Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-05
WIND AND DELUGE.
Great Damage in the State from the
InCNssanl Storms.

Great Damage in the state from the
InCCssant storms.
A cyclone sweptthrough j. A. Dashers
place in Lowndes county last Wednesday
and blew down two negro houses and his
old mill house, but no one was hurt. 1t
blew down his fences and Stayed many
trees. Wednesday night gale blew all
night, beginning about dark, reminding
one ola September storm. 1t was very
destructive to the corn and cotton drops
and to fencing throughout the county.
Around Austell the iueessant rams of
the past month have been very disas-
trous to the farmers. Many have not
been able to plant bottom lands, and
those who have planted have not been
able to work, and do not expect to make
half crop. Wheat is almost failure;
oats fine crop, but many have lost one
half the crop on account OF rains. Every
branch of industry has suffered, and if
the weather does not change for the bet
ter within the next few days our section
will be in a deplorable condition this
fall.
Wednesday evening, from about 2:30
until about O'Clock, nearly % inches OF
RAIN fell at Alapaha. 1t was tne hardest
rain of the season.
Soon after dark an eastern gale became
imminent, and by 8 O'Clock heavy gusts
OF wind told the experienced weather.
watchist that 1t was advancing in squads.
These gusts increased in strength and
rapidity until y O'Clock, when the strong
est houses trembled before their power.
Corn has been badly blown down, much
timber has been leVeed and fencing has
been more or less damaged.
The heaviest wind came from the south
east and did not change from that point
until 1t subsidized.
A small cyclone swOoped down about
three miles from Nashville Wednesday
and leveled b. Luke's dwelling with the
ground. Mr.. Luke's family consists OF
his wife and two small children. When
the cyclone struck the house he had one
child in his arms and his wife the other.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke were both slightly hurt,
but the children escaped without injury.
Mrs. Luke's hat and several pieces other
crOckery were found near Mr.. NJ. b. City,
ats, over halfa mile distant. The cyclone
must have left the earth soon after strik-
ing Mr.. Luke's house, as no further dam
age from IT Is reported. In the vicinity
OF Nashville w ednesday nights gale did
serious damage to crops, fencing and tim
Der. Fields OF the finest corn we're leveled
and the fodder torn into ribbons; fences
were blown down and much timber and
fruit trees were Frustrated.
1t is beyond question that the new levee
saved the park at Macon from a second
inundation. The river rose TO a sufficient
height near the grand stand to have
flooded the mile track. The leVee is
standing safe and sound, and il all its
length were sodded with Bermuda grass,
as portion now is, 1t would be a sub
stantial affair. The new railway bridge,
which spans the river near the site of the
old Augusta bridge, has gone gllmmering
Three hundred feet of the central portion
has gone down the river, and the con-
tractors will lose considerable thereby.
This locality is peculiarly unfortunate in
regard TO bridges. Several have beer
washed away from the same locality.
Below the bridge the channel is being
Changed. Across a narrow peninsula In
sharp bend in the river the late flood
swept out a goOdly space, and this flood
seems to be going in the same direction,
and a new channel will doubtless be made
across the peninsula, leaving the original
channel a dead river" A good many
trees have been upIOOted on the western
shore OF the river and are now drifting
against the bank. The barbecue pits are
dry, and the "Library's Fourth" will not
be hindered by the swelling waters.
Crops along the river flats are considera-
bly, damaged, good portion of the lands
being entirely submerged. The river mas
been steadily falling for several hours,
but it will be days before blowing can be
resumed. Meanwhile, June grass is
higher than July cotton, and the grangers
are put to their trumps TO tell whether to
clean out the grass or the cotton.
Saturdays Macon Telegraph: There
were no trains on the Central railroad,
and will probably be none for two or
three days. The washouts could be re-
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them, but the high waters simply allowed
the gangs to stana on the banks and gaze
at the breaks. Ga the East Tennessee,
Brunswick division, the same difficulty
is experienced. The passenger train due
in Macon at 2:05 on Thursday reached
town yesterday morning about O'Clock.
IL reached point somewhere below
STATIONS brickyard in the swamp Just
below the city, and could not reach town
for the high water. When 1t attempted
to get back to a station IL was
prevented by a washout between the
brickyard and the bridge. And right
here the train remained for twelve hours,
with Macon about two mites distant.
There were quite a number Of passengers,
and they remained without food or drink
for that length Of time. The railroad au-
thorities were almost pOwerless to do
anything. They Kept men at WORK in
water waist deep, and finally reached
town. The rains Of last night will again
seriously interfere with the running OF
trains on that line.
Down in the swamp the nigh waters are
damaging not only the land but the crops.
The water has backed up until il covers
nearly all the swamp. This is said 70
have been caused by the filling in Of TIE
trestlewor Of the Macon and Brunswick
line, which was done some twenty years
ago. About two years ago notice was
served on the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia TO cut through the embank-
ment ana allow the water 70 run OF. This
was not done. and now Mr.. !. &. Plant
and others having lands in that portion Of
the county will enter suit against the
road for damages.
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