Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-17

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tween Shelby's pond and the river. and
this probably caused the backwates 10 rise
so rapidly in that section.
Gallatin pike, near the place where the
Whites creef pike crosses, is overlooked,
which was caused principally By the cuI-
vert at that point eaying in. The road
known as the s'dump," leading from
the Gallatin pike to the Louisville and
Nashville railroad is submerged at the
southern end and viii probably be covered
entirely by to-day. The baek-water ex-
tends a distance Of more than two miles
along the railroad. Laborers were as busy
as bees yesterday at the bucket factory and
at Sutherlands mill, trying TO save the
property belonging to the two firms.
The bridge on Foster street, which the
Chairman of the Street Committee endeav-
| ored SO strongly to save, was all right yes
terday.
INCIDENTS.
HIll tell you what causes the high
water and the torn and all that, honey,-
| remarked a strapping big colOred woman to
a spare built sister yesterday. sits all
along o. them white folks hangin' that
| christian at Pulaski last week.
Yesterday afternoon an Italian lady
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in the Sulphur Spring bottom, was OBJ
served seated on the piazza of the second
| story, which was about on a level with the
water, cody smoking a clay pipe and con-
templating her surroundings in a very
quiet manner. II.
A shrill-voiced damsel, who resides in a
| house on South Market, the lower story of
which is submerged, was overheard singing,
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ing, playing an accompaniment meanwhile
on an organ. r
During the afternoon yesterday, an ad-
yentureSOme chap was having a jolly time
sculling around on a couple of planks, just
above the Suspension Bridge, on the Edge
field side of the river. Suddenly he discOv-
cred that his frail supports We're ON the
point Of being carried ont into the stream.
He made a valiant effort TO save himself by
clambeTing on top of a small stump which
extended about SIX inches above the water,
and to this he chung for half an hour before
being rescued, his plank having drifted
away from him.
Since the flood began, small boys innU-
merable have gathered At the basins into
which the backwater extended, and have
had a high old time with canoes, planks,
ShiiS, ullTONlScu IullS- anu III lLCt, duN-
thing and everything that will float, while
OH the margins o. these basins, still small
er boys with nautical tastes may be seen
launching and sailing miniture slOOps,
brigs, sehOOners, etc, etc. To one of these
sea dogs in embryo, a representative of this
paper remarked yesterday: "IOu boys are
havinga jolly time, l suppOse?'to which they
responded: "JuSt the bulliest kind of 4
time"
As a hackman was driving his horses at
full speed through Church street On the
night of the storm, the strong current of air
struck his hack just as lie was crossing the
alley that runs on the east side Of the Bat
tie House, broke every pane OF glass in the
hack and came within an ace of blowing
the driver of of his seat.
Yesterday afternoon an old negro woman
was seen walking rapidly up and down
Cherry street near the Sulphur spring back
waters, %wTinging her hands and crying
aloud, that she had been m~istreated by her
family, and that she knew the storm and
the flood hal been sent as 4 Judgment
upon them. She was finally eOnsOled by a
passing man and brother and her passion
subsidized.
During the time that the recent tornado
was sweeping over the city, destroying val
liable property, killing and drowning beasts
OF burden, there were scores Of persons
wrapped in a complete sOmnambulistie
state, and did not know anything whatever
about the storm until they read the UNION
AND AMERICAN the next morning.
We noticed a chicken and an old hen
swimming side by side in the backwaters
between College and Aarket streets. By
ISLANDERS remarked that II was the FIRST time
they ever saw a chicken swim, but under
the circumstances any animal, fowl or hui
man would sink or swim, survive or per-
iShf' in The attempt To save themselves.
1t is said that after the hail storm Of
Tuesday night had spent its fury at Hunts
VILE, bushels of hail stones could bepieked
up, some of them being quite large.
FEARFUL DISASTER AT COLUMBIA.
Our correspondent at Columbia sent the
following special kilograms last evening:
COLUMBIA, April 1G.-DUek river is now
higher than it has been since 1877, This
morning the water reached the large three
story frame Touring mill on the north side
of the river, taking it off of its foundation
down stream with its machinery and a
large stock Of wheat and flour. The build
ing went to pieces after striking the middle
pier of the bridge, sinking everything. The
mill was owned by ]. B. Ashton, whose
loss is between five and ten thousand dol
lars. The loss TO farmers in the river bot
toms is very heavy, most of the bottom
land being under cultivation. MAURY.
SECOND DISPATCH.
COLUMBIA, Tenn, April 16.-ClaYton
Moore's extensive tannery on Little Bigbee
was entirely swept away. His loss is severe,
Several fine stations, in training at the Fair
Grounds, made anarrow escape from drown
ing. Some delay was occasioned to the
train at the Culleoka trestle this morning,
but trains are running on time. a gin
washed away up the river including cotton,
several bales of which were caught here.
The bridge over Duck River here has been
condemned, and the county will institute
suit against the contractors. MAUBY.
THE RAILROAD FRIDGE AT GAINESVILLE.
1t is reported that the bridge crossing the
Cumberland river at GAINESVILLE is about TO
be swept away by the rushing torrents. y
long train OF fat ears loaded with heavy
rock was placed on the bridge yesterday to
hold it il its position. But the river is so
swift at that point that it is thought the
weight of the train viii not be sufficient to
answer the purpose. Passengers going
from Louisville to Memphis came by way
of this city last evening aud will 60 by way
of the Nashville and Northwestern railroad.
Elsewhere.
Yesterdays Chattanooga Times contains
the following items in relation to the high
water:
"The creeks at Knoxville are higher than
they were ever known TO be before. Yes
terday morning the trestle ever Second
creek near the knoxville Iron COmpany's
mill was washed away, which will prevent
trains from running on that road for several
DAYS. No trains came in last night orwent
out on the Nashville and Chattanooga rail-
road. on account of the washing away Of
the bridge across Stones river, near Muir
~freesboro. The rain must have been pretty
heavy in that country for Stones river is or
dinarily a very shallow stream, and its