pattonsburg or Buchanan there
were no lives lost, but thirty buildings were
swept away, including the dwellings OF
many poor people, who lost everything,
even food and clothing.
In the neighborhood thirty lives are
known to have been lost, all colored.
Six were drowned in Mill creek, above
Buchanan. After having escaped from their
house, which was washed away, they were
oyertaken in the field by the rushing waters.
People were within few feet OF them, and
talked with them, but the surging billows
came with such rapidry that they were
unable to afford assistance, and saw them
swept away with the current.
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below Buchanan, escaped from his house
with thirteen women and children, but was
oyertaken and swept over Warmers Falls
dam, and all perished. The rumor that
Robert Heth was drowned is incorrect.
The tol-bridge of w. T. Hardy & Co.,
valued at $4,000. which was said to be
three feet higher than the bridge that was
washed away in 1912, was swept away ut
1890 Saturday morning, and the water rose
five and half feet perpendicular after the
structure had gone.
The storehouse of the Cliften Forge
Railroad Company, with provisions and
material worth 81, 900, was swept away at 2
P. NJ.
The goods OF the store OF Leake john
son, at Buchanan, was badly damaged. The
losses OF Mr.. Station are comparatively light.
At Pattonsburg the store OF Dudley
Booze was carried away, but most OF its
contents saved. Zimmerman's groceries
were mostly lost.
Crouch's lumber-houSe, with 200 barrels OF
-four and 100 sucks OF salt was badly dam
aged.
Above Buchanan, Lick-Run bridge and
the stores Of Bean & Siti'ord and Goodwin i
Hunter are reported swept away, together
with seven houses in jackson.
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crops and fencing along the river and
creeks.
The McAdam road between Buchanan
and Salem is so washed as to be impossible,
and all the bridges between the two places
are destroyed.
The damage to the Clifton Forge railroad
is not so great as was apprehended, but
the green embankmentS are considerably
washed. Posts Nos. l and are washed
out, and the buildings at Posts Nos. and
s damaged, but the tools and provisions are
generally saved. The convicts were re-
moved in safety, and are well-behaved as
far as heard from. Post No. was above
birh-water mark, but the CRIB and derricks
for masonry at this post woods Island
bridge) are supposed to be lost. Nothing
is heard from Post 6, near Clifton Forge,
but the buildings are supposed to have
been swept away and the conyicts moved to
the mountain back OF the post. Orders
have been given TO hold the convicts ESQ in
number) in readiness to remove to the canal
or Richmond, as circumstances may require.
The Canai.-.Again.
The injuries to the James River and ka-
nawha canal are believed to be more extern
sive than heretofore reported, and it will
be difficult matter for some time to ascer-
| tain the extent Ol Iuc uatuaSc IL uuS SuS-
tained. The breach near the Midland rail-
road bridge is Q serious one, about two hun
dred feet in length, and the same place that
required a great outlay to repair after the
flood of 1870. A portion of the cribs have
washed out. Yesterday the breach was in
creasing, and other points in the vicinity
were being filed with sand and rubbish.
The boat Anderson, lost below Joshua
Falls dam, lies broken to pieces on billiards.
island.
The first canal bridge below Stapleton
was carried away by large boat and both
lodged in the lock.-Lynchburg HIginian,
2sth.
I'm the Shenandoah Valley.
BRIDGES AND HOUSES SWEPT AWAY AND GREAT
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
Especial to the Baltimore Americana
HARRIsoNBuRG, W. Va, November &c.
A most disastrous freshet, eXceeding,in vol
ume and suddenness the memorable one OF
September, 1870, has just swept over this
part OF the State. Rain, which commenced
falling Wednesday night, continued to in
crease until Saturday morning, when the
fury Of the storm eliminated in the rise OF
North river and the mountain streams
land all tributaries OF the Shenandoah