Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-03
)VNESSEE RIVER
|0ES ON RAMP AGE
Fer Sections of Chattanooga
Are Vacated Before Adj
vancing Waters.
ROADS ARE HARD HIT
n Service on All Lines
Demoralizcd - 47-Foot
Stage Forecast.
ROADS ARE HARD HIT

by Associatcl IRE aH.l
ATTANooGA. TENN. April .
a iorty-s"vcn foot stage OF the
essce River predicted by sun
night and many Of the low sec
already under water. city Of
moved today TO furnish relief
'od sufferers. Early today mo-
cic policemen were sent into All
tened territory and the inhabi-
were warned to move out a.
Ihe armory. tabernacle and
buildings have been SGT apart
'use the homeless and Hood re-
headquarters have been cs,ab-
~ the office or MAYOR 4. ".
bliss.
road and street ear tra.nc l.
"a izcd. "a long MI OF tho south
iwiH. near Tyner. having col
IN in:s morning. uccessltattn-
letourtns Of all traffic between
AnooSa and both Knoxville and
th Via Hartman. Several i'm
NM bridges near the city have
washed away and the street car
RossVill". Ca. is under water.
Mnny Factories Close.
nerous manufacturing plau.s
already closed down and v!rt,I-
he entire Industry wiil have to
operations by Sunday. Colonel
IN command at For, ogle-
c' has offered ~ many army
Kitchens TO tho city officials ~
~. but stated that he could not
any troops 10 aid IN relief
first fatality or the food oc-
IA this morning, when i6-ycar-
oy. named Ward. was drowned
his father drove q team over a
into the swollen waters Of
anooEa Creek. near the city. The
r John Ward. was caught in a
from which he was rcscued bv
IN a boat. several hours later.
horses We're drowned.
lor;s from other sections along
iTcr show that tho nood stage
been passed n knoxville and
cs'ou. above tho city. and 1T
nee and Riverton. Ala. below
anoora.
-Four Inches Of Rnin Fall.
,rc was fail OF four inches OF
here during the past twenty
hours and reports show that
~ as heavy fails are along the
river. Chickamauca Creek is
" lis banks. and two railroad
es have hccn washed away. in
pi!ng trafnc on tho Western and
tic and Southern roads
ttanooga was virtually without
service from Thursday night
late this afternoon. every line
ing tho city being affected by
ments nr ~ashouts. several
OF double track on the Mem
division of the Southern Rail-
were torn up when a freight
spread cagied" between here
Bridgeport. Ala. and ,rafnc was
~ until near midnight tonight
er traffic had been opened on
Nashville. Chattanooga and ST.
Railroad. following a dcrall-
near bridgeport this morning.
S again halted at O'clock to-
when freight train was de-
near Hooker station. 4 few
weg: OF this city.
trains have arrived in the city
the Central Of Georgia since
sday afternoon. due to "A washout
ChickamauEa. Ga, while the
essec. Alabama and Georgia line
tied up by three washoutS be-
! Chattanooga and Gadsdcn. Ala.
trains which mana gcd 10 reach
ity were many hours late.
Knoxville dispatch says foods
wing unusually heavy rains did
pread damage in that section
right and today Ten miles of
little River Railroad Company's
$ in the mountains above Knox
were completely destroyed and
fifteen TO twenty miles moro
; either destroyed or badly dam
The damage 10 tho road is
atcd at more than $4,000. and
axe two months or more to re-
Knoxville and Augusta Rail-
also suffered considerable loss
washouts and lost two trestlcs
zen Maryvillc and Walland and
willie and Caulderwood.
Hong stretch OF The Southern
Ways tracks between Morris
and Asheviile was inundated
4 rains were running late. but no
us damage was reported
! severe Wnshonts Rcported.
Louisville aud Nashville Rail-
suffered severe washouts be-
Etowah and Copper IIill on the
ia division. causing one train
annulied and nccessitating the
7 fer Of passengers on others.
| ierviilc. twcnty-siX miles east
! 5aoxvxillc. was completely under
today and many families were
d 10 flee their homes. The light
,ower plant was put out of com
on and the town was cut OFF
Knoxville when the high water
/ .ed the Knoxville. Scviervillc and
| ,rn Railroad tracks.
Knoxville the Tennessee River
reached stage of twenty-five
hut soon is expected 10 begin
n. Much damage was done by
en- creeks. tho banks of which
thickly populated. Last night
early this morning police re-
S were called out to assist in
ing families TO safety.
'ower-HOuxc Fires Durn Out.
Q plant OF the Knoxville Knit
Mills was put out of commits