Year: 1873

Items of News, scenes and Incl


dents.


From the Knoxville Press and Herald. Feb. Il.


Du;ing Wednesday night, the HOIs.ou


Continued to rise rapidly, and by daylight


the water was on i level with the banks on


the city side of the river. RiverInen who


kept watch during The night, state that the
river rose about eight inches an hour, from


nine O'Clock until five o'clock yesterday


morning. From that time Until twelve
o'clock last night, the water rose steadily


but more slowly. Up to noon the rise was
about four inches an hour; from then until


three O'Clock in the afternoon, about thee
inches, and so on steadily but slowly rising
until midnight, when our reporter learned
the river. was near at stand. At that
h the rise over common wster'-as the
river men designate the ordinary condition
of the river-was about twenty-five feet.


The low places along the river front are
flooded and the road on the Iiver bsnk is
overfowed. Atkins saw mill, at the foot
of Crezier street, was submerged, from an
early hour yesterday morning. The water,
last night, was over the stationary machine
~. Crozier street is inundated up to the
north side of Front street, the water cover
ing the lower step Of the offics of Atkins
shop. The lumber in the yard felt the
effects of the water which covers the
ground to the depth Of several feet, and
swayed abou. in the food. There are six
feet of water over the small bridge across
the creek, opposite the pork factory. This
locality is the lowest point on the river
front, and tie overflow attracted large
crowds Of curious gazers, all day long, yes
terday. Besides the delay and inconVeni-
ence occasioned by the submerging of the
machinery in the saw mill, no damage has
resulted from ths overflw. The river
being out Of its banks, OF course there is
plenty of water on all the low PAGES on
the river front, but no mischief has been
caused.


There were great quantities of drift wood
came down the rapid current of the river,
and during the day men were engaged in
catching and landing the logs. In this
laudable and often exciting work, now and
then mishap or l&ughsbls incident would
occur, to the great eujoyment of the inter-
ested lockers on. In many instances the
boatmen received 2 cold duckiDg, by tie
boat upsetting in their too eager efforts.
Several times, live rabbits were found on
the top Of drift and were brought ashore.
At one time, two men caught a huge log
which was impetuously going down the
river, in the middle Of the river. But they
found that it could not be landed, 50 great
was the force Of the current. One of the
men, taking an oar from the boat, jumped
on the log and sitting sstrsddle of it, at
tempted TO change its course towards shore.
But his efforts were futile, aud tie last seen
Of the intrepid log hunter, was his rapid
passage between the piers Of the railroad
bridge, Gas he sailed as be sailed" towards
Chattanooga.


And that reminds US that numerous
kilograms were received yesterday, from
anxious citizens of Chattanooga, asking to
be informed of tho prospects of another
great frashet in that city. Reassuring an
swers were sent them, but towards night
their anxiety incr lased and was not to be
allayed, as they were kept informed Of the
steady rise of the already exalted waters.
We think it extremely probable that tbs
low lands in Chattanooga will be submerged,
but as the rise at this city is fifteen feet be
low the great rise of 1867, our friends at the