Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-03-02
when on bender, furnishes an inter
esting sight. Crowds focked to its
banks yesterday.
Oh! the river is mp,
TIE channel runs deep,
The wind blows
Steady and strong.


The wind blows
Steady and strong.
1t was raining Just before the mar
riage ceremony last Wednesday, but
certain young man, upon being pre-
sented to a young lady, was so conTuseC
that he could not refrain from sayinl
"It's mighty pleasant. evening, Mis-
! -W We suggest that the next timt
he is caught in similar plight, he say
''It's damp fine dayW
Scottsboro (Ala.J Herald, February 27th.l
1t has been raining almost incesssnt.
ly since Tuesday morning up to this
time "wednesday night, accompanied
with wind, thunder and lightning, al.
| though We have heard of no serious
damage in this Immediate locality as
yet.
We learn that bridge between this
place and Chattanooga was washed
away Tuesday night.
The mail train from the west on the
Memphis and Charleston railroad has
been temporarily discontinued on ac-
count Of the recent heavy rains.
Huntsville Independent, February 27th.I
A fearful night indeed was last Tues
day night. The wind blew great guns,
but seemed to blow in no particular di-
rection, but came careering around every
street corner fiereely and fearfully.
Clouds, dark and angry, were flying
about promiscuously, emitting frightfni
sheets Of lightning, not in one quarter
only, but in every part Of the heavens,
making almost continuous blaze of
light; while fearful peals of thunder
rolled loud, deep and deafening, above
and all around. And then the rain came
down. And such torrents! Seldom
have we seen it rain so hard, and so long
without intermissiOn. 1t continued
through most OF the night, though not
in such torrents as at first.
Wednesday the rain continued at in
tervals through the day, and at night
set in in deep earnest. 1t grew hard
and harder, and about nine o'clock the
heavens seemed to open, and such a
deluge Of water was never before seen
in this country. 1t was accompanied
with fierce lightnings and fearful peals
OF thunder, and strong wind. About
ten O'Clock the charming news was
spread that the lower part Of the city
the PinhOOk region-Was inundated,
and that many lives were being lost,
The fire-bells were rung to call the peo-
pie together, aud despite the storm,
crowds rushed to the flooded district to
assist the unfOrtunates. The whole
plain was but a sea of water, covering
the fair grounds, and threatening to
wash away dozens of houses. The scene,
as revealed by the flashes of lightning,
was distressing indeed. Men and wo-
men, with screaming children upon
their shoulders, were seen leaving their
flooded houses, and struggling from waist
70 neck-deep for the high ground. Some,
afraid to plunge into the rushing wa
ters, remained N their houses and
for help. Boats were finally
launched for their rescue. Fences and
every variety of debris were seen float
ing down, and in the midst of the storm
PinhOOk bridge, thought to be secure
against any kind of flood, was torn
away with great crash, and fiOated off.
Even the heavy stone abutment at the
west end was washed away. In MANY
of the houses the water was several feet |
deep, but none of them left their moor
ings. No lives were lost, though many |
were in great peril. The fair ground |
fences are washed away, and in fact |
nearly all the fences for miles up and |
down the creek, as far as we have heard, |
are gone. Water was waist deep in |
some of the houses near the depot. The |
track is greatly damaged in |
many places. Near the depot where the |
ground is almost dead level, the track |
was washed up considerably. Indian |
creek bridge was carried away, and cul- |
vert one and half miles below Madison. |
Track badly washed and damaged near
Point Rock station. The bridge in Pin
hook, on Clinton street, is gone; also
the bridge just below the city spring.
Our streets in many places are badly
washed, and it will take much labor to
repair them. Our city fathers have gone
energetically to work to replace the
bridges and repair other damages. They
estimate that the damage done will cost
he city from two thousand to twenty-five
lundred dollars. During the storm on
Tuesday night, we understand that the
yinhOuse and all the cabins on the plan
alton of Mr.. John Lsughinghouse were
blown down. On the same night the
lightning stuck and killed two steers
belonging to Mr.. Mike White. About
wo carloads of coal washed away from
he yard of Messrs. Coke & White.