Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-04-18
FAYETTEVILLE, TENNESSEE
The Storm Last Week

Vhe Storm Last Week.
We mentioned, briefly, last
week, tie fact Of a heavy rain
and wind storm having visited
this portion ofthe countyon the
preceding Monday night. TICK
tended over 4 mitch wider space
than was at the time supposed.
Our correspondent in another
column speaks 81, the damage
done at Petersburg. A gentle
man who came from Williamson
county on Tuesday saws the
rain fall was much heavier, and
the destruction greater, North
than South Of Glidewelps Ridge.
The following dispatches give
an idea Of the extent and fury
of the storm:
NASHVILLE, April 9.-The
rsin-storin last evening was one
Of the heaviest fer years. All
OF the railroads running into
Nashville were more or less
damaged, parts of them being
washed away, but all Of them
viii be IN running order to-mor
row. No mails received here
to-day except from Louisville,
the mail due last night and to-
night coming in together.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, April
9.-The worst snow and wind
storm of the season prevailed
throughout Wyoming and Col
orado from Saturday evening
until this morning. The storm
commenced on the Union Pa
cifc Railroad about seven hun
dred miles west of here, and
extended eastward over a dis
lance of four hundred miles,
There are about two feet of
snow reported to have fallen at
Cheyenne. The storm caused a
temporary stoppage of all trains
on the Union Pacific Railroad
for the distance mentioned, and
and also trains near Denver
The weather has again become
pleasant, aad the trains will
probably run regularly to-mor-
row.
ALBANY, n. Y, April g.
The freshet in the river cOntin-
mes, but indications are that it
viii not materially Increase
The ice coming from above
passes down stream without OBJ
struction. 4 span of the bridge,
beneath which the Troy ferry
boat was fastened, gave way to-
day with crash, carrying the
stern Of the boat to the bottom
of the river.
RoNDoCT, \. 7 ;, April O.
\ severe thunder storm, accom-
panied by heavy rain, occurred
here tonight. Reports from a
long the Rondout and Oswego
Railroad show that much dam
age has beendone TO the track by
late rains.
CINCINNATI, April 9.-The
damage to railroads has not been
exaggerated. The Marietta, Lit
tie Miami, and both of the Ken
lucky roads arc unable to run.
The Pan Handle trains run o.
yer the c., II. and D. road, and
the Louisville Mail Line packets
carry passengers on the Short
Line tickets.
The entire number Of barges
lost will not fall far sort of two
hundred-one hundred being
loaded. Estimating the coal in
each barge to be worth $1,000,
and the barges at an average of
81 900, the loss will footup S40O-
600 to the coal interest alone.
Allowing 100000 for damage
20 the lumber and other inter-
ests, the total damage by flood
here yesterday is 100000.
MEMPHIS, April9.-The storm
Yesterday was unusually severe.
Reports from the surrounding
country show considerable dam
age to crops, while the railroads
have suffered heavily. The
trains are all delayed.
AT Frankfort, KY, Monday,
during the storm lightning
struck the house of a man named
Martin, killing his child and Sc
riously injuring his wife. Much
damage was done in that vicinity
by the great rise in the streams,
washing away saw mills, bridges,
etc.
LEBANON, Tenn, April 9,
1872.-Our city has again been
unfortunate. On yesterday eve
ming we had a most terrific rain