The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-10
Bridges, Turnpikes and Houses
Quickly Washed Away.
BIG WINDS AND cLouDsuRsTs.
Farmers In the Lowlsnds Appalled,
by Freaks Of tho Weather.
The Tombigbee and CunbeYland Ne.
having BsAly Frost Bites the
Pretty Pink Petals ef The Peaoh
Blossoms

OKoLoNA, Miss, March 0.-Reports ros
ceived show that great damage was done
throughout the country by the floods Of
Saturday and Sunday. Many bridges and
turnpikes were washed away and railroads
damaged. At Lexington, Miss, the storm
was one of the most disastrous ever known.
Farming is entirely suspended and the
land badly washed, delaying planting two
or three weeks. A terrific storm passed
within three miles of Bardon last night,
carrying destruction in its path. Every
house on Senator Donald's place was
blown away, and he and his wife seriously
injured. The house of David Wilson was
also blown away, and he and his invalid
wife painfully injured. They had to ~
main out in the storm all night
COLUMBUS, Miss, March 9.-This city ID
now entirely surrounded by wafer. The
lowlands on the east side are covered for
some distance, and there has been great
loss of cattle. Many people abandoned
their homes and came here. The wateru
are still rising. There are indications Of :
heavy frost tonight, which will greatly In.
jure fruits and early vegetables. Similar
reports come from several points along the
Tombigbee river, which is rising rapidly.
MERIDIAN, Miss, March "a cloud-
burst Saturday night did immense damage
to railroads entering the city, and tra61o
is suspended.
YAzoo CITY, Miss, March 9.--Reports
from many different parts of the country
received today indicate that Fridays and
Saturdays heavy rain has proved dfsas-
trous to houses, outbuildings and bridgoa.
Every stream is over its banks.
New ORLEANS, March "a Picayune
AL
been isolated since last Saturday, when
rains since Thursday night have raised the
water in the Big Black river higher than
ever known, and il is still rising rapidly.
The Illinsis Central railroad track ID lift6d
bodily from its bed and deposited In the
ditch for miles below and above here, and
BILE damage has been done by tho water.
A cyclone passed over this place Saturday
morning without doing any damage, drop
ping over in Madison county, whore Is
caused destruction to life and property.
Passing from there into Attals county,
near Newport, several houses were blown
down and four negroes killed.
A Picoyune Quitmann, Miss, special
says: The almost unprecedented rainfall
in this section the past week has caused =
general freshet and cessation Of tSafic On
the railroads. Enterprise is inundated ~
large extent, water flowing through the
streets with the velocity Of river, and In
many instances coming into stores. The
food has no parallel except in the year q
1871.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 0.--The rhe-
nomenal rise in the river continues. This
morning the gauge read 46H feet, = rieo
since Friday morning Of 1x fest Much
damage has been done, 1,5O0 to 1000 peo-
pie driven from their homes, and goods IN
warehouses and cellars suffered greatly.
The river ID vast, angry torrent, sprea4-
ing over the lowlands. Nearly all the
lumber lands are overdowed. AT police
headquarters many inquiries for shelter
are made.
Reports from all points on the river
show it rising heavily everywhere. and The
fullness of the Ohio and Mississippi viii
prevent the Cumberland from running
down rapidly, as it otherwise would. Tho
river continues to rise quarter Of IN inch
an hour, but it il expected it will begin 70
recede this evening, as reports Iecetved
from up-river points show that the high
water is slowly falling.
heavy rain prevailed throughout this 60
tion yesterday and last night. AL streams
are out of their banks. A 7-year-old col
ored girl was drowned this morning BY
falling into Q creek. A colored man named
Hunter was drowned yesterday.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 0.-Tho
river has reached the danger line, rising
three inches an hour. Experienced rivef
men predict that it will overflow the city
in the low-lying places, and cut on several
is three and one quarter inches: 1t ex-
tends up the river and in Eastern Tennee.
see generally. Indications for more SHOVE
ers are very promising.