The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-17
Big Greek Rampant.


Heavy damage Is reported to have
been done TO the aviation grounds at
Park field, where IN spite Of the eN-
penditure OF thousands Of dollars IN
drainage works, Big Creek which runs
along one side of the field got out Of
banks early Sunday and the water did
considerable damage by washing away
sections OF the ground on the big flying
field
The larger streams over abe county
We're all out ef .banksN Ritd. II IS reported
that considerable damage kAs been done
70 many oi the county hrfdgeR and that
repairs viii cost a large sum
The rainfall, according to records at
the local weather bureau office. was
tho heaviest that has occurred IN MeW-
hhis In A. years or AApee June ), 1871
From Saturday night until midnight
Monday litlIe less than 70 hours,
the total rainfall was 9.72 inches The
heaviest downpour occurred during
Sunday when the record showed total
Of 7,72 inCAes In T. hours.
The record for June s, 1877, wasN9,67
for "a hours, Durink the same day
the record for 10 HOURS was S.95 and
the storm period Of As hours at that
tine brought total precipitation Of
ia47 inches, 40 that Sundays storm
came near breaking all weather bureau
records for Memphis.
II will he noted from tho figures
above that the record Of 712 for the
l9hour period Sunday was at much
higher rate than the record for 1877
during the l9.hour period covered by
the reports,
Tho record made for 12-hour periods
during the storm, follow: Saturday
o'clock p m, TO Sunday at Il. M, rs
inches From Sunday at o'clock a.
m to Sunday at Z o'clock p, M, T,72
inches. From Sunday at D. m, to
Monday at Z a. M, l33,
Trains Annulled,
All trains east out Of Memphis were
anuulled or held up, and trains from
the west on the Missouri Pacific and
Cotton Belt were all late, and all out
up.
The Nc. & ST. L. and the T., & N.
railroads reported numerous washouts
in the Hatchie river bottoms, The most
Of the trouble Of the n, c. & st, l.. was
In the vicinity of Vildo, about 20 miles
trouble of the N, c. & St. L., however,
was reported to be between Hollow
Rock and Nashville, the extent OF
which has not been definitely deter
mined Monday morning, Train No l0l,
due to leave Memphis at II pm. sun
day night was annulled as also was
No, l05, due to leave at 5;A5 am, and
No. 1903, due TO leave here at 1890 pm.
Mqsday would be az least three or four
hours late, II was said
The l., e. ~ railroad got their train
No 104, due out at $3.50 pm. Sunday
night, at $40 am. Monday morning.
Train No. l0l, due here at $3.50 am.
had not arrived and no definite figure
on its arrival could be obtained.
The Southern railway reported wash
outs. at the Wolf river crossing between
Moscow and Rossville,
| From the. west the Hot Springs train
| on the Missouri Pacific due here at
| 1901 am, did not arrive until about 8
| from Fort Worth on the Cotton Belt,
due here at 1925 am, was over three
| hours late,
Southern Badly Hit.
The Southern railways tracks be-
| tween RoSsvile and Moscow were un-
| Cypress creek district. about l3 miles
west of Corinth The company had a
! large force of workmen and materials
at each end of the trouble, but at noon
the water had not receded from over
the tracks SO that repairs could be
made Nothing could be learned of the
| condition OF the track between Ross
vile and Cypress, a distance of about
! 40 miles. but most OF this track Is on
high land with danger probable only at
| the crossings OF Spring and Porter )
| creeks All trains. both inbound and
| outbound. ON the Southern were an
uuIled Monday and no figure on any
of the trains could be given until the
water reCedes from the tracks and the