Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-18
Full Details of the Appalling Effect
Suffering Anticipated

Full Details Of the Appalling Effect
Suffering Anticipated.
There is nothing that has been published
about the disastrous effects of the late storm
that will at all compare with the following.
The counties of Putnam and jackson, in
this State, have been particularly the scene
of misfortune:
The rain commenced falling about p.
NJ. on the Sth inst, and for about an hour
there was
A TERRIFIC SHOWER.
1t was one of the severest ever known in
that part of the country. After having act
ed as deluge it Stacked, and was succeed
ed by steady, hard rain, which in its turn
was followed by torrents of rain until IL P.
NJ. The creek waters were at their greatest
height about A. NJ. on the 9th.
What did the mornings light reveal? The
swollen streams had overfOwed their banks
and the torrents of water had swept valu-
able property before them like straws.
ESCAPE THROUGH A ROOF.
When the flood reached the dwelling of
G. Maddox, at Rock Spring, the water rose
so rapidly that the inmates could not escape
by any of the doorWays on the lower floor.
They had therefore to keep ascending until
at last they were forced into the attic, not
knowing but that the buildings foundation
would be undermined every moment and
they would be drowned. Mr.. Maddox sue
ceeded in reaching the outside of the roof and
at once set to work to rescue his wife and sis
ter. After much difficulty he got them out
through the roof. They had then to endure
the terror that the house would either part
and precipitate them in the water or else
topple over and float off with them, provid-
ed they could cling to it. But fortunately
the building proved staunch, and they all
escaped without sustaining serious injury
1t will be some time, however, before the
ladies will have fully recovered from the
awful exposure and fright they endured.
PLUNGE THAT WAS PAINFULLY UNBX-
PECTED.
Spring Creek having overlooked, mum
dated the dwelling of Mr.. Richard Brown
among others. Mr.. Brown was in bed at
the time, and had been asleep. Suddenly
aroused by the sound Of moving water on
the premises, he awOke Mrs. Brown and
told her what had happened. But she did
not suppose that the water was as high as
it was, so that when she sprang up and out
Of bed, she found herself up to her
waist in water. Mr.. Brown had also to
endure the same hardship before the two
escaped, and their exit was by no means
premature for safety, for in a short time
afterwards the water was over the bed and
still rising.
EXODUS OF INHABITANTS.
A great many who had stock en- the bot
tom had to abandon it to its fate and their
loss will probably be very severely felt by
them. They went up on the hillsides and
barely escaped with their lives. The
freshet which visited this region in 1865
was nothing near as severe as the present
one.
THE GENERAL DAMAGE.
For a considerable distance back from
both banks of Caney Fork river the corn
land is completely destroyed for all the
present purposes of cultivation. The dam
age on even the hills is perfectly dreadful.
As matter Of course the bottom lands are
swept of fences of all kinds. The shingles
came down the liver in a regular process
ion for twelve hours after the storm. There
was so much rail-fencing afloat that it at
times came in perfect RATS. Stone fences,
too, were leveled. The damage simply
from washing, on some farms, will range as
high as five hundred dollars to farm.
DETAILS.
ON BEAR CREEK.
Byer's dam is gone.
Peaks dam is slightly damaged.
BLACKBURN's FORK.
Grimes dam is washed away.
One of the abutments of Wilson's dam
is gone and his mill was displaced three
feet.
Cummings dam is so seriously affected
that several thousand feet of lumber were
lost.
Keykendall's dam is slightly damaged.
Aliens dam is badly damaged.
Jackson's dam is all gone.
CANE CREEK.
Part of Clarks dam is gone.
FALLING WATER.
Nicholas dam and mill frame are washed
awaV.
Williams two mills are reported gone.
The mills hereabouts are nearly all gone.
FLYNN's LICK.
Kirby's dam is all gone.
HUDGEoN's CREEK.
Bells property is all gone.
John Vests property is only slightly
damaged.
INDIAN CREEK.
Young's mill and dam and all his other
property there is a total wreck.
Maddox's dam is gone and the frame of
his mill is damaged.
Part of Bartlett's dam has been washed
away.
JARED FORK.
Widow Browns mill is entirely gone.
Billings mill is slightly damaged.
NINE LICK.
Gentry's dam and griSt mill are gone.
MORRISON's CREEK.
Jackson's dam is nearly ruined.
NEAR GRANVILLE.
Puckett's over-shot mill-dam is washed
away and the wheel broken.
Pendergrast's mill is slightly damaged.
Wasson's mill is also slightly damaged.
DeBowe's property has seriously suf-
fered.
OWEN RIVER.
Gray's mill is all gone.
PLUNKITT CREEK.
An abutment and part of Norris dam is
gone.
ROARING RIVER.
The dwelling of Young was washed
away.
Several mich cows, yearlings and one
horse, the property of - - Brooks, were
drowned.
Elmore's property is only slightly dam
aged.
Bryant's is badly damaged.
SMITHS FORK.
Smiths dam is slightly damaged.
SPRING CREEK.
Gentry and Vests mill is ruined.
TOWN CREEK.
Nicholas property is all in ruins.
WOLF CREEK.
Coggin's dam is washed away.
CONCLUSION.
mus 1t viii be seen that the damage in |
Putnam, jackson, and Smith counties has |
Oeen immense and that the loss of property |
stock, dwellings, mills, dams, etc.Ihas |
been so great that there is probably already |
distress there.