Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-03-13

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western railroads are submerged for
long distances and passage either way
is impossible. The town OF Enter.
prise is inundated to large extent,
the water flowing through the streets
with the velocity of q river and in
many instances coming in the stores.
The flood has no parallel save in the
memorable year OF 1871.
RAILROADS DEMoRALIzED.
A special from Yazoo City, Miss,
says reports from different parts of
that country indicate that the heavy
rain has proved disastrous to houses,
outbuildings and bridges. Every
stream is over it's banks. Not sin
gle bridge was left over the streams in
the hills. No trains run north OF va
zoo City, owing to wash-outs on the
railroad. The mail and passengers
from the South weretransferred across
Martins creek by hand car. The wa
ter has receded some. The river is
several inches above high water OF last
year.
A Meridian, Miss, special says the
cloud burst did immense damage to
all therailroads entering that city, and
that no trains have come in or gone
out except one on the Alabama &
Great Southern railroad. The North
eastern railroad is washed out be-
tween that city and Enterprise. The
Alabama & Vicksburg is washed out
in dozens Of places, and the Mobile &
Ohio is badly damaged between Meri-
den and Enterprise and at other
points. The trains of the Illinois Cen
trail which came south from jackson,
Tenn, over the Mobile & Ohio were
standing on the track at Meriden.
That road is broken north of Jackson,
Miss. The Greenwood Opera company
was tied up at Hattenburg. 1t is ex.
pected that trains will get through in
in day or two. The city suffered
heavily from bridges washing away.
DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES.
A Columbus, Miss, special of the
10th inst, says that the city is now
entirely surrounded by water. The
lowlands on the east side are covered
with water for some distance and
there has been considerable loss of
cattle. Many people have abandoned
their homes and come here for shelter.
The Tombigbee river is higher than in
many years and still rising at the rate
of two inches an hour. It is now on
ly two feet below the highest water
ever known. Railroad communica-
tion has been completely cut off by
washouts. The weather is bright and
cold tonight with every Indication of
heavy frost, which will greatly injure
fruit trees and early vegetables.
At Aberdeen the Tombigbee river
was eight miles wide, and rising half
an inch an hour. All farmers who re.
side on the lowlands have been driven
from their homes and taken refuge in
the hills. The Aberdeen branch, as
we'll as the main line OF the Kansas
City, Memphis g. Birmingham railroad,
is under water and trains discontin-
ued.
A special from Okalona, Miss, says
great damage has been done through
out the country by the floods OF Sat
urday and Sunday. Many bridges
and turnpikes have been washed away.
At Lexington, Miss, the storm was
the most destructive ever known in
that community. The towns almost
entirely cut of from all communica-
ton with the outside world. The Illi-
nois Central bridge, one mile east OF
that town, is entirely destroyed, SO
that trains cannot come and the loss
is incalculable. The track is washed
up in many places. Saturday evening
Minnie Bray. q young colored school
teacher living near there, while stand.
on her gallery witnessing the storm,
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed.
A terrible storm passed over within
three miles of Brandon, Miss, late on
the night of the 10th inst, carrying
destruction in it's path. Every house
| oa s. r. Donald's place was blown
aEay and he and his wife seriously IN
juAed. The residence of thelate David
L. Wilson, near Brandon, together
with every building was blown away
Mrs. Wilson and her invalid son wer,
CARRIED with the bed upon which they
housekeeping out into the front yarc
and completely covered by timber,
and debris. They were severely bruis
ed and had foreman out in thepour
ing rain all night.
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The freeze on Feb. 2e did tonsider
able damage to ptospectivefruitcrops
On Saturday afternoon large hail fel
for a few minutes, and Saturday nigh
the rain fell in torrents for severa
hours, causing greater damage b,
wash.outs and overflowing lowland
than had been donssin.t1any years
Several large growers had their tofna
to plant beds completely washed ava;
and many others have suffered dam
age. On the night Ct tbe oh inst
preceded by rain, which finished v
4 The peach blossoms and very lei
| peaches, ii any, will be produced thi
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