Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-09-07

corn crops will be destroyed. Wehope, however,
that this may be an over estimate of what will
be really destroyed Keowee River is this NOR
ming 20 feet above low water mark.
Pickens Courier Aug %.
The FREsHET.-We are cut off from all COM
muncation south east, and the effects of the
recent disaster reach us slowly. We have no
doubt but we will have agloomy record tor some
DAYS to come. The Charl eston mail did not
reach here last evening, as we learn that from the
Junction to the trestle work the track is under
the water
The bridge at Columbia is very little injured,
and will be passably tomorrow. Light wagons,
foot and horse passengers, can now cross in safe
ty. The greatest damage is deep gully wash
ed on the west bank, which is being filled up as
rapidly as possible. Our country friends will
have this mode of reaching us.
The plantations below have suffered severely.
Col. Hampton, Col. Singleton, and Mrs. Taylor
are among the heaviest sufferers. In fact, all
the crops on the plantations on the river are ut
terly ruined. 1t is also humored that number
of negroes have been lost.
We have nothing further from Hamburg or
Augusta.
The most painful apprehension is felt for the
safety of Col. w. s. Brown, Chief Engineer of
the Greenve Railroad. He started from AL
ston on Monday in canoe with Mr. McColun
and Mr.. Jeffers who are employed on the road.
Coming down the stream; the boat upset Mr..
McCollum, in company with his son, a lad OF
some twelve years of age swan off, The boy
soon got wearied, and his father took him on his
back, but had not proceeded far when floating
limb of tree threw him of, he was seen no more.
Mr.. McColum reached the bank, and returned
to Columbia late on Monday night
Mr.. Jetfers clung to the canoe, and after some
hours came within reach of limb of tree, and
succeeded in getting on the tree, where he remain
ed all Monday night. Soon after reaching the
tree, he saw Col. Brown floating past him, per-
fectly selfpossessed. He was heard calling for
help in the morning, and, through the effort of
those on the bank, was rescued from his perlous
condition. At the present writing nothing has
been heard of Col. Brown or the boy.
The Greenville railroad, from its proximity to
the river, must have suffered immense damage
We have not heard from above Aston. The fol-
lowing is an extract from letter from the post
master at the Office:
"Walker & Feaster's store washed over, and
all the goods damaged. Welsh & McRoy's store
entirely gone, with all the goods; loss about ST.
900. The bridge is gone, and the road, as far
as we can hear on the east side ofthe river, is
greatly damaged all the trestle work gone
Mr.. Brown, the chief engineer, left Aston yes
terday in canoe, for Columbia, in company with
Mr. McCollum."
Should we have any further intelligence be-
fore we 60 to press we shall append below.
South Carolinian, Sept. l.
Destructive FREsIIET-The Pee Dee which
had been quite flush for week before, commen-
ced rising very rapidly on Saturday evening last,
and continued to rise up 9 o'clock ?. NJ. to-day,
when it had risen to within inches of the great
freshet of March 1851. The damages to the
crops will be incalculablc On much of the rich
est bottom land the corn was late and the fod-
der not pulled which makes it much worse
From the vast amount of drift wood, punkins
&C., which passed this place, the freshet must
have been common to all the streams emptying
into the river from near its sources down.
Chera@ Gazette, Aug. 81.
From the augusta Conyhttionalist
AUGUsrA-THE FREsuET-Ye yesterday cxhibi-
ted busy scene on Broad-strect Turn your
eyes in what direction you would, it looked live
", and as far as the eye could reach, the box
pump handle, with from two to four sturdy pum-
pers, was seen busily employed. To-day all the
cellars in the city will, no doubt be relieved Of
water and in another day the deposits will he
removed. A number of the cellars, we have no
doubt, after the latter operation is gone' through
with, will be some foot or foot and half deeper
than previous to the freshet.
Now that the waters have subsided, we can
form a more accurate judgment of the injuries
sustained by the freshet 1t is nothing like as
great as the loss sustained by the freshet of 1910
The city itself is the largest sufferer, and We have
heard it estimated, by those who ought to know
that it will cost about 900 to repair damages
The streets are much cut up, but large force
has been engaged to put them in order, and
when finished they will be in better condition
than previous to the freshct, for the deposit by
this freshet has been principally sand and gravel
while by former freshcts it was mostly alluvial.
The loss of our merchants is comparatively
trihing, as most of them had removed the prin,
cipal part Of their goods from their cellars, and
but few stores were damaged above the first floor
by water.
The RECENT FREsrIEr.-HA paid
visit yesterday to Hamburg and were panied tc
see the sad havoc made by the recent freShet