Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-03-22
THE FLOOD IN WEST TENNESSEE.
IMMENSE DESTRUCTION OF PROP.
ERTY.
From The Memphis Bulletin. isth.

IMMENSE DESTRUCTION OF PROP.
ERTY.
From The Memphis Bulletin, iBth.
Never In the memoPy of the uoldest in
habitant' have the waters so rcovered the
face of the earth" as during the past month.
The streams have all been greatly swollen,
and the rains Of the present week have caused
greater "swell' In all the water courses
throughout the country, The destruction of
property throughout West Tennessee has
been immense and no present estimate can
be given Of the value Of property destroyed
Fences and even houses in the valley have
been swept away, and In many instances
large numbers OF cattle and sheep have been
drowned in the river bottoms.
THE MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD
has been seriously damaged. On Thursday
two trains we're "dtched," and are now lying
wrecks in the water The railroad bridge
across Hoosie creek, between the Obion river
and Columbus was destroyed two days ago.
A train bound south went into the gully
The engine could not he checked before go
ing into the stream, and now lies covered
with water. A long stretch of trestle work,
between Union City and Macon, KY, has
been washed away, hut fortunately no lives
were lost by the accident to the trains. At
several points along the road from Humboldt,
north, the people have apprehensions Of fur
ther damage The luss in rolling stock will
be considerable. Superintendent Williams
went to the scene of disaster yesterday.
THE EoRKED BEERS.
The Forked beers are all very high, and
all the common road bridges across the South
Middle, and North Forks are reported to have
been swept away. All the lowland and val
| lev farms are left without fences. Along
those rivers the destruction of property has
been very great
THE HATcHIE.
The Big Hatche is said to be higher than
ever known before. The same story of dis
asters to property along its course is reported
AT pASvILLR.
The waters of the Tennes see cover tht
whole valley, from hill to hill, and is FIVE
miles wide. The first story of the Danville
Hotel is under water. The water has reached
the second Aoor of the house. The citizens
have evacuated the place. The railroad
bridge on the Memphis Clarksville and
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but is reported as being in imminent peril.
THE oBIoN RIVERS.
All the common road bridges across thu
Obion, from their source to aiiux have beer
destroyed The value of public and private
property destroyed along these streams is i'm
mense. The entire Obion river valley is un
der water for five miles ON either side. The
principal tributaries have wide valley o
from five to twelve miles. This is now al
covered, and farmers will find their farm
left without fences when the waters subside
/ THE BIG SANDY.
This stream, running in northerly direc
ton, parallel With, and eighteen or twent,
miles from the Tennessee, has overlooked ii
valley, and destroyed every bridge that span
ned its current. Not single bridge ha
been left. Miles of fencing is now on it
way TO the Tennessee. The loss to the far
mers on that stream will be very great.
The same reports reach us Of disaster ant
alarm elsewhere. Railroads have suffered
immensely. The bridges at Bridgeport ant
Stevenson are gone. The common roat
, bridges all along the three or four forks o
the ForkeG beers have all been swept away
The Big Muddy is without crossing place
except at the Memphis and Ohio railroad
bridge On the Beavers several bridges hav
! been washed away. The bridges across tn
/ Loosahatchie have been very much damaged
and some are swept away entirely.
THE RAILROADS.
Almost all the railroads have drawn Of
trains to repair damages as soon as the waite
subsidies. Trains are delayed, if not stopped
The Memphis and Ohio road is all right-th
, trains run regularly through the entire lengtl
Of the line to Paris. The bridges are all We
far above high water mark, yet the railroad
companies of Tennessee have lost many mil
lions of property. No trains left the. cit
yesterday and there were only one or tw
arrivals up to late hour. Mail communi
cation between Memphis and the cities mort
and south may be stated TO be entirely stop
: ped at the present time.