Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-12
THE RECENT FLOODS.
Damase to Southern Railroads.
The Destruction Of Property i'm Ruth
ford County.

The Memphis Aralanche of Wednesday
has the following particulars concerning the
damage done by the storm on Monday last:
THE MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON ROAD.
Mr.. G. L. Anderson, superintendent of
the Charleston road, reported several breaks
and Over1OWs on his road. Wolf 1'iver is
out of his banks, and has now OvertiOwn
four hundred yards Of the track with the
water still rising. The road over this river
is impossible for trains. Gresham's creek
is over the banks, but the break OccasiOned
Monday has been repaired. Big Muddy
creek; west Of Pocahontas, is out
of the banks and water runs over
the road One break near this
creek has been repaired. Cypress creek,
ten miles west of COrinth, is out Of its
banks, and the track submerged for five
hundred wards. At Wolf river the track is
impossible for trains. Between COrinth and
Burnsville there were three breaks OCCASION
ed by the rain, but they have been repaired.
East of Burnsville the road is in good run
ming order, the rain not having been so Sc
we're in that section. There has been no
accidents upon the road. There were no
through trains in or out yesterday on this
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near Moscow.
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE ROAD.
Up TO Yesterday morning there had been
no breaks on the Mississippi and Tennes-
see road. After the through train came in
yesterday there were three breaks IN the
road in what is known as COldwater bot
tom. The following dispatch was received
by Mr.. James YOunge, Superintendent,
which explains the situation:
"COLDwATER, April 9.-James YOunge:
KOad bed washed out in three places IN
COldWater bottom; also between tank and
Coldwater at new trestle. Water IS still
rising, and think will continue TO rise I'M
ill Il o'clock tonight. no trains can pass.
TON BOYLE, Section Foreman"
With the above exception, Mr.. OUNCE
stated that there were 10 breaks in his road.
No through trains went out yesterday; and
will not to-day unless the water subsidies.
Local trains went out as far as COldwater,
thirty-one miles from the city.
In regard to the destruction of property
in Rutherford county, the MurfreesborO
Monitor Of yesterday says:
The storm Monday night was the great
est that has visited this section Of country
within the memory Of the oldest inhabitant.
Nothing appIOAlulaLlHS IL las OCCuISO
since the great flood of twenty years ago.
All night long the torrents fell, and Stones
river, sweeping over its banks, carried
away almost everything that lay in its
track. It's roar was awful and could be
heard, distinctly, for miles away. 1t is
impossible to calculate, even approximately,
the damage that was wrought, both to pub
lie and private property. A hundred thou
sand dollars will hardly more than cover 1t.
Almost every bridge across Stones river, in
this county, was torn to pieces and carried
away by the flood. The Salem pike, the
Shelbyville pike, the Nashville pike bridges
are ali gone. The bridge across the race at
Talley's Mills, near Readyville, was also
carried away. The Wlkerson pike bridge
was so seriously injured as to be unfit for
use. The bridge at Pierce s mill stood the
racket pretty well, but it is said the water
reched the second story Of the mil, and
threatened for time to wrench it from its
foundation. DR.. Pierce's loss consists
chiefly in lumber and sawlOgs that fOated
off. It is impossible to estimate the loss
sustained by our farmers in fences swept
away.