The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-24
LIVES 0F THIRTEEN Lost
FLOODS IN NORTHEAST TEiNNES-
SEE MORE SERIOUS THAN AT
FIRST REPORTED
PROPERTY DAMAGE is HEAVY
Fifteen Stone and Steel Bridges Are
Washed Out, and Thousands of
Acres of Crops Are Sub
merged

kNOAN lEbD, Ienn.b May Zo.-f lOOu9
pouring into the Tennessee river from the
swollen streams of Upper East Tennessee
caused the former to reach a stage to-
day of thirty-three feet above low water
mark. This is the highest stage in TWEEN
ty-siX years. Having received notice
thirty-six hours beforehand, the river
men were able to protect themselves from
serious loss. Many industries along the
river front will suffer, however, and all
lowlands are submerged. This, together
with the stoppage temporarily Of river
traffic, will entail quite loss
Authenticated reports from the north
eastern part of the state show that thir-
teen lives were lost
The financial loss was heaviest at Eliza
BEETHOVEN, where nearly a hundred homes
were destroyed causing losses estimated
to aggregate 10000.
At Wautaga the damage Is estimated at
$150,O0O.
Fifteen costly bridges of stone and steel
were swept away.
Damage to the Knoxville division OF
the Southern railway by the foods proves
more disastrous than at first reported.
Communication to the East by way OF
Asheville is expected to be established
today, however. The Tennessee is above
the danger line at all points east.
Many manufacturing plants here, and
at other points, will be compelled to
close down. Thousands Of acres Of grow
ing corn and wheat have been complete
ly ruined.
The Tennessee river reached S5.S at
this place this afternoon at o'clock,
and is now slowly falling. It's tribu-
taries in upper East Tennessee, where
the greatest loss has resulted from the
flood, have rapidly receded, revealing
wreckage of houses and bridges and
ruined crops The loss of life thus far
reported is thirteen, though 1t is not
improbable that there are others
At Knoxville the steamer Omega, the
largest vessel plying the Tennessee
above Chattanooga, was wrecked this
afternoon and is a total loss. The
steamer was docked for repairs to her
hull. The food had nearly submerged
the boat when a loosened raft Of logs
crushed her into l1ndling wood and sent
the wreckage floating away.
Traffic via Bristol on the Southern rail
way, Norfolk e. Western route
NAV be DELAYED for a month until the
bridges are replaced. The Southern
hopes to handle trains via Asheville and
spartanburg to and from the East to-
morrow, while the road through Ashe-
Vile. via Salisbury, will not be in use
for several days.
A special from Ellzabethtown, Tenn,
where the food was felt with terrific
force, says:
The relief committees tonight report
about $50 persons in the town and 1000
in the country homeless because Of
TUESDAYS flood. The more fortunate
people Of the town are furnishing food
and clothing, but unless outside help is
secured much suffering will result.
DAMAGE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
BRISTOL, Tenn, May 23-Later de-
tails from the flood-stricken section show
great damage done in Western North
Carolina mountains. Huntsdale, a new
town at the southern terminus Of the
Tennessee division of the Ohio river
and Charleston railway is practically
wiped out. AT Unaka the large railway
iron bridge which spanned Chucky riv-
er has been destroyed The lumber
and pulp mills Of Gen. John T. Wilder
and also %, 600 logs and a large quantity
Of lumber property of the Unaka Lurn-
ber company, have gone down with the
food
RAILROADS IN TROUBLE.
COLUMBUS, o., May 2S-The heavy
rains of the past few days have caused
serious trouble to two railroads entering
Columbus Traffic on two divisions Of the
Norfolk & Western south of Kenova has
been completely suspended. The Kan
awha and Michigan division Of the Ohio
Central Is also having trouble on the
south end, wires being down and the
track being under water in number Of