Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-01-18

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= = 81 q, he Great Flood.
! 4 a arsra ssAsD3 IaIaMBvRc SupaEReED-p[ls,
g TererioS or PaopERTs INCIDENTS THE
OOPS OF is 4ie ksDsl S6522.
Our fair city has again been visited by orc
.oi those renatk sble ttresh hets that eyeryiteW
s cars spread deso olstion and havoc along the
banks Of the: :usuali placid SaYaliah. Scarce,
" had our sci tizens recovered from the aiarms
oecasioned by The evident presence OF incen-
ID elirriss In our midst befcfeta new element o.
aestructioa and devastation made its appear:
5anec, aud SO swiftly and .,suddeniy tkatbut-
few we're prepared for tho onset Of this rI7al
sssdessroy sT. Up To- tussfat evening the Sa--5
I Vannan riyer had been rising With some rap:
5sidity, but no oae antic;p ;passd e-angrs, tar-s
bnlent tide that ssas preseN eden v. f.ednesdag
morning FheTecant rains had boen In ~ no
wise heag Ind it was not uppesed that s the
SLOWS IN the mountains had melted TO snch,
an extent as to- produce a frsshet.s II ct dur
ing Tuesday u ight the riEer rose very quick
8. y, .aisd slhy morning had passel ts s-bari 3
sweepings ever Ching before II. Fke.s sabure es
to tie @es st.af The city were isundated, aGd.
the eager Maters were hurryng through the
streets. BY noo, every agenues WIS iniila.
furs liver, the current dashing along at ea-
tefacf speed. s 2.
- All business was necessarily suspended,
! save That incident to:the protection and pre-
servadon Of properly. Pedestrians found
themselves .waterbound up2n sll sides. Skitis,
ca1oss' and ot der craft were, brought into
reouisitiou, aud vessels of all sarls were In
,sepsessea.to transport passengers, furniture,
baggage etc. Ladies who had yentured out
we're caught blythe rapidly swelling waters,
) and forcedto seek wagons and arays for safe
cacripge home. T'heioniy .ucky fellows we're
the wandering cayalrymen, who, fearless for
) the noDcc of ProyostzGNart.a: plunged lnat;y
! and iuriouslY about upoa their horses. By
!: nistEaH g. ii street, from one extremity 10
sztiie other, bilowy sea, ts;-fsrscd cnls
s to:ais. Green street was q rushing tor
rent-t6e cross streets were all filled to the
BIN. shiie TO The south there7was one vast
( we s.s.y expense as weary wastes>rs ever
eve resell upon. There was no 'egress to our
- ii,sress or from tic city. Every road was
suis1Yeraed. 3 The eanalsbridgcs we're in ma
x. M ga ses swept saway. The railroad depats
s were. inaccessible, and al! travel stopped.
sg,he f.ctories. .had to. cease work. The Gas
works wese rendered useiess, and the ls-
dr4nts clolleil up from suiplusase OF water.
Pumps asd;welIs were overl'ownn, ans we
Z : M ght as we'll Fave been in the midst Of .the
great Sahara furnishing for equG pafta, as
here in the midst Of the food.
The only places in tine whole city rot
resehed by the watercwcre the sidewalks on
ls.osi street 4sxsendi dings l1ola jackson. TO
:, washington, audSthesa were only compar-
st.y4iy dry. At Inc Plan ers' Nosel the water
-eqas fro.s three to five feet deep, and that
roru ar carayanserY was ia5ths day approach
able .nly BY nayigatprs. The Globe, Sou,h-
s ern. States and Asgusta. Hotels escaped with
cellars full OF water.
It would be impossible to complete the
damage occasioned by this extraordinary ry
-unl unexpected freshet. Fortunately, most
ef o,lr merchants were enabled to place their
- = goods beyond the reach Of the water, though
theirstores will suffer from the. mud aud
set!in.ent left behind. In securing their
propetty a great many developed the posses
sion Of articles that have been considered out
= oSibc market Or so scarce as 10 warrant high
prices. The Goyerament loses considera-
bie Quantity If salt. ssAG ostthe cotton yards
Woce inundated but no cotton lost and only
fay bales; danpened:
Considering tie suddenDess ans rapidity
Of sne riseit IS pssy. remarkable that there
was not a greater destruction Of property.
As it is, tho loss will Chiefly fall upon those
= ;ssho can least easily aGordto loses-thes eshum-
b,e'poor ii tile.sdburbs, occupants ofesnall
: hoffstsswho have @had their furniture and
= l,9ssehold good irreparabIe injured.
-. The bridge Of the South Carolina Bail
read, vas IN, great danger throughout the
whole q. Wednesday, but owing to the e1er-
tions,of TIE osicers and employees OF the.
cornpany thatsyaluab bis structure was saved.
The flooring and planking was removed,
which enabled the drift wood to pass with
ssoutsipjlring the 2piers. The road bed on
the Carolina side was somewhat injured, and,
file trains okly cam swithin uur miles OF Tho
clty, f. -,
- Serious. damage was snstaincdby thewash-
;ssins away Of cusyerts and bridges on The
Georgia and Raynesbero roads.
Tie xo:ilg house, totally wrecked was g
buildipgon the corner d sGrecne and Mark.
lam streets. -, = u
Am9ng CLOSES Ras that Of som satsep,y
thousand dollars worth of tobacco.
The, steam-sire ensiae met with G. cat,
atrophe by falling into .the+canal, ,Swhere it is
lEelySt remain recunbentSin the mud for
some time. s ls15ls.sss.s.ss 2,
Perhaps, the heagiest loss sns aimed will
sshat Of t5escorpe ration Of Augusta. The
streets sewers, drains etc.. ere almost ire;
FpaTable injured, and twill require months
TO place the CITY in proper condition egaiD..
As If now. ssaads, augusta presents;.he-spco-
tacle' Of town built in large swamp --mud,
sand, and sediment of every description, with
Sthe.debris ofbfidgea, foot walks. ETC., scatter
Ssssiisin every direction.
Our little neighboroycr the way-Ham-.
sbnrg suffered comparatively more than cur