Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-19
THE FLOOD IN WEST TENNESSEE
IMMENSE DESTRUCTION OF PROP
ERTY.

IMMENSE DESTRUCTION OF PROP
ERTY.
From the Memphis Bulletin, 10th.
Never in the memory of the Coolest in
habitantp have the waters so covered the
face ofthe earth" as during the past month.
The streams have all been greatly swollen,
and the rains Of the present week have
caused a greater "swslP in all the water
courses throughout the country The de-
struction Of property throughout West
Tennessee has been immense, and no pres
ent 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 were "dished, 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 be checked
before going into the stream, and now lies
covered with water. A long stretch of
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con, KY, has been washed away, but for
tunate no lives we're lost by the accident to
the trains. At several points along the
road from Humboldt, north, the people have
apprehensions Of further damage. The
loss in rolling stock will be considerable.
Superintendent Williams went to the scene
Of disaster yesterday.
THE FoRKED DEERs
The Forked beers are all very high,
and ail the common road bridges across
the South, Middle and North Forks are re-
ported to have been swept away. All the
low land and valley farms are left without
fences. Along those rivefs the destruction
Of property has been very great. f
THR HATcHIR.
The Big Hatchie is said to be higher
than ever known before. The same story
Of disasters to property along its course is
reported.
AT DANVILLE.
The waters of the Tennessee covers the
whole valley, from hill to hill, and is five
miles wide. The first story OF the Dan
vile Hotel is under water. The water has
reached the second floor of the house. The
citizens have evacuated the place. The
railroad bridge on the Memphis, Charles
ton and Louisville railroad was still safe
yesterday, but is reported as being in i'm
minent peril
THE oBIoN RIVERS.
All the common road bridges across the
Obion, from their source to afflux, have
been destroyed. The value of public and
private property destroyed along these
streams is immense. The entire 0bion
river valley is under water for Eve miles on
either side. The principal tributaries have
a wide valley of from FIVE to twelve miles.
This is now all covered, and farmers will
find their farms left without fences when
the waters suhside.
THE BIG SANDY.
This stream, running in northerly di
rectioh, parallel with, and eighteen or
twenty miles from the Tennessee, has over
flowed its valley, and destroyed every
bridge that spanned its current. Not a
single bridge has been left. Miles Of
fencing IS now on its way to the Tennessee.
The loss 20 the farmers on that stream viii
be very great.
The same reports resSh us of disaster
and alarm elsewhere. Railroads have suf-
fered immensely. The bridges at Bridge
port and Stevenson are gone. The COM
mon road bridges all along the three or
four forks Of the Forked beers have all
been swept away The Big Muddy is
without a crossing place, except at the
Memphis and Ohio railroad bridge. On
the Beavers several bridges have been
washed away. The bridges across the Loo
sahatchie have been very much damaged,
and some are swept away entirely.
THE RAILROADS.
Almost all the railroads have drawn oii
trains 20 repair damages IS soon as the
water subsidies. Trains are delayed, il not
stopped. The Memphis and Ohio road is
all right-the trains run regularly through
the entire length Of the line 10 Paris. The
bridges are all yet far above high water
mark, vet the railroad companies Of Ten
neasee have lost many millions OF prop
erty. No trains left the city yesterday,
and there were only one or two arrivals ep
70 a late hour. Mail communication be
tween Memphis and the cities. MOTH and
south may be stated 10 be entirely stopped
at the present time.