NP, NODC 2/15/1861

From the New Orleans Daily Crescent
 
February 15, 1861
 
   The Mobile Register of Wednesday says:
   From all parts of the interior we hear of high water and the destruction of property. Bridges are gone, and the back water rendering roads totally impassable, is quite general in South Alabama and East Mississippi.
   Of the damage to the railroads in Mississippi by the recent heavy rains, the Kosciusko Chronicle says:
   The Mississippi Central was broken at three different points; the Mobile & Ohio and the Southern {(of Mississippi)}, the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern roads were damaged more or less in half a dozen places.
   These breaks have proved a great annoyance to the traveling community and have thrown the mails in the greatest confusion ever known, and caused heavy losses to each of the above named roads. At the latest advices they were about all ready again for the accommodation of through travel.

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