Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-09
A WORLD OF WATER.
The Cumberland on the Rampage and
still Rising.


River front was a lively place all
day yesterday, Notwithstanding the
fact that ii was Sunday. The Cum
berland began rising fast Saturday
and kept it up at such a rate that it
was deemed necessary to move lot
Of tobacco from tie ground floor Of
M. II. Clark & Bros. warehouse, and
also from the stemmery Of T. ID.
Luckett & Co. The first floor Of
Clark Il Bros. warehouse contained
about 300 hogsheads of tobacco,
which were transferred to the upper
floors as speedily as possible. II. d.
Luckett d Co. found it necessary to
move 200 900 pounds of loose tobacco
and a large force of men were kept
at the work all day. The river con-
tinued to rise fast all night, and to-
day the bottoms on the opposite side
from the city are completely mum
dated. The pike at the lower Red
river bridge is covered with water to
such depth that the only way to
cross is with a canoe. AT
the upper bridge the pike is cover
ed to the depth of eight or ten feet,
cutting off travel in that direction.
The seven mile ferry is locked up by
the rise. EdmondsOn's ferry can run
a little while longer, while Searcy's
ferry and the one here are laid up
for several days. The only road over
which country people can reach the
,ity without trouble is the Nashville
bike, and business as a consequence
promises to be duh for several days.
1t is only conjecture as to how
much higher the river will go. The
knowing ones, however, say it will
show rise over the present Of at least
three feet by tomorrow morning.
1t passed the danger line at Nash
vlle Saturday and was still rising
there this morning with 1876 feet on
the gauge. The rise here only lacks
six feet of being equal to the rise OF
1882.
Several negro houses in Vinegar
Bottom have been reached by the
back water and the inmates are va
eating.
The yards of the GAINESVILLE Lum-
Der Co., are covered with water, but
no serious damage has been reported.
RISING EVERYWHERE.
TO-day's American has the follow
ing
High water mark, Jan. %, #.
Gauge Reading March &, last year. ......50.7 #.
Gauge reading at O'Clock this morn
ing ''''. 406 IT,
The reports from all points on the
river show that it is rising every
where, and the fullness OF the Ohio
and Mississippi will prevent the
Cumberland from running down as
rapid y as it otherwise would.
Yesterday morning the signal SER
vice report showed rise at Burn
side, ut the head of navigation, of
1913 feet in the twenty four hours,
bringi lg the gauge reading at that
point 10 50 feet. The rainfall there
in the twenty-four hours was 2.55
inches, and this alone, it is thought,
will bring the water to the so foot
mark here.
SITUATION TODAY.
The river front shows as much
hustle and hurry to day as it did
yesterday. Warehousemen all
along the line are making prepare
tons like they are anticipating an
1882 rise. Tobacco is being moved
higher and everything is put in
shape tC stand any rise that may
come.
The water works pumping station
will more than likely be shut down
by the high water. At noon to day
the engineer reported that rise of
eighteen inches would put out his
fires. Surt. McCulloch thinks that
he will have to shut off the water at
the standpipe before tomorrow
morning. Citizens need not be sur
prised at finding this done at any
hour rs there is no telling how fast
the river is going to rise. The wa
ter will be held in the standpipe to
be used in case of fire.