Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-28
FLOOD, fIgE AND STORM.
The Tennessee Still Rising at Chatta-
nOOga.
A Large Portion Of the City SUBJ
merged.
Burning of the Lookout Minis.
Half the Population Driver from Their
Homes.
Destructive Tornado at Dalton.

A passenger train will leave this morning
on the Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Luis railway, and so as far SIS Bridgeport,
twenty-seyen miles this side Of Chatta-
noOga.
The telegraph wires Of the road are down
between Chattanooga and Bridgeport, and
the only way dispatches can reach this city
is by way Of New York and Cincinnati.
Superintendent Thomas yesterday sent
telegram to Chattanooga by way Of New
York, and received reply in about three
quarters Of an hour. He received a dis
patch at six o'clock yesterday which stated
that the water was running through the
passenger depot, and the tracks were en-
tiTely covered. The river was then rising
at the rate Of about one inch an hour. The
water had not reached the freight depot
and that building was supposed to be safe.
It. was thought everything would be all
right in day or so. The bridge over
Chattanooga Creek was believed to be per
tectly safe.
The Fifth Ward of Chattanooga, which
lies in the lower portion Of the city, is en-
tirely under water.
Tennessee river is rising at Johnsohyille,
but lacks several feet Of being out Of its
banks. A mucn greater rise is expected.
Special to the Union and American.
CHATTANOOGA, Feb. 27.-The water
has risen five feet in the last twenty-fOur
hours, and eleven feet in the last forty
eight hours. The water is now seven feet
below the flood of 1867, and rising now one
and hree-quarteri inches hourly. The flood
of 1S47 was forty-two feet above low
water mark, the flood Of 1867 was ffty-fve
feet. About all the southern portion Of the
city is now flooded; the water is over Mar
ket street, corner of Eighth street, and in
the pOstofice, depots and around the hotels.
Merchants on Market street have moved or
raised their goods. Several buildings and
manufactures along the river are gone.
The steam ferry and steamboats, are remov-
ing people from isolated points. No loss Of
life is reported. a relief committee has
been organized, all business suspended,
and confusion everywhere. A strOrg
current divides the city into halves.
Both gas-WorBs, also the water
works are submerged. The people have
removed from the upper stories. Probably
half Of the population are driven from their
homes. The water reached the iron manu-
factories this forenoon. The Lookout
Flour Mills run till the water stopped the
engine, and furnished -four to the needy
without charge. The Chickamauga Valley
is a vast sea from thirty miles south. Great
obstruction in that direction as well as up
and down the Tennessee Valley. The
storm near Dalton was a tornado, destroy
ing and blowing away houses and killing
! several persons. No time to say any more.
Later.
Lookout Flour mills on fire. VIII be
destroyed with several hundred barrels Of
-four and a large quantity Of grain. The
Alabama and Chattanooga passenger depot
has caught from the mill and cannot be
saved. Il was new, having Just been com
pleted, and cost a large sum. The Look
out mills had a capacity of 200 barrels o.
-four per day. Both buildings are surround
| Ell by water. 5.
Second Dispatch.
Lookout Mills are entirely destroyed
loss $4,000; insured for $4,000. The
depot was saved with a damage Of S1,5G0
The fremen went through a quarter Of 4
mile Of water and made connection three
feet under water with the hose, and put
out the fire on the depot. Water rising
one and one quarter inches per hour. 5.