Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-03-03
THE FRESHET.
Prom Knoxville Daily Chronicle. Feb.


and the sight almost beggars discrip-
ton. The river had continued 10 rise
the entire night, and by morning il
only lacked some inches over two
feet from being "a high as in 1867. The
houses at the river bank, just above
the county bridge We're almost entire
ly covered With water, aud one OF
them was floating around, being, how
ever, held to the place by ropes Work
men were still busy at
ATKINS LUMBER YARD
Trying to save a. much as possible,
though quite quantity was carried
along with the tide Notwithstanding
their efforts. Mr.. Atkin himself
was present working as though
many years of a busy life had not sil-
vered his hair, and at all times he
could be seen in the most dangerous
places. Sometime before noon the
tide proved too much for
ATKINS STORE HOUSE,
At the corner of Crozier and Front
streets, and 1t was soon seen moving
down the river, followed by at least
80, 600 feet OF fine lumber, which had
been brought around in front of the
building for protection. Several men
! followed it in yawls and made a sire
neous effort to land it, but their work
was fruitless, and on it sped, passing
the county bridge without any trouble.
Reaching the Knoxville and Charles
ton railroad bridge, it passed under,
just to the right Of the highes; span,
when the brick tlue was taken of 10y
the bridge, and the building passed on
down the stream.
IN THE RIVER.
During the morning a. before stated
crowds OF citizens gathered at the riv.
er, and often it seemed their curiosity
would get the better of their iudg.
ment, and they would risk theil
lives in order to see everything
Quite crowd gathered on III,
porch, or rather loose PLATFORM
of the Riverside Church, looking out
on the river, when suddenly splash
was heard, and one man found himself
decidedly damp from head to foot
HegOt out, however, there being plenty
of floating lumber around, and fishing
out his hat he probably sought :
change of garments. We are only sur
prised that number of accidents did
not occur, AS many placed themselves
in really dangerous positions.
THE ENTERPRISING PHOTOGRAPHER
Mr.. I. NJ. Schleier, was on the bridge
yesterday forenoon taking stereoscopiC
views of the flood, and afterwards went
to the foot of Main street and took FirsI
Creek and the scenery surrounding
These pictures will doubtless be sought
after and preserved by many as re.
minder Of the great freshet of 1873.
THE GAS WORKS
Are almost entirely under water We
met with Mr.. Bonneville near the
works, and learned from him that the
company hoped TO be able to furnish
gas again in about nine uays. 4A- u
the damage sustained by them, they
| have no means of at present correctly
estimating it, yet he thinks that it will
reach a sum of between one and two
| thousand dollars.
ESQUIRE BARRY
! Was standing on the doorstep of bis
| small brick building on Front street,
| in which he and family had taken
| refuge, looking as calm as usual. We
| found that the water liked about Fl teen
| inches at ! o'clock Z. NJ. yesterday OF
| having reached the high-water mark
of 1867, made in the building 10y Mr.
Barry's sons.
Below the railroad bridge we found
! Policeman Leary's stable and house
had not been carried away, but were
still floating around, being kept close
to the bank with ropes, as correctly
stated in yesterdays CHRONICLE.
The first floor of Mr.. Stevens house
west of Second Greek, was inundated
several feet. The family moved Out
in the fiat-boat Thursday evening
The building, of course, is considerably
damaged.
FIRST CREEK.
No other serious damage was sus.
tanned on this creek more than stated
in our Yesterdays issue. The back
water covered CrOZier street nearly tC
Hill street. At main street "a regular
ferry line was established, and wagons
and hOrsemen were carried to and fro
in large tlat-boat, while yawls anG
" dug-outs were in abundance ready
Ia transfer the pedestrians at the rate
of five cents each way. They landed
in front Of +. w. Adkins house on the
eastern side, and Crozier street proved
the western bank.
On Cumberland street also ferry
line was established for the benefit OF
pedestrians, collecting their fare regu.
lar. Mayor Staub informs us that nc
has made arrangements TO have free
ferry on Cumberland street to-day
This Is as il should be, and we won.
dered that il had not been done from
the first.
Mabry street bridge, we learn, will
be made passable for wagons rs soon as
men can work in the water. PrOba-
| bly, to-day or Monday.
The other bridges will also be re-
| built as soon as the force can be spared.
The wash in Crozier street is to be
! repaired at once. AS it now stands all
wagons having business in any part of
| North Knoxville have to go by the
way of Broad street.
SECOND CREEK.
There is bat slight increase of
damage on this creek, and Mr.. Jones
and Long are perhaps the heaviest
sufferers, as the water nearly reached
the second story Of their buildings.
THE RAILROADS.
Master Mechanic Hodge went up TO
| Strawberry Plains yesterday and re-