The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-09-21
The September Gale.

'tObi A. u.ElO ID II. m. SUNDAY, nC.
companicd by IL very heavy rainfall.
It's believed that the wind reached
atone tim velocity Of fifty miles
an hour. Saluda River ls consider
ably out of its banks, and it is be-
Iieved that serious injury will re.
suit to the corn crops, especially on
bottom lands, where, being blown
To the ground, il in under water -
The storm was the severeSt since
1852, and the absence OF serious ac>
cidonts is remai kablc.
COLUMBIA, Sept, II The Conga:
rec River is booming. The water
is now nearly as high as it usually
gots, and the heavy rains in tho up
country will continue to swell the
current. 1t is said that the corn on
the river land near FrosL's Mills is
two feet under walor. A heavy
rise is reported in the Waterce riv
CT although the liver this evening
had not overfowed its banks it was
rising, and unless tho food soon
subsidies great destruction Of tho
corn crops on the river lands may
bc expected.
SPARTANAURa, Sept. IL Between
Columbia and Union great damage
was done TO corn by yesterdays
storm. The stalks are Frustrated to
tho ground. BoLwecn Union and
Sparlauburg there is less damage,
but the blow entails considerable
loss vcrywberc.
GEORGETOWN, Sept. n.-Scvcn
houses are reported blown away by
the gale at Staple Lake on Pee Dec
| River.
AUGUSTA, Sept. 11.-The storm
did very little damage at Augusta
yesterday, but reports from the up
per parLot the State show that it
was very dcstn uclive in several
places. At Athens it was regular
cyclone and much property was de-
stroyed. Tho crops have boon Sc
riously injured. Tho savannah river,
which registered II feet Sunday at
noon, rose to % feet this afternoon
and is still rising. Fears OF an over
flow arc felt. Planters ou>the river
bottom lands below AusustH' have
":."'''oo ''n">y "S'' 'no'' crops
"ct' e"V''c'J uhoer wafer.
oAVANNNh' "ep'' T. D"'1nS me
STORM On SATURDAY night double
'."''' N"so'' continuing '"ite per-
''''' m'S r'"cee"'n9 "'"'S inc r"ao
near Beaufort, S. e., aud when near
the residence OF Mr.. Pclol, IL tc',
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'oc" an" '''J"''n2 ""ooNS nc "h"
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''"''>'''"S ',' wagon.
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'iFer' WAS "NI "Fcfo"ard during
'"c S"'o "' 0"ho"J'
:, ~ p"9H''S'r ~ '"e'oo"'h Har"'inA
h'''"" reports that SharicSl"n rS-
rapru tho '"rna'" w. only Il short
u'''ahc' a'ler a'', IN IT. swept through
tne tne Town "' in'9eF'i'r' on ID" South
O"' o''''" i''''" VII" lc'' lhc Iorce
Oh 'o"'"r"ay Ms 5h'' pr"str"''n ing over
nu'o'eu I'e'S. Ii most m'r;t~
co'o"' way the houses escaped any
serious INJURY, "h'ch can &c nc~
cou'''e" 'or only ON Tue supp"s'il"n
'""' ''o S'e''eT' h'Tco 0i 'he wind
P"S'c'i "ooIe 'he'n. Inc t"rhadn
''''o ~ III '''o "ulhe"sI ana PASSED
across no 'r"ck "i inc H""t' C"rn~
''" N"''""9 III h"r'n "eStor'y o'.'
'Io''o"; |. soo no 'r"cN OF 'he w'nd was
aoo"' -oo or oVo HardS WIDE, ana IN
''s W : oourSo H. ,eVe''oo trees "h'ch the
'o,','o,'' VI h'oSe\ ','e Sn' were over
I,n'. " """,''ou cars o'u' o"me o. the
""' so'' "''Ns were snapped OH 'lKe
',,,''',, o.'' "o""t ~, -, 'or'J ltet from Ine
,iv "' frnn, "''o ~" ",n,,S ] "o,o ,",n ,, o'u>
sHra ~ ~ ,t;.,.'' v"o s'o'0 anu '"'o""
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