Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-06

Pipe COMPANY 5000, and private houses
$4,000. SATURDAY. night in the south part
of the city il was feared that the upper basin
would give way, emptying Summit lake into
the lower basin, aud flooding the entire val
ley through the business center OF the city.
Hard work all night long averted this.
Along the Ohio canal all suffered, the danger
especially threatening Thomas Phillip &
Co.'S paper mill and King & Armstroog's
varnish work.. The wafer entered the burn
ing kiln OF Alexander's friedrich workr,
generating steam that exploded 1t, causing
considerable loss. Locks 10 aud 20 Of the
Ohio canal were washed away entirely, and
others badly Injured. In the Sixth wsrd st
O'Clock yesterday morning The water and
ice gorged near Whitemore, Robinson 4
Co.'s works broke suddenly, three families
being scarcely rescued. The stream struck
both mills OF the Drain and Sewcr Pipe
Company, injuring both considerably. Fam
lilies in Cuyshoga valley, in the northern
part of the city f-d from their houses Sat
urday night. The rain fell in torrents. The
Valley railroad bed was washed 10 many
places from Canton to Cleveland. All trairs
were abandoned The New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio railroad is all right. The
bridge on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne aud
Chicago being washed away between ALI
ance and Canton, started the Fort Wayne
trains VIA Hudson and Orrviile, over the
Cleveland, Akron and Columbus. The day
express passed Akron at 2 o'clock yesterday
morning westward. The first section stopped
near Clinton for q washout, and the second
section ran into it with small loss. No one
was hurt. The passengers were transferred
to the Fort Wayne train, which now moved
TIA Ravenna and Mansfield over the New
York, Fennsylvania and Ohio.
Latr.-Fuller information increases the
previous estimates of food losses. The New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio road h as trains
running between Kent and Gallon. The
Cuyahoga Valley road cannot be operated
for ssversl days. The Connection Valley road
will send trial train from Canton this af
ieruoon. The Tuscarawas Valley road hal
abandoned all trains. The water is being
drained south from Summit lake TO saw,
the city. The food carried away bridge
on the Cleveland, Akron aud Columbus
| road Just as the crowded Fort Wayne ex
press got across. A Connection coal trair
was ditched at Brim6eld in washout, kill
| Jog Brakeman J ames McAllisler, Of Canton
The weather has been clear and cold fo
thirty hours. At Canton 100 houses in tn
southeast part OF the city are under water
white River higher shan for Years.
| lNDlAnAfOl@ls, w iifc
at this point lie higher than it has been 10
several years. On the west side OF the Ma
tional road and street railway tack to I'd
Insane Asylum the lowlands are coveret
several feet. The Street Railroad Company
have stopped running cars on this route
Dispatches from other points report that al
streams are overlooking, and a number o
railroad bridges have been damaged.
| Loter.-White river reached its highes
at noon to-day. The water is higher thai
ever known. 1t has just commenced Teced
ing. The damage along the river is YER
eerious, but no estimate can be made at thi
time. There is eight inches of water on tn
floor of the engine house of the waterworks
1t was feared that the supply of water 70
the city would be cut Of, but the danger
apparently over. The Wabash river
booming at all points. Spans of the Wabas
and St. Louis Pacific railroad bridge ar
down at Logansport. Regular trains hav
been abandoned. Floods throughout tn
State are general Nearly all the railroad
have suffered damages by washouts and los
of bridges. Ga account Of the disordere
condition Of the telegraph lines IT is difhcu
TO get accurate information.
work of the waters at Toledo.
TOLEDO, February 5.-Rsports receive
here of damage by Hoods are confined for th
most part 10 this immediate locality. Tel'
graphic communication with many points
still cut off, The tracks of all the railrosG
leading east, south aud southwest are unde
water IN many places. In several places III
bridges are badly damaged and impassabl
while others are partly submerged and col
sidered unsafe. The ice in the Auglaizs rive
ut D. Il ance, O., broke up yesterday Afternoon
and at o'clock WAS badly gorged at th