Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-03-03
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around and stables aud fences gener-
ally demoraIized.
Knoxville d ly Chronicle. March !,
Large crowds gathered on the banks
of the river and on the county bridge
on Sabbath, to take view of the river
banks and to see the effects Of the late
heavy freshet. The sight beggar, de-
scription, especially in the ncighbor-
hood of where Mr.. = T. Atkins saw
mill once stood, at the corner Of Crozier
and Front streets. Here can he seen
MIR, Atkins Office lying on one side, a
mass of machinery where the building
once stood, lumber lying around pro.
miscuuusly, and mud nearly knee
deep. 1t looks as though the stoutest
heart would shrink from an attempt to
restore order and commence business
again at the same place.
His loss, If il does not exceed the
estimate heretofore made, Will certain
~ not fall short Of $4,000. We have
not learned rs To whether he expects
to rebuild on the old site or ret. The
stopping of his mill will certainly be
felt 10y IA large number of laborers who
have heretofore always found employ
ment with him
Along the river bank Just above the
county bridge, can he seen tw 0 houses
about in RUNS, one OF them almost
ready 10 turn over on its side. and both
out uf place. In fact, all along the
river the property has been more or
less damaged, ana several of the smaller
tenement houses can not be used again
unless more money is expended on
them in repairs than they are worth.
The Gas Works, we understand, are
not Injured as much as was expected :;
light IL about G666GIIrT eiEht day.. Provided
however, that thee river, now taking
another rise, does not reach their
works.
Esquire Barry's property, aside Of
having to be repapered, secured out,
&c, was not damaged to any great ex-
tent.
RAINING AGAIN.
On Sabbath night, or rather ytsler-
day morning before day, heavy show
ers of rain fell, and continued to fall
almost the entire day and river men
yesterday evening predicted another
rise, AT Z. NJ. it was about at a stand
still, but by s o'clock it began to rise
sufficiently 10 back up First Creek.
Between four or five o'clock in the
evening the rain fairly poured down,
and one river man predicted that the
river would rise from eight to ten feet
during the night. We trust however,
that his prediction will not be verified.
THE CREEKS.
First Creek rose rapidly yesterday
evening, and before night the Mabry
street bridge, Branner's mill and the
temporary foot bridge on Cumberland
street were considered in imminent
danger of being sweptRway by the an
cry stream.
Second Greek, also, rose rapidly, and
by dark the house of the old colored
woman living on "A small island just
in the rear of the Knoxville Tannery,
was again surrounded by water.
chow ABOUT CHATTANOOGA? ."
The all-absorbing question of the
yesterday was: Have you heard any
thing about Chattanooga ?" Aud
numberless rumoTs were afloat. One
was that Market street was six feet un-
der water-that the river only lacked
three or four feet of being rs high as
in 1867. We visited the depot late
yesterday evening, but the railroad
officials had not heard anything since
Sabbath evening, and the operator
could not get his call answered, all but
one of the wires being under water.
The sad news Of the suffering in
caused by the rising wa
ter, and then by the burning Of the
Lookout Mills on Saturday night, az
given 10y special dispatches in the Sab.
bath morning papers, aroused a deep
sympathy in the hearts of many of
our Knoxville citizens, and some hint
ed at putting a movement on foot To
aise funds for their relief.
MAILS AND RAILROADS.
Through mails were received vpster-
day from Bristol on schedule time: al
50 from Careyville, Sevieryille and
Maynardville.
No news has been received from the
lower end of the East tennessee, Viz
ginia and Georgia railroad. Capt.
Jacques left yesterday morning for
Charleston, or rather for the works at
Hiwassee bridge, and he will doubt
less rush the work through as rapidly
as possible. We presume thai the
work at the other points on the line
is being pushed on, aud will be COM
pleted before the bridge at Hiwassee.
NJ Richmond took trip TO Little
River bridge, on the Knoxville and
Charleston railroad yesterday, and re-
turned in the afternoon, having trav-
eled in the rain ali day. He went
over to examine into the feasibility of
rebuilding the bridge, but could give
us no information as to when the work
would be done.
The work on the Knoxville aud
Ohio road is being pushed, and we
that there will be regular
trains on road by the middle Of the