The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-04
T8r STORM ~ THE TALHET.
Immense FaII Of Water and Destruction
Along Monntain sireams.

Along Mountain Streams.
LEXINGTON, VA, oct. Especial
Heno-fs from various sections Of the
county 20 TO show The great damage done
bv Tuesday nights storm were not over
estimated in the first place, but I'D a
large measure the surmlses were lar De-
low the actual losses sustained 20 Dublc
and rrirate property. lu an sections
of the shenandoah Valley a-Jdfehl 10
Lexington. the storm swept the country
e~or.aify and LETT in It's track a waste
thlt has seldom. If ever, been seen lA
This locality. in the more mountainous
sections the small trCams rose 10 4ueh
great height as To- as umo the dignity I'D
point Of volume. Of rivers. and as 10 ue-
structIyo force. that OF O. vast cataract
or avalanche, eWeeIlnG everything j"
tho.r pathwav. The sudoen0e-5 o. tie
rise OF tho waters ia said 20 have exceed
cd the greatest floods OF past years. M-l
propertv. raccWays. Do dams were car
Nod away or else seriously caintht' ~
the extent OF many thlusanus OF u0-"l7'
County roads have been cut up lh "
manner that Will require mu'" n''.''s
and times TO replace them I'D any hl"u oI
reasonable condition. Iail'1ia4y
fFra where inc NtlAH 20"
co,rees Many OF the river ioids nave
- ebif.o1 or arc entirely gone. two or
,breo of the best bridges in tne county
have been seriously damasen' N""7 o'"
ere have been carried away.
NH. new iron bridge over Buffalo J-s'
,-, nm IS roma and viii have 20 be Ia-
In, heavy cost. Al along me va
,.r.on~ses large and small. thousands
of shocks Of heavy corn nave n1en '"i,
49, oN and much more damaged. SNldll
,bat have not been housed. SIch
.s heans. potatoes, QumpAlhs' anu ING
-. ore a total loss. Miles upon niles
os foncinr suffered a like fate. and II the
~~o.t aeererate Of losses SUSTAINED 10y
~ arwers could be totalized the h6-
rras would be surprising. ihe pot,o'"
laras have suffered ly heavy "5s,i"F'
80 a., many fields where wheat had pech
80 81, the ton soil has been carried away
W. N.Y. -e,ord I'm the Office OF the Local
,rcstber observcr-Profsssor Harry
C,w,hoD Of Washington ana Lee I'm.
.-orettv-shov. nearly FIVE inches ran OF
uotar while the storm las'el U"iiHA %
oerio1 OF a little over twelve hour.
NORTH AND SOUTH flNtI'9.
Along North and South rivers the Gam
aoe vas very heavy, with the water ~
Trtrnr fraf above inc ~
noN-aaa ,ropertv Of the Chesapeake and
80 ,auvav and the shenandoah N~ley
80, ~ tho Norfolk ard Western ral-
s,one North and south rivers IN
.Ets county. suffered the loss OF tEacN.
s1~ aps t~rostles. bridges ana "e~N,
la An cuts that will cost thousands u
-, % replace. Trains on THESE sss-
- are tied UP. and IL IS hard to spec
u,ato with any possibility OF a eor,-n'
IN roonlar traffic VIII be reg iarly T..
s,ro1 POSSIBLY never~in the hf'or' "
ma eecson has such general damage
- doue 20 public and private property
Tnursdav afternoon. Mountain C'y
LODGE. A. f. and A. NJ, laid me cor"e
sfone of the new county courthouse un-
der construction. IN accordance with ,he
heautlful ceremonies Of the order. judge
r. r.. Wexford. Jr.. Of Richmono' uns
vyeu-hnown jurist and Mason. de.l'eie1
the address OF the evening, ana an VINO
were 50 fortunate 20 hear II were oeiign'-
Cd with the able effort OF TINS usuh-
e,tsa.d Virginian. His address Wa boin
ab,e and eloquent and most hitting io'
the occasion.
POLITICAL FIELD-DAY.
Nexf Monday IS October court-day, ana
u tho weather Is fair it will ge a notable
! political held-day for the silver Demo-
rrats. tho gold Democrats. and the Re-
] publicans. For the 1rst.named party