Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27

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washed away.
All the fencing in the Indian Valley
from the head Of the stream to its mouth
we're swept away and the crops in the flat
lands were about destroyed.
McGuire's Valley, from which a small
branch flows into Indian, was the scene OF
another frightful flood. Sheriff Bandy
lives in this valley; and he tells us the
small branch was swelled to considerable
river, that the fences were washed away
and the crops destroyed in the low lands.
Many of the residents Of the valley had to
leave their houses.
CEDAR BLUFF SUFFERS GREATLY.
There was no loss of life at Cedar Bluff
but the loss of property is very consider
able. A large portion of the town was
flooded and number of houses carried
off. Four tenement houses owned by h.
f. Cecil and occupied, respectively, by
--- Cox, Thomas Lowe, and two
other persons whose names we have not
learned, located between the road and
creek, at the east end of the town, were
destroyed. The very substantial foot
bridge, which crossed the creek at point
opposite the post office, foundation and
all, was torn away. A small tenement
house located at the south end of this foot
bridge, the property Of j. H. Gillespie,
also went. j. IL. Gillespies store house
and residence, (the store-room was unoc-
cupied) with all bis personal effects, were
washed away. Joseph Mulkey's black
smith shop A. j. Cruey's wagon shop and
dwelling house, and Alex. Halls black
ship shop were destroyed, All the con-
tents of these buildings were also destroy.
ed. The ell to the old Lydia Wingo prop
erty also went down before the flood. The
stables or barns at the old Methodist par
sonage, Of A. NJ. StinsOn, French Wlngo,
Tom Wingo, and the one on the Lydia
Wingo property drifted down the river.
A number of outhouseH, such as spring
houses, corn cribs and chicken houses
were washed off, The smoke house OF Mr..
S. H. Laird was carried about a hundred
wards and left standing In an upright po-
sition. Nothing in it was hurt, the meat
and other contents being in the same con-
dition that they were before the building
was moved.
i A number of houses were surrounded
with water and it was from five to ten feet
deep in them. Among the dwelling houses
flooded, were those OF S. Ii. Laird, Mrs.
Amos Lipford, --- Bolton, Lon Nix
on, Sid Nixon, James Fields, DIR. w. E.
BAYLOR and ]. Il. Jones. The occupants
of these houses had to leave them in great
haste, and the contents of the first stories
were greatly damaged. The first story OF
, DIR. Baylors handsome residence was COM
| pletely flooded and much elegant furni
9 ture injured, including a splendid piano
+ fine suit of parlor furniture, carpets and
other articles. The storeroom of K. f.
Cecil was flooded with about four feet o
r water. The post Office is kept in that
r building. and Mr.. Cecil carries on the
mercantil; business. His stock of goods
. WAS damaged about five or six hundre,
# dollars.
y That part of Cedar Bluff which is loca
:. ed ON Clinch River-abOut and above
|. the railroad station DID not suffer much
!. The forebays of the lwo wOolen mills wer
h torn out and the water got up in the build
n ing of the I<lonkyke Mills.
!. The splendid roller mills Of Higgin
" botham a. Hurt were saved in peculis
manner. These mills are located on tn
,e river, just little above the month of In
20 dian Creek. The creek happend to hav
n. more water in it than the river did, an
m the water rushing from the creek into tn
10 river, checked the wafer coming dow
q. the river, and in that way formed an edd
is which extended up to and around th
mills. Messrs. Higginbotham < Hurt al
the only persons who live on Indian ths
are under obligations to it for its conduC
h. last Saturday.
rs All the houses that were washed ava
its ffoated down Clinch River about half
ne mile below the mouth of Indian Creel
sh and there lodged on an immense drift
he Most of the houses were badly wrecke'
its but some of them remained in a prett
x. fair condition. The stable of A. M. Sti
lie son is almost intact. 1t had some lumb
os. packed in it and hay in the loft. tt
NJ trip down the stream did not material
III, alter the position of the hay and lumbe
ed and some chickens that were in the stab
he were as lively as ever when the waite
les subsidized.
lr. The occupants ofall the houses that we
its swept away had 10 flee to high groun
ng and some had to provide themselves wi
his temporary shelter, in the way of hasil
erected huts, while the storm was ragin
20. 1t will be day and a scene long remer
pr- bered at Cedar Bluff, and it is fortuna
n, that there was no loss of life.