Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-16

hOfk has Detn SJOppeu viii Tile exception
of those employed in attempting to save all
they can. The mules belong to this estab-
lishment were made to swim to dry land
yesterday morning.
The water has risen to a depth of four
feet in the basement of Switzerland & Co.'s
saw-mill on the opposite side Of the
bridge from the Bucket Factory, and
the prOprietOrs had wOrkmen en-
gagged yesterday in raising the ma
chinery. This liIa have also suffered a
loss amounting TO 5000 as estimated by
one of the proprietorS, ands if the river
continues to rise, this amount viii be in
creased. Their only way Of egress is Main
street, which runs from the mill to the
Whites creek pike. They have been max
ing preparations for several days to prevent
the loss of much lumber, and have so far
succeeded admirably well, their pTecautiOn
having proven Of great advantage to them.
Further on up the river, beyond the buc-
ket factory, is the Cumberland saw mill
and Toledo pump works combined Hay-
ing no way of getting there and not being
able to see any of the firm We were unable
to gain many facts about the damage done
them, but from appearance of ,hings around
there our conclusion is that they have been
heavily damaged. They did not have as
much stock on hand as the other mills, but
for all of that, their losses will amount to
a SNUG sam. If
THE HUGE VOLUME OF WATER
opposite the reservoir and above these mills
should break loose and overflow the banks
there. as it will probably do, there would
be formed an artificial current which would
mos likely sweep everything before it. In
case this SuppOsitiOnSprOves true, theb build
ings Of these different manufacturing COM
panies would suffer greatly. The yard at
the Edgefeld House is OveTflOwed and the
water has nearly reached the lower floor.
Whites Creek Pike is covered for several
hundred yards, and persons living on the
pike and on that portion that is submerged
have all left their premises 70
the mercy Of the floods. \ portion
of the culvert built along the pike where
Main street crosses it which will add mate
rally To the advance of the water along
that th~OrOughfare. Foster street, the only
connecting avenue between North and
South Edgefeld was overcome Yesterday,
and is now overlooked.
The chairman Of the street committee
was seen at a bridge on this street yester-
day, endeavOring to save it by placing rocks
upon it. and had succeeded in saving it at
last accounts. The connection being cut
of between these two portions of the city
the merchants will be unable tOfurnish their
customers with all the supplies they need.
There is nothing brought in from the
country, as the only way of reaching that
section is by the Whites Greek pike, and
- - ,-.TI b-,--r Cot chat tho haavv raiuc
have covered the pike. The only cOnnec-
ton the people Of North Edgeield will have
with Nashville will be the railroad bridge,
and that will only be accessible
to foot passengers. The result OF
this connection being broken viii
be want ard suffering upon the
part Of those cut off. The cabin opposite
the lower wharf, occupied by negroes, was
vacated by them yesterday, having been
driven from their quarters by the rapid adj
vance of the turbulent rain-drOps. They
moved their household effects over into this
CITY. The flats in the various portions of
the lowlands Of Edgefeld are. of course,
filled with water. which reaches almost as
far up the river as can be seen. These
lands have
ALWAYS BEEN SUBJECT To OVERFLOWS.
When the rise of 1917 occurred here,
steamboats, passed over the Gallatin pike.
GOldberg& Son, proprietOrS of the saw-mill
lust above the City Reservoir, on this side
of the river, will be heavy losers by the
flood. They have already lost four
large RATS of saw-logs, and their
damages will be greater than any Of
the rest of the mills. Their buildings
are submerged and their contents will be
very much damaged, it is feared, by the
water. The total loss of all the saw mills
in Edgefeld and Nashville will, we were
told yesterday, amount to something over
forty thousand dollars.
\ frame house was seen floating down
the river late yesterday afternoon and ap-
peared to have come a long distance.
DAMAGE TO RAILROADS.
The train due here at 1:40 p.
NJ. on the st. Louis and South
eastern railroad was delayed yesterday
several hours, but as yet no serious damage
is reported on that line of road.
The train due here at l r. NJ, on the
Nashville and Decatur road, was delayed
at CulleOka yesterday three or four hours,
on account of the washing away Of one Of
the bents of the treStle work at that place.
The train that left here yesterday morning
at $40 was also delayedt the same length of
time.
The following dispatch from Pulaski
was received at this Office last night:
To the Union and American:
PULASKI, April 15.-The streams from
Decatur 10 Nashville are all over their
banks, and the low lands inundated, Il
ing heavy loss of fencing. Trains from
and to Nashville were delayed to-day from
three to four hours on account of the wash
inc away of a bent Of the trestle at Guile
Okla. Orders were given not to send trains
from Nashville or Decatur tonight, as a
precautionary measure, although the entire
line is all right. The freshet throughout
this section is reported to be more extern
sive than for fifteen years past. The Ten
nessee river is nearly bank full and is still
rising. The bridge at HaftSelfS, on the
North and South road is damaged, but
trains are now crossing and the road is in
tact. The Memphis and Charleston road
is not hut. as far as heard from. 1t IS still
here.
Trains were delayed at M~urfreesbOrO
Yesterday several hours, the delay beingOc-
casioned by one or two of the bents of
Stones river bridge being washed out Ofline
some eight or nine inches. The pasSen-
hat left here on the morning train
were transferred to the train due here at
1920, and the passengers on this train were
likewise transferred and arrived here about
balfpast five o'clock in the afternoon. We
learned yesterday that Stones river has
cleared its banks and is higher than it has
been for thirty yeas.
The bridges on the Nashville and Salem
TURNPIKE were washed away yesterday
morning and were lodged against the rail-
road. and this may have thrown the bridge
mt of nositioD. The side tracks have been
iislocated and washed away. Superintend-
ant Thomas left for the scene of trouble
morning, and Immediately upon
there put a force of men at work,
md he informed us last evening that the
would be remedied by this morn
no. He issued orders yesterday TO allow
no trairs to pass over the road last
1ight. There were TO freight trains