The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-16

| PEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY, &C, &C.
DAMAGE TO THE CANAL ON THE LYNCHBURG
| LEVEL.
The following telegram was received by
Major Johnston, president OF the James
River and Kanawha Canal Company. on
Saturday morning:
"LYNcHBUIG, Va, September IA, 1873
$50 Il. M.-MUor John ". Johnston,
Richmond, Va: No damage on this level,
except the wash around the abutment OF
Black-Water aqucduct. which can secure
in the next two or three hours. Cribs on
Daniels's island as yet intact, but the earth
work much washed. Will go below soon
as can. No news yet from either direc-
ton. The river has fallen eighteen inches
or more. j. PETER WILLIAMS"
THE WATER FALLING AT LYNCHBURG-RE-
| PAIRS TO THE CANAL.
Major John W. Johnston, president OF
the James River and kanawha canal, re-
ceived the following telegram on Saturday
from Lynchburg:
LYNcnBURG, September 14-11:45 A. M
Several breaches are reported in the neigh
borbood OF the Combined Locks, six miles
below Lynchburg, but the water is too high
to ascertain the extent. There is a small
breach at the Lynchburg aqueduct, but that
is about being mended. There is nothing
definite from canal west Of Lynchburg.
No considerable damage is apprehended
between Lynchburg and Richmond, and
such repairs as are necessary will be made
as soon as the water subsidies.
LATEST FROM LYNCHBCRG.
Especial telegram 10 me Dispatch.]
LYNcHBURG, September 14-11:30 L. M.
James river has been receding since mid
night last night, at which hour it reached
its greatest height-about seventeen feet.
The cana! is badly damaged above here, but
the particulars are as yet unknown. The
authorities of the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio railroad expect to resume travel over
the Virginia and Tennessee division by
Wednesday next.
THE STORM AT HINToN-IMMENSE DAMAGE TO
| PROPERTY.-HIGH WATER IN NEW RIVER.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
HINTON, WEST VA, September 14.-The
heaviest rain ever known in this country
fell day before yesterday, swelling New
river five feet higher than it was ever known
to be, sweeping away some twenty houses
and their contents, some OF the families
narrowly escaping with their lives, and not
able to save anything. The damage will
exceed $4,000. Some thirty families are
left destitute. Trees were uprooted and
carried away; large saw-mills were swept
away. The telegIaph-lines were washed
down, cutting off communication both
ways. The road-bed OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio was so badly washed that until
to-day trains have not been able to pass
over. The people have organized relief
meeting, and funds will be raised to relieve
the sufferers here.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch.1
OBSTRUCTIVE EFFECTS OF TIE STORM IN
OHIO, WEST VIRGINIA, AND PENNSYLvA-
MA.
/ CINCINNATI, September 14.-Advices from
points in Ohio, West Virginia, and Penn
sYlvania indicate the storm OF the past two
days to be the most severe experienced Tor
years. On the line OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad serious damage was inflicted.
A fireman, brakemen, and engineer were
killed by washouts. A bridge on the Pan.
Handle route was washed away, and Il
freight train plunged into the stream. The
engineer and fireman have not been seen
since. No trains have passed Steubenyille,
on the Panhandle, Pittsburgh, Wheeling
and Kentucky, or the Cleveland and Pitts"
h; rfr nt hon
willie rose sixteen feet in tWenty-four hours.
Eight inches of rain fell at the same time,
and at Youngstown. Ohio. seven inches.
At 8 o'clock yesterday morning the resi-
dents on the streets in the vicinity OF the
Mahoning river were being removed from
dwellings in boats. On Mahoning avenue
the water was eight feet deep. Several
small dwellings were swept away like drift
wood. The loss to the county in ruined
bridges is estimated at 100000. The fol-
lowing places were almost totally destroyed /:
Brown, Bennall IL Co.'s rolling-mill; the
Morse Bridge Works; Dingley 81 Co.,
lumbermep; Minrod furnace and &. An
drews's furnace. At MechanicsYille, near
Paineyille, a dam gave way and a
number OF houses were inundated. At
Salem bridge fell in with an engine and
two cars upon it. The engineer and brake
man were severely injured. Near Alliance
Richard Teeters, engineer OF coaltrain,
had both legs broken, and the fireman Sc.
yerely injured, by running into a chasm
left by bridge being swept away: The
Kanawha river is higher than in the Hood OF
1861 and still rising, oyerfowing a portion
OF Charleston, w. Va, and the KanaWha
valley, sweeping with it the steamer Alli-
ance and numberless lumber-rafts, &c.
The situation Mt Richmond.
When we went to press on Friday night
teamsters and merchants alike in the lower
| part OF the city were busy moving beyond
the expected high-water line. and by Satrr-
day afternoon the work had been fully COM
pleted, and quiet reigned in that portion OF
the city. The river really commenced
rising on Friday night-that is, the cur
rent appeared TO be stronger and the stream
was very muddy. AT high tide on Satur-
day evening the backwater In Shockoe
creek reminded one OF the flood OF
last November, and many persons
went down to take look at 1t. 1t seemed