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AN aprilisii shower
T 1 t pauses DKSTRUCTION TO LIFE
1 and PROPERTY.
THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, APRIL fi, 188G.-TWELVE PAGES.
. , „ Awin' ItrldgM and Tmtn-Aa
‘ " LA., C»r» With Fifteen
h Met" Down Into the Klver-
Vurlou* Reports
bc „v nun of Sunday night and Mon-
* ,l ° i ,i..< ctfe-inm all <
L.n.Hlthe streams all over Georgia to
fcrvmuch swollen. The Ocmulgee
° rase ’ve y rapidly and caused much
er 1 la Bacon it overflowed its banks
he east side. The small houses near the
,1 were completely cut off from oommu-
1 t with tlie streets that were free from
10111 la the flat near the track of theCen-
a n'ftilro.id the water extended up to the
aJ^re'iif mill No. 1 of the Bibb Maun-
Boats were used to
•lofcnre of
rturiou Company.
C fer people from house to house. At
ride«the water registered about three
VlL.r than the height reached during
1 Hanson fie 1s t.
[The railroads centering in Macon were
more or less damaged. A trestle on
(ieorgii railroad neiu Milledgeville was
shed oat, and pusseuxtJis, were transfer-
?Iit that point. A washout occurred near
Point on the Atlanta division of the
ntral railroad Monday night at about the
time that on the Georgia railroad took
tfiter of Trains Sam C. Hoge said
it ni«bt tbttt both the breaks had been
uroi ami that trains were running us
n a »Vp East Tennessee, Virginia, and
tor-ili” railroad, several trestles were
Lh'il out between Atlanta and Stock-
lie No trains from Atlanta had ar-
ltd up 1° 111 ll< ‘ Ilour laHt “Wit. Yester*
mining ft train for.Iesnpand Bruns-
lek vms mode up and left Macon at 9:50.
twteu Macon and Brunswick parts of
e track were under water, but not enough
prevent tie running of trains.
[Master of trains B. N. Rice said yester-
p that a large force of hands was at work
Jairim the breaks between Atlanta and
)ckl»ridge, and that trains would probably
J running as usual in from eight to twen-
[four hours.
litis feared that the rain last night caused
|ierLranks in the railroads, as the road
dti iu many pi ices wero badly washed by
. rains of Sunday uigLt and Monday,
phe trestles and bridges on the several
■ItfA!»were carefully watched last night,
|Tbe telegraph wires in all directions arc
Verted down and communication from
wieijtious mj.it liable to dumugc by the
sis cut off. It is expected that the
...» will be repaired by noon to-day.
biDNioarRsPOBT. — A’Telegraph repoit )r
1 i in,.:« the circuit of the city last night,
LeitI the following additional information:
tlhti trains on the Central railroad urrived
jldepirted on time. The expr as {flatter
■pointsbelow Macon was brought down by
Id 10:40 train from Atlanta and tvtnsfem il
[the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
m l t > be m nt south on a special train
ich left at 12 o’clock. The mails were
kiisrly treated.
Thwi..; t* the hreakn nr. the Louisville and
isuviiit* lailro id iu Alabam i, all mails to
ftl from Montgomery were transported
V the C ntial aud Southwestern rail-
Oving to the same breaks, a train
n .i nf two chair cars and three Pull-
|u dlttpers was expected in Macon by the
iitlivnu railroad at 9:20 a. tu., with pas
k*r» from Montgomery to Atlanta.
[" tmiH were sent out on the Columbus
[isiau of tho Southwestern railroad, Mas-
of Train* Huge not considering it safe
J d * m. The Flint nver was reported to
Imjr high uiul threatening the bridge,
^timber Hudiout was expected ou the
I r;:a rai'r il l near Millsdgeville.
IU E«t It nrn-HMee, Virginia, and Goor-
| rt.I.-utl. Intwoeu Macon and Atlanta,
k reported blocked by several breaks and
uoib-rof unsafe trestles and bridges.
Wu'. rs on the 10:10 train from At
[a by the Ceutml railroad reported a
« ut Ei*t Point It occurred about
• 'ck. One family of eight persons was
,r ' l t > he badly injured, some of the
pj* N U'>t being expected to live. The
1 i uhl not bo ot>uined, owing to the
««the truti stopped ut East Point.
Jt 12 uYl.ick,the Ocmulgee was still rapid
1^ w.iii thought that if tho rain con
Hi tnr mgh the night the bridges would
*n barred.
k number of sewers wero burst last night,
[i ili,.id men declared last night that the
Imuq of trains would probably be abon-
aa on all the roads to-day.
THE FLOODS ABOUT ATLANTA.
The New. Brought In Over the Varlou.
Line, of Railroad..
: Atlanta, March 30.—Peach tree creek
just above this city is ao foil that the Uich-
iuon,l anti Danville bridge which spans it
had to be braced thia morning before the
incoming passenger train would venture
Ucket Cf069 1 . A,Uir * Peters,
»B*nt of the Western
and Atlantic railroad, received orders this
morning to sell no tickets to point, beyond
Dalton till further notice. The bridge over
Hurricane creek above that point has been
washed away. The tunnel nt Mission Ridge
on the Last I ennessee road has caved in.
I asstngers from Atlanta cannot get to Chat
tanooga over cither line. The Rome rail-
road, between Kingston and Rome, is under
water. No trains can be run to Rome
by that route. The Louisville and Nash-
\ ille load is blockaded by slides at Lookout
mountain. The Cincinnati Suiithern road
is blockaded by caving in 0 f tunnels. The
Last Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail
road has been blockaded by the caving in of
tW r2, tuimelM between Atlanta and Rome.
The new aud costly bridge just completed
on the Rome end Carroiltsn Railroad at
Romo is said to have been entirely swept
away. All the trains, passenger and freight,
were side-tracked on the Western uml At
lantic road last night.
The duplicate bridge over Hurrieanc
creek above Dalton oil the Western and
Atlantic road will probably be in place by
to-morrow mot row morning. It is already
built and the workmen are rapidly adjust
ing the various parts.
The idea of these duplicate bridges was
originated General Mcllea, while superin-
tendendent of the Western and Atlantic
roaii
These duplicate bridges are built and
placed under houses constructed at or near
every bridge on the lino of road. When a
bridge is burned or wushed away it can bo
replaced by the duplicate at hand in a very
short time. The workmen, instead of
building anew bridge, simply adjust the
duplicate and put it in place.
The Yellow river bridge on the Georgia
road threatened to go this afternoon.
Atlanta, stopping all western and eastern
mails. Tne officials hone to get trains
through by to-night Washouts on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail
road north of Selma have stopped the moil
trains.
Specials to the Advertiser from Wetumpka
report that the bridge across the Coosa river
at that point was washed away last night.
The loss is $30,000.
Waved from Drowning.
Sparta, March 30.—Judge John Turner
came near being drowned in a ford of the
“three-mile branch" while attempting to
cross, and Miss Eliza Moate was swept
down about fifty yards while attempting to
cross another ordinarily small branch, lint
for the prompt aud daring efforts of young
Ed Bruce she would have surely been
drowned. She is now in bed from the
effects of tho struggle in the water.
In Columbus.
Columbus, March 30.—The rain boro to
day has been incessant. Tho Chattahoo
chee river is higher than ever before known,
and fears are entertained that tho bridges
will be carried away. Four steamboats are
waterbound and fears of a crash from tho
drift and ffoating bridges me .o r>rehonded.
Tho low country farms are damaged many
thousand dollars. Tho river is still rising
six inches per hour.
THE HEAVY DAMAGES.
The Loss of Property Estimated at Two
Million Dollar*.
Atlanta, March 30.—Advices from north
Georgia and Alabama show heavy losses
from the freshets.
It has rained continuously since last Sun
day evening, and nt midnight to-night it is
pouring in torrents. The rainfall in Atlanta
has already been over ton inches. Tho
rivers are Hooded and great loss of property
reported.
»ry railroad leading ont of Atlanta has
spended traffic. Many bridges are down,
d it is thought others will fall to-night.
Tho Home and Carrollton narrow gauge
road is almost washed away. Tho Western
and Atlantic rood lias loaded its bridges
ith freight cars.
EastTennosee is terribly washed, and tho
Atlanta and West Point is greatly damaged
The long bridge across the Chattahoochee
‘ West Point is reeking, and it is believed
will fall to-night.
All telegraphic communication is cut off
from West Point aud Rome and throughout
northwest Georgia. The merchants and
residents in these places have moved to tho
second stories, and the towns are several
feet under water.
It is estimated that the damage will
amount to two million dollars, and it may
more.
be i
damage in Tennessee.
MlliU. (,'un... Hub u.m»|^Du|u of
I m Co il K*uilne.
fumixMKu, March 30.—The unpro-
T',',,1 r.uiu that have fall, n in thin sec-
f '• r fl>' p**t forty-eight hoar., the total
paAl vur.ing from eight to ten inches
Pusiiiout Upper Tenneai.ee. At 8 p. m.
I "’-there inurkeil 33J feet, and i„ riling
•e r*t■: of ID inchea per hour. Advice*
_" ~ u, “ indicate that the rise will reach
IJ hve fe>t aud may go to llfty feet.
T* (OW®* or freight truioa on any of tho
r l J«Uroad» havo left tho city or arrived
F«u»t night, and then is no prospects
oemg resumed to-morrow,
the East Tennessee, Virginia aud
railroad heavy Without, and slide,
fe occurred between here and London,
pni»»eo. Heavy slide, on the Georgia
fwo'i of the East Tennessee, Virginia
I .M'*; 0a tit® Cincinnati Southern,
I "lull bridge at Rock creek has been car-
P a* ay.
I“* “fta on the Naahvilla and Chatta
IU*. Alabama Ur at Smthern, and Mem
|V* U I Uhstl stun railroads at the foot o
| «'mu MuuuUin are undermined by the
li o*' 1 r , 111 1* bridges in tho viciuh
I "louuteiin are in danger.
J® engine ou tue Alabama Great Sooth
l/“‘».y ran iuio a landslide and was
p-puateddown an embankment. No one
I »■ jion.lv hurt *
Western and Atlantic Road a cnl
**n, i| out n..or Ur.yaville, and a slide
'i '"‘fhe mouth of tho tanned near
-h Hill
hatnage Ilf any conaeqoeno. can
"a tillj tUUBI^UCHUU VitU DC
.> H. f " ra u uI..>h ihe rivt-r nso.i over forty-
leet
r J it hi M f r o m Ro^kwood, Tennessee.
L | 1 hundred feet of the railroad
I * nuHlii-d out, and the coke ovens
I *• a.i») I r .>ii n ..a i.-.i
Compauy or® badly
K Lllor y Q*p. Emory run, the river
1 n*'?* ,e ^ 1 the bridge over ‘ u -
[ vi ^^jlitni r.*nd is in dsugrr.
l lt *1 '*[** the backwaum are
l-f. i * , to * n aut ^ wwiy people
f *from their homos.
'V* Ov, the water flooiled
* u ' .Jwineii. stid mi® miner woe
t t \ ,\ .* lx ” *b»iug Fawn taruat:e« were
I,,!,! h “ lil down, nn.l a coil famine
L lf .i 1 - 1 at Dayton end Rock wood
‘ ,ta , l * *P«*d»ly rc^nmeri, and
the several bridges below will
be liable to the same calam
ities, aud bring about great expense to
our tax paying people. Tho bridge beyond
the paper mill about four miles out of tho
city has been washed away. Farmers on
the streets tj-dnv say that great damsge is
being done to the soil by washings thereof
and to the grain crop, where planted on
any kind of a slope, it is n it possible to
estimate the damages that will follow, but
it may be asserted that it will be quite
he-Avy. The connection of tho several
trsms on yesterday was very poor and
mails were consequently small. No doubt
but the same will be to-day. Nothing being
done on the farms.
At Conyrr*.
Conyers, March 30.—Our county was vis
ited again yesterday with a vciy heavy rain
storm. Tho new bridge across the Yellow
river near this place, which wns built last
year at a considerable cost, was washed
away, and many other smaller bridges were
greatly damaged. Mr. W. H. McDaniel’s
mill property was badly damaged.
A Cyclone Interrupt* a Funeral.
MoNTfioxfKRY, Ala., March 30.—A special
to the Advertiser states that a cyclone swept
across the portion of Bullock county, nbout
fifty miles east of here to-day and in its
path struck a negro church in which a fune
ral was going on. The church was blown
down and four persons were killed and ten
badly injured.
A Cotton Factory Destroyed.
Montgomery, Ala, March 30.—A special
faora Prattville, 14 miles west of here, slates
that the cotton factory there has been un
dermined and has fallen in and is a total
wreck. The loss is $85,000. Two hundred
laborers are thrown ont of employment.
H. E. and J. Taber are the principal owners.
At Warrenton.
Warrenton, March 30.—Very heavy rains
fell here yesterday. Tho county streams
are higher than thejr have been in some
time. No trains came in last night, bat the
east-bound day passenger arrived on time.
Farmers who have planted corn say they
will have u large portion to plant over again.
A Washout Near Newnan.
Griffin, March 31.—The rain has ceased
and the bright sun is a welcome visitor.
The farmers all report terrible damages to
land and fences.
Two briuges in Potato Creek, in Pike
county, are gone, also one on Endy Creek.
It will cost the county nbout $2,000 to re
place them.
The freight train on the Savannah, Griffin
and North Alabama Railroad arrived here
at noon, having only roached Sargents, six
miles above Newnan. Tho woNbont there
is rixty feet long and twenty-five feet deep.
Two construction trains aro there with
about 60 bands, and hope to get the road so
trains can pass to-morrow, vet it will take
a week or more to repnir all the damage.
Flint River ^bridge, on that road about ten
miles from here, is in danger, the water
being up ngainBt it and tho river about a
mile wide.
At Erin, Go., fifteen miles from hero, the
river has risen six feet in the mill of H. G.
Sullivan & Son, causing them to move
everything to the second s ory.
The Carrollton mail arr ved hero to-day
having been transferred by handcar at Sar
gents.
THE RAINS IN VIRGINIA
Culminate In the Moat Disastrous Flood*
Known for Year*.
Richmond, Va., March 31. -The lioavy
rains of (ho past tim e days hnvo canned a
considerable rise in the w aters of the James
river. Tho wharves in the lower part of
this city aro submerged several feet,
and merchants in that section along
tho water front have removed
their goods to places of safety. Cellars ou
Main street as high up ut Sixteenth street
aro filled with water. Rain is still falliug
this evening steadily, and the indications
are that tho freshet will assume tho propor
tions of some of the great Hoods of the past.
The watei at (> p. m. is up fourteen feet
above low water mark. Reports trorn along
tho Richmond and Alleghany Railroad nt
noon stated that the water at Balcony
Falls hail risen twelve and n half feet
i'opping in time the passenger cars follow
ing. Business is seriously impeded through
out this section, though there is no inter*
rnptiou of mining andmianufacturing oper
ations.
Montgomery in Total Dark net*— Heavy
Lose* in Talladega.
Montgomery, March 31.—No further dis
asters are reported, except heavy looses by
stock being swept away. Iu this city the
flood reached the highest point everknown.
Tho water is overall the tracks at the union
depot
No trains have arrived from Atlnpta or on
tho Louisville and Nashville road. Damage
to various interests here is slight compara
tively, the business portion of the city be
ing elevated. Somo manufacturing estab
lishments lose lumber and material, but the
principal loss is from suspension of work
ecanso of iho location of the factories in
»ml wi* rih.ng rapidly, at Lynchburg four- (h „ lovref t cf the cit xhe „ workg
teen foot and ruing rapidly. At Columbia and eU< . tn », H ht workg » ro 8ubm ?r ge d and
(the confluence of the Itivaua and Jame* , ho dly u in ^ nrUucsg .
rivers,) lifty-aeyca milcH above Richmond, Two huuflred thousand dollar, will not
the water waa up twenty-hve feet and n.in K ooTtrtlie , 0fm in TlUkl , ega from the d# .
eight inohea an hour At 5 p. m. no re htruction o( bri(1( ,,„, mi u 9 8tock . Tba
port could be received from west of Colum- c riT(Jr gti f l r Kiog , mcl Rregt de3trnc .
bio, «h the telegraph wires wero down. The iu .1 1 * v..
telegraph
water at that point hail risen to twenty-sev
feet and was still rising.
The track of the Richmond and Alle-
From Griffin.
Gmffin, March 30.—We have had the
heaviest ram that has fallen here for months
commencing Sunday and still continning.
A washout between Sargents and Whites-
burg, on the Savannah, Griffin and North
Alabama Railroad, prevented that train from
arriving here to-day.
Rail road* About Atlanta.
Atlanta, March 31.—The Central trains
and the Georgia trains came in on time
this morning. The Richmond and Dan
ville was one hour late and tho Air Line
Belle due here at 8:25 was abont five honrs
late. Trains on the West Toint road will
probably begin running to LnGrango to
morrow. It may be several days before the
Georgia Pacific will be ready for trains.
Trains on the Western and Atlantic road
arc rutning between Atlanta and Dalton
to-day.
The Lews from Montgomery this morn
ing is that all the railroads running into
that city are submerged. The water is said
to be three feet deep in the general ticket
office and still rising.
Wagon travel to this city in the northern
part of this county is suspended because of
the washing away of all the dirt road
bridges, three in number. Across Peach
tree creek, a number of people bound for
Atlanta, encamped on the fnorth banks of
that swollen stream last night.
Athlltioual from West Point.
West Point, April 1.—Tho waters are
gliony railroad is under water at bo ve ral | just beginning to assuage. The flood is
points, and the bridge is ro ported washed the greatest ever known here lief ore by
away. No trains are running. four feet. It is impossible to estimato the
Danville. Va., March 31.—There was a loss to the merchants, but far greater than
terrible thunder storm here this morning, was at first supposed. The largest losen
Lightning struck a house in which were are: Zachary, Hagadorne A Co., Atkinson,
five persons. The house was torn topiocea. Reed A Co., Hagolcy A Co., and W. 0. A
young man was sitting on a trank leaning I L. Lanier. The aggregate losses will
aguinst a window. The window was sliat- I amount to $150,000, if not more. The roil-
tered and the young man's clothiug torn I way bridge is out of line and will certainly
from his person, but he was not seriously j be condoninod. Dwelling houses were
hurt. About the same time the electric flooded and the contents destroyed,
light wires were struck and one of the dy- Tho water lias fallen about three feet.
nnmoH was badly dunmged. The storm bus Nothing can lie definitely known of the ex
now abated. tent of tho damage until the waters subside.
Lynchburg, Va., March 31.—The heavy Tho suffering is great. The toll bridge is
rains of the lost few days have caused a lodged below on an inland. The mills aro
great rise in the St. James river ut this greatly damaged and all w*ork suspended,
point. The water is sixteen feet above low The mails have been delayed since Mon
watt r mark and is rising at the rate of one I day. Probably a week will elapse before
f<*it per hour. Lexington, Va., reports communication can be re-established,
that the North river is eight feet higher Lanier will run a steamboat to transfer
than ever known and is still risieg. Rain passengus and mails as soon as practicable.
still falling and a disastrous flood is 1
feared. The river at this point is twenty-
one feet above the low water mark and is
ising ono foot per lionr.
At Palmetto.
Palmetto, March 30.— All trains on the
Atliiutn and West Point road have been dis
continued since yesterday owing to the
heavy rains. The watercourses are higher
than ever known before, and it is still rain
ing. A cyclone struck three miles below
here this afternoon.
A CYCLONE’S VISIT
Cause the Women to Fly to the Pit*—De
struction to Property in LaUrange.
LaGbange, March 30.—The storm signal
w us hoisted curly this morning. The pc« >ple
wero much excited, and the ladies visited
friends having cyclone pits. A cyclone
with a spiral cloud and with a terrific roar,
but not of full force, dipped down on the
centre of LuArunge nt 1 o'clock touching
the west side of the public square. It scat
tered roofs, shutters, gutters and trees at
Mr. Little's, Davenport’s, McFarian’s,
Banks', Beale’s, Er meat's, Cary’s, Caudle’s,
Jones's shop, Callaway’s; and chimneys at
Hchanb A Nix’s comer and the Davis
Thornton building ou the square. It un
roofed half of the Buptist church, and up-
r<.*>ted tin- trees at the Presbyterian church.
The barn at Dr. Cary’s anl Newsome’s fell
ou the cuttle and mules and Dr. Cary’s cows
were killed. Fences wero s •attered broad
oust. It damaged from $2,500 to $3,000
property. There were many
strange results. The tombs of Messrs.
Frost, Did'as, Callaway. Young and Murphy
in the cucetery were capsized, causing im
mense rains. All trains have been discon-
tinaed and no mails have been forwarden
since Sunday.
Negroe* Heriously Injured.
Palmetto. March 39.—Tho residence of
Wash Tatum, colored, was totally destroyed,
and he and his wife arc both seriously if not
fatally injured.
WEST POINT’S CALAMITY.
Steamboat* Running on the Principal
■street*— Damage* to the Plucky Town.
West Point, March 31.—The waters are
pouring through uH tho streets of our town
nnd the losses sustained are great indeedl
The chief losers are J. T. Zachary, J. J.
Iliagadorn, Atkinson, Reed A Co., Whitaker
A Hudnmu, A. M. Eady A Co., W. C. A L.
Lanier, W. li. Ptiguley A Co., John Love
lace, White A Bass, J. J. Collins, Adums
u3rojj. White A Humphrey, Longshore,
FIFTEEN MEN LOST.
An Engine and Two Car* Oo Down Into
th* River.
Columbus, March :K).—The only accident
reported on any of tho roads running out
of this city was at the Tallapoosa bridge,
on the Columbus and Western, where tne
engine and two cars went in the river last
night Engineer John Bridges hud his leg
broken aud about Ufteen negroes ate re
ported as killed. No details can be obtained.
A wind storm passed over the plantation
of V. M. Johnson, near Smith station, blow
ing down three nepro cabins. If any other
damago was dona it has not been reported,
It is still raining here.
Specials from Opelika r<port that the con
s'ruction train went through the bridge
over the Tallapoosa river on the Columbus
and Western Road, between Ope»ika and
Dodeville. The engine and two cars, en
gineer and fifteen bands went down. It is
Jenred that some of the men are lost. Great
cries of distress were heard, bat nothing
to their fate is yet known.
Delayed Train* at Mllledf evllle.
Mili.f.doeville, April 1.—The train due
here at 9:18 a. in. on tho Georgia railroad
Harrisonburg, Va., March 31.—Tho fall I from Macon was delayed here on acoount of
rain which began throughout tho valley the bridge which has become impassable,
on Friday last culminated last night and owing to the recent overflow. The bridge
this morning in the most dirautrous flood is in a dangerous condition and if tho nver
known for years. All tributaries to the continues to rise may be totally destroyed.
Shenandoah river are exceedingly high, aud I The water is now within eighteen inches of
that stream, it is feared, will sweep the low- tho bridge in tho eastern portion of the
lands along its birnks. It has been risiug city nnd is still rising. Great loss will un-
rupidly all day. The rain lias now ceased. doubtedly be sustained by the farmers of
Staunton, Va., March 31.—Violent rains I this community,
during the past two days have canned de-1 Owing to a landslide at the 182 mile post
structive floods in the mountain districts. I on yesterday the Central train due here at
Dainaae* In Columbus.
Columbus, March31.—The Chattahoochee
river reached the highest point ever known
this morning. The water stood three feet
deep iu the Eagle A Placnix mills and the
Lowell warehouse, the Alston and Alabama
warehouses. The ColutuhtiH iron works
and tho gas works wero also flooded, and
the city is without gas light to-night.
The bridges across tho river aro still
standing and will hardly be coined off,
There are no trains leaving here on rail
roads going west, as it is not thougut to be
safe to cross the bridges. Tho dainug
done by the flood cannot be estimated.
It has been fair and cool to-day nnd tho
river is now slowly falling, but is still
higher thou it was during tho Hurrison
freshet.
1° k** re » which will compel
* lr ,n P^wa to shat down.
At liUir.Till*.
'7Z?‘‘. iU,ch ** -Th. rainfall in
•,,, I" nnpr^ceifont.d in tb.
K1 »•! '* u ’U. Train, ou tho WcU-
At Marietta.
M u, 1 inn, March 30.—Yenterday nnil to
day can eery appropriately be termed two
days of rain, for it ha# fallen almoat con-
tinuonaly ainco Sunday night. The creeks
and branches are out of their bank*, and
will no donbt reach the highest mark to
night that has been known in years. As
far as hoard from, no bridges haye been
hare been washed away, bnt we look for a
different report to-morrow. Trade is en
tirely stopped nnd travel on both roads is
practically at a stand atiU.
The narrow guage run a train aa far aa
Canton, bat could go no further on ac
count of a landslide at Mabel. Passengers
from the other end were transferred, ihe
water is up to the public bridge at Canton,
and may sweep it away at any moment,
while the railroad bridge is threatened. The
company will try to run a train through to
morrow. The Western and AtUnoe hare
slopped all trains except the Marietta ac
commodation. It waa the only train to
Atlanta to-day.
It was reported here that Tunnel HUibad
fallen, but this U not confirmed. The Chat
tahoochee U rising rapidly, *nd ojj 1
of its banka before morning. At this writ
ing there is no sign of abatement.
Hodnett, Dobbins, Friesiehen, lliggin-
botbem, Nath Causey, G. \V. Edwards,
Darden ,V Kennedy, Gob. Cruft, Palmer,
Stywold, Haralson, Kliaw, Lanier, Miller,
lleyman A Merit, Tom Jennings.
The mills are iu danger of dams going.
The Alabama and Georgia Mill*
ud Ihe West Point Mills are some
what damaged, and many of the private
residences are perfect wrecks, with all their
contents, including piano, aud household
furniture. The toll bridge, coating thirteen
thousand dollars, waa swept away yester
day, leaving West Point east and west
divided. Our loss willjreacli nearly two hum
dred thousand dollars. The mayor of La-
Grange and many others have extended aid.
Wo are in a deplorable condition, cut off
from the world by thia infliction, oa railroad
and mail facilities cannot t» resumed for
several days. The railroad bridge seems in
iitatu i/un, but on thorough judgment will
be condemned, oa it is completely out of
plumb. No further calamities.
Only distress is viewed on every side and
our heart* kink to think of the terrible
loss to our spirited little city.
AXOTHKtt ACCOUNT.
LaGraxue, March 31.—Distreming new
has reached ua from West Point. Fully
thousand people have sought refuge from
their homes in the river bottoms, i
in water live feet higher than peat freshet*.
The residence* and every store are from five
to eight feet in water. The loss is near two
hundred thousand dollars. The hotel floor
is covered with passenger* of the last train,
and many are canght upstairs. The cars
are six feet in water in the depot.
A railroad negro, feeling for
stepped of the platform and waa drowned.
The river tug* are steaming up the main
business street, aiding the dejected mer
chants tu save the stock from the too rapid
rise of the river, Ponr .hundred citixens
from the hilltops watched that necessity,
the foot bridge, being baffetted by the
mighty torrent. At 3 p. m. it crashed
down. The rail raid ia badly damaged.
Swanson’s and Reid's Islands above here
aro covered. The fanner loocs his Jerseys
and aheep. No moils.
A Cyclone Near Stone Mountain.
Atlanta, Maech 31.—News reaehia this
city this evening .of u cyclone which
struck the dwelling of Mr. James
llowcll, three miles below Shine
Mountain, late yesterday afternoon,
The family, consisting of Mr. Howoil, his
wife, two daughters and thiee sons, were
in the bnild'ng, a small frame house.
It was dismantled. The ehl
cst sou was killed, km cheat having tieen
mashed in by falling timbers. Mr. James
Howell, the father, had an nrm broken and
was badly numbed up, bnt not kill at. The
other members of tne family were all seri
ously but not dangerously hurt. Mr.
Howell is Its yenra of ago nnd an estimable
man, well known in Atlanta, where he once
lived.
Danis** tn Farming Lands.
Covinoton, March 31.—The rains in this
aunty wero much mors disartmua than
was ns first thought to he. All tho bridge-
in tho county, exoept one or two, aro
washed away. Hogan's mills on South
river were washed away, and Col. Zaehry's
mill property on the tame stream wa* badly
damaged.
Farming hinds throughout the county are
said to tie worse walked than waa ever
known. The damages to this connty ore
simply immense.
A llrlilge on tha Way to lha Gulf.
GAiNgaviujs, March 31.—The hardest
rail,a in twelve motithi bare fallen here
since Sunday night.
The railroad bridge on the Mulberry
river was washed away yesterday, and there
wa* somo washouts ou the Jefferson branch.
No trains have goue oat on the Gaines
ville, Jefferson, and Southern railroad
two days.
A wagon bridge over the Chattahoochee
is also on its way to the Gulf.
VorawmtT, Ala., UArch30.-Tho hew
rsizistonn for yt*n use prerailed
A Terrific Thunder tttorro.
Savannah. March 31.—'Terrific thunder
storm passed director over the city tills
morning about 2 o clock. The electrio
lights were extinguished, several towers
being struck by the lightning. It termed
almost miraculous that no material damage
was done.
tion is reported all along its banks.
In somo localities the water is unprecodeut-1 &:49 P- m. did not arrive until 10:30.
edly high. Much dninsge has been done.
Lynchburg, Va., March 31.—Tho river at
this point is twenty-two and u half foet
II»>r*o and Itldcr Goes Down.
Covinoton, April 1,—Phillip Barker,
.dmvo "l “w wiiter-mark,"and'rismg'sloa'ly! 11}°™° drow taim Habersham county, to-
Ricbmond end Allegheny railroad loit ''“X cross Aloova river
ily above this city, a largo amount of “ McOulrth bridge, which is now cn-
- ■ * * ° Tho tleotric I tire, y submerged by high water, was swept
The
heavily above thin city,
trestling being washed
light Work* aid tbs water work, nro tub-.1 *»•» honm and both bono und. rider
merged and the city is in darkness.
lticnMoxo, March 31.—The Richmoud
were lost in the utreatu.
Newton has last thirteen river brldgen
and Allegheny railroad bridge over the by tne tale rain storm, j. w. Boo-
Jackson river at Chiton Forge is reported f-tore near fo and Shosls waa car-
washed away. Judging from the great **" l,v -“ fc
tied off yesterday by the Mouth river with
quantity of water in the .Upper James jet I entire contents. His flour and grist
to come down, it is feared that tho flood I mills are said to have six feet of water on
will invade business houses between Fit-
teenth and Eighteenth sheet* | erH -
from the river to Frauklin street
including Midn street, as it did in the great
floods of 1870 and 1877. Reports from all
mints in Virginia state that the rains have
tho first floor. This is a great loss to farm-
The illvsnsl Ilawklmvltte.
nAWKiNsviLLK April L—No train left to-
Hunts in Virginia sone vuat me rnius oave i d*y on account of the*flood. High water ia
icon very heavy for several day* nnd that I expected here to-night.
nil ihe htreatus are greatly nwollcn aud |
much damage ia to bo expected.
WILD WIND*.
| A Tornado llm Consldorabla Damago In
and Around Helena, Arkansas.
Hei.rna, March 30.— A tornado of unu-
I Mi l 1 velocity awept through thia section I
TENNESSEE'S RISING RIVERS.
Stories of Unprecedented Flood., Wash- I
oul.
Ciiattanoooa, March 31.-At 8 o’clock I otenlng, doing eomidcrable damage, in
this morning the river at L'imttanoog*regie- thia city quite a number of buildings were
b red forty feet nnd was rising four iuefies I blown down nnd turn.:d over. The Atlantic
iter hour. The rise continued stek'-dily end I beer gardon was blown over on * roof of a
Ut 8 o'clock to-uigbt tho flood was forty- one-story frame house adjoining, crushing
three feet three inches and rising. cru-hiug through the roof and setting firs
Telegrams from alt river towns above in- »» fr uui n cooking stove, llv a groat ef-
dieate an nnimoal rise. Tho river above the Are was extinguished before it lnul
ill day until 3 p. ru., shell a light full be- I liuiu to spread. The walls o( the Helena
gall. At Knoxville tho Clinch river was opera boose and other largo buildings, rem-
forty-five feet above low wei r mark. naota of the lute fire, wero mown to the
The IliawAMtu* ia .bio four feet higher I ground. A cool fleet was swept
tbiiu at any time since 1873, and grt-st duni* I into the liver, and the distresft
age will result. At 8 p. in it is still rising signals of tho hosts added to the
Ht the rate of four iuobee per hour. The I confusion. The count.* court boose was
moat careful cstiumte places the maximum enrooted and stripped of its window blintl*
flood at this point at torty-eigbt feet This "lid glar* doors, and the windowa were
will Huhun rge tho outlying district* loit will I smashed in like eggshells. The direction
cot inundate anv luuiueai blocks. A large <>* U>® tornado wo* from west to east. From
n ituber of familiar bad to move out und parties who have come to the city since the
more aro moving out to-night. Nenrlv ton tornado it is learned that west ol the bills,-
million feet of logs lie ut the river bonk. nct »• • barrier to the city, it war
All this property ia [greatly endangered, n 10 ™ xlolent tbnn hero, levelling hotuea b*.
Railroad traffic boa been eutireiy suspended f° r " il - It impossible to travel on many
on all roads centering here for forty-eight ,,(th,) W®* 1 * leading from theeity weet and
hours, and it is not likely that any traina northwest except on foot, owing to tree*
will lie moved before to-morrow. The blown across them. No serious damage to
bloekad- ia duo to washout* anil slides ou lif « done that can be teamed. Owing
the different lim a of railroad. A passenger Icmaea being scattered, itk impossible
train ou the Ret Tennessee, Virginia aud I i»tb»*te them.
Georpia, with 125 passeL gt-r* aboard, bos been
iiterbound near Charleston, Tenn., for
Two Negro Murderers Lynched.
Jefferson branch. <8 hour, and cannot. be moved before to I ,iSJ T^., M «y^«i*d*8^riIITpr“i.*
morrow. The rainfall in this city in the j ne ntciti*enof Crockett county, was mur-
48 hoars ending this moroiug aggregated 1 flered ten days ago by Weakly ^Ridley and
1-fl ino' ta ai.d the total fall since Hatur- T.,,^ William*, neora.-a who «... i,..l
, Tolie Williams, negroes, who were arrested
** «•!••«*> "* The crime
downpour waa general throughout the ^ , h » gmW indignation. Word ha*
water abed of the npper r«une*aee. jngt ' oglTed bwe K lhgt cariy yesterday
Di.patches from all point" in East Ten- 10 orniog a mob numbering several hundred
i numbering a
flo da and great damage.
„ .. W •«, — _ i ihe prisoner*. The jailer demurred, but
Ksoxviujt, Mmh 31 -The T.nneaxee .^'for ed to give up the key*. Th, mob
rer at this p unt at 8 p. m. waa Jo feet I t . n i e rtd the cell in which the negroes ware
above low water mark‘and tiling vary I TOufined7»nd UUi^MMm’MUide'bndMd
slowly. No rain has fallen in East lennea-1 ih.nt without ceremony. After the priion-
see Hiucft miiluight lent niubt, and the fljod | nn nmnnnnpiwl rinml th* mnk nnUti*
The TatlapdoMk Wreck.
Columbus, March 31.—Five negroes and
one while man were killed in the sccid-tut
on the Columbus aud Western at T»U<-
po<Ha creek, Monday uigtiL The white
man was B. II. Hawkins, an express mes
senger.
Wet.
h« about reached tta height Tne river is IZ«^P tonoaBC,i<1 «•««> Uie mob quietly
witLiu 12 feet nf the flood of 1807, I *
bnt
here.
little
No
damage
trains
bos
*re
occurred I
runniug I
After the Fire at Key Wcat.
Key West, March 31.—It is impossible to
oil ihe East Tennem e, Virginia and Oeor- ascertain individual losses by
gia Railroad to-day, except ronstractiou | tire” Hni.dr.ds apeiTt last' niglit^cf^e
Tb* Oeene. Overllowin* II* Bank.
Athens, Match 31.—From appearances
it seem* that we are to have another flood
for il ha* been raining very hard, and
almost continually for the past two day*,
and atilt continning at this writing. Your
correspondent has been informed by tome
of oar oldest citizens that this is tb* hardest
rain that haa ever fallen in th* history of
their recollection.
The Oconee ia higher than ever known to
be, her banks are overflown, and ia doing
meat damage to those residing on her bonks.
ere in the city the waters have covered
mUc
erable . _
in
Ilaldwln County Oi
Miixkixieyille, March 31.—The Oconee
river at this writing i* oat of ita hanks and
all travel from the eastern portion of oar
connty ha* been cut off.
Korns ittbiutnttd.
Ron*, Oa., March 31.—There is four feet
of water in the Western Union telegraph
office, and the town U submerged.
Tb. UavoauaH Booming nt Angnatn.
Atoi-ara, March 31.—The height of the
river here ia thirty feet, aud is stiff rising.
DoWn ia Mla.tmlppl-
Muidun, Mias., March 31.—Heavy reins
have dore great damage to ndlrood
traina engaged in repairing bridge* an l street*, watching ita effect*. Merchants
washouts, .out traffic will bo re.umed on I will hold a meeting to-day and make some
ihe main lino by no. u to-morrow. Through urrongementa to order some provisions to
,_i v ... * 1 pivvsbt famine. They will probably) ‘
traina nill not run on the Kuoxviile and
Ohio road for a week. It wi 1 reanire two the M irgnn line people at New" Orleans to
weska to rapair damjgea on the Knoxville I iioLt thtir st-oilncr leaving to-morrow morn-
aud Western North Carolina roads.
ALABAMA'S RISING RIVERS
Cana, a Gsnaral Maapsasloa of Uni I road
Trade
BiUiiNOHXK, All, March 31.—Advice*
from all important points in North Alabama
•bow that the r*in of Mon lay waa ono o
the heaviest for many yean. Th. rise in
the Wsrrior river at 1 unealoroaia report'd
aixtv-foar fo. t, bring bieliarthanstnu} t me
a nee 1831 Kegn ar railway traffic has bten
suspended here sine > Monday nigbt h’o
h of garden spots and is up toaconsid-! bridges and crop, throughout thia see inn. | treua are arriving or departing en the Lou
ie height to houaas aitnata near by. I Two waahonta are reported on h* East 1 htvbl. aud Nashville, tha Qaron an Crescent
Many grave* is the cemeUry are bring ~ ~ " ‘ ~ ”—’ ' *—* — * *“ “* — —
washed ov ~
over. Tb^ foot bridge. gennaUy | which
it tha “unpm bridge, that span* , wa.hoi
rrt, is liable to go down at any mo-, gin* plunged
>! train* ora moving
known at
her water*, ia liable to go down at any'
meat, os th* wafers are within about twelve
inches of reaching ita bottom. Some say Helms. White attempting
her foundation is already rid— 1 —‘ h ’
’enncaaee, Virginia and Georgia railroad, t and toe Gwirgia Paciflc, all if which Lave
rhich wiU delay traina for two days, and a I Buffered natucious wMttiouts. It t» difficult
- - into which or, an- to eve i approximsin the damago "
tog to till telegraphic onlrra for food. Tho
wind has suddenly shifted to tha north,
with danger of bringing the Are, which
s»u bnros, again into the city. Four or
five thousand persons are thrown out of
employ meet.
A New Itallroad.
Daxtillb, V*., April l.—Tb* Danville and
Northwestern Railroad C
to-day.
Northwestern Railroad Company organized
,1-day. J. E Schoolfleld waa elected preai-
bnt B. H. Crew*. P. X. Burton, W. P.
Town*. E H. Weller and T. B. Fitzgerald
of Danville ware elected directors. Threo
otheia iroui Bedford will be cboam Tb*
route of the road wiU b. from DanvilU
through Pittsylvania and Breiford to Pig
foltbif. Jam.* river, where conneeuon wiff
be mad. with tha AlUgbi ny and srontaally
w.ta the Hal timer, ant Onto aystoo.
Very tight wool, iigui colored fabrics.
was badly wrtek-d. No! rious acevieul is repornd oth. r thau the
Dg between this chy and goiug down of an engiua into a wnahont
# _tfempting to cross ths I near Carthage, on th« AUbamatIrrat Booth- | _
wady riving away, eresk bare yaatarJay in a canu* Loaie W. , eru. Th* euginew ami tha fireman waut minutely itriped ov’eh«!k«i, are uaid’ for
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