Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-01
Damage Estimated at Quarter of .
Million Dollnrs-Rivers Overflow
as Result of Three Days and Nights
of Rain-seyere blizzard Rases in
Colorado.

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heavily. The floating lumber, houses
and debris knocked down a part of
the bridge and washed it away. The
loss to Hartman is terrible.
Telephone lines are damaged.
Three Lives Lost.
Nashville, Tenn, March 31.-Three |
lives were lost in Giles county. John
Cole and his family, who resided on
Richland creek, near Pulaski, were
driven to the roof of their home |
to escape the rising water. The
foundations of the structure gave
way and the family were thrown into
the flood. Mrs. Cole and her two
younger children were drowned. The
remainder of the family succeeded in
escaping. The damage at Murfrees-
boro and other portions of Ruther-
ford county is estimated to be half
million dollars.
Almost CIoudburst.
Chattanooga, Tenn, March 31.-l
The storm Friday night ragged in
this city and section furiously for a
short while, the rainfall being phe-
nominal, almost amounting to a
cloudburst, accompanied by light
ming Local electric lines were OBJ
structed in their operations for a
few hours, telegraph lines were
blown down and for the space of an
hour there was the greatest anxiety
for life and property. Saturday
there are no evidences Of the storm
in this city, the sky being clear.
Reports received from stations on
the Tennessee river and tributaries
the rainfall was heavy enough to jus
tify the prediction Of a freshet of
considerable proportions. Some Of
the smaller streams tributary to the
Tennessee are out of their banks and
still rising. The crest of the tide
will probably reach here Monday.
Railroad wires along all lines are
down and the reports received here
Saturday were very meager. The
bridge on the main line of the NASH
vile, Chattanooga & st. Louis rail-
road at Mammoth Ford, between
Nashville and Tillahoma, washed
away and no trains are operating on
that road. There were also several
washouts on the road. Trains which
left here for Nashville Friday night
went as far as Tullahoma and turned
back, arriving here Saturday morn
ing.
1t is given ont that nearly 5000
feet Of track in the vicinity of Lafa-
yette, Ca, on the Chattanooga, Rome
e. Southern railway washed away and
that several hundred feet of the Gin
cinnati Southern track near Grays-
vile, Tenn. suffered like fate.
Heavy damage to the town of MUIR
freesboro, Tenn, by cyclone is re-
ported but telephone and telegraph
wires are down and no direct details
have been obtained here.
Floods in Kentucky
Pineville, KY, March s1.-The re-
cent rains have put the Cumberland
river on a rampage, and Pineville is
under water. Great damage has re-
suited. News reached here Satur-
day that the reservoir near Middles-
boro had broken and that it would
cause the river to overflow Pineville
to depth of ten feet. This warn
ing caused many citizens to move
and put them in great fear. Much
damage is reported on the upper
Cumberland valley.
Worst Flood Since 1890
Middlesboro, KY. March 31.-The
worst flood since 1890 swept over
eastern Kentucky and east Tennes-
see Friday night. 1t rained for three
days and nights, swelling the cum
berland and Powell rivers beyond
their banks, as well as all other
streams, and before the farmers
were aware of the danger, the food
was on them. Many were compelled
to fee for their lives. No loss of
life has been reported, but it is be-
lieved that before nightfall many
deaths as result of food will be
known. The farmers are the great
est sufferers and their losses will
amount to thousands. The Middles-
boro valley was inundated and every
store in the. city, excepting three,
had from eight to fifteen inches Of
water on their floors.
"Over the Rhine" peon'~d by ne
groes and poor whites, was flooded
and denizens were compelled to flee
at midnight. Mingo Hollow is devas-
tated, railroad trestles and bridges
were washed away. The Louisville
and Nashville railroad between here
and Corbin was badly washed out.
Crops Damaged.
Gadsden, Ala, March 31.-The hard
est rain in years fell Friday night.
Some sections of the city are under
water from two to four feet deep
this morning. The city was In dark
ness all night, the power house being
flooded. The damage to crops is very
great.
Factories Shut Down.
Columbus, Ga, March 31.-Several
manufacturing establishments were
forced to close down Saturday on ac-
count of the high water in the Chat
tahoochee river. A washout is re-
ported on the Southern railway near
Oak Mountain 7pr.nss.
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