The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-22
THE ALABAMA FLOOD.
Loss, FIVE MI11IoK DoLIARs.
Terrible Destruction OF Crops and other
Property I'm Tuskaioosa and Jefferson
Counties-suferings OF tho People
Incidents Of the Delugc., -e-z.

montgomery kilograms report that the
damage by the late food will reach i've
millions. The waters in Central Alabama
were higher than ever known at this season.
Accessible houses along the streams were
swept away by scores. Cotton and corn on
highlands has been badly damaged by the
heavy rains. The cotton crop OF Alabama has
been cut short forty thousand bales. The
Montgomery Advertiser says:
There was no rain in Eufaula on the 16tb,
but that was the first day In the month Of
July of which the same thing could be truth
fully said. Up to that time the rain had fallen
during seventeen successive days. OF course,
both corn and cotton suffered largely.
From gentleman who was cut or during
visit to Birmingham by the late floods, and
who was compelled to return via Tuskaloosa,
Greensboro, Marion and Selma, we learn the
following particulars of the, damage inflicted
by the late heavy rains and the ensuing fresh
cts In the Warrior and Cahaba rivers: Between
Birmingham and Tuscaloosa he found the
bridge across Big Sandy Creek washed away,
and the Warrior Rlver opposite the mouth Of
the creek more than six miles wide. The
latter stream had then risen ,aixty.two
feet at the city of Tuskalooss, and was
oYerfowIng all the farms along ils banks and
bottoms, carrying disaster and suffering 10 tu
course. At the crossing Of the railroad bridge
of the South and North Road, fifty miles above
the city, it bad risen 10 the unprecedented
height Of eighty feet, sweeping away the IRON
bridge as though It had been mere cobweb.
OF the seven bridges across Cunninghams
Creek, In Jefferson County, i've had been
swept completely away. inftcting such dam
age to tho road as TO delay Its completion two
months or more. The iron bridge across the
Warrior was to have been swung at seven
o'clock of the evening on which II was des'
troyed. The bridge across Turkey Creek With
stood the pressure notwithstanding the fact
that gin-house lodged agalnsti It's limbeEs aud
was there torn TO pieces by the waters. Every
mill In Jefferson County with the solitary
exception or Boyle's Miu which was slightly
careened, was carried away. Houses OF all
sorts and sizes along even the most insignih:
cant water courses were carried away, and
their debris was on Tuesday last every wners-
Cahaba Rivers. The Cahsba. at the crossing
Of the Selma and Meridian Road, was at one
time more than TWO miles wide. A number or
trestles on the eastern side OF that stream
were destroyed, and both ends OF the bridge
along with them. Everywhere that the waters
could reach the destruction Of property has
been terrible. We have heard Of NO loss OF
life however. The suffering that will re-
suit from this terrible calamity can
not fall to be severe. 1t is esd-
mated that In Tuscaloosa County alone 1t has
cast not less thas twenty-five hundred people
on the charity Of the puoiic. Public meetings
are being called to consider the best means
Of aiding the sufferers, and the State will be
asked 70 extend them assistance. A number
Of families In Hale and Greene nave also been
Involved. and In Jefferson there Is no estimet.
ing the damage that has been dons OF the suf-
fering entailed upon her citizens. Blount,
winston and Walker have also been injured,
but to what extent We have not yet been 3D.
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