Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-03-04


whenever the weight Of the engine com.
PEELED it to, and he made the trial. As
expected it settled down, but in doing
SO 1T crushed some loose timber, which
gave them little fright, but they came
out all right.
| AT McMillan's station the track was two
and half feet under water. Through this
Mr.. Hodge also passed with his engine
AT Armstrong; curve the track was COW
cred with water.
MAIL IRON BRISTOL TO-DAY
MIR. Hodge informs us that sufficient in
formation has been received to assure
them that the road is all right from this
point to Fullen's cut, where some work
has to be done, when the track will be-
to Bristol. He thinks that Fullen's cut
will probably be cleared to-day, and
perhaps in time to have a mali from
Bristol this evening
Road Master Moore left McMillan's
Thursday at 80 p NJ. repairing the
road as he went. He left Greeneyille
at ii :50 A. NJ. yesterday for Fullen's,
where he has large force at work now
THE LOWER END OF TIE ROAD
VIII not be so easily repaired, 40 con.
siderable more damage was sustained
We are informed that the back. water IN.
some places is from fifteen to twenty feet
deep in cuts. The railroad officials say
they have no idea how long it will take.
to repair the road from here to Chattan.
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OTHER RAILROADS. M
The officials of this road have no.
learned anything in regard to Maho MS
road, or the roads connecting with il.
The following dispatches were received
by the railroad officials last night.
SIX BRIDGES GONE.
Six bridges between Dalton and Chat.
tanooga are gone, and the one at Tilton.
Our track is all right to Dalton. The
water is three feet on Our track at Citico.
this side of Ragsdales Depot. | will run
our train to Dalton to>morrow morning
and back, taking four cars. leave here
for Dalton, and will brings Mulkey and
his force off the Dalton Braach, prepared
to 60 to Chattanooga as soon as the water
falls.
The following was received few min
utes later, and we presume from anoth or
party:
SOUTH CHATTANOOGA UNDER WATER.
| have not heard from Chicamauea
since | left there this A. NJ. Two bcnts Of
the trestle had gone, and about thirteen
feet of the embankment had washed away
at the west cod of the bridge. All com.
munication is cut off that way now. -
Citico creek bridge is under FIVE feet of
water. Communication is cut off by the
Western Atartic and Nashville roads
The river is still rising about three inches
per hour. look for the track TO wash
away at Citico creek.
KNOXVILLE AND CHARLESTON ROAD.
There has teen no other damage sus.
tained by this road than heretofore sta.
ted. One span of the Little river bridge
has been found in good condition one
half mile below, and the other span 10
reported to be in the same condition about
J mile below the .piers. The middle
pier was washed completely away, and
not one stone remains on another.
KNOXVILLE AND OHIO ROAD.
Below We give a report from the Mas.
ter of transportation, Mr.. Kinzel, made
to Superintendent Moses yesterday, in
regard to the damage sustained by that
read:
"Bents of Woods trestle washed ont.
and One-third mile Of track is covered by
back water from Beaver Creek, near Pow.
ellis Station. There is new break Of
earth near the timbering at the south
end OF Copper. Ridge cnt. There is a
small slide n3Sr Rock Cut A heavy
slide pressed the track two feet off line
at Christmans Gap. There is a slide in
cut near Flint Ridge, and heavy slides
in cuts between Chestnut and Mud Cut
There is a heavy slide from Mud Cut to
Coal Creek. Clinch river is out of It's
banks and rising 9pidly. have no di,
rect word from U Creek this morning,
as the train did lkt 90 further up than
Coal Creek, ThR road will be opened
by the middle of aext week." 6agl
TAzBwELL PIKE.
| We learn that the long and high bridge
on this pike at the Moses farm, some two
miles from the city, was washed away.
Also two bridges on the same road at tho
McCampbcll or Ludlow farm, soma
three miles from the city, we're destroyed
by the tide.
! KIRBY's MILL.
We learn that the new grist mill was
not carried away, but the old mill and
the saw mill as well as the residence Of
the miller all gave way before the tide.
The miller did not even save bis furniture
or clothing, all going with tie house.
TWO MEN DROWNED.
A sad accident occurred at the mouth
of Coal Creek on Clinch river, on Thurs
day at eleven o'clock, A. NJ. Two men
were drowned, VIM. ii. Hatmaker, and
Jno. Beach. They were laboriDg to save
a raft Of saw logs, aud we're out in the
river in canoes. la the surgiug waters
the raft was, as may be supposed. un>