Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-18

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been visited by them during the last few
days.
Persons who have declined to vacate their
houses, receive their visitors by the way of
canoes and skiffS Some have ladders and
blanks extended TO their windows.
TtiE Nails.
There have been delays i'll transporting
the mails, on all the roads reaching Nash
vile, with the exception Of the Louisville
road, during The past few days.
Thursday night there was no train out on
the Decatur road, and no train either way
on that line yesterday.
The Northwestern trains have been de-
layed somewhat by the break near Union
Citf. No. 8 On that road has been discon-
tinned; and the mail went out yesterday on
No. r. at 2 o'clock p. NJ. We understand
that line is ali night nUg, and that the res
ular trains will be run hereafter.
The trains on the Chattanooga road are
all right, and running regularly.
There is a break in the Memphis, Louis
vile and GAINESVILLE road, between Clarks-
fiIls and Paris, AL mails over that line
for Memphis, New Orleans and atligr points
Southwest, viii be sent by Nashville, and
over the Northwestern road.
The st. Louis and Southeastern train,
due here at 1;40 yesterday, was an hour
aid three Quarters late; hut tine read Is not
seriously injured by the food.
TWAS feared the Memphis and Charleston
road had been washed away yesterday even
ing at a point between COrinth and Grand
Junction, but it seems that such is not the
case.
A freight train was run into by a passen-
ger train yesterday morning at 7 o'clock
near White Bluff ch the, Nashville and
Northwestern railroad. The freight train
had STOPPED i'm the curve to allow the en-
gineer TO fix something about tine engine.
The passenger train came laundering along
without any knowledge 0fthe danger ahead
until it wa too late to stop, and The en-
CINE ran into the cabOose attached
to the freight train. breaking diff
ferent parts of the pa sehgef trains
engine and smashing in the caboose and
breaking several of the draw heads ON the
freight train. The passenger train was due
here at 1915 Yesterday IhorninG and did
not arrive until about 1870 in the evening.
Fortunately there were none of the passen-
gers, or in fat, any Of the persons oh either
train hurt.
BY The STORM.
The storeheUse No. 81 Bread street, oc-
cupied by Byers, Hood & Howell, vas
damaged to the amount of $500 By the
storm last Tuesday night. The roof Of
their house was lifted Off and
the rain poured in upon their stock
greatly damaging a large amount of -four
and starch. They had one hundred barrels
Of salt in tie cellar, and before they could
remove it the water flowed in and
damaged it considerably.
The name of the steamboat that passed
the Gallatin pike during the great food in
1871, of which circumstance we made
mention in yesterdays issue, was "Alle-
ghenF Mary Fred Mitchell was her pi-
To-. 1t astonished Mr.. Shelby, who then
owned nearly all Edgefeld, to see a steam
boat passing over his land.
EDGEFIELD.
The water in the dining-room and kitch-
en- of the Edgefield House is about eight
inches deep; and. for the last two DAYS. the
Office has been used as a Kitchen, the rariOr
being transformed into a dining-room.
Mr.. COfer, proprietor OF the Edgefield
Broom Factory, is a heavy loser, as he had
a large tract of ground on the river bank,
near North Edgefeld, prepared for planting;
all Of which labor has been thrown away,
and, in addition to this, his fencing has all
been washed away. a dwelling-house be-
longing to this gentleman, and standing on
Fillmore street, is also considerably dam
aged.
Three cottages belonging to a son Of Har-
vey Campbell, aud located on Fillmore
street, are accessible by means of water
craft only. They cannet be occupied for
some time.
The Riverside Mills have only had to ne
move an elevator in consequence of the
food, but the mills are not running at pre-
sent. In building this mill, the engine was
placed within three inches of the Gallatin
pike, former freshets being kept in mind
by the builders, hence the engine is safe
thus faf.
The water has left the Gailatin pike and
also that part Of it that leads to Sutherland
x Co.'S saw mill. The prOprietOIs of
this establishment VIII be heavy losers by
the rise and do not expect to recommence
work before the first Of May, or as soon
thereafter as the decline in the river will
permit. They have raised their betting
and pullies from the lower 1OortO an upper
story.
The high water has not deprived the
lovers Of c~halybeate water the pleasure of
queuching their thirst, as the parties run
ming the same have arranged the spring so
that the rise cannot effect 1t.
The OMIT connection to north Edgefeld
being by the dump leading from the Gala
lin pike TO the railroad and a portion of
that being under water, two fenymen have
stationed themselves at the point where it is
zt,hpnarwaA ~ NO. paccnponarz IN and fro
The bucket factory and Cumberland
mandatory are still partially submerged,
but wOrkmen have fastened the RATS and
lumber i'm such a manner as it will take a
very swift current TO carry them oil.
Elsewhere.
The following clippings from State pa
pers Of Thursday and Friday, will be read
with interest:
RnorriUe Press and Herald of Thurs
day:
st Ingles' Mill, Vine street, the dam was
washed away yesterday afternoon; the race
went early in the day. The bridge at this
point was considerably injured, an abut-
ment having given away, and the fills were
badly washed. A eulvert running into the
creek at this point, was washed out, and
the bank dropped down, forming a large
cavity.
The Trio Mill, at Clinch street, escaped
harm. The bridge at this point is badly
damaged, several Of the supports having
been washed away, and the flooring parted
near the eastern end. This bridge was rem
dered useless for travel early in the day.
At McClanahanis Mill, at Main street,
the race was carried off early in the day.
About noon, the private office, a frame
structure attached TO the main building,
was swept off aud went gaily floating down
the stream. The bridge at this point is in
iured by the washing Of the foundation. A
culvert, adjoining, was washed out, and
there is a cavity in the street large enough
to hold a twO-hOrse team.
AT the mouth of the creek, Mr.. ). I. At
kin's race went away early in the morning,
and considerable damage was done by the
washing away of the wall near his saw
mill. Mr.. Akin lost some lumber, also.
The loss to the corporation in the dam
ace to its bridges, and to the business firms
on the creeks within the limits of the city,
NAV be roughly estimated at $1,000.
Three of the tTeStles of the railroad bridge
on the Knoxville and Charleston Railroad,
inst below the rolling mill, were early
swept away rendering the bridge impassa-
BILE. The morning passenger train on the
railroad was on the other side of the bridge,
and connection with the company3s depot
is temporarily cut off.
TIN trains on the East Tennessee, Nir-