The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-04-04
FLOOD NOTES.

Several of the candidates were caught
out in the flooded sections of the county
and experienced much difficulty in max
ing their way back to town. Register
Latta was water bound day and night,
when he succeeded in riding as far as
Goodwin, where he left his horse and
took the train for Columbia.
Mr.. John Latta, candidate for Sheriff,
was caught lear Hardison's Mil, aud
had to forsake his horse, ride three
miles down the Lewisburg pike in a
canoe, and then walk four miles 20 Rally
Hill,
sSheriff Hight reached Leftwich bridge
eight miles from Columbia just after
the bridge went down He had to ride
40 miles to reach Columbia.
Ring Bros, at Hardison's Mill lost
their store house and entire stock of
goods.
Hardison's Mill lodged in between two
large trees about 200 yards below it's
former site,
The Sowell's Mill bridge, frame
structure, broke loose Saturday after
noon and foated down the river,
The iron bridge across Duck River on
the Iron Bridge road, was about the
first to give away to the flood.
The old Morgan's MILL situated at
the Sowell's Mill bridge on Duck
River, was washed away. This mill
was bought and remodeled not long
ago by Mr.. John B. Ashton, and his
loss will probably be between 3d. 900
and $4, O00
There was no telegraphic commune
cation on the Nashville, Florence
q Sheffield. anywhere south of Column
ia after | 80 o'clock, At 4 30 O'CLOCK
the wires south of Columbia were
lost. At Nashville the l.. q N,
however, got through connection
with Decatur by long distance tele-
phone by 8 O'Clock, aud paid ten cents
a minute for an all-night connection.
The telephone was never in continuous
use for over three or four minutes Mt
a time, but when needed it was badly
needed, and was worth many times
the money to the railroad, in view of
the fact that it had no other connec-
tion south.
The colored Baptist church at Mt
Pleasant was submerged up to its
windows.
The rural delivery carriers did not 90
out this morning, as there was no mail
from the railroads, and travelling through
the county is almost impossible
The waters of Little Bigby rose sever
al feet on the old fair ground property
on the Mt. Pleasant pike-something
that was never known before. Mr.. John
Trotwood Moore had several head of
horses in stable on the property, end
it was with some difficulty that tey
we're gotten out.
Mr.. W. F. Diilehay. who carries
-ural route No, 8, reports that the iron
bridge over Fountain Creek at Thomas
Mill WAS washed away Friday after
noon about $50 O'Clock, ana lodged
lbout 200 yards down the stream. At
Thomas Mill the water was almost up
n the second story and the damage
o the machinery and contents of the
mill will be quite severe About 100
'arrels of -four on the first floor were
ither damaged or ruined, and 80
apidly did the water rise that the
men who were engaged in removing
he -four barely had time to escape.
Mr.. Dillehay spent the night at
house in that neIghorhood, and Hur-
icane creek having gone down con-
iderably he forded the stream his
way to Columbia.
Mr.. e. p. Fraser, the Riverside
estimates his loss at
bout $500. He had quantity Of
Gods in the Rainey store house,
hitch was washed off its foundation,
nd he was unable to remove anything
The cedar bridge across Helms
ranch was badly damaged.
The county will not suffer any loss
a account Of the destruction Of Left
lex bridge, as it was still in the hands
the bridge builders and had not
ben turned over to the county. Their
81 will be about 81, 900.
Judge Erwin estimates that the
IS to the county proper On account
the destruction of bridges etc., will
Il be over $40, 900. most Of the
idges destroyed belonging to the
rnpike companies.
The L. q. N. has had eighteen hun
ed men at WORK on it's main division,
pairing the damage done by the
DDS
MIR. T. Il. Lipscomb was out in the
untry and started for home Satur-
y morning He travelled all day
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