Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-06-06
SCHULTZ'S HILL. ,
HAMBURG, May %, 1910. I

Dcar Sr--On arriving at The Hill. near Hamburg.
this afternoon at o'clock. my great astOnishmentl
found the river high, 10 be running over hc Rail
Road, and through all of Dcpositoues, and the
goods from the stores of Hamburg floating up against
the Rail Road. The Cotton from SuIlivan's Cobb ana
kernaghan's ware houses floating down through our
field the inhabitants of Hamburg fleeing for their
lives in canoes barteaux aud RATS many of tine lami-
lies have taken shelter in Mr. Hubbard's house, which
was entirely surrounded by water; and frUm wHaI /
could learH the water his lower floor several 70,
while most Of the females and children had been re-
moved to places Of security; a boat was plying To
bring out such persons had remained in order TO
save some of their goods a numb.r had retired 10 the
second story Of their houses the whole ridge high
land IN market street is covered and the water Is
sui rising; SINCE 10 o'clock this morning the rise has
been feet perpendcular-slock Of all kinds
swimming M various directions in fact cannot find
language 10 describe the scene From Augusta learn
that the wafer Is rsnning q rough broad street About
one halt of the acw Bridge has been swept away.
The Savannah was never known to be rs high
as at present and IL is still rising we had incessa
rams on Monday night. Tuesday and last night IL fell
~ torrents Tins together with the heavy rains that fell
on Sunday afternoon and Sunday night has produced
50 unusual iroshet. While am writing q D o'clock
Nj hear persons calling for assistance and IL is
impossible 10 render them any: at this m,ment Mr.
Scnliz comes IA and reports that the lower Bridge
swept away. The foregoing is all that I can saw nj
present M relation 10 Hamburg and Augusta The
road has received much damage between Aiken and
Hamburg-ihc mill dams from Bartons 10 Millions have
been swept away. since the passenger tram passed
down this morning. the Bridge of the road over Horse
Creek has been very much dnmared 80 A. to rendera
change Of engines at that place. This afternoon we
passed the baggage and passenger cars over by hand
dcemng u too hazardous risk the weight of the In
gnes over The bridges The passengers up took shell
ter at Mr. Srhuizs house on the hill The fem1les
have sent out 20 Major Sark's-'The Gepilruen will
remain here tonight although Mr. Schulz cannot eive
them viciuals or beds procured Them sumner On the
neighborhOod and hope they will be perfectly satisfied
they are ia sccunty while many Of our fellow men
are In great peril
The Road from lhe Hamburg Depository to the Hill
must DO greatly damaged. ms much Of the cmb,nk
ment j. s~cptaway; aud the whole Road under wafer
The gnojs ~ Store az the Com5any's DEPOSITORY has
been put into large also the books and fritcs
Of the Company The limo which was brought 90
few days ago. remains m the Depository ard nj cour.
o. destroyed Or very much damaged this Intelligence
got from one Of the hands cmgJrd ~ the Drf~.,,
" wbo made his way out from iia plsscu ger home,
upon the Road after the Mater bad broken over h. Ls
slys. be len Mr. Smrgcs anil the Clerks in Ie D....,
tory. bat thinks they taken ~ the Bridge in a ID,
noe about O'Clock this evening.
! must close his lamentabIe c1tasfrDrb- f,r ,b
present. and will give sou the state 81 he Rive, a.
10 morrow morning before the Cans leave b. f,ay can
be- sent out a AZ all, mluy Interesting r.rru1.f,1ea
in relation % The damage done i1 fr r1lJ Won ,,o
obtain from Eldudze. Mr. Bfees has boon li U,r.e
Creek during the day.
NAY p O'Clock. AN
The river Is higher this morning than wine, closed
last night from what can SEQ tiers-s only on.
Or two arches Of the Bridge gpns Tho wheels of fbo
froight cars appear 70 be under waller a. the car.
stand on The tract % the DEPOT
I shall send out the cond lc.or % Iorsr creek and
II he get over the Road De Will 20 Dot 20 Aiken
md from there take the Pssscng.r cars and return
ID Charleston. % b. impossible o. s.uI ont The cars
rom Hamburg a. Che road b-,7af n.re .s covered
sHfh SISTER