The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-24
LOSS BY THE FLOODS
So, 1000. 900 in Central and
Southern Mississippi.
Town Surrounded by The Flood. Part Of
Train Goes through a Trestle in
South Carolina.
tRr The Associate.l rre.sl

New Orleans. La. April 2l.-The
floods which commenced the early
part Of the week have already caused
II a conservative estimate. fully So
100000 loss in central and southern
Mississippi. TO say nothing Of the
damage sustained 10 the railroads.
The extent of the losses have not yet
been fully realized. and it may oc
some days Yet before an accurate total
can be reached. as mail communica-
ton has been totally cut off between
those localities which have suffered
most. In Louisiana. too. the damage
done By the unprecedented rains was
great. but in his State they are moro
inferentlal than positive. y special
from Columbia. Miss. fixed the los
IN that little town and its immediate
vicinity at S500.0 600.
The distressing news from Hickory.
Miss. 4 small town on this road. tina
is now completely surrounded bV WA
ter and inundated in many places.
Hundreds of hogs and cattle near his
point We're drowned and miles of feuc-
ing have been washed away.
THE FLOODS IN MISSISSIPPI.
Meridian. Miss. April Il. The cx-
tensive rains which have prevailed
over Mississippi and parts of Alabama
for seven days. making the rivers and
smaller streams of these States rise to
an unprecedented extent and over
flow the lowlands. is causing suffering
and loss of property never .lnuW tie
fore.
Thousands of acres of farming
lands have been devaSted and IN"
early crops will prove Il total loss.
Homes have been floated away the
aaI,,N ;, = . ori, A,I f +l... 49,
hold furniture and in some instances
not escaping With their lives. Thou
sands Of head OF cattle. sheep ana
hogs and fowls have been drowned.
WENT THROUGH THE TRESTIE.
G~re6nville, 5. G.. April 21.-The rain
fall in this section of the South the
past few days has been terrific and
almost continuous. All streams ar"
higher than for years and many Of
them are still rising.
Par of a freight train bound north
on the Southern Railway went
through the trestle over Thickettv
Creek. between Spartanburg and Gatf-
ney's, today. The engine and tender
passed oyer safely, but five cars load
ed fell with the t~restle. Nobody was
killed. 1t is supposed the heavy rains
weakened the structure. All trains
i 0CddNNd, pCIiiS u dIoullt w
Charlotte, Columbia and ~Spartanburg.
throwing them two and a half hours
behind time.
New Orleans, La, April 21.-The
railroads entering New Orleans are
emerging from the floods. The Hi
nois Central, Mississippi Valley AMI
East Louisiana roads are again open.
Tho nn1,tnactarp StiI1 hac Snton had
places. but expects TO cease 81 6661s
places, but expects il to be repaired
by Tuesday.
RIVERS STILL RISING.
Demopolis. Ala. April 21.-The
Bigbee River is higher than ever
known and still rising. The northern
part of the town is under water and
two manufacturing concerns are sub
merged. The Southern Railway has
five mile Of track under water and
the town is cut off from raicommuni-
cation. Hardly any farming can be
dozen before the middl of May.
HEAVY RAINS FAILING.
Jackson. Miss. April21.-Wit the
exception of a heavy rain fall now in
progress there is no change in the
flood situation tonight. Pearl River
fell -four inches during the afternoon,
and if the rain proves Of short dura-
ton and local in nature the water
will be subsiding rapidly III
the inundated district by tomorrow.
The Illinois Central reports received
from nearly all of the counties af-
fected by the deluge indicate that
the damage in the State of Mississippi
alone will reach two million dollars.