The farmer and mechanic., 1909-03-16
FLOODS THREATEN
ALABAMA CITIES
Montgomery is Heaviest
Sufferer so Far
GREAT OAMAGE DONE
River at Montgomery Nearing so Foot
Stage and is Rising Rapidly and
City Power Plants May be Com
PEELED to Shut DOWn-CcOrgia
Towns, Too, Are in Danger.
OWNS, Too, Are in Danger.


Towns, Too, Are in Danger.
(By the Associated Press.)
Montgomery, Ala, March 13.-MOnt-
somery is threatened with the greatest
flood in the history of the city. The
Alabama river tonight is nearing the
50 foot stage and rising. The wealth
er bureau predicts a 55 foot stage
by tomorrow morning and tomorrow
night it may go still higher. There
is danger tonight of the city being
throwns into darkness. the water
threatening the steam plants of both
the electric light companies and the
gas works. Residents of North
Montgomery were warned TO-DAY to
move Immediately and all day the
police aided families i'll getting to
places Of safety.
Across the river from Montgomery
there is a sea CT water extending as
far as the eye can see. The tops
of trees which formerly stood high
in banks are barely discernible. The
water is over the Louisville and Nash
willie railroad tracks at the foot OF
Commerce street. and the Union rail-
way station is in danger of being
flooded. So far no fatalities have oc-
CURED, but there have been narrow
escapes.
A force of laborers has begun a
barricade against the probability Of
the gas plant being crippled as stage
near so feet would cut off the gas
service and brick wall is being con-
structed to keep the waters out. The
greatest alarm is felt here over the
fact that all industries which use
motor power may have to shut down.
This would include the three newspa-
per plants.
The lowlands in Scott's bend are
threatened, including the big fertilizer
plants north of the city.
From EImOre county vague reports
are being received about persons cut
off by the high water on isolated spots
only 4 Jew feet above the Hood. he
United States government boat Twin
ing has started on six mile trip up
the river to rescue party reported
marooned on an island. Sunday the
Twining will visit the negro settlements
and other plantations along the river
Drivers Row, a negro quarter Of
Montgomery. is inundated, and Mayor
league tonight ordered the city teams
TO that section to move the negroes
from the danger zone.
Information reached the city this
afternoon that the Tallapoosa riveI
had broken over it's retaining banks
on Lower Wetumpka road, and thai
several plantations were flooded
The State convict farm is complete
~ isolated and it is predicted that Sc
I'ious trouble will be experienced
there. Roads are submerged. making
traffic extremely dangerous from
Washouts.
Since noon the merchants Of Wet
umpka have been moving their goods
from stores and business practically
suspended.
1t was still raining here tonight.
Georgia Rivers High.
Rome, Ga, March 13.-The waters
nf the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers
ars the highest ever known here
Traffic between Rome and Chatta-
nOoga on the Georgia Centraal O
Georgia has been temporarily annul
led. Street car service between Rome
and Lindale has been suspended.
Lands Washed Around AnnistOn.
Admission, Ala, March 13.-Farn
lands are badly washed and crops are
said to be delaped month by flood;
in this section. Several industria
plants have been compelled to close
down The Southern Railway track.
in this city are inundated and be
tween birmingham and Wellington the
Seaboard Air Line tracks are washed
cut.
Families Moving From Around Selma
Selma, a Ia, March 13.-Three days
the rivers IN this section have beer
rising and tonight families in many
places are moving from their homes
The Cohaba hiver is a mile and a halt
wide. The shops of the Southern
Railway here are threatened with
flooding.