Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-17
WARNINGS IN SOUTH
Weather Bureau Displays Danger Signals
Along the Rivers.
CYCLONES ADD TO FATALITY RECORD
Havoc by wind aud Rain Reported
from widespread sectIons-Raii-
road Frame Largely sus-
pended.

ATLANTA. Ca, March 16-Heavy rains
yesterday and last night In northern and
middle Georgia, caused the Atlanta weather
bureau today TO send food warnings to
Eufala, Ala, and West Point and Column
bus. Ca, predicting a rapid rise In the
Chattahoochee. North Alabama was de-
luged. as we're portions Of south Georgia
and northern Florida, and streams In those
sections OF the south are out Of their banks.
At Albany, Ca, the Flint river, which rose
at the rate OF a foot an hour last night,
has not yet reached the maximum height
expected. The rainfall there in the last
three days has been nearly twelve inches.
Many sewer burst and houses in the low
lying quarter Of the town were surrounded
by water for several hours. The river is
still rising ana all creeks north Of Albany
are out Of their banks. The tracks of the
Central OF Georgia and the Plant system
between Albany and Thomasville are re-
ported under water in several places.
The chattahoochee at Columbus. Ca, rose
seven feet today and is still on the upward
move. The Southern has a washout near
Molena on one Of It's small branches. The
washout near Everett City, Ca, has not
yet been repaired and has prevented the
departure OF J. Pierpont Morgan and party.
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for Cincinnati. By way Of Atlanta.
Many washouts Reported.
Trafic on the Central OF Georgia was
delayed several hours by a washout near
UniCn Springs, Ala. Some damage was
done to the town Of Cordele, Ca, by the
heavy rains and q washout Is reported near
there.
A special to the Constitution from Bruns-
wick. Ca, says:
Information reaching Brunswick, Ca, to-
night, Is to the effect that the surround
ing country is flooded, as q result OF the
recent rain. Rain has been coming down In
torrents here since noon and there Is no
indication Of cessation. Not a train IL
moving over the Brunswick q Birmingham
railroad. Through Buffalo Swamp water Is
over the tracks for nearly q mile and pas
sengers axe unable to get to Brunswick.
The Plant systems track is intact.
THE Altamaha river rs still high, but is
reported falling north Of here"
A special from Montgomery, Ala. says:
"The seaboard Air Line suffered by last
nights rains and its trains in this part
Of the state are indefinitely annulled. It
lost a bridge and Its track near Harrisburg
and lesser washouts are reported at other
points"
A serious washout at shoal creek on the
Pensacola and Atlanta division OF the
Louisville & Nashville road, caused by the
heavy rains, has interrupted passenger
service between Pensacola and Jackson
Vile.
The mail train from jacksonville, which
was due In Pensacola last night. has not
yet arrived. ana 1t is said the washout
lie SO serious that It has been impossible to
transfer the mail or passengers. The train
TO- jacksonville. which left Pensacola this
morning. found It impossible to transfer
at the washout aud returned to the city.
A negro was killed By . cyclone which
passed over MonrNe. Epson and Crawford
counties VI this state today. Cicero
Thorpe's residence near Macon, Ga, was
blown down and many negro houses on his
plantation were destroyed.
1t Is reported that Montpelier Springs,
an old college settlement, was destroyed,
two big brick houses and a frame dwelling
being demolished. and the families occu-
plying them being rendered homeless.