The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-12
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Another Serious Fres1sct.
Loss OF LIFE AT IgELDoS THREE MEN AND AZ
HORSE DROWNED WHILE GRgssIga THE RIv-
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Ell = HIGH WATER - THE DAN AND sTAUHT6,
RIVERS.
Especial telegram % The Dispaiet.I
+ WELDON, II. G., JuGHasy II 1.-THE ferr,
fiat-boas, with three men, horse. and {
Jersey-wagon on board, capsized abou
noon to-day while crossing the river at tlii.
place. Allen and Rose (colored), and Dir
Brewer, eorrorter, with his horse and hi:
wagon, were the parties drowned. The
colored ferryman was rescued with a boat
hook as he passed under the bridge. The
colporter swan several hundred. yard:
down the stream and was engulfed in thu
falls below the bridge. There being no one
on shore able to manage boat in The swift
current no assistance could be rendered.
No bodies have yet been recovered. The
river is rising about six inches an hour.
Adyices from the Dan and Staunton rivers,
the chief tributaries, indicate heavy fresh
ct. Brewer was said to have been from
Fauquier county. His box OF Bibles has
been picked up.
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
WELDON, N. c., January Ill. L.
Brewer, travelling fbook-agent, was
drowned while attempting to cross the
Roanoke river, at this place to-day. The
ferry boat was sunk, and Brewers horse and
buggy were lost. One negro man named Al
len Roades was drowned. The ferryman was
being swept down the river by the swiftly
flowing current, but was picked up by
parties working on the bridge. The river
is rising rapidly, and it is greatly feared the
trestle recently built will be swept away.
THE SITUATION AT LYNCHBURG-THE RIVER
TEN OR TWELVE FEET ABOVE ORDINARY
LEVEL, BUT RECEDING.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
LYNCHBURG, VA, January 11.-The river
was between ten and twelve feet above its
usual level at 3 O'Clock this evening, but
has been slowly receding since then. The
southside trestle bridges We're weighted
down with cars, and are safe. No rain fell
to-day, and no apprehension is entertained
here OF further rise.
sTAUNToN-RIvER BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY.
Information was received at an early hour
yesterday. morning OF the destruction OF
three spans OF the Staunton-river bridge,
on the Richmond and Danville railroad.
Engineer Henry 3Iondin. who passed over
that it was considerably out Of position.
erected. The $50 A. N. passenger train
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other trains have been discontinued for the
present. The spans referred to were car
ried away by heavy masses OF floating ice.
A large force is at work, and it will be
several days before full come tons can be
resumed.
1t was also stated that the bridge over the
Staunton river, on the Washington City,
Virginia Midland and Great Southern rail-
road, had been swept away by the high
water and floating ice.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.
DANvnLE, January 11.-Owing to the
bridges over the Staunton river on the Rich
mond and Danville and the Virginia Mid
land roads being swept away by the flood in
that river through travel is again delayed,
and transfers will be necessary. There will
be no freights for several days by either
road. To- day, at the break over the Staun.
ton river on the DanYile road, two men,
George III. Mclean and j. F. Satterwaite,
OF New York, attempted to walk over the
bridge. When about midway they appre-
hended danger and started to return, but a
span of the bridge fell. carrying them below
some twenty feet. They 1lOarcd down the
river about mile, but were oyertaken by
boats and rescued. Local trains will con-
tlnue to run to the river either way daily on
both roads.
THE FREsHET on THE ATLANTIC, MISSISSIPPI
AND OHIO ROAD.
Concerning the freshet on the Atlantic,
and Ohio road our Petersburg
in his letter last night, says ::
SIN consequence Of the freshet in james
river at Lynchburg, and the precautions
taken to prevent damage to the bridges OF
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio road at
that point, there has been some Interrupt
ton in the running Of the trains to-day.
There has been no through train East, and
4 special train was made up here to accom-
modate the Norfolk passengers and mails.
l. was thought best to weight down the
bridges as heavily as possible to prevent in
jury by the water; and, By reason OF this
fact, trains have not crossed them to-day.
It is believed that the structures are SAFE"
TIE RIvANNA.
From information received from the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad Office last
night it appears that the Rivanna river was
out Of its banks yesterday morning, but last
night had fallen considerably, and OF course
no fears were unprecedented Of any serious
results from the freshet there. The trains
were aIl on time, and the road in good or
der from one end OF the line to the other.
THE RIVER AT RICHMOND.
The river commenced to rise here last
evening. but no fears Of 4 serious fresh
were anticipated.
Virginia.
DEATH OF 4 PORrRArT-PAINTEE CAPTURE OF
AN OUTLAW.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.]
NORFOLK, January 11.-Monsieur E. Be-
neau de St. Mercel, portrait-paintcr and
distinguished Polish refugee, was found
dead in his room, on Main street, this morn.
ing. lie died from natural causes. The
deceased came to Norfolk and settled in
1859. In Poland he was Count Edward
Jablonisky, and with thirteen other mobiles
was exiled and sent to this country in 9
Government frigate. he leaves no blood
relations in this part Of the world.
An outlaw, named Augustus Hampton
for whom the Commonwealth has stand
ing reward for highway robbery, was cap
tured near Great Bridge. Norfolk, county
to-day, and lodged in Jail in Portsmouth,.
South CarOli0R.
SPECIAL ELECTION IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY
ALL. CoLoRED MEN ELECTED By sOsID NE
GRO VOTE. ...-..