The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-31
FLOODS In THE SOUTH.
Heayy Rainfall in North Georgia. Alabama and
East Tennessee Railway Traffic Suspended.

ATLANTA, Ga, March 30.-Specials to the
Constitution from north Georgia and Alabama
show heavy losses from freshets. 1t has rained
continuously since last Sunday, and at
midnight tonight is pouring in torrents
The rainfall in Atlanta has reached
over ten inches. Rivers are flooded. and great
loss of property is reported. Every railroad
leading out Of Atlanta has suspended traffic.
Many bridges are down, and it is thought others
will fall to night The Rome g Carrollton mar
row-gauge railroad is almost washed away. The
Western & Atlantic road has loaded its bridges
with freight cars. The long bridge across the
Chattahoochee, at West Point, is rocking, and it
Is believed it will fall tonight Telegraphic
communication is cut off throughout northern
Georgia. 1t is estimated that the damage will
amount to $2 600 900, and it may be more.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 30-Unpre-
cedented rains have fallen in this section for the
past forty eight hours the total rainfall varying
from eight to ten inches throughout the upper
Tennessee watershed. At9P p. NJ. the river here
marked 35a feet, and rising at the rate of
cate that the rise will reach forty-fve and
maybe fifty feet No trains on any of the eight
railroads have left or arrived since last night,
and there are no prospects OF traffic being re-
sumed tomorrow. On the East Tennessee
railroad heavy washouts and slides have
occurred. On the Cincinnati Southern the
bridge at Rock creek has been carried
away. The tracks of the Nashville & Chatta-
nooga, Alabama Great Southern and Memphis &
Charleston railroads, at the foot of Lookout
mountain. are undermined, and the bridges in
the vicinity are IN danger. No damage of con-
sequence can be done here unless the river rises
over forty eight feet
Dispatches to the Times from Rockwood
Tenn, say that two hundred feet of the railroad
track has been washed out, and the coke ovens
OF the Raven company washed out At
Dayton, Tenn, the back waters are inundating
the town. and many are driven from their
homes.
At Rising Fswn Ga. the water flooded the
coal mines and one miner was drowned The
Rising Fawn furnace was compelled to shut
down.
At Columbus, Ga, the rain yesterday was in
cessant The Chattahoochie river is higher than
ever before known, and fears are entertained
that bridges will be carried away. -Four steam
boats are water bound, and fears of crash from
drift and floating bridges ara apprehended. The
low country farms are damaged many thousand
dollars The river is rising six inches per hour.
MONTGOMERY. Ala. March 3O.-Heavy rains
have caused washouts on the various railroads,
and all mails are delayed. The bridge across
the Coosa river at Wetumpka was washed away.
A construction train went through the bridge
over the Tallapoosa river on the Columbus &
Western road between Opelika and Danvle.
The engine, two cars, engineer and fifteen hands
went down 1t is feared some of the men are
lost. Cries OF distress were heard, but nothing
as to their fate is yet known.
Floods In the Cumberland aud Tennessee.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. March 30-Reports from
the up-river country and along the valleys OF the
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers indicate se-
rious foods in the next few days. The Cumber
land river above here is rising very rapidly, a
great deal OF rain has fallen and more is falling.
The river here has risen five feet and
half today, and is still rising rapidly.
1t is expected to reach the danger line here to
morrow and merchants near the river have men
removing goods from their cellars Up-river
points also fear serious damage from the floods.
The Tennessee river is rising rapidly at head
waters, and has overaowed its banks and washed
out the railroads 10 stop all trains from the
south en- route to Nashville.