Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-07

was rashed to depth averaging four
feet the entire length of the yard. Ihree
high foot brIdges-one at FOliz's, one at
Wilson's and the one at Gearing's, we're
all washed away
ovER on CEDAR CREEK.
The freshet IN tins valley almost flooded
everything doing great amonnt oil dam
age to crops and property. Ihe ianneIy
was completely submerged. Tho war
densyile mail carrier was unable TO ctoss
till Saturday afternoon. The raintali
was the heaviest in the recolleetions OIL
the oldest inhabitants.
IN PowELL's FORT.
This little valley was almost Hooded
from mountain 10 mountain. The small
stream which runs through 1t wa
higher than II has been known for forty
Years. An the crops in the bottoms are
DESTROYED, great many farmers losing
their entire crops.
OTHER STREAMS.
Mill creek, above Mt. Jackson, was
convert ed into veritable rlver Tor over
a day. From its source IN the mountains
till il emptied in the Shenandoah II
rnined tbourands of dollars worth OF
crops and property on and near its banks
Tbis stream as said TO be higher than
ever known. ,.-
Narrow Passage creek was booming
and mpch damage was done along IT'S
banks. ,uaf
PuRh's Run and Tumbling Run, both OF
viii pass through rugged parts OF tho
comfy were very high, but did h''ie
damage.
KscAPEs PROM DROWNING.
Robert Nef last Friday creased the
bridge near Quicksburg to remove some
grain at mill ont Of the waters reach
In returning the horse be was rldlng
stumbled while crossing the submerged
bottoms throwing him la the swirl waters.
Both we're washed some my YARDS down
stream. Neif holding TO the birdie rein,
where they succeeded in reaching terra
frma.
Last Saturday night DIR. ID. d. Carter
was called 10 the Stonewall mill to visit
a patient. In order to get to the house
he was obliged to cross Pugh's Run Ia
boat On the return trip 1t was capsized
and the doctor was thrown head foremost
into the stream. Fortunately the acct
dent occurred where the water was shal-
low and be was able to get 70 the bahK
without any III effects save the drenching'
AHuMAN SKELETON UNEARTHED.
On Saturday morning last while Mr..
Thomas w. Artz, who resides about three
miles east of this place, on the Shenan-
doah river. was walking over bis bottom
lands 10 ascertain the damage done by
the high water Of the previous day, he
saw what he at first supposed to be the
ton shell OF dead turtle, protrnding IRON
the ground. He began 10 dig II out,
soon finding that it was the skull OF
human being instead Of turtle she'll as
he at first supposed. He continued 10 diR
and succeeded IN unearthing quite lou OF
bones. He has now in hls possession part
Of the lower jaw which, when he hrst
dug It out, contained two OF the mont
teeth. Also bones from the skull, spinal
column, arms, hip and legs, both above
and below the knee. he found eleven
teeth (three molars and eight 'front.', all
in q good state of preservation, win the
exception OF one front tooth which was
decayed. The body was lying on its lett
aide with the head toward the south aud
the knees drawn we'll up TO the chest
From the appearance of the teeth II Is
beliey ed by those who saw the remains
that they were Of middle aged person
RATHER FIsHT.
The large pond on Mr.. VIM. Neeb's
farm, west of town, was oVeriioWed by
the heavy rain and hundreds OF carp were
washed out in the adjoining helds' LOT
distance of several hundred yards. The
fish were gathered up by persons on
Saturday morning. They varied IN
weight from six pounds TO several ounces
The larger fish we're eaten, while the
smaller ones were placed In the water
Over ak hundred Of them were placed IN
the stream running through town.
Mr. William Hotel, at Rush's mil
dnripg the flush water caught three nice
carp. they weighed 1871 81 and % pounds
respectively. Others, 1t ~ said, made
large hauls Of river fish.
CUT or FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
The floods so damaged the b. * o
Railroad track that Woodstock and the
Valley have been deprived OF ans
northern and eastern mail from Friday
10 Wednesday. Even telegraph com
munication was cut of for a while Satnr
day. The first daily papers came N
Monday and those from the south. Nc
eastern papers came till Wednesday. Or
Saturday evening when the mail pouch
was opened at tho postoffiee It contained on
ly twelve letters. This week mail has beer
very light and only from valley towns
Both passengers have been running DAILY
between Lexington and Charlestown, bu'
freight aud express business 10 almost at
standstill. 1t is not positively known
when traffic will be fully resumed. =
Since the above WAS put IN type We VII
add that the first through passenger irou
Baltimore came up Wednesday afternoon
RETRosPEcT.
While those residing on the river an'
creeks have been in many cases heaYl
losers. the majority Of Shenandoah PEG
ple should fehcitAte themselves on having
escaped 40 well from the death and des
| truction which has been meeted out u
other sections. Away from the stream
people have lost nothing. Ii IL true IN
crops in the lowlands have been partl.
devastated and property washed away
vet no casualties Of life or limb have oc
CURED. Cur portion Of the storm will b
found to DO exceedingly mild when on
turns to our news columns aud reads o
the immense Losses Of life and perfect an
inhalation OF property IN other sections
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