Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-02
Interesting Details Of the Damage
South Of Nashville.
Chattanooga Still Under Water, but
the River Falling.
Another Rise on the Way Down,
Upper East Tennessee Fearfally De-
TaStated.

a heavy rain storm prevailed yesterday
| morning on the line of the St. Louis and
Southeastern road, north Of Hopkinsville,
| Ky, but, as far as heard from, the water
did no serious damage.
Heavy rains have also fallen along the
route Of the Nashville and Decatur road,
and all the small streams are up to tops of
their banks.
a big rise Of Richland creek is expected,
which may prove Of great damage to farms
| in Giles county.
For several miles between Decatur and
| Harris station the bottom lands are cover
| ed with water. A considerable amount of
fencing has been washed away and many
head Of stock drowned. The Tennessee
river was rising slowly at Decatur yester-
day morning. The railroad is all right
from here to Memphis and Montgomery.
The only damage done to the Memphis
and Charleston road was the washing away
Of two small bridges near. Huntsville, both
OF which can be replaced within a few
days. A portion of the track near Steven
son is covered with water.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and
| Georgia road will be open down to Hia-
waSSee bridge in few days Two spans
washed away from this bridge and passed
Decatur yesterday morning. 1t was an old
wooden bridge and was being replaced by
an iron one. The spans that We're washed
away were only supported by staging and
were cut loose from the piers. Hands
were at work on the bridge at tie time the
spans were taken away by the food. No
serious delay is likely to occur, for the iron
to erect the new bridge is already on the
spot.
The damages to the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia road are not Of a
serious character and can be repaired with
but little expense. The heaviest loss will
be on account Of the suspension of bust
DeSs.
The damage to the Knoxville and Ohio
road is rather slight and it is thought the
interruption will be only temporary.
Between four and five miles of the track
of the Nashville and CHATTANOOGA road be-
tween Stevenson and Bass Station is under
water. Sunday night the river rose eleven
inches at Bridgeport. The water is about
three feet deep in the Union passenger de-
pot al Chattanooga.
The great bridge across the Tennessee at
Bridgeport is in danger, but as it. is heavily
weighted down with loaded cars, it is
thought it can be saved.
TEE destruction in fences, stock and
houses for three hundred miles up and
down the Tennessee river valley is very
great-the greatest ever known, with the
possible exception Of he flood eight years
ago.
Maj. Anderson received a dispatch yes
terday evening from J. r. Ogden, General
Freight Agent Of the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia road, stating that the
river had fallen thirty feet at Knoxville.
y telegram received late Yesterday even
ing stated that the river was on stand still
az Chattanooga, and was rising at the rate
Of quarter of an inch per hour at Bridge
port, and the SuppOsit;on was that il would
be at a stand by midnight. a small trestle
at the east end Of the bridge over the Ten
neSSee, had been washed aside 10y the water,
but cOuld easily be replaced. Much of the
track in Crow Creek Valley is under water,
but it is thought none has been washed
away, and it will be all night when the
water recedes.
At 1880 A. NJ. yesterday, the Tennessee
river was rising at JOhnSOnville at the rate
Of one inch per hour, and the current was
very strong. Il is thought the rise that
flooded Chattanooga has not yet reached
that point. Merchants occupying houses
subject to overflow are making preparations
TO move their goods to higher quarters.
Farmers are fearful that the wheat on low
landsiwill be ruined by the water.
The Cumberland rose about six inches
al this point yesterday, and at night was
about on a stand still. Very little drift
wood passed down during the Cay. The
water is some twenty feet deep in Sulphur
Spring bottom, and is beginning TO creep
up on the other side of the river. 1t will
require q rise Of seTera. feet in order for the
water TO reach the track, and no fears are
entertained that such will be the case. The
backwaters are encrOaching on some of the
residents on Crawford street, and should
the rise continue, they will soon have to
strike out for higher ground.
Special too the Union and American.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, ldarch 1, s
p. M.-The water came to a stand at five
O'Clock this morning. 1t has fallen two
inches since that hour. The total rise was
ffty-One feet and six inches.
The city authorities are issuing ratiOns
to the destitute. Masons, Odd Fellows,
Knights Of Pythias and other organizations
are looking after the needy. The drift is
being caught for fuel.
The water is two feet deep in the post
Office, and on parts of Market street four
feet deep. A strong current is running
through the Read House (hOtel).
The "hot' foundations of the Blast Fur
mace are calcined, and the stack of the fur !
mace is leaning.
There is four feet Of water in the Rolling !
Mill.
The embankment of the East Tennessee, |
Virginia and Georgia railroad is washing |
away. Telegraph dispatches deliyed by |
boa. The United States troops held the |
barracks till the last moment, and then |
such small boats as they had could not |
stand the current. They were so far 4, off /
from land that they could net make the |
situation known until they fired
SEVERAL yOLLEYS OF lIUsKETRY
as a signal of distress, whicl brought a
steam feITy-bOat to their relief. One |
soldier was seriously injured
Flat-bOats have been navigating Market |
street. The steamer Bishop vent up The |
river yesterday, and the steamers Wilder |
and Emery City started for Bridgeport to-
day. The Wilder takes the mails going /
toward Nashville and Memphis to Bridge
port.
OAsD ALLIES
The police is organized for patrOlling the
inundated districts. Two persons are
known TO be drowned and others are /
TumOred to be. There have been several |
narrow escapes from capsizing of boats in
the swift currents sweeping the streets. |
There has been quite a hard rain since
S.
To the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, March IA man, while
was drowned Saturday, and
two last night. One was chief engineer Of
the Chattanooga Iron Works, named Jones.
This comprises all the fatalities known.
Only one telegraph wire remains up, and
its loss is momentarily feared.
UPPER EAST TENNESSEE.
Special to the Union and American.
KNOXVILLE, March 1.-The intelligence
from the country relative to the freshet
shows it to be more destructive even than
vas at first supposed.
Of % mills on the French Broad river,
between Knoxville and Leadville, only two
ire standing.
More than half the mills in BlOunt coun-