The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-15

A"6eu III ouoh Jury frl0ay night,
q subsidized almost as rapidly as they rose,
and last night the water was again
/ within the banks OF the stream. All
i during the day yesterday at West Roa-
noke, where the flood did the most
damage, families were engaged in try
Ing to dry out their damaged clothing,
bedding and furniture The soaked
household goods strewn in the sunshine
over the mud covered streets, viewed by
number Of destitute people, formed
scene not pleasant to look upon.
The ladies of the city belonging to
the oltlerenent benevolent organiza-
lions, after reading the facts of tho
Hood in The TINES of yesterday. were
early on the scene on their errands of
mercy and made tho necessary arrange
ments to relieve the most urgent needs
OF the distressed sufferers.
AS was stated in tho published ac
count yesterday morning, the family of
Alien Eaton, colored, barely escaped
by means of plank thrown from 8 back
WINDOW, and, wading in water up to their
shoulders, carried tho female members
OF the faEily to higher ground. The
household effects of this family were
almost completely ruined.
10 ." PoosioIe 10 mako an estimate
OF the loss sustained on account of tho
flood, but as all tho sufferers we're vorv
poor people who did not own very much
valuable property the total amount will
not reach large sum, but will, as small
as 1t Is. be seriously felt by the sufferers
ONE DEATH RESULTED.
Gentlemen from the surrounding
country, who were in the city yesterday,
stated that the damage done by the
Alood Friday night along tho valley of
tne Roanoke river to crops and fences
was considerable. The only death so
far as reported was that of John Thomp.
son, the son OF Fred THOMPSON, who
was drowned in Back creek on the farm
from the city.
The young man was crossing the
creek on foot bridge, when the rag
ing torrent swept both the bridge and
the young man down the stream
Thompson's body was afterwards found
on the bank Of the stream about two
miles below where the accident han
pened.
WAsHOUTs ON THE N. ANDw
The heavy rains of Friday caused
large amount OF damage to the tracks
OF the Norfolk and Western, and all
trains coming in and going out OF the
wy "oTo uelayeu Inc track on the
Roanoke and Southern division was 40
submerged near the Jefferson street
bridge that the trains could not get TO
the depot The passengers were trans.
ferred near Crystal Spring and brought
to the city on the street cars
On the Shenandoah Valley division
the most damage caused was at a point
about three miles north of Greenville,
the tracks being washed out for con-
siderable distance.
large force of workmen were put to
work at IL o'clock Friday night and
about 4:3O o'clock yesterday evening
they had SO far repaired the break that
the trains could pass over safely.
Several trestles to bridges south of
Luray were washed away Trains were
able to pass over the washout yesterday
evening which occurred at Elliston on
the main line. 1t is expected that all
the tracks will be fixed by o-day and
all trains will be able to run on regular
time.
DAMAGE AROUND SALEM.
SALEM, Oct. 14.-Although Roanoke
river was so high Friday night as TO
overflow some portions of land along
its banks but little damage was done to
any Salem houses, although the destruc.
ton to crops above and below must
have been terrible. Road Overseer
Beamer reports the roads in the upper
part of tho county as badly washed
and news came from Lafayette that Joe
Gordon had thirty acres Of bottom land
corn washed clear away, whilst further
down on the SawYers farm two houses
drifted down with the debris. Below
Salem Phil Burwell lost twelve acres
OF corn on the Dent place and Robert
Carper had his crop badly damaged.
everyone here seems to agree that the
river has not been so high since 1877
ELLIsToN, Oct. 14.-Considerable
other damage than that to the railroad
track was caused here by the flood.
The water in Break branch rose so high
that 1t oyerflowed the entire town, dis
lodging two houses and submerging
stores and dwellings. Vehicles and
furniture were piled up on the lawn
around the railroad station and dashed
to pieces by the torrent. John Barnett
lost an clubhouse, 800 bushels of apples
and several hundred bushels of corn,
also two buggies and farming imple.
ments. W. j. Riggs lost one horse.
Miss Weber, whose house was located
ON the stream, came near being
drowned, but was rescued with consid.
cradle difficulty, when it was learned
that there was an infant in the build.
Ing. This was later brought safely out.
hogs fled from the water into houses
and would not hear of being ousted.
Inc Oldest inhabitants say nothing to
equal this was ever known. Roanoke
river, south fork, is higher than at any
time since 1853.
THE STORM ELSEWHERE.
RICHMOND, Oct. 14.-The tail end OF
the storm that Was az aoyara oou+b &c