Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-01

BUILDINGS TORN FROM THEIR FOUNDATIONS
The storms Of yesterday and the day before
covered wide area OF territory and did large
amount Of damage. Last night the force Of
the storm was spent in Virginia and Maryland
As the result Of recent heavy rains there is
the largest food known in the Darville river,
Va, and its tributary streams since 1873. Cot
ton mills, ice factory, foundries, electric light
house, and other machinery on the river front
are flooded. Low lands in the lower part of
the city Of Danville are submerged. The At
lsntic and Danville railroad tracks for q dis
lance Of six miles are under water, and thou
sands of cross-ties awaiting rails between there
and Milton. n. c., have been washed away.
The roadbed of this new line is greatly dam
aged. There are seven washouts on the Vir-
ginia Midland road between Danville and
Lynchburg and travel on that road is entirely
suspended.
The damage on the Danville and New River
railroad Is very great. there being numerous
bad washouts and the bridge over Cascade
creek being swept away. There were no trains
over that road yesterday. From Caswell and
Rockingham counties in North Carolina and
Henry. Franklin, Pittsylvania, and Halifax in
Virginia come reports Of terrible damage to
property. Bridges, fencing, and low ground
crops have been swept away in every direction.
The county bridges over Sandy river and
Sandy creek, near Danville, were washed away
this afternoon.
ALARM FELT AT FREDERICKSBURG.
The people Of Fredericksburg were in a high
state Of CONSERVATION yesterday over the high
waters in the Rappahannock. On Saturday last
the river rose to the capacity of its banks, but
did not overflow. Tuesday afternoon the rain
poured as il bent on the total destruction of the
city. With undated fury during the entire night
the storm continued. Long before daylight
yesterday the people were on the streets. fear
ing flood like that on the 31st of May last
Daylight showed the river OVERLOOKING its
banks and rising at the rate of Is inches an
hour, the rain falling as heavily as ever. The
streets in the lower portion Of the city are
flooded The citizens there have moved out of
their houses, carrying with them their furni-
ture, dc. The repairs on the dam have all been
swept of. entailing loss of thousands of dol
lars. The injury to the canal is also great and
cannot as yet be estimated.
Dispatches from Orange Court Hou0 say
that the Rapidan river is surging and sweeping
all property along its banks. Information
comes from the upper counties that the flood
will be destructive indeed. The trains on the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac rail-
road were greatly delayed yesterday, owing to
the uncertain condition of road bed. bridges,
trestles. and culverts. On the R., F. and P.
railroad there were no trains yesterday many
of the bridges and much of the trestlework over
Hazel run. Furnace creek and other places hav-
ing been taken away by the food
RICHMOND LIKELY TO BE SUBMERGED.
AT Richmond the month ending yesterday
will pass into history as the wettest ever known.
A calculation made up to Saturday last shows
that the rainfall there was 9S6 inches as
against LAO during the whole month of July,
1883. The record for the year promises to
show that the rainfall was twice as much as
any preceding within the memory of the oldest
resident. The effect Of these continuous and
heavy rains has been disastrous to the farmers
OF abe state. especially ON the low lands Re-
ports from the James river valley and other
low land sections of the state are to the effect
that the growing grain crops have been greatly
damaged. and In some cases it is believed ut
terly destroyed.
The James river is rising and freshet is
dreaded At 6 pm. yesterday the river was 615
feet above tide at Tredegar bridge and was
rising at the rate Of one foot per hour.
Owing to washouts ON the Richmond and
Danville railroad between Lynchburg and
Danville. and similar condition of affairs ON
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad near Penola. 80 miles from Richmond
passengers and mail over both roads are being
handled by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
The indications are that the lower part of the
city Will be submerged.
TREsHET THREATENED.
At Petersburg another serious Sfreshet is
threatened dispatch from Farmyille saws
that the river there is now 8 feet higher than it
was during the freshet in June. Merchants
there have been warned to remove goods be-
longing to them from the railroad freight
warehouse. and altogether the greatest anxiety
prevails. 1t has been raining heavily for the
past three or four days, and farmers are in dis
tress over ruin of crops.
Floods i'm Maryland.
At Ellicott City the heavy rains of Yesterday
have caused a considerable rise in the Patapsco
river and occasioned considerable alarm for the
safety Of the new Baltimore and Ohio railroad
bridge over the Patapsco to the Touring mills
OF the Z. A. Gambrill manufac turing COMPANY
Considerable damage was done to the dam of
the C. A. Gambrill company at the mills at
Orange Grove, which was washed ont during
the flood of May 81 and was in course of repair.
All the new work has been washed away and
portion OF the old dam which survived the
former Hood The damage to roads and bridges
throughout the county was heavy Lightning
struck the stone barn of Mr.. c. W. D. Lyon
and tore out several feet of the wall of one end
ana shlvered several heavy posts. There was
no stock in the barn.
At Westminster rain commenced falling
about O'Clock Tuesday afternoon and has kept
II up ever since, sometimes pouring down. The
streams throughout Carroll county have been
very high, and In some places the county roads
and fields are badly washed The Patapsco
falls at Carrollton were over the track of the
western Maryland railroad. The water of Big
ripe creek at Trevanion is over the bridge
making travel impossible. The meadows along
Pipe creek from New Windsor to Union Bridge
are all under water. No serious damage has
been reported The water is subsiding.
STREAMS OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS.
Tuesday nights rain has done vast amount
Of damage to Hartford county. The rain was
accompanied with very vivid lightning and
strong wlnI The corn fields are badly washed
and streams that were never known to get
beyond their banks are now good-sized rivers
winters run at Archer & Howard's mill
near Belalr, was fourteen inches from the
bridge floor. All the fields along this stream
are Hooded and Lake Fanny is a raging tor
rent. Bynum's run is over its banks 400 or 500
yards and about twelve inches from the bridge
noor. The stream is usually about forty feet
wide and two feet deep. but yesterday il was
about fifteen feet deep. Deer creek has not
been as high for years. No loss of life has been
reported The county roads are washed in
some places.
At Chestertown the fall of rain Tuesday
night and yesterday was unprecedented
The corn crop in Kent county will be cut
short one-haf by the extreme wet weather
Many farmers will not make enough corn to
serve them. much less to make amends for a
damaged wheat crop and no peaches
GREAT Loss OF HAY AND WHEAT.
Thus far Talbot county has suffered less, per-
haps, than any other of the peninsula counties
from unprecedented rains, as NO heavy DAMAGE
Is yet done TO mill ponds, roads or bridges. but
hundreds OF tons of hay have been lost and
thousands OF bushels Of wheat are being dam