Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-17
Euudaysa Record.

The Nashville AmericIa, OF Monday, st ates
that 'the continued outpouring from the
clouds, the mud under foot, nor the haze
which seemed to surround everything, did
not deter people from going out to see the
wide expanse of water in the various bot
to the capitol with the view of taking in
the entire scene from that elevation, and
went away disappointed, the dense fog of
the afternoon having prevented birds
eve view. They, however walked down to
various points OF the. river and, with um-
brellas overhead, remained there for hours.
The suspension bridge was crowded with
people throughout the day and espec-
tally in the afternoon. Those who had
private vehicles went the rounds Of the
back-waters, thus getting a glimpse OF
them from every side. Dugouts and
yawls were afloat everywhere some using
them merely sor pleasure voyages and
many more for the more serious purpose of
moving out household goods, or seeing that
they were safe in the second stories where
the first floors had been submerged. A large
number of one-story houses have been al
most covered in the waters, the tops only of
a few appearing above the surface. The one
story frame on North Spruce street, which
has SO often been surrounded by the waters,
succumbed to fate yesterday, aud turned
turned over. The new frame sulphur
spring house also keeled over. At this
point the water lacked but about three
inches of being over Cherry street, while it
was within the same number of inches OF
being up to the lower sills of the windows in
the sulphur springs bathhouse. Fences and
outhouses were scattered in every direction
on the north side of the Lick branch depres-
sion, and had anything like a wind prevailed
it would have been impossible for the owners
to have identified them after the fall of the
H. ho,- - fhn To- nd
people stuck with tenacity to the second
stories of their houses, hoping that the river
would recede, and if it did not, to abandon
them at the last moment on rudely impro-
vised RATS, composed of logs and planks
nailed together, upon which they could
float If they had no other means OF propel-
ling them.
The first floor of the BeIIeview school
house is under water, and it will be some
time before it can be brought to a condition
that will not endanger the health OF the
pupils.
Possibly the saddest scenes witnessed were
where people on the verge of the water had
piled up their goods and sat in their doors
anxiously watching every pulsation of the
food. In one instance Captain Yater went
to a woman, who had several children, and
advised her to get out OF the house. She
thanked him for the interest manifested on
her account and said: 81 have canoe at
my door and | know how to paddle it."
The water had backed up around the large
icehouse on North Front street, and as high
up as Jackson street. The rear portion OF
the Farmers and Butchers Stockyard was
in the water.
The yards of all the mills on the Z lgefeld
side are inundated, and the stacks of lumber
were constantly falling yesterday, but very
little Of it was lost.
The current through the Shelby bottom
grew stronger yesterday, and in conseq uence
a large number of the piles of lumber in the
yard of the bucket factory fell in a mass.
These stacks of lumber have had the effect TO
somewhat check the current, but in the event /
it is overcome large quantity of lumber I
must BE- lost. Every precaution was made to |
guard against such loss.
good deal os damage has been done in |
North E1geie'd, not less than enc hundred /
houses being in the water. In South Edge /
field there are about fifty. Ia the Lick I
branch and Wilson Spring branch depres- !
sion there are about four hundred, making 4
in all nearly six hundred houses that will be /
more or less damsged.
The water got over portions OF the side /
walk along Front street north OF Broad, and I
last night the water was flowing from Front !
street into Broad street.
The Lebanon pike across the Browns creek .
bottom il four feet under water, with a swift I
current Fl wing over it. People, neverthe- /
less, continued TO travel over that way, 4 /
fence, liable to float away at any time, |
being the only protection. Should this fence