Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1885-11-05
DISASTROUS FLOODS.
Greatest Overflow In Virginia In
Many Years.
Considerable Property Destroyed and Sew.
eral Lives Lost.

RICHMOND. VA. October So.-A heavy
rain during the past twenty four hours has
caused the greatest food known in the past
i've years on the western end and Lcxing-
ton branch Of the Richmond and Allegheny
Railroad. A treStle at South River was
washed away, and mixed train ON the
Aiiegheny Road was wrecked. Engineer
W hliams and fireman are miss
lrg, and believed TO be killed.
All passengers are safe. The Shenan-
uoah Valley train Is in trouble NJ about
sne same point. The high waters from
nbove have reached Richmond tonight
and the wharves In the lower part OF the
city are submerged No serious damage
Is anticipated. however. as rerorts from
i POINTS above Columbia show that the water
Is falling. Everything along the river
'front.' has been removed beyond the dam
Eer line. The Rappahannock River Is also
reported greatly swollen. and $4,000 dam
{ age done at Fredericksburg. Some damage
also reported TO the Chesapeake a Ohio
Railroad.
HARRisoNBURG. Va, October 30-The
most terrific rain-storm known in the val
: ley Tor years began here yesterday and
continued until past midnight. More
water fell in eighteen hours than has fallen
altogether in the two years previous. High
water prevails every where, and washouts
Ia the valley branch OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railway have delayed all trains. The
mountains west of this place were covered
with snow this morning.
LYNCHBURG, VA, October G0.-News
reached here early this morning OF the
terrible work of the storm which prevailed
throughout this section YES erday. The
engine of No. % passenger train, on the
Lexington Branch of tho Richmond aud
Allegheny Railroad went down with the
bridge at South River, flte Thursday even
ing, taking with IL the engineer and fire.
man, who disappeared under the high
md raging waters OF the stream
The engineer John Williams,
OF Lexington, and the fireman Richard
Tyree, of this city. Williams stood hi,h
IN the estimation of officials and was re-
Farded as the most careful engineer on
the road: Tyree was the main support Of a
widowed mother. Near Natural Bridge
Station, the Shenandoah Valley Railroad,
the high water washed the track for some
distance. Robert Lucado, the track witch.
man, seeing the break was unsafe, tagged
down material train and got on the en-
gine. The engineer ran the engine slowly
and endeavored TO get over the dangerous
place, but before he had gone far the truck
gave way, and the engine was carried
into the river. Lucado was standing
between the engine and tender when
10 was thrown into the river He
escaped had his clothing not been caught
IN some way. He was drowned. William
Brown 'tcolored.) the engine watchman
ives killed, and Engineer Wolkiell wns se-
verely injured. The cars were overturned,
and fire broke out in several places. III h.
reported that six of the negro workmen
who were in the cars were badly burned
and that several cars were DESTROYED The
Shenandoah Railroad is badly damaged in
several places. There We're no trains over
Tue Midland road to-day. Three spans Of
out.