Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-03
ALABAMA's INUNDATiON.
A Lake 10 Miles Square tn the North
and West OF Montgomery.

A Lake 10 Miles Square to the North
and West OF Montgomery.
MONTGOMERY, April Especial dis
patches state tnat the Warrior, Coosa and
Tallapoosa rivers are falling. Thousands
of horses, mules, cattle and hogs have
been swept away. Corn, cotton seed and
provisions in reach Of the food were de-
stroyed, and planters in the overtlowed
region VIII have difficulty in starting.
The relief boat brought in large number
Of people who had been in peril and with
out TODD for three days. On farm em-
plOylng State conVicts the water flooded
the quarters. The President of the Board
Of Inspectors made his way with boats to
the imperled place and got the convicts
of in safety. So far reports Of drowning
in various portions OF the State foot up
nine persons, all cOlored but one. Four
OF these were women and three children
in cabin on Cahaba river. 1t tioated off
with them.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC
Rail communication is intact to New
Orleans via Mobile, and with New York
and the East via Macon. There is no
communication South by the Louisville
and Nashville, or to Atlanta or Selma by
the Western railroad. The officials hope
to work through by making transfers to-
day or tomorrow. The water is , feet
deep at the union depot, and from there
t o the Alabama river bridge OF the South
and North road Is almost a continuous
sheet of water. Trains from Mobile and
Macon arrive and depart at points half a
mile or more from the depot.
A special from Opelika says Johnson
Bridges, the engineer OF the construction
train which went down on the PallapOOsa
river, died after his leg was amputated.
Six hands on the same train had already
died or been drowned.
SELMA SHUT OFF.
Selma has no connection with the out
side world by rail. The flood throughout
the State is Unprecedented, reaching here
six feet above the highest mark ever
known.
The ice factory, water works, soap
works and gas works, electric light
works, fertilizer works, iron foundnes,
oil mills, railroad shops and freight depot
of the Western and Central railroad, the
stock yards and brick yards all have sew
era feet OF water in them. In most OF
them the damage will be confined to ma
chineTy only. Illumination in the city is
by candle sand Oil. Viewed oil the dome OF
the capitol, the highest point in the city,
is a lake OF water TO the north and west,
fully ten miles square.
BEGINNING TO FALL.
Up to tonight the river has fallen about
l6 inches. Boats have been distributing
food all dRY through the inundated parts
OF the city. Several hundred persons,
mostly negroes, have been shut up for
two days without food. The cOnvicts on
the State farm, after "A perilous time, were
carried frAm the flooded quarters IN a fiat
boat for mile and safely placed in the
penitentiary at Wetumpka. Reports from
different points near here, to-day show
that five more negroes have been drowned.
A steam ferryboat left here to-day going
up the river to pick up all persons IN dam
ger and to supply food to the water-bOund.
IL will go to Wetumpka, on the COosa
river.
The Warrior river falls slowly. Great
damage is reported all along its banks,
especially IN horses and mules and corn.
The interruption 10 railroad travel con-
tInues except TO New Orleans and east by
Macon. Distress is reported from all the
overflOwed sections. The loss OF life and
property cannot be yet cOniectured. The
actual measurement the city Engineer
here makes the flood feet inches higher
than any record Of the Alabama river.