The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-01
STORM ALSO VERY SEVERE
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 to Nashville.
Government Canals, Locks and Dams at JGussel Shoals Rendered Use- lsss-Lumber and River Men
 Suffer Heavy Loss.

Decatur. March s1.-(Speeiat. )-Keports from the country show appalling oamske from last Fridays storm and nooo. Scarcely a bridge is left standing ih Moran. Limestone and Lawrence Coun- ties, and in the last is included several fine iron structures. The Decaturs are practically isolated from the surrounding country. Many houses were struck by lightning and demolished, but there were few fires, owing to the deluEe of rain.
 Six houses and contents were swept away on the Lloyd plantation. the occu- pants escaping on the roof and taking to trees; two were demolished by lightning on the Hurd plantation and one man named Evans was killed. A man named Baher on Flint Creek is reported drowned and his house destroyed by the flood. Numerous narrow escapes are reported. The body of Jacob Coach was found to- day in a sink hole, near courtland. Ala. Car Upshaw. young negro ot Fine Bluff. Ark. was killed.
 Lumber and river men suffered heavy losses from broken rafts. Losses on cattle and stock are heavy.
 2 Though Decatur was in tho direct hath of the storm. the loss here turns out to be comparatively light as the storm seemed to split west of here. It was the worst storm ever known in this part of the Tennessee Val ley and losses will run up in the hum dreds of thousands.
 Since Friday this has been the northern terminus of the Louisville and Nashville
 No Nashville mail has been receiy- cd here since Friday. Today the first mall reached here from Chicago, Ctn- cinnsti and other points north by way lhf hattanooxs. New Decatur is without telegraph communication stiH and the Dsctaur ofice is crowded with messages from pa sseneers stalled here. se.
 Among the prominent passengers were Noel VI. Carter. president of the First National Bank, Nashville and MT. Brown. cashier of the First National Bank or Chicago. A man and wife with twelve children from southern Mississippi ana bound for Arizona are among the side tracked passengers.
 The Louisville and Nashville did all ID its power for the accommodation Of the passsnxers Twelve banana trains from New Orleans and billed for Chicago are side. tracked here for two days and 1t IS thought they VIII 6ct VoN NoA''cN'N Corinth. Miss. '-,
 The Tennessee River is on rampage
 Steamer Decatur No 1 brought news this afternoon that the government canals, locks and dams at Mussel Shoals in the Tennessee River are rendered practically useless by the food since last Fridays storm. Steamboat transporta- ton is severely handicapped If not altogether suspended. Locks Six. Seven, Eight and Nine are so damaged that 1t will be several months before they will be in service. Lock Six is the worst damaged, parts of the heavy stone work being removed and the gates wrenched off. The five hundred foot steel scdue- duct, the only way boats can pass the shoals. Is moved a considerable distance off It's abutments and is leaking badly The government railroad at the shoals Is destroyed. Several heavily laden river steamers are tied up below the locks