Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-23
Erect. 81 the FLOOD rurt,,er sou.h.

Effects OF the Flood Further south.
Yesterday evening. FOR the Grst time in
over two weeks, we received mail from
East Tennessee. The papers, some Of them
as late as the 18th, report the damages
from the food a. being incalcElable. From
the Knoxville Commercial Of the 18th inst,
we clip the following: From all we can
learn the resistless inroads Of the water,
causing as il did, desolation and destruction
in its train, has been more or less eltthrough
out East Tennessee. Many think the de-
struetion and loss of property even greater
than was caused by the late four years Of
civil war The less and destruction have
been 50 great and general in and around
Kingston, that many Of the unfortunate
sufferers are decidedly Of the opinion that
Kingston was the objective point Of the
waters fury.
Already reports reach as OF immense
losses sustained along the Tennessee aud
Clinch rivers 1t is estimated that z
million bushels of corn have been lost or
destroyed along these streams.
At London the water was forty-tiye feet
above low water mark, and within six feet
of the lower chord of the bridge Fifteen
buildings, or more, were swept away by the
food; and in the drift near the town,
might have beenseen cattle, hogs, sheep and
other live stock, with any conceivable
number of houses, and barns filled with
grain, hay and other produce, and
sundry buildings, almost Vulnerable.
The Jonesboro' Union Flag says: The
damage done throughout the country by
the recent extraordinary freshet, is almost
beyond calculation. The destruction OF,
property in upper East Tennessee is i'm
melse, and it will take years to repair the
damage.
We.are informed that there remain but
two gristmills in operation between this
place and Eligabethton, and but few, if any,
situated on the larger streams, which have
not been swept away or greatly injured.
The county bridge across the Holston at
Union was carried away-and following
that stream and the Wsutauga we hear of
immense damages-the rushing torrents
lifting buildings from their foundations
and bearing them off frequently, as they
would sail-boat, but only to be dashed
asunder against the rocks. A friend informed
us, that he stood upon the banks of the
Watauga and beheld houses, machinery,
fiat boats laden with the various products
of the country, minus helmsmen or oarsmen.
household and Kitchen furniture, bed-clo-
thing, etc, whirled along on the crest of the
tide with great rapidly. At one time he
witnessed house with a whole family
clinging to the wreck, crying aloud for
assistance, but who, alas were beyond the
reach of human aid. Since the waters
have subsidized, many dwellings situated on
the banks of the various rivers are found
TO be swept away, and their occupants
missing, who ere this may be buried in
rough sands of the Mississippi. Six men
are reported drowned at Kingsport, whilst
a large portion of that thriving little town
and the effects of Netherlands Island were
submerged and destroyed.
On the Nolichucky the damage is proba
bly, not 30 great compared to other streams
land yet Is terrible. { The Blair Ironworks
property suffered much, while the county
bridge at Earnest's is numbered with the
"things that were" Others, we learn, have
met thesame fate. aET E.a