Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-13
ALABAMA IN THE.
WORST CENTER.
WATER RAvAGES

ATLANTA, Ca, July 13.-The food
situation everywhere in the South is
improved today. The Alabama river,
which With its tributary, the Cahaba
has wrought most of the extensive
damage sustained in central and
southern Alabama, was reported as
falling at Montgomery at noon, but
continues to rise at Selma, one hun
dred miles down the stream. Both
bridge at that place are safe, but
the foot bridge has been clcosed to
sightseers during three days as
precautionary measure, while the
Louisville & Nashville railroad
bridge there is still being used for
the passage of trains by that road and
by the West Point Route.
West of Selma, the Southern rail-
TOa| IS tied up at Lake Lanier and
Cahsoa river These two bodies OF
water have overfowed and joined
their volume. which now constitutes
one vast lake thirteen miles wide and
with a depth varying from ninety-six
to two and half feet. The railroad
bridge across the stream is weighted
down with a number of coal cars
placed thereon before the waters
reached their PRESENT unprecedented
stage. Beyond the Cahaba river the
Southern is operating trains between
Marion Junction and Akron, Marion
Junction and Mobile, and Marion
Junction and Uniontown. At this lat
ter place, the Warrior river has over
flowed and endangers the safety of
long trestle at Devils Run, no
trains operating over thes tructure
Beyond the Tombigbee river, the
Southern tracks are all above water.
and trains are running on schedule
between Demopolis and Meridian.
The government tug-boat Alabama
with a supply of provisions and a
fleet of motor boats is at work aliev-
iating the suffering among negro
plantation hands marooned in their
homes. At Cahaba, the ancient capi-
tai of Alabama, the entire town is
inundated. The grain crop has been
damaged severely, and much cotton
in lowlands has been utterly ruined.
but the total damage sustained will
hardly exceed one million dollars.
The farmers in Dallas and other Ala
bama counties realize their growing
crops are a practical loss in entirety,
but rich alluvial deposits left upon
TIER plantations will be of material
assistance in producing next years
cotton and corn crops. The boil
weevil situation, these farmers as
sert will not be seriously altered By
existing flood conditions.
East of Selma, great damage has
been wrought by the flood, and south
OF Selma, the Louisville & Nashville
railroads remains tied up by back
water extending over its tracks be-
tween Flomaton and Nadawah on the
Pensacola line.
The first through train from New
orleans and Mobile reached Atlanta
early today, coming via the Louisville
Nashville and Atlanta & West
Point railroads The train operated
six hours and forty minutes late, and
passengers arrived on it says food
conditions at Mobile are particularly
distressing. Dauphine and other
streets in the heart of Mobiles bust
ness section are flooded to depth of
one to four feet, and photographs Of
the actual situation in Alabamas gulf
mort reached Atlanta this morning.
Most of the delay sutained by the
New Orleans through train was ex~
psrienced at Mobile and at Minette,
4ween that city and New Orleans.
The situation along the whole Of this