The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-04-04
BAD FLOODS IN THE SOUTH
TWENTY-FIVE LIVES ARE LOST.
Property Loss Is Estimated mt About
S2,5OO,OOO, and May Go Higher
Flooded District Covers Tennes-
see, Kentucky, AIabnma-AII the
Railroads Suffer From Washouts.

ditional reports reach here, the enor-
nifty Of the foods in middle Tennessee
continue to grow. 1t is known that %
lives have been lost, while the fate Of
three others is yet uncertain. The
property loss, the railroads being the
heaviest losers, is estimated at 81 $780,
600, 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 McMinnville the number of
drowned is given as seven, at Lewis
burg 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 Har-
mitage district, 10 miles southeast of
here, were cut off by rising waters of
the Cumberland and the last heard of
them they were in the top of tree
with the water almost over them. An
attempted rescue resulted in an over
turned boat the two occupants Of
which came near losing their lives.
Details from outside points are mea-
ger
At Petersburg. in Lincoln county,
the public square was flooded and
whole negro settlement washel away.
One man is reported drowned. Two
whole negro settlement washed away
A report from McMinnville says
Mrs. Blevins and three children were
drowned in Charles creek. Their
home was swept over the dam.
Henry Maxwell lost his life in at
mill.
The damage at McMinnville and vi
cinity is estimated at 100000.
Cumberland, Elk and Dutch rivers
and their tributaries rose rapidly, the
rise at Nashville in "a hours being %
feet. This river is still rising and re-
ports come from various towns on the
upper river that the raging waters
have swept away a number of houses.
The streams between Murfreesboro
and Bell Buckle, Tenn, advanced so
fast that the occupants of many homes
ond stories.
Traffic on the Nashville, Chattanoo-
ga & st. Louis and the Louisville &
Nashville at some points has been
stopped. Much property at Mount
Pleasant, Shelbyville and lMurfrees-
boro was damaged. Several hundred
People at Mount Pleasant have been
driven from their homes. Three lives
were lost near Pulaski. The home of
John Cole collapsed in the food and
Mrs. Cole and two young children
were drowned.
The damage at Murfreesboro and
other portions of Dukerford county is
estimated to have been half million
dollars.
No trains are leaving Nashville for
the south. Damage from floods on the
, Louisville & Nashville and the Nash
Vile. Chattanooga & st. Louis rail
roads is heavier than at first thought
and creeks and rivers in the flooded
district are rising still. twenty-five
trestles and two bridges are down or
the Louisville & Nashville, while the
! Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
has lost nine spans out Of five bridges
the structures at South Stones river
= Duck river and Buffalo going away.
r Hartman. Tenn, March 30.-Tht
: water in the Emory river has recedeC
b to 25 feet and there is no more dan
3 ger here. No lives were lost, but there
, were many narrow escapes. The esti
j mated property losses aggregate 1892,
. OOO
Four bridges are washed out on thu
9 Cincinnati Southern and two on tn
l. Hartman Northeastern.
3 AS a train passed over the Emor,
b river bridge it shook the north EN-
bankment, causing a great landslide
Pineville, KY. March 30.-The re
= cent rains have put the CHAMBERLAIN
: river on a rampage and Pineville 1
? under water Great damage has re
. suited here and also in the uppe
river country.
} Fear Many Lives Are Lost.
r Middlesboro. KY, March 30.-Th
It worst food since 1890 swept over east
L ern Kentucky and eastern Tennessee
L Saturday night. 1t rained for thre
l. days and nights, swelling the Cumbel
l. land and Powell rivers beyond thei
e banks. as well as all other streams
s and before the farmers were aware {
= the danger the flood was on them.
u 1t is believed before nightfall man
y deaths as a result Of the flood will b
II known. The farmers are the grea