The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-04-07
A DELUGED DISTRICT.
Unprecedented Floods in Several Of the South
ern States.
Thousands OF Horses, Mules, Cattle and
Hogs Swept Away and Many Persons
Drowned-Business Suspended
at Many Points.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 1.-The Warrior,
Coosa and TaIlapoosa Rivers are falling.
Thousands of horses, mules, cattle and hogs
have been swept away. Corn, cottonseed
and provisions in reach of the flood were
destroyed, and planters in the oVeriowed
region have difficulty in starting. The relief
boat brought large number of people who
had been in peril and without food for three
days. On farm employing State convicts
the water flooded the quarters. The Presi-
dent of the Board of Inspectors made way
with boats to the imperiled place and got
them off in safety. So far the reports of
drowning in various portions OF the State
foot up nine persons, all colored but one.
Four of these were woman and three chill
dren, in cabin on the Cahiba River, it float
ing of with them. Railroad communica-
tior is intact to New Orleans via Mobile, and
New York and the East via Macon. There is
no communication South by the Louisville
and Nashville, or to Atlanta and Selma by
the Western Railroad. The officers hope to
work through by making transfers to-day or
tomorrow. The water is two feet deep at
the Union Depot and from there to the Al
ALBANIA River bridge of the South and North
Road is an almost continuous sheet of wa
ter Trains from Mobile and Macon arrive
and depart at point half mile or more
from the depot.
A special from 0pelika says that Johnson
Bridges, engineer of the construction train
which went down on the Tallapoosa River,
died after his leg was amputated. Six hands
on the same train had already died or been
drowned. Selma has no connection with
the outside world by rail. The flood through
out the State is unprecedented, reaching
here six feet above the highest water mark
known illumination N
city is by candles and oils. Viewed off the
dome of the Capital, the highest point in the
city, is lake of water to the north and west
fully ten miles square.
CHATTANOOGA, April "a colored man
was drowned at 10 a. M. Both gas works are
inundated, and there Will be no gas tonight.
The water-works are also under water. The
supply in the reservoirs will be exhausted
IN twenty-four hours. The river is fifty one
feet and rising. The water at 9 a. IN. reached
Market and Eighth streets Business is en-
tirely suspended. Relief committees have
been organized and homes and goods are
supplied to all the needy. The damage to
the railroads is great. No trains are running
and none are expected to move before Sun
day. Telegraphic communication is cut of
in many directions. The rivers above are
slowly falling. Floods are general through
out East and Middle Tennessee, North
Georgia and North Alabama.
Rome, Ia, ana OdQSuen, Ala, nave SUI
fered great damage The river at Chatta-
nOoga at noon was four feet and two inches
lower than the highest point of 1875, and
rising an inch per hour. Local rains are in
dictated. At 10 a. m. the back.water reached
the street gutter in front of the Times office.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, April 1.-The flood
in the Kanawha and Elk rivers, which re-
suited in submerging half of the city, began
recediDg early this morning, and at IL
o'clock marks show thirty-ive feet in the
channel. 1t Is hard to tell what damage has
been done property by high water. News
from Point Pleasant, at the mouth of the
kanawha River, says the Ohio River lacks
but few feet OF being equal to the great
food of two years ago. In the flooded dis
tricts of the city many hundred people who
lived in small places are great sufferers,
many having lost their possessions.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April The river here
has reached the danger line and is still rising
rapidly. The atmosphere Is cloudy and rain
will cause additional alarm. The streams
throughout the State, particularly the Ken
lucky and Cumberland rivers, are very high,
but so far railroad travel has not been in
terfered with in Kentucky, nor is there any
extensive damage by water reported.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 2.-The Cumber-
land River is rising three-fourths Of an inch
per hour at this point and falling at the
head. The gauge at Nashville is 41.9, being
eight inches above the danger line. Many
families are moving, their houses being par
TALLY submerged. Heavy rain this morning
and skies still threatening.