Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: October 11, 1861., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for October 10th, 1861 AD or search for October 10th, 1861 AD in all documents.

Your search returned 2 results in 2 document sections:

The Daily Dispatch: October 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Lynchburg. (search)
From Lynchburg. heavy rain--Freshet in the river — Injury to railroads — a serious accident, &c. [special Correspondence of the Dispatch.] Lynchburg, Va., Oct. 10th, 1861. We were visited by another heavy fail of rain during the early part of this week, which caused a considerable flood in the James river at this point, though I have heard of no serious damage along this river or canal. The same cannot be said, however, as regards the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, as the bed of that road has been much damaged in many places, (some of which have been repaired;) besides which several bridges have again been washed away over Peak creek, in Pulaski county. The railroad crosses this serpentine mountain stream, if I am correctly informed, about twenty-eight times, and at one of these crossings the earth washed from the tressel work on Monday night last; and while the eastern-bound freight train was passing over on Tuesday the tressel work gave way and precipitated
The Daily Dispatch: October 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Norfolk. (search)
From Norfolk. arrival of prisoners--capture of another Federal vessel — the storm — Federal vessel Stranded--more prisoners to Fort Lafayette. [special Correspondence of the Dispatch.] Norfolks Oct. 10, 1861. Seventy-four prisoners, captured on the North Carolina coast, arrived here last night on the steamer Empire, via Atlantic and Chesapeake canal, and were this morning placed in the city prison. About fifty of these Hessians were captured on board the steamer Fanny, and the balance at Chicomicomico. The man who shot Colonel Wright's horse is among the piratical crowd. It is stated that he was nabbed by the gallant Colonel while in the act of reloading his gun for a second discharge. Colonel Wright arrived here yesterday. The Federal schooner Orion, of Baltimore, from Old Point, bound to Hatteras, went ashore Tuesday night, near Cape. Henry, in the gale blowing at the time. She had on board a load of stone, which was to be discharged at Hatteras. Af