Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-09
news OF THE FLOOD.

Mr.. Frank A. Shipe, prominent citl
zens of Page county, was drowned IN inc
great food of last week, while attempt
ing to ride the Hawksbill to get to the
post Office at Ida. He was warned OF the
danger but refused to listen. His horse
struggled out. The destruction in Page
county is immense. The Shenandoah
Valley r. r., is almost a wreck from
Rlverton, Warren county. is almost a
wreck. seventeen bridges moving Ieen
swept away. and much of the rOAdOed
and track washed out.
The new iron road bridge across the
river at Shenandoah in Page, was car
ried away. 1t cost about 1000.
At Elkton the bridge of the c. b w. X.
r. was washed away and also the covered
wagon bridge over the river at this place
A Mrs, Davis AMI her little child were
drowned in attempting to leave the
house.
From Shenandoah to RiYertoh the de-
struction ls simply appalling. The
magnificent corn crop with miles of fenc-
ing, bridges and much other property
was swept before the raging torrent
leaving behind a scene of desolstion that
slckens the beholder.
Forty barrels of whiSkey were lost at
& L. Prlchard & Cos dlstillery in Page
The bungs were out of the barrels and the
wAterL flowing in forced out all the whls
Ky by It's greater weight.
Andrew Huffman, Of Alma. lost 26OO
shocks of corn from his bottom lands
Mr.. Lee Long also lost all the corn from
his river bottoms. The losses along the
Hawksblll and other streams in Page
we're also very great.
la Shenandoah the loss is beyond
calculation. From one end of the river
to the other in the county the fine river
farms have suffered immensely, and
thousand of barrels of corn, miles upon
miles of fencing and vast quantities OF
other property has been Iwept to dsstruc-
ton.
Along all the other streams such as
Smiths Creek, Mill Creek, Stony Creek,
Narrow Passage. Pugh's Run, Toms
Brook, and other smaller streams went
out far beyond their banks sweeping the
crops and leaving dssolatlon IN their
wide course. The terrible washing OF the
wheat fields also entails heavy damage
and If the total loss in this county could
he correctly ascertained the amount
would be astounding.
At Harpers Ferry. especially along the
/ Shenandoah, the loss is very great, all
that mart of the town known rs Shenan'
doah street being swept by the torrents
wrecking houses and destroying much
other property. At this point the tracs
of the Valley Division B. 81 U. r. K wa
flooded so as to be impossible and passen
gers had to DO transferred.
The drowning of Mr.. John Thema'
the we'll known cattle dealer, an accoun
of which appeared in our last week
issue, was the only fatality in this county
Rockingham county also suffered
greatly in bridges, crops and other prop
erty. The RocklAnd mills, near Cav
Station was carried away, causing los
of about $4,000.
The losses from the great freshet o
last week is not confined to persons alonI
the water courses. The washing OF whea
fields over the country has also caused
loss Of many dollars to the owners
Among the heavy loOsers in this coun
ty By the fl BOD OF last week is Ar. Jon
1. Wissler who now owns the celebrate
Gen. G. S. Meem estate, Strathmoore
near Mt. Jackson. His losses embrac
about 1000 bushels of corn with todde
r FIVE large ricks of hay containing abo'
70 tons which were submerged to an e.
tent that badly damaged them. ID
, splendid bottom lands of nearly 400 acr'
a were nearly all ander water.