Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21
THE ALARMING FLooDs.

Ing prOpnocy SaDu the Hoods snail {
come" was going to be once more ]
fulfilled. For the last ten or fifteen
days the weather has been intensely
disagreeable and Jupiter Pluvius
has reigned supreme, dealing out to
US alternately rain, hail, sleet and
all the other disagreeable elements
which he could command.
Cumberland and Red rivers have
continued on a steady rise until
they have overlooked all the low
lands land the highlands too for
that matter) along their banks and
the country looks like one vast sea
of water.
The city is almost situated on an
island, all egress or ingress being
almost completely cut off from
every point. The ferries on the
Cumberland have stopped, and the
upper and lower Red river bridges
are surrounded by an ocean of
water, all persons going to and
from the city having to be taken
across in flat boats or skiffs.
The whole of Front street is I'M
der water, and the lower floors of
the warehouses and factories along
this street are covered with several
feet of water. The tobacco business
has, of course, stopped, and as no
body can come to the city the gen.
eral business of the town has suffer
ed greatly.
Travel by wagon or any other
kind of vehicle has very nearly
ceased. We learn that all the
country streams are impossible and
the roads in a fearful condition.
We have not heard of any loss of
life, but the damage to the farmers
and mill men along the river must
be very great.
Immense quantities of saw-logs
and timber of all kinds have passed
here, while occasionally small
house is seen to float along on its
arK-llKe eApeuILlOu.
The Gracey Wharf-boat is right
up alongside the Central warehouse.
The water is within few feet of
the railroad bridge over the Cum
berland.
Travel on the railroads has almost
ceased. The trains south of here
stopped running Wednesday morn
ing.
The current of the river is very
strong and drift-woOd seems to |
keep far out in the river. Very |
little has been caught, as there is
nowhere to land it.
The river is still rising at the !
rate of about one half an inch per
hour.
At IL NJ. yesterday it lacked just |
ten inches of coming up to the
famous rise of 1S47.
"A dispatch from Nashville to the
Gracey brothers, stated that it had |
been stationary at that point since
midnight Thursday. 1t will proba-
bly, begin to fall here this morn
ing.
All boats are laid up until the
waters recede.
The B. S. Rhea came up Thurs
day night and left for Nashville
Friday morning where she will lay
up until tn e decline.
Advices from Danv lille state that
the Tennessee is fairly booming,
being up to the track of the rail-
road bridge at that point. The
railroad is completely under W alter
at this point.
ELSEWHERE.
We clip the following from the
Nashville Banner OF "wednesday,
in regard to the high water at that
place:
The Cumberland still continues
to rise. The guage on Broad street
marked 81 Clio feet, this morning,
showing rise of nearly II inches
since yesterday morning.
Rain commenced falling at an
early hour to-day, and the prospects
for another rise is favorable.
The back waters are spreading
steadily over the low lands, and
fast filling cellars and houses in the
bottoms.
The water this morning had
reached South Summer street and
was nearly over the pavement in
that thoroughfare.
Cherry and Demonbreun streets
in Black bottom, are covered with
about three feet of water. All the
houses on Cherry in this vicinity
were closed last night and this morn
ing.
The street cars stopped running ;
on Cherry street last night.
The water is up to Market street
on Broad street, and all the cellars
between Front and Market on Broad
street are full of water.
The steamer Ella is anchored on
Broad street opposite d. G. Patter-
sons Office.
All the machine shops, warehOus-
es, stores and stables on Front street
from Broad to Mnlloy streets, are S
closed. About 90 houses on Cherry !
street were closed up yesterday and
this morning. '
Yesterday evening several bench
es, such as are used in country
churches, were seen passing down
the river.
Capt. W. r. Gracey, of the steam
er Drouillard, came in last night
from Evansville. He reports the
Ohio to be out of its banks, and
doing great damage. He said be-
tween here and the mouth of the
river great damage has been done
by the waters. He saw yesterday ]
in coming up the river several large
piles of sawed lumber, two large
RATS of 100 logs each, and one frame
house floating down the river. He
says that the damage done to wheat
and by the loss of lumber would be
even greater below here than here.
The current has changed, and the
floods are rushing through miles OF
level country.
He also saw horses, mules, cattle
and hogs in great numbers standing