New-York tribune., 1886-04-03
DESTRUCTION BY FLOOD.
FIFTEEN LIVES LOST IN ALABAMA.
WIDE TERRITORY UNDER WATER - DAMAGE ri
NEW-ENGLAND,

| NEw-HNGLAND.
| MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 2.-The river has
fsllen about sixteen inches Boats distribute
ing food all day through part. OF she city,
Several hundred persons mostly negroes have been shut
up for two days without food The couvcts State
farm. after perilous tme carried from the flooded
quarters In hasboat four miles and safely In the
penentiary at Wetumpka Reports different points
near here to-day show that negroes have beon
drowned. The steam ferryboat left here t0.iay going
up the river to pick all In danger aud 10 sup
ply food TO tho waterbound. IL will go to Wetumpks
the Coosa River The Warrior Coosa and TaIlapoosa
Rivers are falling Thousands OF horses mules. cattle
and hogs have been swept away Corn cotton seed aud
provisions in reach OF the food destroyed. The
lief boat brought In to-day large number OF people
who had been in peril and without food for three days
So FAR the reports OF drowning IN various portions OF
STATE foot up fifteen persons. Four Of these Q
woman and three children In q cabin on the Cahaba
River. 1t floating of with them. Railroad eommunica-
ton is intact TO New-Orleans and with NSw-York and
the East There is no communication South by tho Lou
isyille and Nashville TO Atlanta Selma by the West
ern Railroad. The officials hope 70 worx through by
making transfers to-day tomorrow. The water is
two feet deep At the Union Depot tho
Alabama River Bridge OF the aud North DAD an
almost continuous OF water Trains from Mobile
and Macon arrive and depart at points half mile
from the depot Johnson Bridges, engineer Of tho
construction train which went down IN the Talspoosa
RIVER, uieu altcr MS lex Was ampusatcd hands
the train had already died been drowned.
Selma has necon with the outside world by rail-
The food throughout the State Is unprecedented,
reaching hero six feet above the highest mark
known. The Ice factory water works soap works and
works. electric light works. fertilizer works. iron
foundries oil mills. railroad shops and freight depot
the Western and Central Railroad stock yards brick
yards all have several feet Of water In them In OF
them the damage will be confined to machinery. The
only illumination in the city is by candles aud oil.
Viewed of the dome Of the Capitol the highest point in
the city, Is lake OF water to the north aud west fully
ten miles square.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April "A negro was drowned
here at 10 Both gas works are inundated, aud
there is tonight The water works also under
water Tue supply in the reservoirs Will be exhausted
in tweny-four hours The river Is hftyone feet ana
rising Business ia entirely suspended. Relief commit
been organized and homes and goods sup
piled to all The needy. The damage 10 the railroads Is
great No trains are running aud note are expected 70
on in many directions. The rivers above slowly
falling Floods general throughout East and Middle
Tennessee, North Georgia and North Alabama Rome.
Ca, aud Gadsden. Ala. have suffered great damage.
LOUISVILLE. KY, April 2Tne river here has reached
phere is cloudy and rain will additional alarm.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad has formed con-
nection at Birmingham with the Georgia Pacific. and IS
taking passengers to the Atlantic aud the southeast
by road. Arrangements have been made for boat
transfer Montgomery and small delay Is now expert
rnced on all Southern business from the flood. Tho
Knoxville division is also oren.
r, fl..
and is falling head The gauge Nashville is Al
feet inches being s inches above the danger line.
Many families moving their houses bring partly
submerged. heavy rain fell this morning aud tho
skies are still threatening
CHARLESTON W. Va, April 2-The food IN the Kama.
villa Lk rivers. which resulted In suDmerglng naf
city, began receding early this morn ~ and by IL
mel rhe Ohio River lacks hut few feet or beidg equal
to great food years In the flooded dis rcts
of the city hundreds of people who lived IN sma houses
great sufferers. many having lost their entire pos
sessions. 49,.
LANCASTER, " H., April 2.-An ice gorge in smiths
Mil Pond yesterday caused an inuntaton which swept
small buildings. The members OF several families were
boats from attic windows aud many horses ana
cattle rescued with difficulty. A. latonIa trsns
ere delayed several hours by washons shiker br dge
night causing loss OF $1,000 Several feet OF the dam
OF the Gilman Mills Company, at Belmont, was SWEPT
| away yesterday
RUTLAND VT. April 2.The underpinning OF the CEN
rs pier of GoOkins Falls bridge washed away
aftrrnOon Passengers on the Saratoza aud
other transferred bY carriages Extra trains
| from Albany 10 the wes' 81 of the hrhge,
| where for Rutland were transferred.
Thr water is higher than IL has bren for years At 81
Juhnsbury washouts occurred on the Boston ana Lowi
Railroad Miles Pond and the Passunpsle Rail'
dation is threatened The bulkheats OF the dan az
| Paddocks village has been carried away: A. DerDy
Line Hartwell POn eroy aud "ynan bridges were
carried away At Morrisvlea long bridge was demol-
AT Bellows Falls the Connecticut River II tue inquest
years. The water stands overs feet on tho dam
About 80 feet " this d IN have en carried away.
PETERSBURG. Va. April . tSpeciaD.-Thc AppOmattox
this city are now under Several Large ware
houses are footed. the water Is still rising.
MONTREAL, April 2-The damage By Hoods at Chate-
augay amounts to $1,000