Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-01

1he damage ny Gne OnlO noous I
property is reckoned by pilI;sss8Sss 5
olated dwellings and
as well as towtse. renewed from the
has 10000 people in urgent
Fed. Lawrenceburg, aplace of about
,6,O0O inhabitants, is practically swept
away. When the water recedes and
uncove-s the area the town occupies,
it is considered questionable "wheth'
er single house will remain tenant
able" The basis on which this con.
lecture rests must be considered am.
pie if it be trne, as reported from the
locality, that people move about in
skifs, searching for their homes, and
anxiously feeling below the surface
of the water with rods and poles to
ascertain if their houses Aave with.
stood the floods and remain in posi-
tion." Some eight hundred heads Of
families in Lawrenceburg are depriv-
ed of their only source of income,
and for the time being are absolutely
dependent upon charity for the neces-
saries of life. Distress and want ap
pear on every side. The damage
wrought in Louisville involves dis
tress to several Thousands. Jefferson
vile, a place of l0,400 people. oppo.
site Louisville, is very nearly obhter-
ated by the flood. Four-fifths Of this
town are under water and at least
G,O00 Of it's Inhabitants are without
homes and personal effects beyond
the clothes they wear. Half the bu-
siness men of the place are ruined
financially. There were situated here
extensive car-works, glass works and
shipyards, employing $500 hands,
most of whom are now made dspen-
dent upon charity for sustenance.
New Albany, city Of lG, 400 people,
likewise opposite Louisville, is also
in bad condition. Over 800 resi-
dences are overturned, factories are
stopped, and business is brought to a
standstill. The overAowing water
extends beyond the city rearward
some four miles, taking in several su-
burhs. Lower New Albany, Port
Union and Falling Run are reported
as absolutely wiped of the map"
Tn. loss in the larger town is placed
at 81 100000, and some II 900 home.
less people are reported huddled into
close, uncomfortable and necessarily
unhealthy quarters, many Of them
scantily clad, the large majority pen.
niless, and all out Of employment,
with no prospect for work for some
weeks TO come. A great many have
lost nearly all of their household ef-
fects and nearly all are dependent
upon public charity" Aurora loses
800 houses. Clarksyil e is under wa
ter and half the town il washed
away. Heudentown and North Reud
are submerged to the roofs of the
houses, with what results to the peo
pie in the loes of property may be
imagined. To be added to the losses
from the food are the depredations
of pirates, who plunder partially.
flooded and abandoned houses and
even steal the ropes by of which
it is sought to prevent dwellings from
floating away. As is uaual when
multitudes Of people are thrown to-
gether in uncomfortable and un.
healthy quarters, with insufficient
and unwholesome food, disease con.
tributes its share to the terrors of the
situation. While the water was up
it alone destroyed. Now that it has
fallen and exposed the moist earth,
dotted here and there with puddles
warmed in the sun, malarial and
other fevers ensue.