Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-17
The Great Flood.

From the Columbus Ohio Statesman, April T.
The Scioto river Yesterday appearedto be point
of attraction for all sorts OF people, ana was Flsle
Inv a Iarre number of ladies and gententemen, girls
aud bovs The rains of the night previous lhad their
articinated effect in swelling the stream 10 sun
Greater volume than they had on Tuesday Al Day
fbr the freshet had reached the high watermark OF
~ ry,,eat food of 1882 according TO the authority
- +5ot mythical gentleman, the Oldest inhabitant
hut soon after daylight the river began to recede
and ut sunset was still falling The flats on the west
side were covered 10 greater depth than had been
attained before. EranklintOn was nearly SURROUND
ed and reduced to an island suburb The National
Road. beyond FrankintOn, was submerged for a
considerable distance. The cellars to all the houses
in the low lands were filled 10 overlooking with the
aUDervading element The water in the city sewers
about State Avenue backed up still further tna On
the preceding day, and gave the pools and ponds IN
and about the houses that thOrOughtare an auul-
tional inch or two. The Easements OF most OF the
dwellings there were filed. and every description
of furniture could be seen floating upon the sur
From the Columbus COhio) Journal, April u.
The damage to the Public Works has been I'M
1 mense-probably not less than S5O,OOO. IN TINS
vicinity about four miles south, the water Is pour
inc in through break at trelnedOus rate eNlueh-
cling another break for outlet somewhere De
! low Supt Shufin went to the break, and report
/ ed it very bad one There is also huge hole at
/ LockbOurne The acqueduct over the Licking at
/ Newark is gone, and the canal below has broke
/ through, washing away TIE railroad euOaliAlel'
and track on the c. o. line.
The Scioto broke through the National Road be-
/ tween here and FrankllntOn, having oyernoWn
Ridgeway' levee thus inundating the bottom LANDS
! of Ridgeway and Sullivan. Sullivan's leyee proved
all sufficient and had Ridgeways held, no water
would have got on the bottoms between tins
CITY and Fraukinton. The latter leave will be re
paired as soon as the flood subsidies, and be made
several feet above high watermark
From the Layfette (Mo) Courier, April II.
Coroner Steel was notified this morning tina
a farmer named Reed while attempting to forc
Wea Creek after dark last evening with two horses
and a large farm wagon, in which himself, rela
tive and two children were seated, was sweptdOwr
bv the force of the current and the entire party
was drowned Mr.. Steel at once repaired 10 th'
scene of the disaster We await his return for FUR
Their particulars.
About the same hour A. B. Holabird, Of this cry
narrowly escaped the loss of his life in fordng TN
= creek near Harters Mill .,
A wagon load of corn, drawn by two mules, stan
ed in the bed of Wea creek yesterday, and the drl
YER finding It impossible to move it. and alarmed b.
tie rapid rise of the strorm, unhltched the mule
and left the wagon to its fate. 1t was soon over
turned by the current and floating Off lodged IN IN
timber a half mile below. Mr.. Tinker, the owner
of the team drove down in his bugguy tins mOrnln
| To recover the wagon. and fastening his horse 70
tree. went out of sight for n few moments, and T
turning found that the horse had taken fright, an
plunging about had broken his neck.