Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-23
DISASTROUS FLOODS
10000 PEOPLE DRIVEN FROM THEIR
HOMES.

The Great Rise in the River at Nashville
Distress OF the Inhabitants-Kaii-
roads Inundated.
The flood in the Cumberland river sur
passes anything of the kind ever seen in
Nashville, and provisions have taken an
upward tendency in consequence. At
least 10, 900 people have been compelled to
flee from their homes, and the end is not
yet. Families are still moving from houses
that the water continues to encroach upon.
Many moved to the upper stories of their
dwellings, hoping to escape without
further Inconvenience, and tho work of
rescuing these was 4 terrible one. At
midnight "dugout' could be seen NOV
ing about Oh the water taking out the
imprisoned. The women and children in
some instances became panic-stricken when
they saw the renewed increase of waters.
Many were crying and wringing their
hands in the most distressing manner, and
on the borders passed the hours in Sleep
torrents, and they knew not what hour the
waters would creep into their households.
There is great suffering in consequence,
but every effort is being made to help the
distressed. Fully two thousand work
men are out of work and will be for weeks
to come.
The Tennessee & Pacific railroad is COW
cred to the depth of twenty-four inches
for $50 yards, and travel must stop unless
the water subsidies. Trains on the North
western division Of the Nashville, Chatta
noosa & st. Louis railroad are greatly i'm
pe.led. They run from Nashville to Johns
vilic and from Hickman to Camden with a
break Of ten miles between Nashville and
Hickman. The Tenncsse river at townsville
is nine miles wide, extending nearly the
entire distance from townsville to Cam
den. The gap is made by flatboat ferries.
A mile from Point Burnside, up the Cum
berland river it is said that tho river is
still rising ut that point. 1t rained con-
tinuously there from o'clock Friday
evening to next morning. The New
Providence bridge has lost its place and
all be swept away.
The damage done to sewers will be in.
caiculable. In every direction they are
bursting and caving in, and from this
source alone an immense loss will be sus.
tanned by the city. The caving in of a
street in South Nashville broke the gas
pipes, and, consequently, that portion Of
the city was put in darkness. The river
now surrounds two blocks of stores Oh
Broad street, while merchants have had tC
remove all goods from cellars of stores on
Market and Front streets for a distance Of
nearly half mile. Tho Memphis s. Lou
isville railroad is submerged for ten OF
fifteen miles. Much of it will have to be
rebuilt.
4 special dispatch from Clarksville,
Tenn, says the Cumberland river is six
inches above the great rise of 1S47, and is
still rising. Tho water works pumping
house is six feet under water. All the
trains on the railways south from Clark
vile are discontinued. The city bridge
over the Red river is endangered, and all
the mills and factories on Front street are
covered with water. Great damage i:
feared. All railroad communication with
| Memphis is cut of, and large quantities OF
lumber are floating away from the lumber
yards.