The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-03-27

Benton, and some otner gentlemen VINO were
in the second story of the building, drove
them away twice, but they succeeded on the
third attempt, in getting in undiscovered.
Locomotive engines standing on the track
in the depot yard are covered by the water,
leaving nothing but their bells and smoke
stacks visible.
Mrs. Clement c. Clay, wife of the well
known Alabamian of that name, arrived in
this city by the train on Tuesday night
Finding the travel by railroad cut off, she
remained in the passenger depot until Fri
day night, when the rapidly rising waters
compelled her to beat retreat
Ten cars belonging to the Memphis &
Charleston Railroad Co., loaded with dry
goods, were standing on the company's track,
alongside of the passenger depot. When
the water was at its highest, it came within
foot and half of covering them.
MARTIAL Law ASKED FOR.
Yesterday morning petition, signed by
about one hundred of the property owners
and business men Of the city, was presented
to Major Kline, commanding the troops at
the post, requesting him to proclaim martial
law and interfere to protect the citizens
from the hands of rowing scomdrels who
were plundering the deserted stores. After
a consultation with his Honor, Mayor Carr,
Major Kline issued the following order:
HEADQUARTERS PosT,
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, March ii, 1867.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 1871
In pursuance with wishes Of the Mayor
and property holders, the city of Chattan-
ooga is hereby placed under martial law.
All skiffs, barges, fatboats, ETC., will be
pose OF moving furniture, etc., unless they
hold permits from the Mayor or from these
Headquarters. JACOB KLINE.
Capt. 25th Inf, q. S. A., Comd'g. Post.
Two companies of men, in charge of a
commissioned officer, were sent out during
the morning and guards stationed at the
foot of every street on both sides of the over
flow, with orders to take every boat as soon
as it landed, Every boat owned and used
by any man Of responsibility, or who could
prove that he was using his boat for legit-
innate purpose, was afterwards released, but
a great number were taken from negroes and
suspicious characters, and placed under
guard.
No reliable estimate can be made as yet
of the number of individuals who have per-
ished by the flood. We can only give a few
well-authenticated accounts, from which
our readers can judge of the probable num-
Der.
Between nine and ten o'clock on Saturday
night cries were heard as from two men in
the water, on railroad street, opposite the
Crutchfield House Their cries were min
gled with splashing in the water, which
lasted for couple of minutes, when all be-
came quiet, and it is feared that some unfor-
tunate men sank to rise no more a small
boat containing three men capsized between
the Episcopal and Presbyterian churches, at
Seventh and Chestnut streets, on Saturday
morning. No boats were near to render
them any aid, and none of them seemed to
know how to swim. After several vain en-
deavors to climb upon their boat they final
ly went down.
A frame building, with three men on it,
foated across Sutlertown late on Sunday
evening. Two of them slipped off the roof
somehow, and in attempting to get back on
it, it turned over on them, throwing the third
off, and burying the two underneath it. A
gentleman informs us that he has counted
fifteen bodies of men, women and children,
white and black, float past his place, on the
Lookout Mountain road. A negro man was
drowned near the upper end Of the depot
yard, on Saturday afternoon, and a white
man was lost by his boat swapping near
the old Soldiers Home, corner of Ninth and
Pine streets. As we said before, no estimate
can be made of the number of lives lost, but
we have no doubt that it is very large
Probably the full number will never be
known.
SUBSIDINo OF THE FLOOD.
From the Union, Wednesday 18th.
During yesterday the water fell at the rate
of four inches per hour, and last night it was
going down at the rate of five inches. 70
day it will probably lowef still faster
Market street, at the intersection cf Ninth,
and from Fourth to Third, was out of water
at dusk last evening, after being out Of sight
four days.
Martial law still prevails. The military
are working in conjunction with the civil
authorities, and doing all in their power to
keep law and order in town.
The city was generally quiet during Mon
day night, but numerous robberies mere COM
mitted in spite of the increased police force
During yesterday our merchants and bust.
ness men were busily engaged in attending
to their stores and stocks, the waters having
fallen sufficiently to allow of boats entering
the first floors of all on Marker street. Muc
over an inch deep has settled on everything
which the receding waters bring up to- the
light, and the labor and expense of cleaning
shelving, counters and floors will be a very
heavy item on the list of losses occasioued
by the flood.
While the waters were coming up on Fri
day, some of the merchants doing business
on Ninth street commenced moving thcil
stocks, but their over confident neighbour
laughed at them and made such fun Of them
for getting scared at the idea of the fioot
coming up that high that they quit the work
and the result of their over confident spirit
was apparent on Saturday, when they fount
the water over the counters and their good
floating around.
,Rations were issued by tlae city authorities
yesterday, to the hundreds of poor white ant
black, who swarm in our city and whose pen
ury has been increased by the loss of thci
habitations and huts.
Shots could be heard during last night il
various parts of the city. We suppose the.
were either fired by some Of the soldiers O
duty, at men proving around in canoes, VIII
refused to come to when ordered, or else b
some of the police or citizens at suspicion
characters.
Buildings have been carried of from ever
part of the city. Some of them are lodge
within the corporation limits on high spot
of ground, or have co ught on posts and he'll
till the waters went down, when they ovsl
turned and now lie in every odd manner .
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