The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-10
FLOOD And CYCLONE.
Loss Of Life and Property in
Southern States.
People Driven From Their Homes By the
Rapidly Rising Water.
Cities Inundated, Bridges Wrecked, Railroad
Beds Washed Away and Crops Ruined.
Families Without Shelter.
sreoial to THE MORNING CALI.

COLUMBUS (MlSS.l, Adrc0 J.-lni city
is now entirely surrounded by water. The
lowandS, on the east side, are covered for
some distance, and there has been consid-
cradle loss of cattle. Many people have
abandoned their homes and come here.
Waters still rising. Indications of heavy
frost tonight, which will greatly iniure
fruits and early vegetables. Similar reports
come from several points along Tombigbee
River. which is rising rapidly.
New ORLEANS, March GA Picayune's
Dickens (Miss.) special says: We have
been Isolated since last Saturday, when the
last train passed north. The continued
rains since Thursday night have raised the
water in Big Block River higher than was
ever known, aad it is still rising rapidly.
The Illinois Central Railroad track is lifted
bodily from the bed and deposited in ditch.
For miles below and above here the en-
bankment has been swept away. Incalcula-
ble damage has been done by the water.
KILLED BY a CYCLONE.
cyclone passed over this place Saturday
morning without doing any damage, drop
ping over in Madison County. where it
caused destruction of life aud property.
Passing from there into Attala County, near
Newport, several houses were blown down
and four negroes killed.
BRIDGES WASHED AWAY.
OKoLoNA (Miss.) March 9.-Reports re-
ceived tonight show that great damage has
been done throughout the country by the
floods OF Saturday and Sunday. Many
bridges and turnpikes were washed away
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Miss, the storm was the most destructive
ever known. Farming operations are en-
trely suspended and the land badly washed,
delaying planting two or three weeks.
A terrific storm passed within
three miles of Brandon last night, carrying
destruction in its path. Every house on
Senator D0nad'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 in
jured. They had tC remain out in the storm
all night.
PEACH CROP RUINED.
NEW ORLEANS, March 9. - The cold
weather of the 26th of February did c0nsd-
erable damage TO the prospective fruit crops
in this State. On Saturday afternoon hail
fell, and Saturday night rain fell IN torrents
for hours. causing greater damage by wash
outs and the oyerliOwing of low lands than
has been done in many years. Last night
there was another freeze, this time preceded
by rain, which finished up the peach bios
SONS, and very few peaches, if any, will be
produced this season.
GENERAL FREsGETs.
Picayune's Qulman (AIiss.) special says:
The almost unprecedented rainfall IN this
section the past week has caused general
freShet and cessation of traffic on the rail-
roads. The town of Enterprise is Inundated
to a large extent, and water is flowing
81. .s.fF
river, and in many instances coming into the
stores. The food has no parallel save in the
memorable year Of 1871.
DISASTROUS STORMS.
YAzoo CITY (1Iiss.), March 9.-Reports
from different parts of the county received
to-day indicate that Friday and Saturdays
heavy rain has proved disastrous to houses.
obt- -buildings and bridges. Every stream is
over banks.
EFFECTS OF A CLOUD BURST
MERIDIAN (Miss.), March 9-The cloud
burst on Saturday night did an immense
amount of damage to ali the railroads enter
ing this city, and traffic is suspended.
RAGING TORRENTS.
NASHVILLE, March 9-The phenomenal
rise in the river continued this morning.
The gauge read 46I@ feet, rise since Friday
morning of 252 feet. Much damage has
been done, and 1900 TO 1000 people have been
driven from their homes. Goods in ware
houses and cellars have suffered much dam
age. The river is a vast, angry torrent,
spreading over the lowlands. Nearly all the
lumber yards are Oyerfowed. At police
headquarters many inquiries for shelter were
made. Reports from all points on the river
show it is rising everywhere, and the full
ness of the Ohio and Mississippi will pre-
vent the Cumberland from running do wn as
rapidly as it otherwise would.
NEGROES DROWNED.
KNOXVILLE (TenD), March 9.-Very
heavy rains prevailed throughout this set-
tion yesterday and last night, and all the
streams are out of their banks. A 7-year-old
coored girl was drowned this morning by
falling into raging creek. A colored man
named Hunter was drowned yesterday.
RISING RAPIDLY.
CHATTANOOGA (Tenn.). March 9.-The
Tennessee River has reached the danger line
and is rising three inches an hour. Expert
enced river men predict it will overflow much
of the city in the low-lying places, cut off
several of the railroads, and suspend the op-
eraiioDS Of several manufactures. The rain
fall here for thirty-siX hours was 3.25 inches.
The rain extends up the river and in East
Tennessee generally. The indications for
more showers are very promising.