Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-30
FATAL RESULTS OF FLOOD
Twenty-Fou Lives Are Lost in High
Waters Of Tennessee.
OVER TWO MILLIONS IN PROPERTY GONE
whole Towns Are in Keen Distress
and Railroad TrRmc is En-
tIreIy stopped In
Places.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March Gas sd-
ditional reports reach here the enormity OF
damage from the floods Of Friday and the
night before in middle Tennessee continues
to grow. 1t is now known that twenty
four lives have been lost, while the fate Of
three men Is vet uncertain. The property
loss, the railroads being the heaviest losers,
is estimated at $500, 900, and may go
higher.
Stories from nearby points tell Of rising
waters and people being driven from their
homes, with many narrow escapes from
death. At McMinRvtle the number Of
drowned is given as FIVE. at Lewisburg four,
at Pulaski ten, at Mount Pleasant one and
at Hartman three. In most instances the
victims were negroes or laborers and their
names are not given. Three men in the
Hermitage district, thirteen miles south
east Of here. we're cut of by rising waters
Of the Cumberland, and the last heard Of
them they were in the tops Of trees, with
the water almost over them. An attempted
rescue resulted in an overturned boat, the
two occupants Of which came near losing
their lives. Details from outside points are
meager.
Losses Are Scattered.
At Petersburg in Lincoln county the pub
lie square was flooded and a whole negro
settlement washed away. One man is re-
ported drowned. Two Touring mills were
swept away. A report from McMinnville
says a Mr.. Blevins and three children
were drowned in Charles creek. Their home
was swept over the dam.
Henry Madeyell lost his life in attempt
ing to escape from Faulkner's mill.
Nothing has been heard from the country
above McMinnville The damage at Nc
Minnville and vicinity Is estimated at $780,
900.
HARTMAN, Tenn, March 22.-The
water in the Emory river has receded two
feet and there Is no more danger here. No
lives were lost, but there we're many mar
row escapes. The estimated property losses
aggregate S132, 900, the following being the
heaviest losers:
Hartman, Northeastern railroad, $4,000;
Flanders Manufacturing company, 1920 900;
cotton mills, 10000; Hoe Tool company.
s410, 900; Vestal Lumber company, 10000.
Four bridges are washed out on the Gin
cinnatI Southern and two on the Harri-
man & Northeastern.
As a train passed over the Emory River
bridge tonight 1t shook the north embank-
ment, causing a great landslide. No more
trains can run tonight.
Eastern Kentucky Inundated.
MIDDLBSB0Ro, KY, March 29.-The
worst food since 1890 swept over eastern
Kentucky and east Tennessee last night.
1t rained for three days and nights, swell
ling the Cumberland and Powell rivers be-
yond their banka as we'll as all other
streams, and before the farmers were aware
Of the danger the flood was on them. No
loss Of life has been reported, but 1t is be-
lieved that before nightfall many deaths
as a result Of the food and a great amount
of suffering will be reported. .
The Middlesboto valley was inundated and
every store in the city excepting three
had from eight to fifteen inches OF water
on their floors.
Mingo Hollow is devastated, railroad
~trestles and bridges were washed away.