Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-01
The Great Southern Floods.

DISPATCHES from all important points
In North Alabama show the rain on
Monday was one Of the heaviest for
many years. Regular railway traffic
on the Louisville IL Nashville, Queen u
Crescent and Georgia roads has been
suspended since Monday night on ao.
count of numerous wAshouts. 1t is
said that 5000, 900 will not cover the
loss In Talladegs from the destruction
of bridges, mills and stock. The
Ooosa river is still rising, and great de-
struction is reported along its banks.
In Montgomery the water Is all over
the tracks at the Union Depot The
principal loss is from suspension OF
work. The gas works and electric
light works are submerged, and the
city Is in darkness.
A despatch from Nashville, Tennes-
see, says reports from the up-river
country and along the valleys of the
Gum bellapd and Tennessee rivers in
dicate serious floods in the next few
days. The Cumberland river Is rising
very rapidly, and merchants are remov-
ing the goods from their cellars. The
Tennessee river is rising rapidly al
Headwaters, and has overflowed Its
banks and washed out the railroads 90
as TO stop all trains from the Southern
route to Nashville. At Knoxville last
night. the river was 36 feet above low
water mark and rising slowly, though
but little damage has occurred. 1t will
require two weeks to repair the damage
on the Knoxville and Western North
Carolina Railroads.
Through trains will not run on the
Knoxville and Ohio road for q week.
No trains have arrived or departed from
Chattanooga since Monday, owing to
washouts. The river ut Chattanooga
last night registered 43 feet 3 inches,
and was still rising. A large number
OF families were moving last night. A
passenger train on the East Tenn essee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad, with 12b
passengers aboard has been waterbound
near Charleston, Tennessee, for 4e
hours, and cannot be moved before to.
day. The rainfall at Chattanooga since
Saturday was II inches This down.
pour was general throughout the water.
shed Of upper Tennessee.
A special despatch from Meridian
Mississippi, says heavy rains have
to the railroad bridges throughout that
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail.
roads will delay trains for q day or two
An engine plunged into q washouI
near Carthage, Alabama, and wal
wrecked.
A despatch from Rome, Georgia, ,sayi
there is four feet of water in the West
ern Union office, and that the town II
submerged.
The heavy rains have caused q grea
rise in the James river at Lynchburg
Virginia. The water is rising at thl
rate of one foot per hour. The gas anC
electric light works are submerged ant
the city is in darkness. At Richmond
wharves in the lower part of the cit,
are submerged, and the merchants hav,
moved their goods to places of safety
Cellars on Main street, as high up 81
Sixteenth street, are filled with water
Yesterday afternoon no report could b,
had at Richmond from west of Colum
bia, as the telegraph wires were down
The water at that point had risen 2
feet and was still rising. The track o
the Baltimore and Allegheny Railroad
Is under water at several points, and ,
bridge is reported to have been washed
Iaway.
No trains::are running The flood a
Harrisonburg is tho most disastrou
known for years. 1t Is feared the Shen
andoah river will sweep the lowland
lalong it's banks. The rain ceased las
night. A flood is feared ut Lexington
AS the North river Is eight feet biahe
than ever known, and Is still rising. Tn
| Richmond and Allegheny bridge, owe
The jackson river, at Clifton Forge,
reported washed away. At 0 o'clocl
last night the James river ut Columbi
had risen 30H feet above low waite
mark, and was still rising. The Ros
!, , noke river In Southeast Virginia is YER
high, and considerable damage is rt
lported. The Appomattox and Dan river
are also greatly swollen,