Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-09-30
miscellaneous.
From the Chariesioa Courier.

Who arrived hero on Saturday last, from
Georgia. that on Thursday night last, about
IL O'clock, the cars on the Georgia haii
Road, when between four and SIX miles
below Greensboro, ran oF,ne track, ma
king plunge Of about twenty feet into
cham, created by wash in the embank-
ment. The nigh, was very dnrl, aud the
cars were running a, but moderate speed
when the accident occurred. The bag
gnge car was, ii appears, ahead oi the en-
gine, and in it a passenger named Hayden
a portrait painler-this cur OF course fell
6rs,, and after i, came the engine. MIR. h..
was severely scalded by the water from The
boiler, aud was otherwise so seriously inJu-
red ,ha. his life was despaired OF. The en-
eiueer had one Of his limbs broken, aud
one of the liremeu was considerably bru-
sed. The engine aud baggage car rcceiv-
ed much damage, but fortunately no per-
sons injured. other than those referred to
above. II is stated tho country in tha,
section of Georgia is Inundated with water,
and great damage to the crops will ofcoursc
be the consequence.
The Augusta Chronicle, Of Saturday, re.
marks that The citizens Of that place were
quite astonished, the preceding morning,
10 learn that the river, which was the eve
ming previous quite low, hal during The
night risen twenty feet, as no one had anti
cipated such sudden rise from The recent
rains. 1t continued 10 rise during the
day, and was rising slowly AT uieh, fall.
Fears are, however, entertained that much
damage mas been done 10 The crops both
above aud below the city.
The following extract Of letter, recciv-
cd on Saturday, gives s,atcncn, Of an.
other inuudation in Hamburg:
augusta, Sept. II. lS41.
The present rise in the river is immense.
The bridge keeper reports that The river
rose 20 feet from I2 o'clock 10 six this NOR
ming. has been rising slowly all day.
bur for the last two or three hours il has nnt
risen over three inches. Hamburg truly
looks like doomed ciiy-what with their
fre Of Tuesday night, and now with the
wafer within foot of flooding half their
town, and over great part of ii. was
over there at O'Clock, and found most of
them moving their goods to their lofts and
mp by Maher & Roney, out towards Inc hill.
The Council are hard a, work embankins
the sides Of The road to keep The back wa.
Ter oui, bu, all, | fear. il the water rises
another foot, will be Of 10 avail. We, on
this side, as ye, feel no alarm, although we
fear 10 hear ofscrous damage up the coun-
try, as no cars from the west came in this
morning; they are all due at 4 o'clock. an'l
have not as ye, arrived. !, is feared tha,
the Oconee Bridge may be carried away.
Should the river continue I" rise, fear we
shsll not be able TO get this mail over.'
Yesterday, we were favored with The
following extract Of letter, of one day later
daie, from Hambus:
"HAMHuRG, Sept. l6.
3 s.siuce yoissE5as altornaon. our Ityes<
his ovegiIowsd the lower part ns the town,
but few houses have had their floors cover
cd. Garmany g. Maher's store is the only
one overflowed, aud ! understand they have
no goods injured. The water, at This time,
is falling, bu, quite slowly, say an inch an
hour. We are compelled to make use OF
boats TO get out Of town. Almost every
one has had his goods removed"
In reference to the weather, crops, &C.,
the Savannah Georgian OF Saturday says:
"The Rice Planters in the vicinity have
we fear suffered materially by the high
tides of Wednesday and Thursday. which
covered the plantations on llu'ch'nson's
island, and have given our friends, the Plan
sers, something extra to do in repairing
breaks in dams, &c. We trust, however,
they will escape with less injury than cx'
pccied. Plantations Immediately above
aud below tn, city, and in South Carolina
have sustained more or less damage, one
OF the planters in Carolina baving The wa
ter on 400 acres of rico. As harvest had
commenced, such visitation will be felt.
The wind changed or Thursday evening
from N. f. to S. West, which has aHayed
further apprehensions.
1.-THE dreuching rains Of this week, with
the high winds, almost reaching gale, on
"Wednesday aud Thursday, have, we ap-
pretended, caused The planters on the sea-
bord TO experience losses. We shall be
pleased 10 hear that our opprchcnslons are
no, sustained by the reality.
1--WE learn, since the above was written
tina, the rice plantations oa the Ogechee
have severely suffered, the tides being there
as in the Savannah, higher than eyer
known, without the occurrence OF hurrI-
cane.
"Tkc wind was very high in this city
Yesterday morning before da.:, aud The sun
yesterday cnme forth in all his majesty,
giving US a beautiful 2utumn dey.
. The Savannah Republican OF the same
date, remarks that the late Storm was Sc
verer South Of this shan it was here Near
Iy all the rice plantations near oanen'
were flowed by breaches made in tie ha nss'
and much injury sustained. On the oee-
chec and Savannah rivers, the damage is
also severe, and many planters mustexpc-
r;enee heavy loss, depending upon the
stage Of the harvest.
Cotton will likewise suffer, as all the
Omen bolls must he ruined, besides the
plants being much broken By the wind
We do no, learn how far towards The up
lands this mischief extends.
SAVANNAH, Sept, IL.