Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-01

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 3D.
Specials to the Age from oil points in
north Alabama show that the rain OF
Monday was one Of the heaviest for
many. years. The rise in Warrior river
at Tuscaloosa is reported sixty-four feet,
being higher than ct any time since
1892. Regular railway traffic has been
suspended here since Monday night.
No trains are arriving or departing on
the Louisville and Nashville, Queen and
Crescent, and Georgia, all Of which suf-
fered numerous washouts. tits difficult
to even approximate the damage. No Sc
rious accident is reported other than the
going down Of an engine into washout
near Carthage, on the Alabama
Great Southern railroad. The engineer
and fireman went down with the engine
and had to swim for life. The engineer
barely succeeded in stopping in time
the passenger-cars following. Business
is seriously impeded throughout this
section, though there is no interruption
of mining and manufacturing opera
tions.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, March 81
a special to the AdrertiSer tonight
states that 100000 will not cover the
loss in Talladega from the destruction
of bridges, mills, and stock. The Coosa
river is still rising. and great destrue.
tion is reported all along its banks.
No further disasters are reported ex-
cept heavy losses by stock being swept
away. In this city the flood reached
the highest point ever known. The
water is over all the tracks at the Union
depot. No trains have arrived from
Atlanta or on the Louisville and Nash
vile road. The damage to various in
terests here is slight. The gas-works
and electric-light works are submerged,
and the city is in darkness.
GREAT DAMAGE IN MISSISSIPPI.
NEW ORLEANS. March 3l.-A
special to the Times-DemOcrat from
Meridian, Miss, says: Heavy rains
have done great damage to railroad
bridges and crops throughout this Sec
ton. Two washouts are reported on
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia railroad, which will delay trains for
two days, and washout near Carthage,
Ala, into which an engine plunged
and was badly wrecked. No trains
are moving between this city and Selma.
While attempting to cross creek
here yesterday in canoe Louis W.
Gwynn was drowned by the upsetting
Of boat.
THE FLOOD IN THE TENNESSEE
RIVER.
KNOXvILLE, March 3l.-The Ten
nessee river at this point at s P. NJ.
was IS feet above low-water mark and
rising very slowly. No rain has fallen
in East Tennessee since midnight last
night, and the flood has about reached its
height. The river is within | , feet Of the
food Of 1867, but little damage has
occurred here. No trains are running
on the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad to-day except con-
structlon trains.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 81.
Heavy rains prevailed throughout East
Tennessee last night, and the waters are
still risirg. No damage was done here.
except a suspension OF all traffic on rail-
roads, not train having left the city
or come in since Monday.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, March 81.
at 8 o'clock tonight the food was
forty-three feet three inches and rising.
kilograms from all the river towns
above indicate an unusual rise. The
river above rose all day until 3 Z. NJ,
when a slight fall began at Knoxville.
Clinch river was forty-five feet above
low-water mark at Clinton at 3 P. NJ.
Fifteen feet is the danger line on this
stream. The Hiawassee is also four
feet higher than at any time since 1873,
and great damage will result.
At 8 P. NJ. it is still rising at the
rate of four inches per hour. The most
careful estimates places the maximum
food at this point at forty-eight feet.
This will submerge outlying districts,
but will not inundate any business
blocks. A large number Of families
had to move out, and more are moving
out tonight. Nearly 100000 feet
Of logs lie moored at the river
bank, and all this property is
greatly endangered. Railroad traffic
has been entirely suspended on
Ill the roads centeriDg here for forty
light hours, and it is not likely that
any trains will be moved before to-
morrow. The blockade is due to wash
outs and slides on the different lines
of railroads.
Dispatches from all points in East
Tennessee tell but one story Of wash
outs, floods, and great damage.
A special to the Times from Rome,
Ga, says there is four feet Of water in
the Western Union office there, aGd
the town is submerged.