The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-20
Especial 10 The Tlmes-Dispatcn. j

Winchester. Va. June 19.-The high
waters which have menaced life and
destroyed much properly since early
Thursday morning are receding rapid.
~. and by noon to-day practically all
the rivers and creeks of this section
OF the State and nearby parts or West
Virginia were within their banks. Old
residents say the floods OF the past lew
days have caused more damage than al
any time since the Jamestown Hood.
Many promising wheat and corn crops
in the lowlands have been utterly
ruined thousands of young chickens
were drowned. small! outbuildings
washed away and roads badly dam
Winchester and Harrisonhurs suffered
severely. and at Mems Bottom. near
Mount Jackson, mile OF roadway
was completely obltterated, Leaving
only an outline of the pike. = bridge
near Harrisouburg was carried of It's
foundations and washed down. II.
i. Byrd, president OF the Valley Turn
pike Company, and other ofhclals iett
mere this morning to Inspect the pike
and make arrangements for imfne-
diate repairs. The water at Harpers
Ferry was eighteen feet in the down.
town sections The brewery, situated
on the bank of the river, was flooded
TO the second story The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad had heavy engines
and several irainloads of steel coal
cars on the two bridges spanning the
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers TO
prevent them washing away. The line
of the Hampshire southern Railroad
from Rornney to Mooreheld. w. Va,
which was only recently completed. has
been wrecked, bridges having been
washed away like so many sticks The
road follows closely the south branch
Of the Potomac,
The hyiro-eIectric plant of the Win
chester and Washington City Railway
Company at Arillville. which furnishes
y1r
other towns OF this section, is again
in operation, and industries which de-
pend upon that company Tor motive
power have resumed operations. Thus
FAR. the body of Ira Goode. Well
known timber contractor, who was
drowned near Moorefield while en-
deavoring to cross swollen stream
has not been found. The bridge across
the Shenandoah at Castlemans ana
Berry's ferries, Clarke county, were in
danger of being damaged. but they
were pronounced safe to-day. In or
der TO drive across the bridges. IT was
necessary for teams to go through
from 800 to 400 feet OF water. ranging
from one TO three feet deep Practical
ly every farmer in the lower Shenan-
doah Valley has suffered loss OF some
kind The fruit crops. however, es-
capped, and with fair and warm weather
crops of peaches ever gathered IN
Northern Virginia will be harvested.
CAPTAIN Casper Conrad, CT the quar-
ternaster's department of the United
States Army. who is in charge Of the
remount station at Front Royal. has
sevanty-two cavalry and artillery
horses on grass in the government pas
ture. south OF Front Royal and will
ship them to Ell Reno, Okla, about
July i. General Aleshire. the quarter
maSter-seneral, states that the horses
attained in the Shenandoah Valley for
army purposes are by far the best IN
the service.
THE town of Front Royal has voted
in favor of Issuing bonds for the con-
struction of a system OF storm ana
sanitary sewers. and II is expected ne
work will begin as soon as the detailed
drawings and specifications can be
made.
Mrs Elizabeth kerns, who died a.
her home, west of Winchester. a. few
DAYS ago, was l06 years old, and FOR
many years her principal Duet mao
heen fat meat and corn bread. she
vas plain in her habits. When a
girl she planted walnut from which q
large tree grew, and few years ago
she had it cut down by Undertaken
Oates, with the understanding that ne
Was 10 make her good coffin from
some of the wood In exchange for th6
rest Of the tree. The coffin was made
as directed, and she was laid to rest
rs. 20 ao,, IN the PRESBYTERIAN grave