The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-22

every year the river has been bank null
S ses s'0's aur aas q wss ssrls:
~ june. i ss sssa i1s
was only forty-two miles Of bSse on the MssIs..
siPpi, and that extending twe4e miles below and
more leveeina had been done, there was similar
Hood. In the year l!s2, the wlter was higher than
equal to that OF 1885, lsol eSaai to that Of l7ss;
1895 higher than 1850; 1909 : 0ood 80 disastrous
an IN n liver AZ Nhes OoS WAS
two feet lower than in 1859. The only great hood
years were 1928 ls4A sae 1854 1851. 1858 and 1851
yicksburR. That o. 1853 Wa. 81 . stand eighty.
seven days; 1851 ninety-nve days at memphis; end
the former 100 GasS st Napete0n end l2o days at
The Destruction ON the Ouachita and
Rcd RAvuEss
The Ptcayune OF THURSDAY mas the following
relative to the food in ~ Ouachita and Red
rivers:-
The river, from Camden down, has overnowed
It's banks and Is rushing IN = tremendous Hood,
running the rich and beautiful country and max.
river is full OF drift, dead cattle and wreck OF every
description, and hundreds OF families arc rendered
homeless by the rapidly increasing waters, the rise
being unprecedented and rather on the increase
than decrease. Every one appears paralyzed with
planters which are swept away In many instances:
This food, which has been pouring Into the Red
small portion running up through the Atchalaiya,
is now the increase, ana win add to the vast
volume OF water at our doors. -
UPPER LoUisfANA.
The vicksburg Herald has the following
The river continues stationary, but VIII proba-
water coming down from above to start 1t upward
again very soon, the leyees, boih above and
below, are steadily giving way, and the whole face
OF the country is covered with water. Almost the
entire western portion Of Louisiana is submerged,
and the general opinion IS tnat the worst is
The Arkansas river was still rising rapidly at
in the channel from Little Rock out. The Lucy
Keirn's oiicers report the YazCo and Tallahatchie
rivers failing all the way down to Yazoo City, the
water from the break In the Hushpuckana levee
not having reached that low down when the KERN
came down. AS far as we are able to learn the
YaZOO Valley has not yet suffered from overflow.
The Flood In the Cumberland.
The Nashville Banner Of Friday reports the Cum
berland rising ten feet per day. and carrying away
houses, mills, bridges and everything that OBJ
structs its headlong course. The scene at Nash
vile is thus described
There is hardly any end to4he number Of houses
vacated along.this overgrowh river, belchtng over
its banks great bottoms OF water.
THOUSANDS Of PnOPLE
the s' extraordinarily grand water 70 e Seen
east. north and west. CrGNds continued to fock
to the Capitol the espanadss and grounds which
- ''''0 THE THE aRANDHsT WV OF ALL
corner OF the espanade and teke in one Of the most
sublime spectacles, IN the shape OF Hood, ever
ss vs sSS Sa Sssay LSUsg long way
tops of great forest trees Keeping up above the
water, the tops Of the mills On the Nashville side
Of rats, looking like the edges OF the ground pro-
truding, in spite OF the gfSat volume Of water,
running stiff race as II - very devil was after
IL. Looking over into
sHELBY's BofroM
you behold there broad meet OF water which,
great bend, dscerniDe all the way BY the tops OF
tan trees, nows down by the suspension bridge pier
dS Dsna ana again again
s s 70 se nor y IN ls hsr
NODDED, the ewes O the staUn kissing the warer's
sse m was around - broad
through the woods, 70 become visible again away
through the country several miles below, winding
among the high hills which rise up prominently in
that direction. but the scene'here changes. The
ends OF invisible streets rise up. together with
era small houses which noat about on the surface.
HUNDREDS OF DWELLINGS
are surrounded by water, many Of them being
almost completely inundated and threatening 20
rise up in spite OF solid astenings. Most oil the
buildings are small cottages, and have most mean-
choly appearance. having been deserted by those
who made them serviceable in times before the
flood. Casting your eyes around to the north and
and northwest Jefferson and Clay streets mark out
III.
an open sea OF water dotted on the outskirts by
houses with the substantial trestle works holding
their own. Tue passage OF an occasional locomo-
tive around them makes the scene all the more in
terestng. Numerous dugouts, sKins and I'M
promptu RATS were afoat on the surface and were
padded about by those having nautical turn OF
nina and poorly paid pleasure In view.
NORTH NASHVILLE
Possibly the water In this portion OF the city pre-
sented more varied scene than elsewhere about
the city, More houses are vacated and consequently
more distress has been by those forced
hnf tr
pack away all their household effects wherever
storage room was attanable, and then to rely
upon their friends for shelter and their last dime
for something to sustain an existence.
The water in the bottom is about twenty-five feet
deep.
Several houses between College street and the
bridge are nearly submerged; others have been
invaded by the water to the first floors, compell-
ing the occupants to move into higher quarters.
WEST NASHVILLE.
On West Line street the water rose very rapidly
yesterday, having been only at the corner OF
McLemOre and Line streets the night before and
at the Of Spruce and Line last night.
From thir ty to orty families had to move out in
consequence
The house occupied by Emma Hines was SUBJ
merged up to the nrst floor. There is now no COM
municarion between Spruce street to beyond the
trestle, except by boat Beyond and around the
trestle about $50 houses are vacated. Cunning
ham Co.'s tannery Is surrounded by water.
SOUTH NASHVILLE.
South Nashville has suffered as much as any
rising; more families are daily having TO move out
and seek home elsewhere. The crowd OF specta-
tors at these scenes OF desolation have not
diminished at ALL but, If anything, they are In
creasng.
Market street is submerged to the depth OF about
three feet, with the river stlIl rising.
Up to six O'Clock last evening the water had
risen to within i0ur feet, indicated by an old
and well-known mark, OF being as high as the flood
OF l847.
STATISTICS OF THE RAINFALL.
Since last report the river has fallen IA inches,
indicating depth OF As feet above low water
mark and depth Of 60 feet In the channel. From
signal ONCE report received from Caro-, H., it is
ascertained that the force or the hood Is Just
reaching that point as the Ohio rose at that place
yesterday inches.
The temperature Of air over the Cumberland
yesterday was 50 degrees; and the temperature OF
the water at surface OF the river SO degrees, and
at the bottom 81 degrees. Fahrenheit.
The total amount oil rainfall for the year 1872 was
so inches and hundredths $685. the greatest
precipitation occurring in the month OF April, be-