Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-05-10
The Frcshef.

The Lebanon Herald Of Thursday says
The greatest freshet that has happened since
ls47, visited us on Tuesday last. The rain fell in
torrents on Monday evening, all night Monday
night, and often and on until IL o'clock Tuesday
morning, at which time portions of Lebanon were
entirely inundated. Several families had to leave
their residences and seek shelter elsewhere. The
water accumulated upon the square and portions
OF West South and Maple streets 70 the depth Of
from two to three feet Many gardens and fences
were seriously damaged. We have not learned
the extent of the damage sustained in the country
but satisfied that is very great, especially on
the rivers and creeks.
The Columbia Mirror of the same date says
On Monday night and Tuesday morning last oc-
Cured Of the most destructive freshes in this
county within our recollection, and perhaps the
most 80 OF any within the memory Of the "oldest
uhabitant" The rain commenced falling early on
Sunday morning, and continued until ten o'clock
in the forenoon, when there was suspension until
that night or early Monday morning. All day
Monday it continued to fall IN moderate showers
until night set in, when it seemed that the food
gates of Heaven were opened and it poured in
torrents the night long, accompanied with light
ming and thunder; but with very little If any wind.
BY Tuesday morning, the rivuets and smaller
ter courses we're up and far out OF their banks.
The two Bigbies and Lick Creek, West of Column
bia, are said TO have been higher perhaps, than
ever before known. An immense deal of damage
waa done upon aud along the borders of those
streams We have heard Of not less than four
bridges upon them having been washed off, one
upon little Bigby, upon the Campbellsville Pike,
near Msj Granville A. Pillows; another lower
down upon the Mt Pleasant Pike at billiards
Mill, two miles from Coumbia q third a little
lower down, upon the Hampshire Pike, two miles
West OF Columbia, damaged, but stood out
against the food. Upon Bigby, we learn, that the
bridge on this side Of Mt Pleasant was carried off
Below upon the same stream, at Webster's Mills,
the bridge was not injured; while a short distance
on this side, on a stream making into Big Bgby,
part of a small bridge was taken off The bridge
across Lick Creek, between this place and VIII
Transport was moved little, bat without serious
damage. The Methodist Church, a frame build
ing, in the Webster neighborhood, and near the
Pike leading from Columbia to Hampshire, was
lifted up and swung round from its foundation.
We have so far only heard from that portion Of the
county West Of Columbia what damages may have
been done in other parts of the county have not
yet learned. All the farms lying along the streams
above spoken OF have been stripped of their fencing
and immense quantities Of rails been swept of en-
trey out of reach. The damage in this respect
has been very great The owners Of these farms
will be obliged to stop cultivation and 60 to fenc-
ing. Some have been much damaged as to
make it very doubtful whether they will not have
to give up their crops Lands everywhere and
especially where they have been newly plowed,
have been badly washed. The rains seemed to be
general; AMI we should not be surprised TO hear
Of damage to farmers in all sections of Maury
county.
Since writing the above, we understand that
every bridge aud every mill on Fountain creek
from head TO mouth, have been carried off by
this freshet We have not time to enter fully into
the particulars Of the great damage done by it in
this county.