The age-herald., 1899-03-16
THE HEAVY RAINS
 DID MUCH DAMAGE Bridges Swept Away and hany MaSh-
 outs Reported. TRAIN CAUGHT BY FLOOD Near CarterSVlle, Ga., and Passengers
 Are Waiting to Be Rescued.
CREEKS AND RIVERS RISING FAST
Waterspout at Gadsden and Vicinity Caused $5o,OOO Damage to Bridges, Railroad Tracks, Etc. = Lamar
 County Visited by Storm.

Atlanta, Ga., March 15-Heavy rains yes- terday and last night did great dam- age to railroads in Georgia and Alabama. Numerous washouts were reported today on both the Southern railway and the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis. The first train to get through either way be- tween this city and Chattanooga since last night arrived here tonight on the Southern. The Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis, which abandoned it's trains today, expect to get their morning St. Louis-Chicago through to Chattanooga tomorrow morn ing, although serious obstacles will be en- countred north of there.
 The winter resort traffic on these roads is very heavy, and they are putting forth extraordinary efforts to restore their roads.
 Rome, Ga. is being hemmed in by fast rising waters. The two rivers there form ing the Coosa, rose seven feet in four hours today, and it is expected the water will inundate the lower section of the city be- fore morning.
 All Trains Delayed
 No train reached Rome on any road until noon, when a passenger train on the South
  and 300 feet of track were washed out three miles below Rome. The northbound Cin- cinnati and Florida, limited, reached that point on time this morning, but returned to Atlanta. There were several washouts on the Selma branch of the Southern and no trains were sent out on 1t from Rome until tonight.
 No trains are running on the Rome and Decatur a large trestle being washed out near Attalla, Ala. The Rome road con- meeting that city with the Nashville, Chat tanooga and St. Louis at Kingston, Ga, is closed to traffic, trestle having been car red away by the flood.
 At Rogers Station, on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis road over l0O feet of track was washed away A large force of men has been at work all day, and the road will probably be restored tomor- row morning.
 Passengers Await Rescue
 A train on the East and West road left Cartersville today for Pell City, Ala. Sev- eral miles out of Gainesville it was caught by back water from Pettis creek, the fires in the engine were put out and at last re- ports the train was standing in water with the passengers on board waiting to be res cued. It will be impossible to get another engine to the train until the flood subsidies. The Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis lost two bridges at Mountainsboro, Ala, and will be unable to get trains across for several days
 Families living in the fiat woodlands near Steele, Ala, were compelled to move out. All trains in that part of the country are delayed.
 The storm did $5O,OOO worth of damage in the vicinity of Gadsden, Ala. The Chatta- nooga Southern road lost 450 feet of track. The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis lost two bridges and half mile of track. The Southern road lost it's trestle at Gads- den and considerable track between that city and Rome.
 Many road bridges have been washed away in Barlow county, Ga., and the dam age will be $100000.