The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-03

49, So-E AaArA&~CNA ~ -
rcntial rains OF the Last two days in
Georgia, Alabama and east Tennessee
ard portions OF North Carolina. caused
the death OF four persons. as far Is
known. and inflicted serious damage
to all kinds OF property. The rains have
teen followed by much colder weather.
accompanied by high winds. /
The weather bureau announces today
trat the C-hattahoocl.ee river would
continue to rise during the next thirty
six hours. and it is feared much dam
age Will result.
Three people were " at West
Point. Ga. while attempting TO cross
the turbulent C~haltahoochee. and
Thomas Russell. an engineer on me At
i@nta n West Point RAILROAD. was
Killed in a freight wreck. caused by i
washout near Notasulga, Ala
thousands OF dollars worth OF prop
.rty has been destroyed at West Point.
and there is much suffering. Today
the water in the streets OF that town
wa from one to five leet deep. Mann
Of the people spent the night in For:
Tyler.
No trains have been sent through
rOm Atlanta TO Mon 5omery over the
Atlanta and West Point road since sun
day and the Southern railways New
York and New Orleans limited last
night was sent around by Birmingham
ana Meridian. \ Waslout is reported
or the Southern between Asneyille and
Knoxville.
AT Columbus. Ca. tao Chattahoochee
registered thirty-eight feet. The prop
erty damaged is already heavy. Near.
~ FIVE inches of rain has fallen in the
vicinity of Rome. Ga TWO washouts
are reported on the main line of the
Louisville n Nashville road south OF
Montgomery.
Asheville, n. c., December 3O.-The
storm of the past two days has crippled
train service. Traffic from the west on
the Southern railway mas been COM
pletely blocked since yesterday morn
Ing. trains being water-bOund at White
Pine. y. c. Trains on the Asheville-
S. artanburg division are w~auer-bound
ut Campo Bello. but passengers are COM
ire through about six hours late. AT
Tunnels. on Black mountain the
French Broad river is within a foot and
a half of high water mark.
Knoxville, Tenn. December 30.-The
Tennessee river vas 23.5 feet above low
water mark at 10 o'clock today with
the prospect that so feet will be reached
today, when a decline is expected. Re-
ports indicate that high water is pre-.
Valllng upper east cnneS-
see. The river has risen 14.1 feet since
Saturday at l o'clock p. m. Two inches
of snow fell here last night and is melt
ing today.
Chattanooga. Tenn. December 30
A. average of three inche OF rainfall
over the Tennessee river basin since
Saturday sent the water oyer the 3D.
foot danger line here today. The water
is now rising at the rate of four inches
Al. hour. The Tennessee flood warming
Ger Ni.a n nnnl1pnnc tInt tho r;,-x- ,-;lt
reach thirty-eight feet here by 10
O'Clock tonight n will go over 40 feet
b. tomorrow afternoon. Merchants in
the business section OF the city are re.
moving all goods from their easements
IN expectation that they will be
flooded.
Montgomery, Ala. December 3O.-Au
outgoing trains from Montgomery were
annulled yesterday on account of wash
outs. Last night, however, tracks Oh
the Central Of Georgia and the Plant
system were repaired sufficiently to ad-
NIT trains being run. on the Louis
vile and Nashville the passenger train
from the south ran into a washout near
Bushy creek. The engine and the pos
til and baggage cars went INFO the
waShout. but nobody was hurt. rs the
train was running very slow. 4 trestle
on the main line. eight miles south Of
Montgomery. is down. Three hundred
Itt' VI lIdCh d "ISIlth away near
this point. One hundred feet OF track
was washed away at Catoma creek.
Fifty feet of the big dam across the
Tallapoosa river near Tallapoosa is put.
The dam had just been completed and
cost $500. 600.
Anderson. s. c.. December Cone
hundred and fifty feet of the Anderson
light and power company's dam at
Portman Shoals in Senaca river have
been washed away. The damage is ar
least 800. 900.
Bristol. Tenn. December 30.-High
water has washed away three spans Of
the Virginia and Southwestern railway
bridge at Eliz~abethtown. two spans Of
the bridge at Butler. n half mile Of
track between Elizabethtown and Nay
mead and several ~trestles on the Ten
nessee division of the road. forcing a
suspension Of traffic. The East Ten
nessee and Western North Carolina
railroad has also suffered serious wash
outs.
WASHINGTON. December 2h.-SneciaI
flood warnings have been issued for
the lower Tennessee with stages II
least three fee above the danger lines
and for the James river at Richmond
/ Supplemental warnings nave also been
issued for Chattanooga. Tenn. Rome
Ca. Montgomery and Selma. Ala. with
stages from 30 70 - feet ~ Er~tta-
nOoga OF : TO 9 feet above tn niger
I line: for Rome. Ga. with Stages - feet
I ard Selma IS feet. 5 feet above @th4
danger lines. and at Montgomery Ala.
with 81 feet or S feet above the danger
lire. The Potomac river at Fs--er's
Ferry viii crest in the n~eiohborhood
OF % feet. at which stage no da--agf
of consequence can result TO points be-
low.
Richmond. Va. December 30.-Thcr.
has been a tremendous rush Of water
I ln--r -hn T1--1- -f---- l--r ,s-L- --s
today- The people in the lower par
OF the civ are moving out. and tbs
wharves at the Rockets are under
water. The extreme lower part of rh'
city is cut of. Owing TO the fact thai
the wires are down along the James
river division of the Chesapeake and
Ohio. nothing can be learned definite
II OF the condition above. II is expect
/ ei that the water here will reach il.
height about midnight. and fears ar
that the freshet will be the heavies
in years No fatalities have been re