The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-17
THO Gircnr Frashef.

Duck River was higher yesterday than
it has been since 1917, Gus. Boyd to
the contrary notwithstanding when
the bridge and the Horsley mill were
washed away. The freshet has done
incalculabie injury to the farmers
Bridges over the creeks, and miles OF
fences along the river and creek Dot
toms, have been washed away, thuS
rendering thousands of acres OF our
best land useless for the present year
Farming has been put behind several
weeks, which is a very serious injury
at this time. AshtOn's mill, Just above
town, the finest mill on Duck River,
came down yesterday morning, and
struck the middle pier of the bridge on
the Nashville pike. 1t then slowly
wheeled around, and struck the bridge
An awful crash made spectators think
the bridge was giving away, but II was
only the mill breaking up by the col
Iision and settling down in the water
under bridge. The roof of the mill
was torn off. and a large quantity OF
wheat was displayed. jim Haynes,
Hugh Cook, Armstead Jordan, ana
others, went aboard with their canoes,
and saved a large quantity OF wheat
While they were thus engaged, the
mill struck a tree, and to save himself,
Gran. Cockrill jumped off into the tree,
and was lett thus by the miil, when
kept on. The loss of this mill IS a great
loss to the public as well as to the ASH
ton estate. -Four or five rats got loose,
two of which belonged to *. q. Harrls,
and another belonging to Col, Looney'
\ part of the Ashton mill stopped near
the wateEwOrEs, and the balance Kept
on to the bridge on the Santa Fe pike,
where it lodged. Maj. amison informs
is that Sowell's lower mill Washed
away and lodged against the new iron
bridge, below the Chumbly ford. ms
was one of the best appointed mills on
the river, the machinery being new
and tirSt-class. The trestle under the
railroad bridge Mt CulleOka, IS washed
ont: also those under numbers and .
on Carter's Greek. Maj. Jamison tells
us that great damage was sustained OH
this creek. .,
The workshop end bridge on Little
Bigbee Creek, on the Mt. Pleasant
pike, washed down last "Wednesday
morning at daylight, which came along
and took away about half OF the hlSh
plank fence around the Fair Grounds.
Capt. Buroh and the fine stations he
has under training, worth five or ten
| thousand dollars, came very near pelhs
| drowned.
Bud Paul caught two bales OF cotton
at the Ashton mill, Wednesday.
Lytle's Creek was higher than ever
known by the coolest inhabitant."
Messrs. Jack Gordon, J. b. PAdgett,
w. Il. Hodge, Mrs. Jane Gooding, and
others, lost heavily in rails. All the
footIogs were washed away y two
horse wagon, belonging To some one
above, washed down to the mouth oil
the creek,
People stayed at the iron bridge,
and with axes in hand cut away the
drift as it lodged.
The river lacked two and half
feet or three feet according to Esq.
James NJ. Whites mark OF being as
high as it was in 1917.
We regret to learn that the recent
heavy rise IN the water courses, have
inflicted a severe loss Oh many OF our
friendsin the Bigbyyille neighboThood.
We are reliably informed that Clayte
Moore Esq, has suffered perhaps more
severely than any one else in that Sec
zion. His tannery, situated ON the banks
of Little Baby has been entirely de-
stroyed, and his loss is very severe.
! His watts were inundated and all the
/ hides in them, amounting to 500 or eco,
were swept away. Some have been re-
! covered, but in damaged condition.
| The whole yard is thought to be entirely
| ruined
Since the above was put IL tyre, we
are inclined to think that the re-
mort that SOwel's lower mill was wash
ed away, is incorrect. Maj. JamisOn
got the information from some person.
Tba creeks are so high that country peo-
ple can't geG-tO town.