The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-01
THE SOUTHERN FLOODS.
Rivers Rising to Unprecedented Heights
Railway Traffic Suspended.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 31.-The river at
this point, at p N, rising very slowly.
No rain has fallen in East Tennessee since mid
night, and the food has about reached its
height. The main line of the East Tennessee,
Virginia & Georgia railway will be open by noon
tomorrow. It will require two weeks to remove
the distractions on the Knoxville s. North Caro-
lima road.
CHATTANOOGA. March 3L.-Telegrams from
all the river towns above indicate an unusual
rise. The Clinch river was forty five feet
above low water mark at 6 o'clock this evening,
and great damage will result on this stream.
most careful estimate places the maximum food
at this point at forty eight feet. This will sub
merge the outlying districts, but will not inun-
date any business blocks. Nearly ten
million feet of logs on the river
bank, and this property is great
ly endangered. Railroad traffic has been
entirely suspended on all the roads centering
here for forty eight hours, and it is not likely
that any trains will be moved before tomorrow.
passenger train on the East Tennessee Vir
GINA 81 Georgia, with one hundred and swenty
five passengers aboard, has been water
bound near Chattanooga forty hours.
The rainfall in this city in
forty eight hours ending this morning
aggregated 8. Is inches, and the total fall since
Saturday was IL inches. This was general
throughout the watershed of the upper Tennes-
see. Dispatches from Rome, Ga, say there is
four feet of water in the Western Union Office
there, and the town is submerged
LOUISVILLE, March 31.-Rain has been falling
almost continuously for three days throughout
the State At Williamsburg, KY. the Cumber
land river is higher than ever known, and farms
are inundated; over a hundred families have
moved to higher ground for safety. Large
losses Of logs are reported. A flood in the Big
Sandy is threatened at and above Catlettsburg,
Ky. At Jellico, near the State line. on the
Knoxville branch of the Louisville e Nash
vile. the houses are all submerged, and
trains are unable to get through. No trains
over the East Tennessee 81 Virginia have
rived at Jellico for thirtysix hours, and it is
ported that 400 feet of Mead's tunnel has caved
In. Many railroad bridges on the Louisville g.
Nashville, and Cincinnati Southern are re-
ported washed away.
RICHMOND, Va, March 31.-The river at Char
lotteville is greatly swollen At Millboro the
water is higher than at any time since the flood
of 1877 The Richmond 81 Allegheny bridge
over the Jackson river at Clifton Forge
night the James river at Columbia was
still rising. Judging from the great
quantity OF water in the upper
James yet to come down, it is feared that the
food will invade the business houses between
Fifteenth and Eighteenth streets. from the river
to Franklin street, including Main street. as it
did in the great floods of 1875 and 1877
Reports from all points in Virginia state that
the rains have been very heavy for several days,
and that all streams are greatly swollen and
much damage may be expected
MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 3L-A special to
the Advertiser tonight states that 5000, 900 will
not cover the loss in Talladega from destruction
of bridges, mills and stock. The Coosa
river is still rising and great destruc-
ton is reported all along its banks
No further disasters aresreported, except heavy
losses by stock being swept away In this cily
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 g. Nashville. The gas-works
and electric-lieht works are submerged, and the
city is in darkness.
LYNoHBURG Va, March 31.-The Richmond
e. Allegheny road lost heavily above this city in
the large amount of trestling washed away.
The electrict-light works and the water-works
are submerged, and the city is in darkness.