Evening star., 1909-03-14
ALABAMA IS FLOODED
Rivers Throughout the State
Reach High Mark.
MONTGOMERY is MENACED
Sea of Water Covers Land and Trees
in Vicinity.
NARROW ESCAPES FROM DEATH
Tracks Are Washed Out and Bridges
in Danger-Georgia Reports
Serious Danger.
MONTGOMERY is MENACED
ESCAPES FROM DEATH

| MONTGOMERY. ALA. March 13-
Montgomery is threatened with the great
est flood in the history Of the city The
Alabama river tonight is nearing the
fifty-foot stage and rising
| The weather bureau predicts a flfty-five
foot stage by tomorrow morning, and to-
morrow night 1t may be still higher
There is danger tonight of the city being
! thrown into darkness, the waters threat
ening the steam plants Of both the electric
| light companies and the gas works.
Residents Of North Montgomery were
warned today to move Immediately. AL
day the police aided families in getting to
places of safety.
Across the river from Montgomery there
is sea Of water extending as far as the
eye can see. The tops Of trees which
formerly stood high on the banks are
barely discernible. The water is over the
Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks
at the foot Of Commerce street and the
Union railway station Is in danger Of be-
ing flooded.
Narrow Escapes From Death.
So far no fatalities have occurred, but
there have been narrow escapes.
A force of laborers has begun barri-
i
plant being crippled. as a stage near sixty
brick wall is being constructed to keep
the waters out.
The greatest alarm is felt here over the
fact that all industries which use motor
power may have to suspend. This would
include the three newspaper plants.
The lowlands in SCOTS bend are threat
ened. including the big fertilizer plants
north of the city.
A special to the Advertiser from Colum-
bus Ga, says sticks of dynamite have
been placed in the Dillingham; street
bridge. a wooden structure which spans
the ChattahOOchee river. connecting Co
iumbus and Girard. Ala.
Officers are waiting the signal to touch
them off. This will probably be done TO
save the Central of Georgia railway.
trestle, few yards below it.
Cut Oh by Flood.
From Elmore county vague reports are
being received about persons cut of by
the high water on isolated spots only
few feet above the flood.
The United States government boat
Twining has started on a six-mile trip up
the river to rescue a party reported ma
rooned on an island. Sunday the Twin
ing will visit the negro settlements and
other plantations along the river.
Drivers Row. a negro quarter OF Mont
gomery, 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 after
noon that the Tallapoosa river had brok-
en- over it's retaining banks on Lower
Weiumpka road and that several planta-
tions were flooded. The state convict
farm Is completely isolated.
1t is predicted that serious trouble will
be experienced there. Roads are sub
merged, making traffic extremely danger
Gus from washouts.
Since noon the merchants OF Wetumpka
have been moving their goods from stores
and business is practically suspended.
The telephone line to Tallassee is down
tonight but 1t was learned that the water
was roaring over the dam there with
crest Of fourteen feet and that the river
was still rising. Electric power here 10
supplied from Tallassee.
1t is still raining here tonight.
Floods In Georgia.
ROME. Ga, March 13.-The waters of
the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers are the
highest ever known here. Traffic between
Georgia has been temporarily annulled.
Street car service between Rome and
Lindale has been suspended.
Tracks Under Water.
ANNISTON, Ala. March 13.-Farm
lands are badly washed and crops are
said to be delayed a month by floods in
this section.
Several Industrial plants have been
compelled to close down. The Southern
railways tracks in this city are inundated,
and between Birmingham and Wellington
the Sea board Air Line tracks are washed
out.
Rivers Are Rising.
SELMA, Ala. March 13.-Three days
the rivers in this section have been rising
and tonight families in many places are
moving from their homes. The Cohaba
river is a mile and half wide. The
shops of the Southern railway here are
threatened with flooding.
Business Suspended.
WETUMPKA. Ala. March 13.-Busi-
ness was suspended here today when the
Alabama river rose to nearly sixty feet.
Many hpuSeS had he abandoned Nv