Southampton-Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives News.....Veterans, 1888 

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"Alexandria (VA) Gazette," Tues., Sep. 11, 1888 (Vol. 89, No. 214) 

p. 2, col. 2 

The Storm in Virginia. 

  Much damage in various parts of the State has been done by the prevailing 
wind and rain storm.  A cyclone passed over Nansemond, Isle of Wight, and 
Southampton counties yesterday morning, prostrating trees, chimneys, corn, 
fences, and the telegraph lines, doing considerable damage to the cotton and 
corn crops.  E.T. Cross, a prominent farmer of Nansemond county, was killed 
by a falling tree while fishing in his mill pond.  Dispatches from Danville 
say there have been heavy rains there, and the Dan river is higher than for 
many years and is still rising.  Trains over the Richmond and Danville road 
have been delayed by washouts, and no trains have been run over the Danville 
and New River road.  Two washouts are also reported on the R & D. road south 
of there, and no trains arrived there from the South yesterday.  There are 
serious freshets in all streams, and much damage to crops is feared.  The 
heavy rains must also injure the growing tobacco.  From 11 o'clock to 6 
o'clock yesterday water in the Dan river rose at the rate of eight inches 
per hour, since 6 o'clock rising twelve inches.  Information from above is 
to the effect that all the streams emptying into the Dan are rising rapidly. 
There are indications of the most destructive freshet ever known to the Dan 
river.  A dispatch from Staunton says it has rained there twelve days in 
succession.  The wheat in stacks is sprouting and is much damaged. 
Cloverseed is seriously injured.



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