Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-12
THE RAILROADS.

The delay of the trains was a really
serious inconvenience, and the telegraph
wires were also considerably deranged.
The Jeffersonville, Madison and Indian
apolis railroad escaped without either
damage or detention, as did also the
! Ohio and Mississippi. The other roads
were more OF less affected by the storm.
The track of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad during the rain, and foI
hours after it had ceased to fall, was
covered with water at every low place.
No little dFiftwood was left ON the
crossties and rails when the water sub
sided. The trains moved slowly, and in
some localities were preceded by men on
foot, who removed obstacles from the
way of the engine. A small trestle-
work near Livingston, the terminus Of
the Knoxville Branch railroad, was en-
tiTely washed away, which delayed the
trains ON that road till early this morn
ing. The officers of the road displayed
their usual energy in dispatching TO the
] place workmen who constructed a tenn
porary bridge. This was the only mis-
hap that occurred, in consequence of the
great storm, anywhere on the main
stem or the branches of the Louisville
aud Nashville railroad, and the prompts
ness and energy of the officers and en-
ployees deserve the thanks of the travel
ing public,
1t is also known that considerable
damage was done to the Evansville,
Henderson and Nashville railroad, but
no accidents resulted.
The Louisville, Cincinnati and Lex
ingtQn road dtd lot run any trains on
the Shortline to Cincinnati yesterday,
because the workmen were unable TO re-
place the bridge over Ten-mile creek,
some ten miles this side of COvington,
which was washed away on Monday by
the high water, For the same reason
no train will leave for Cincinnati this
morning,
At several points along the line the
hard rains washed the earth upon the
track, but not sufficiently to any
serious delay except in the single in
stance of the wash five miles beyond
Frankfort, which caused the train from
this place, due at Lexington at 7i2
Monday evening, to be delayed, so that
ii did not arrive at Its destination until
SAL yesterday morning.
r N THE COUNTRY.
The heavy rain on Monday also
NdSutu away TIE ufluge over nedIBfdsS
creek, between broadway aud Jefferson
streets, on the ShoTtllne connection
with the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road, This, however, caused but little
trouble to transportation, as II was re-
placed yesterday.
Washington street, above Wenzel,
was overlooked 70 such an extent that
the cellars of the houses in that vicinity
were filed with water, and the Wealth
erford Engine Company No. 3 were en-
gagged the greater part of the day yes
terday in pumping the water from them.
The property OF the citizens on Garden
street, near Beargrass, was much en-
dangered: SO much so that a gentleman
in that neighborhood was awakened at
at late hour on Monday night by his
private Waterman, and had to remove
his horses from the stable through fear
that the rapid rise In the creek would
continue, and they would be drowned.
Another gentleman, struck with the
general panic, actually removed some
fifty geese from an Enclosure in his rear
yard TO a place higher and dryer.
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