Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-22
DROWNED OUT.
Increasing Gravity OF the Situation al
NashVille-The City Hemmed In,
and the River
Still Rising Rapidly-Great Distress
Thousands Of People Homeless-Re-
lief Committees Instituted.

| Special TO the Appeal
NASHVILLE, January 21.-Day by day, al
the progress OF the surging river has been
witnessed by the alarmed citizens, there was
the one thought that it would soon come to
stand and then speedily fall. But this
| hope has been frequently dissipated by the
increased rains and continued rises A gen.
eral rain prevailed throughout this entire
section last night. At this point il poured
down in torrents, exciting the keenest appre-
tensions, which were verified by the river
showing the pressure by speedy rise at the
rate of one and one-half inches per hour,
Many families living ON the borders of the
backwsters did
NOT DARE TO RETIRE TO THEIR CoUCHEs
tonight, for fear that the waters, already
near, would come into their dwellings. Fami-
lies are moving out still, and great suffering
is being experienced among the poor by the
hasty manner in which they have been COM
PEELED to flee from their homes. Relief COM
mittees have been instituted, and every effort
is being made TO succor the distressed. The
number of homeless persons cannot be less
than ten Thousand, and these are crowded
into every available spot by tens and scores.
On nearly every side the avenues of ap-
proach TO the city are overflowed, and in the
city, to great extent,
HEMSIED IN.
The trains still pass back and forth over
the track of the Louisville and Nash
vile road. The fill and trestle along the
road is like a long line OF black in the
water, over which the trains run back and
forth, seemingly on the water itself. View
ing the backwaters from the capitol grounds
a vast expanse, resembling a huge sea of
water, may be seen. From this point it may
be viewed on the north, east and west, ex-
tending away down to the bend, miles below
Mills are under water. The Miami Com
pany boated off their powder, but the Syca-
more Company had not gotten theirs out,
but were making an effort to do so by
steamer.
NEWS PROM GAINESVILLE.
represents the rise as higher than in IS47.
The new Providence bridge was threatened
with destruction, the floor having foated off,
and the rest of the structure is in danger.
From Point Burnside the news is, still rising,
the heavy rain of last night giving the river
a renewed impetus. The Tennessee and Pa
cifc railroad is under water for about one
hundred and fifty feet to the depth of two
feet. At Johnsonville the Tennessee river
is nine miles wide, the water extending
nearly to Camden. The trains stop at john
sonviIle, and connection is made by means
of Hatboats, which a private company have
started. The sewers that have been over
flowed in this city have been damaged fear
fully. They have caved in and burst until
to repair them will cost the city round sum.
Associated Press Reportl
NASHVILLE Tenn, January 2l.-The
river has surpassed the food of 1S47 and is
still rising half an inch per hour, forcing an
additional large number of people from their
homes o-day and tonight. There seems to
be no telling what point the flood will reach.
Mill men have lost much lumber and three
RATS since last night. The merchants have
been forced to remove the goods from large
number OF cellars of stores on which back
waters we're encroaching. A portion of the
Tennessee and Pacific railroad is under
water, but not so deep as to stop the running
of trains. One. train day is run on the
northwestern division of the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and St. Louis rail-
way, for passengers. 1t is ferried
across the waters between Camden and John
sonville. News from Point Burnside on the
Cumberland is to the effect that the river is
thirty five feet above low water mark, and
rising eighteen inches per hour The river
at Clarksville is half a foot above the rise
of 1847. No arrivals or departures of steam
ers. The signal service reports 1908 inches
rain since January 1st.