Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-25
The Flood in Alabama.

From the Montgomery (-Aia.) Mail.
From a gentleman of this county who
was cut of: during q visit to Birmingham!
by the late floods, and who was compelled
to return via Tuscaloosa, Greensboro
Marion and Selma, we. learn the following
interesting particulars of the damage IN
6icted by the late heavy rains and the
ensuing freshets in the Warrior and Caha.
ba Rivers. Between Birmingham and
Tuscaloosa he found the bridge across Big
Sandy Creek washed away and the War
rior River opposite the mouth OF the creek
more than SIX miles wide. The latter
stream had then risen sixty two feet at the
city of Tuskaloosa, and was overaowlng
III the farms along its banks and bot
toms, carving disaster and suffering IN Its
course.
At she crossing of the rail road bridge
Of the Soath and North Road, fifty miles
.bove the city, it had risen to the unpre-
cedented height of eighty feet, sweeping
away the iron bridge as though ltkad been
a mere cobweb. OF the seven bridges
across Cunuingham's Greek in Jefferson
county. Eve had been swept completely
away infie;pg such damage to the road
IS 10 DELAY lts compilation two months or
more The iron briage across the War
rior was to lave been swuHg at seven
ocloc1; OF the evening on which it waa de-
stfoyed, The bridge across Turkey Creek
witistood a:aa pressure notwithstanding
the fact that gla house lodged against
lis timbcrs ani was these torn to pieces
bv the waters. Every water nil N Jei-
.erson County. with the solitary e&gep-
t;on Of Boyits' mill, which was slightly
careeaea, was carried away: Mr., bcyle,
residence was less fortunate than ms mill
fTc had butt On 81 Hill side facing. tie
stream, above high water mark, and the
first intination that reached him Of its I'M
sending danger was conveyed by the 'Tles
o5l bis little son who SLEPT ina hHndIe f1 Ie
bed in ,he same room with himself. 1t
was. thereto.e, in the night time that the
damage was done. The little boy called
to his father that ii wa. raining IN the
house. because as he said, re !" ielt the
water Mr.. BOYLE sprung from his oed
to gee what vas the matter, and ionnd tne
water i,.aa deep on ihe floor Of, his dwell
iuq. Withoa: Il moments delay he set
about removing III: :samily, embracing sew
eral chiIdsen and TWO lsdies, to place Of
safetv. but such was the terrible rapitity,
With which the !c:Aaing torrent S&;aed
upon hna, that when he led the iost lady
out the ws,,.l. came 10 her chin. After
the tamily had been satisfy landed the tor:
rent tore through Inc back part of his
household goods. Houses OF all sort: and
sizes along even tire most ln:iSgnli'cant
water courses We're carliedaway, and then
debris was. on TUESDAY last. everywhere
visible on the surface Of the Warno: and
Cahaba Rivers
ma and Meridian i;oad, was at one time
more than two miles wide. a number OF
trest!es OH the Eastern side Of ti.at stream
were DESTROYED and both ends OF tbe '.slfge
dong with them EVERYWHERE that ihe
waters could reach The destruction prop
erty has been terrific. We have heard OF
10 loss OF lie however. Mr.. BoEles llt-
tle dog was carried away with the rest
i his household goods. and the last seen
ri the littlc fellow he was passing Tuska-
loosa in qHiet possession of his Ark.
The sufcripg ,hat will necessarily re-
suit rom this terrii.io calamity cannot ian
TO be very severe. is is estimated that III
fusEaloosa County alone, it has cast moi
Jess thar 2.j00 people Oh the charity d
The ibic Public meetings are 1e'ns
called to consider tie best means Of ald'
.nr the suticfers, and ~ learn that the
state will rc asked TO cXtena tSain what
eyer assistance nay be deemed rigF.t ano
necessary in view ii all the circumstance;
If tic case. A number Of families III Hale
and Greene have also been involved, am
n jefferson there is no estimating th'
,lamaee that has been done or the suffer,
ING dntailed upon her citizens. Biounl,
Winston and G'4@lli:er have also been in.
ured, but to what probable extent We
nave not yet been advised.
AS the case of the hapless sufferers by
this unprecedented calinlity is one thai
ppcals strongly 10 the hearts of ouI
w.lole people, we respectfully suggest to
ar readers lhe propriety-nay the ne
c.s;ty-of taking some active steps iol
ae:r relief. We hope that the matter
yil therefore. be t;tlsen directly in ,hano
md such active measures adopted as the
arsency oil the cases inperatlvely de-
.nands. r@ ttet, is.t