Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-16

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fian GA the Chattanooga Railroad
Communication 90 be Established
and Supplies Forwarded by River
from Rrisig~POFt.
The great food IN the Tennessee and
Cumberland rivers and their tributaries is
rapidly receding perhaps ahont as fast as
it rose when the delnge war playing The
greatest havoc. For the tweniy-Gonr hours
ending Yesterday evening, the Tennessee At
Bridgeport had gaflen fully three feet, and
Al other points corresponding decline was
observable. As the damage on the Chat
tanooga road between Anderson and Bridge
port was not very great-the greatest in
convenience arising from the track being
under water for miles-it may be inferred
that railroad communication with Bridge
pOn viii be established in a very short
tirn,s. Az any rate there will be no proper
effort lacking on the part Of Col. lines
and his assistants 70 have communication
and travel resumed at as early dag as
possible As long as water remains on the
track, however, travel by rail viii be
among the impOssibiities. Along the line
Of the road the water is receding at most
encouraging rate, so that hopes sre enter
tanned that the track to Bridgeport viii be
all above the food before many days.
At Bass station yesterday afternoon the
water had fallen to five feet. AT the same
point a few days since the telegraph poles
we're entirely submerged.
After communication has been estab-
lished to Bridgeport. there is talk that a
line Of steamers viii ply between there and
Chattanooga until such time as the railroad
authorities find il convenient to resume
travel from the other side OF the river.
Should the line Of steamers not be put in
operation, transfers will be made across the
Tennessee and at two or three either points
between there and Chattanooga, and in that
way have communication resumed along
the entire line Of the road. Probably both
plans will be adopted if found necessary.
We-haye nothing further to report in re-
gard TO the situation at Chattanooga. Sup
plies will soon be pouring in there from
the East by way of Virginia, rendering il
quite probable that no actual starvation is
10 be feared in that now water-beseiged
city. There certainly must be sufficient
supplies stored in the depots there 10 last
for few weeks
Concerning the rayages OF the Hood IN
North Alabama and the adjoining country,
our information is somewhat limited. On
the 18th inst, when the deluge was most
rampant, the Huntsville independent pub
lished the following; The deluge OF water
over the country is undated. Heavy rains
fell throughout Sunday and a portion Of
Sunday night Every creek and riyulet IS
swollen TO a rushing, surging torrent, and
the low lands adjacent 10 them are vast
sheet Of water. We have not yet heard of
much damage to property in this immedi-
ate section. Parties from New Madison
report that the new county bridge across
Flint at Ovens Mills, is endangered, the
water being within three or four feet Of the
bottom Of the bridge, and rising yesterday
morning bnt it is hoped that the tide has
subsided, as no rain fell on Monday. The
river is several inches higher at Whites
BURG than ever known, and the back waters
have reached Acklon's Mills. Immense
quantities of drift cover the surface of the
river, and on Yesterday several thousand
feet Of sawed pine lumbes was seen float
ing down
On our own road east of this, the cars
are running 10 DtiittouAt Stdtioily AuC aAiA
Rock bridge being all safe. About i've
miles of the road in the vicinity Of Mud
and Grow creeks are submerged. At Mud
creek bridge yesterday morning fEs water
was six feet over the floor of the bridge.
We are sorry 90 learn through Col. Calls
that about three thousand bushels Of gov
eminent corn for the destitute, and large
amount sent BY the Relief Association to
the South, was destroyed by the food at the
Tuscumbia landing on the Tennessee. Also
a large quantity of bacon is submerged, but
IL is hoped that some Of it can be saved
Here al Nashville the river il receding
az fast as o0uld be expected, considering the
extent Of territory the water covers on each
side of the river proper. The baek-water
in North and South Nashville is falling
pretty rapidly. Last evening there was
decline OF fully three feet in the vast ex-
panse Of water in the northern part OF the
CITY