New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-08
The Great Storm.

The Charleston Southern Standard publishes letters
from coiabia, s. c. Of the S0th and 31st u avinu ac-
Oh the terrible destruction Of property by the late
storm and freshet in that portion Of the State
The fine prospects Of thousands are cut an and th~
arrangements Of farmers merchants Traders
prostrated and the general impression IL that II win re.
y s a. s sudden and
1t would be idle to attempt to give this time cor
rect account Of individual losses here but viii aupend
q few estimates 1t is presumed that Col siDaictou
loses $4,000 W. Hampton. jr., S2o0o0; u DeisrubI
whose sadde-ho was drowned (himeelf narrowly
escaping) while endeavoring property S7O0O
Mr. Guignard, $4,000 Mr. Green. $1,000 John Kinssr,
800 900 bricks kIns. etc. swept of estate Of Taylor
three hundred cotton besides and other pro-
duce Aex.@Tayor. all river-land crops gone cesn
sweep has been made Of the pantstion of Lewis Pou
John Threewtts, considerable damage Major Davis
tire land covered lost stock and negroes drya
to tops of houses; Thomas Heath, Chas. Neuner, Dr.
TrezVant, are also large sufferers
At Aston bridge partly gone goods in depot damaged
the up-country. B. Frost Cen Henry Arthur Dr. John
Wallace. Colonel Geo Leightner and W. B. Chambers
have suffered much
freshet Of Sunday last is pouring in and lament
able indeed are the accounts from all quarters The
off information which we are anxously awaiting IL
would be perfect folly to attempt estimate Of the loss
which the citizens Of cur State have sustained By this
visitation. Time must develop that, but prosperous
years Of anxious toll can alone recover from s sad
results.
Our town experienced much alarm and anxiety todsy
absent in the upcountry and the arrival here about
NJ, of Mr.. Jas, McCoum, supervisor A the Greenyis
road, added much to the excitement. Communication
being cut off by the destruction of the bridge at Aston
Mr.. McCollum with his Edward Thomas Jefferson,
carpenter the road accompanied by the Chief Eng
neer. Col VIM Spencer Brown resolved upon the very
hazardous experiment of reaching town by means Of
batteau The water at that place being smooth though
the current was rapid, they conceived danger but
sad reverse transpired They had descended but few
miles when the boat swamped and turned bottom up
they thus at the mercy Of the raging JEFF
ferson gained the boat and placing himself upon its
bottom. went rapidly down. McColluuu supporting his
son, twelve years old, and MI Brown. swan With the
stream about two mesthe swiftness Of the current
venting their making land. when McColum received
blow from floating limb, which immersed both Sep
arated them On rising to- the surface McGoium could
find trace Of his and gaining tree for safety
which he perceived Mr. Brown far in the stream and JET
ferson the boat mile ahead He then made for tht
shore and after swimming hreequarters Of mile reached
it in safety DR. Center rendered his carriage and he
rived here as before stated.
Friends proceeded immediately in search and rescues
Mr. Jefferson from Smiths Island, eighteen miles above
and he arrived here at to-day The body of Ed
ward discovered thrown up Col Fenley's field
and brought to town tonight by his relative Mr. Zeaey
September l. A. M-No tidings yet of Mr.. Brown, an.
his friends are hopeless. G.
The Marietta (Ga Advocate of the 31st ult says Th
ncessant and heavy rains of last Thursday night
Friday have done great damage Bottom lands have beel
to great extent overhowed and the standing crops
greatly injured If not ruined We hear Of bridge
and mill dams destroyed almost all the water course
in this sec ton The Rome railroad is much injured
| to prevent the running OF the ears on yesterday.
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