The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-11
Sbuliz Hill,
HAMBrRe, MAY q, 1910.

HAdBJRGi May -, lSIU,
DEAR SR-On arriving at the hill near
Hamburg, this afternoon, al ) o'clock, to
my great astonishmeu, | found the river so
high as 70 be running over Tie rail road
ind through all our repositories. The
goods from the stores at Hamburg foated
Up against the rail road. The cotton from
Sglayan's, Goblet & kernaghan's Ware
Houses floating down through our fields
The inhabitants Of Hamburg fleeing for
Their lives in canoes, balteaus, and RATS
many Of the faCIles have taken shelter IN
Mir. Hubbard's house, 9L.ch vas entirely
surrounded oy water, and from what could
learn the water over his lower aoor several
feet, whilst most 81 the females and children
had beea removed to places Of security
4 Boat vas plying 70 bring out such per
sons as Lad remained, and TO bring eft some
q their goods; . number tad repaired %
tho second story Of their houses. The
" mole rid.e Of highland IL Marke,.stTeet,
IS Ton covered. the waller IS still rising
Sl1cs ten O'Clock tbs morning, the rise has
besu aear : feel perpendicular. Stock Of
ail kinds swimming in various directions (;
10 fact ! Cannot find language 10 describe
lie awful scene. From Augusta, learn
he water rs running through Broad stree.
ABOUT one bali OF tbs New Bridge has been
sEep, away TIE Savannah River vas
never klo~u 20 be as utzh as at present,
and IS sill rising. We had Incesssut rains
O Monday night Tuesday and las, nigh,
i teii 70 torrents. This, together gi,h the
heavy rains ,ha. fell On Sunday night has
produced 20 unusual E-eshet. While
an araHg ! 0 o'clock P II. / hear persons
calling for assistance, aud It IS impossible
70 reader them any. At this moment Mr..
Schulz comes 10 and reports the lower
Brdge Is ssep! away. The foregoing Is
all that | can say al present IN relation 10
Hamburg and Augusta. The Road has re
ce,Ged much damage between Aiken and
Hamburg. The Mall Dams from Bar,ou's
70 hhiou's have been swept a@av. Since
the Passenger Train pas, down this morn.
iog the Bridges Of tbs Road oyer Horse
Creek having been very much damaged SO
as to render @ charge Of Eogiues NECESSARY
al that place this afternoon, We PASSED
the Baggage ard Passenger Cars over BIZ
land, deem,ng j! too bazardous TO rsk the
weight Of the Engine over The Bridge. The
passengers up took shelter at Mr. ShIliz's
House on the Hiii The females have been
sent Out 10 Major Stark's. aad the gentle.
men Siil reE-ain here to night, although
Mr' Shul'z cannot give them vic;ua,s or
beds. lie procured thea supper N the
neighborbood, and / hope they val be per.
feetly satisfied, as they are IL security,
while many Of our fellow men are IN grea;
peril TIE road from the HAMBURG De
pository to the bill must be greatly dauag.
cd, as much Of the embankment IS swept
away, and the ahole of the road under "a
ter. The goods 10 the store a, the Goa
panY's Depot, have been put into a large
Car, as also the books aad papers Of the
company. Tie Line which was brought
up few days ago, remains ia the Depot,
alo o. course ls destroyed or very much
damaged. Tn's Intelligence 1 got from one
Of the hands employed at the Depot, who
made his way out from the passenger house
upon the road, after The water lad hrok.
over II. He says he lef Mr.. S,urges and
The Clerks in the Depot bs; ihiuks they
were taken to the Bulge 10 a canoe, abou,
slx o'clock this evening. / must close the
description Of this lamentable catastrophe
Tor the present, aud will give you the state
Of The rlVer aud Depository to morrow morn.
ing before the Cars leave, if they can be
out at all.
Thursday Morning, May g, ls4O. I
. o'clock, A. NJ.
The River is higher this morning, than
when ! closed last night From what