The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-12
FLOODS RECED|NG
 SLOWLY IN MOST IF
 STRICKEN SECTIONS
Montgomery Is Hit Hard By Next to Record Height of Flood Mark Late
 Yesterday
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Atlanta. Ca. December 11~-HiEh waters that have flooded low-lyinE sections of Alabama, Georgia aad Mis- sissippi generally were beginning to rccede tonight. but Montgomery, Ala. and Macon, Ga. appeared to be just feeling the effect of the flood.
 Property loss in injuries to indus trial plants and in their enforced shut ting down, as well as damage to build ings loss of live stock and extensive made the monetary toll of the floods run into tle millions. Loss of human life, however has been remarkably small. Probably not more than a dozen lives have been lost and these in accidents or through rescue efforts in the three states. A thousand or more negroes are homeless. however, around Hattiesburg and Meridian, Mississippi.
 RAILROADS PARALYZED
 Railroad communication generally was paralyzed in the lower portions of Mississippi and Alabama, and in Montgomery all trains were tempo rarily annulled except those coming from the south over the Louisville and Nashville and those entering over the Central of Georgia and the Atlantic Coast Line. The railroad tracks were covered by water near the depot and the Central established a temporary station three miles away. Hundreds of head of live stock were thought to have perished around Montgomery and to the south. and numbers of persons were reported marooned on high ground.
 The water supply in Montgomery was rendered useless for drinking purposes by the artesfan wells being flooded ana Mayor Gunter cautioned residents lo boil the river water that was being pumped through the mains before drinking it.
 The water supply of Macon was threStened for time today. when the Ocmulgee rose to 24.9 feet and over flowed Central City park.
 Tonight however. reports were re- ceived here that the river was re- ceding and tha. the water supply was not thought to be in any immediate danger. Much damage was done in Central City park. where the state fair is held annually and rhe city hot houses were flooded Many small negro houses were washed away or overwhelmed. but it was said no indus tries were reached by the high waters. The river waters rushed in the park when the levee broke shortly after noon. Private levees were built dur ing the morning to save industrial plants.
 SCORES OF BRIDGES GONE
 The rain-swollen Chattahoochee. that caused the loss of score of bridges around Atlanta. one con- crete structure just completed at cost of s100000. and that inundated parts of West Point and Columbus. Ga-was sending its crest into the gull tonight
 Reports from West Point were that if the waters continued to fall buggies could take the place of boats there tomorrow and real estimate or loss could be made. Communication was sections of the city divided by the river and army engineers tarrived from Camp Gordon to look into the possibilities of throwing pontoon bridge across the stream 10 take the place of the bridges washed away Loss at West Point probably ran to $1.000.000 or more. Food and awter supplies. with the ai6 of the Red Cross and people frorn neighboring towns, were in good shape today, although the business life of the town was at standstill and will be for possibly a week.
 Columbus was without street car service and the score of large textile and other plants in the Columbus sec tion were shut down for lack of power. Loss in the Columbus section was estimated today at $75o.ooo.
 GRAVE AT MONTGOMERY
 By AssoeIated Press
 Monlgomerv. December 11--F1ood condt- tions in t.e Alabama river at Montgom-