Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-03-03
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creek Their loss is estimated at be.
tween 500 and $500, consisting ia
lumber, wood and ware rheir ware
Is distributed promiscuously, and a
great deal Of IL broken.
Craig " Bartlett lost some lumber,
aud great deal of their finished work
and flooring was damaged. There
was two feet of water in the shop,
and fourteen inches in the office. Their
loss will amount to near $500
The large fiat on the north of the
railroads was pretty we'll filled, and
the huts suffered severe damage.
The culbert at the Rolling Mill being
so narrow the water spread out in the
flat, and the Keg Factory which il at
least three huudred feet from the creek
had three feet of water in the lower
floor, but no damage was done to the
factory but to stop work for u time.
BRIDGES.
The Asylum street bridge escaped
uninjured.
The Clinch street bridge also with
stood the surging waters, and is in as
good condition as it was before the
freshet.
The Cumberland and Main street
bridges are under water but still keep
their places.
The bridges between the rolling mill
and the nail factory were swept away,
and the iron track which ran over one
of them was broken rs though they
were splinters. The floor of the nail
| factory was covered with water and
mud, which causes "A loss of time in
| running the factory. The loss of the
| Knoxville Iron Company is estimated
| by them at from $500 to 1000.
The trestle work of the *. aud G..
II. h. was broken, but still hang, be-
ing held by the bolts.
| The damage around the lanyard
was very slight. The lower floor of
| the building was under water. The
damage, which is mostly hides, will
amount to near $500. The damage to
the other property was slight.
SADDLE TREE FACTORY.
Kohlhase & Kemper's upper shop,
where they tanned their skins, was
under water, and they lost some hides;
they can not tell now how many.
Kemper & Kohlhase can not esti-
mate their loss as yet. They picked
mp several hides from the upper shop
i'm the creek, and as the tan-vats were
all under water yet, when We were
around, they could not tell how many
may have been carried away. they
also lost several dozen saddle trees,
which had not been finished.
! Bosworth's mill, from present indi-
cations, has not had its worst yet, as
the back waters of the river are creep
! ing slowly towards it. Yesterday even
ing the only damage was the loss of
the race.
Mr.. Peltier lost considerable in fenc.
ing and good ground. He had put his
garden in good order, and now all the
rich soil has been removed.
GOodin's store at the Main street
bridge was under water and the goods
had to be removed.
The Plumlee property has the first
floor under water, and only lacks six
feet being to the second floor.
The first floor of John Longs resi-
dence was covered with water.
Aunt Polite Harris, a good natured
old cOlored woman, suffered heavily
having to remove everything, her
house being under water to the roof
1t was only held to its place by a strong
rope.
Robert Turk, an old colored mau
lamented the loss of all his earthly
goods, amounting to from $50 to 500.
a number Of huts between Main
street and the river, occupied mostly
by colored people, had to be abandon.
ed. In many instances the furniture
&c, of the occupants could be seer
lying around loose on the ground.
Mayor Staub estimates the loss tC
the Corporation at about $4,000, bu
frankly admitted that the general es
l 70 10 lnt H., IL,
. to from SO 900 to SIS 500. Estimating
the Corporation damage at So, 900 and
the whole loss in this city, leaving GU
all railroad property, will amount t
between $50, 600 and So, 900.
DAMAGE TO THE RAILROADS.
= The damage to the railroads in Eas
t Tennessee is at present beyond com
putation. The East Tennessee, Wiz
ginia and Georgia road has never beef
so much damaged before. Bridges anC
: trestle work ,have been swept ava,
= all along the line. The track is wash
= ed away at many points, while thu
, track at other places has been filed 10y
. land slides. Commencing with the wes
tern terminus Of the line, we give tn,
:, following dispatch receive by the rail
road officials from
: CHATTANOOGA,
which we are permitted to use
Smith is at Chickamauga. He say
the track is all right from Cleveland L
, that point. The trestle at Chickamau
y ga has moved about two inches tC
day. Think it will wash out. He di
, not come west Of Chickamauga. Rive
e very high, and still rising.
FROM CLEVELAND TO DALTON
+ The track is washed out at thre
i places between Cleveland and Dalton
& on the Dalton branch of the roaC
If Two of them have been repaired, an
work is progressing on the othe
n Coming farther east, we have receive
g the following dispatch from Charles
d ton, on the Hiwassee river:
! To the Editors Of the Chronicle:
u Two spaus Of the railroad bridge {
this place are gone. The river is {
y high as it was in March, 1867. I'll
Il damage to property is very heavy.
mcknight.
I The track is washed out in thrt
u places between Athens and Ricevil