Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-03-10
THE FRESHET.


! Knoxville Daily Chronicle. March 2.
As predicted IN yesterdays issue,
/ the river continued to rise during the
night, aud all day yesterday at the
rate # six inches an hour, having ris.
en- exactly twelve feet during the last
twenty>four hours, aud at 6 p. NJ. yes
terisy there was twenty one feet Of
tide water. The river, however, was
NOT OUT OF BANKS
Yet, and we will hope that it will not
reach so high again, at least not this
year. Ye., IL il almost hoping against
hope, as the news froE different points
indicate that the smaller streams are
even higher than last week. 1t began
to rain again last night about dark,
and at this writing-midnight is
still coming down. When it will end
no one can tell.
CAPTAIN JAQUES.
No news has been received from
| Capt. JaqueN since his departure for
the works Of repair on the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia II II.
KNOXVILLE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Workmen are still engaged on the
work of clearing out the Chestnut
Ridge Cut, and II is thought that the
| first train will get through on Thurs
day evening. Trains run now regular
to Chestnut Ridge, where the passeu-
gers and mail are transferred to II train
on the north side of the ridge, which
runs to the tunnel near Caryville.
Trains have not passed through the
tunnel since the late heavy rains,
though no actual danger exists, yet
the officials think discretion to be the
better part of valor, aud as the tunnel
has always been considered Httle
Shdky in wet weather, they are deter
mined to be on the safe side.
SINKING CREEK,
Eleven miles from Knoxville, was
higher by four feet than in 1867, and
it had fallen only six inches by Mon
day morning. Craig's mill floated
away, and almost the entire Craig farm
was under water. One of VIM. Dyer
ly's horses drowned, and the other,
also, came near being lost, having al
most given up the struggle.
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.
We learn that this district suffered
terribly; in fact, it is estimated to be
double the amount lost by the freshet
of 1867. Lyons Creek, in that dis.
trict, was ten inches higher than it
was ever known before, aud nearly
every bridge and mill were swept
away.
Dumplin bridge, in Tuckahoe, Sc
vier county, "A good county bridge,
gave way before the tide, aud is now
no more.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
We learn that Fain's island on
French Broad, the property of Col.
Sam. Fain was entirely OVERLOOKED, and
several hundred bushels of grain, aud
all the live stock on the island, except
two or three very large steers, who
managed to stem the swift current,
and keep their heads above water,
were swept away.
John and w. II. Vance, near Straw
berry Plains, lost over two thousand
| bushels of corn, two fine mules, and
several farm cabins.
Esquire John Vance, of McKin-
ney's island, on the HolstOn, lost over
one thousand bushels of corn.
Isaac McBee, of Jefferson county,
has eight acres of corn not gathered,
covered 10y the back waters of Lost
Creek.
COOKE COUNTY.
Judge Randolph, of Cooke county,
lost COO sacks of shelled corn, barn and
other out buildings. The Judge esti-
mates the loss of Cooke county alone
to be nearly quarter of n million of
dollars. This seems to be large
amount, but when we take into CON
sideratiOn that the Irish and Dutchn
bottoms are the longest, the widest and
the richest bottom lands in East Ten
nessee, and that they were entirely
covered by water, we can not think
his estimate to high.
CAMPBELL AND ANDERSON COUNTIES.
From Conductor Ault of the Knox
Vile and Ohio r. r, we learn that both
these counties lost heavily by the
! freshet. Jourden Longmire's fine
| mill on Davidson Creek, in Campbell
county was swept away. Also too
| iron FORCES on the same creek in the
same county shared the same fate, Sew
eral mills on the same creek, in Clai.
borne county, are also reported gone.
Other mills in the county suffered.
/ 4Auhtl0lll tOullll oullNlNb lltuNily anu
! yesterday morning the Clinch river
| had risen some six feet on the second
| rise. The two men reported as drown
ed in that river came up all right, they
| having floated down the stream sever
al miles on a raft to Ross' Island where
! they were safely landed
From Knoxville Daily Chronicle Mar. A.
The river continued to rise slowly
yesterday all day, but 10y g o'clock p.
N. it Wa curly at a stand still, ard
river mru r' umed that by 70 o'clock in
the night ID would cease rising alto
gether 1t was out Of banks again by
yesterday noon, but not sufficiently
high to do any serious damage, it
having only reached twenty-five feet
of tide water. The gas.works nor
Mr.. Barry's house were not reached,
but the water came up to the fence OF
Mr.. Barry's yard.
A, NJ. A O. II, X.