Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-19
THE FLOOD.
Tie Cumberland Again Rising.

The Cumberland Again Rising.
There was more interest manifested YES
terday in the flood than on the previous
day, and large crowds Of people. came into
the city TO witness the high tide of water.
A great many of the roads leading into the
city being submerged, they had to invest a
small sum TO be transferred across the water
10 dry landing places. They visited the
Capitol, Suspension and Railroad Bridges.
and other elevated places, where they could
get good view Of the surroundings.
The river fell fourteen inches from 3
O'Clock Friday afternoon to O'Clock yester-
day, and the depth of water was 4S feet at
, p. NJ. yesterday. About this time il COM
menced to rise again slowly, and by 6
O'Clock it had risen an inch. with the pros
poets of a further rise during the night
The decline was watched with great eager
ness by those most deeply interested, but the
sudden change caused by another rise of
the headwaters of the upper Cumberland
dispelied the gladneSs that the fall had
created.
The further rise anticipated last night
will seriously affect those who Were So per-
fectly assured of an early restoration of their
homes. Others say that the rise expected
from above viii not materially affect the
The Ella Hughes came down from the
upper country, and he~ officers report that
where they laid up last night, the river
rose eighteen inches. In Robertson county
the high waters have done considerable
damage Wheat fields have been thorough
ly drenched. and fences and outhouses
been washed away. The farmers, who
have been invaded by the flood, will be
heavy losers, and it will require large
sums 10 replace their fencing aud repair
other property that has been injned.
Drift continues to float down the mad
Cumberland in large quantities, and the
persons who apply themselves to the avO-
cation of
"wOoD AND DRIFT CATCHERs'
have made good use of their time. Some
cOlOred families have caught enough wood
TO last them for long time. There are
some of these, however, that viii pick gp
some lumber that they know does not
properly belong TO them and appropriate it
10 their own use. They, as well as some of
the white people, keep their eyes skinned
and whenever they see any stepS or portions
of pcrches or pOrticOs float away from the
houses TO which they are attached, they
gObble it up and take it away.
Officer Davis has been distributing IA
tiOnS to those suffering who are unable 10
purchase them for the last two or three
days, and whenever he finds a family that
are really objects of charity he does rot |
hesitate TO issue them an order for supplies. |
Yesterday he issued one TO an old lady |
named Bently that lives in the brick house !
on the corner of Whitesides and Front |
streets. Her house is surrounded by water |
but she is safely quartered in an uppel |
story. These orders call for S1.50 or $500 |
worth of supplies, and are issued by au- |
thOrity of the Mayor. Yesterday we no |
ticed that the steps and porch attached to |
the house belonging to Mr.. Ringler, and 1
situated on West Line street, had been par
TALLY washed away.
A number of houses have been securely 1
fastened so that when the water does COM
mence to fall rapidly, they will not be car
ried away with it. These houses that
have been standing in the water for so long
a time will be greatly dam ged. The fl Oors
will spring and there will be holes large
enough between the planks TO
''THROW A CAT THROUGH
without touching har." A vast sum of /
money will have to be expended in repair
ing them and putting them in such a con-
dtion that they can be comfortably Occu-
pied.
The families that have vacated their in
undated homes are being taken care of by
their friends, in the best manner possible
under the circumstances. Some houses
have two or three families in them, and
some more fortunate families have rented
houses, and are now only
waiting a sufficient decline of the water to
return to their well secured homes.