The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-05-27
rME RUsM oF MArEn.
The Most Destructive Freshct since 1852
Crops Ruined and Live Stock Drownded-
Bridges ard Cnlysrts Washed Away-Farai-
Hes Driven From Their Homes.
columbia Daily Record, May 21)

| Bridges ard Culyerts Washed Away-FaIai.
Hes Driven From Their Homes.
| columbia Daily Record, May 2I) -..
The fearful rains of the past few days
have been general over the country, and
the flood gates of the mountains having
been opened, the waters are rolling down to
the low lands with great velocity, sweeping
away cabins, bridges, live stock and crops
in their wild course.
Broad River bridge this morning was
impossible to vehicles, and those who ven
tured over the Congaree River bridge took
a risk, as the bridge was nearly floating on
the angry stream. The piers were covered at
D A. Nj. and the river still rising
The water has flooded the work on the
canal, and serious injury will result to this
great State enterprise
The plantations of Mr.. John G. Secgcrs,
Mr. James G. Graham, Capt. w. ID. Star.
ling, the Childs brothers, Mr.. II. b. Augh.
try, MIR. b. f. Griffin and others in the
lower part of Richand arc submerged aud
the cotton and corn ruined These farmers
nave lost a large number of cattle, hogs
and horses by drowning, aud the prospects
are that the continual rise of the waters will
entail upon them still further loss
AT the old Arthur place, now Mr. Grif-
inns plantation of 1000 acres, only 100
acres arc out OF water, and the road to the
plantation is four feet deep in water.
All through the city aud County bridges
ana causeways have been swept away, and
the chances are that the few remaining in
position will follow in the general wreck.
The culvcrt on the c., G. e. A. r. r..
just above the city, has cavcd in, but a
temporary structure allowed trains to 90
out to-day.
train on the c. & G. r. r. is between
Two wa shed out trcstles, near Peaks Sta
ton
A family in Ward I, renting one of the
Allwordcn houses, corner Of Medium and
Assembly streets, was forced to move out,
yesterday, lock, stock and barrel" the
water having risen waist deep in the house
and threatening the family with drowning.
Captain L. III. BOokter says his crop is
inundated and his loss will be nearly entire.
Trains have been delayed throughout the
country on account of the heavy rains, and
the only wonder is that no loss of human
} life has occurred
Hundreds Of persons went to the river
| to-day AVID remained for hours, witnessing
the destruction caused by the swollen
) stream. The water broke through the
. canal banks on the river side and washed
away the works for hundreds of wards.
Upon reaching that portion on which the
city water works stand the angry flood
seemed to have an especial mission to full
MI. Tree after tree succumbcd to the force
. OF the torrent, went crashing down stream
and threatened destruction to the Cenga-
rec bridge. Yard after yard of earth was
. undermined until the close of this report,
ut =. 30 T.. NJ, when the water works were
carried away. One hundred cords of pine
/ wood were taken off in Il ilfy and the canal
bridge went off as drift wood
l The cyclone of Thursday morning, after
spreading destruction through the fields of
Mr. George Newman, struck the places of
Mr. &. o. Brown, Capt. j. G.. B. Smith,
Capt. w. II. Miller and others, picked ur
cabins and Scattered them to the four
winds of hcaVen,' shingles going in ono
direction, logs in another and chimncys in
thlrd. The roads were filled with debris
OIL the storm and the branches were swollen
to an almost impossible degree. Pines of
circumference equal TO the span of a mans
arms were snapped like pipe stems and wal
nut trees half century old were moved
down like grass
Great damage was done to the brick
yards OF McsSrs. Clark Warning and j. Frost
Walker
AT the Schuctzen Platz the destruction to
timber was great
Throughout the city the washouts have
been serious, gardens having been inun
dated and drains chOlicd with the drifting
sand
''i ANfSCiS HIS -" acres Ill cotton and
w acres III oats under water
| Several houses on The Lexington side of
the Congarcc bridge were vacated ycstcr.
day, because the water had flooded the
floors.
Plnnks were knocked off the sides of
Broad River bridge this morning to allow
the water to escape
Mt. ChldsS steamer was successfully
used yesterday and to-day in rcscuing live
Stock from watcry graves.
an observer notes the dates of tho peri.
odical frrshcts as follows: May, 1910: An.
gust, 1892; February, 1865; June, 1876:
MY, lSSG-hvcraging II! years. Broad
RIVER was three feet higher in 1852 than
to day at 10 O'Clock. The dates mentioned
were exceptionally good crop years.
The Flood. Elscwherc.
CHARLESTON, May 21.-Thcrc are hc,vv
ircshcts throughout upper South Carolina,
me rec Dee river stands thirty-six feet
above low water and is still rising Crops
on the river arc total loss. The loss is
beyond estimate. Considerable damoro
has been done to the railroads and crons In
the northern and western parts of the
State ~ ''i0
CHARIorTE, N. G., May 21.-Thc rain
sIofih Whlch commenced at this place
Tuesday morning closed last night The
TOTAL rainfall was eight inches. The breaks
III INC Nir Lane ROAD between Charlotte and
Atlanta have been repaired and trains to
day resumed traYcl Three breaks o.
Cured on the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Foad, but they were repaired YES.
tcrIay and only sight delay was caused
In the running of the trains The Rich
mond and Danvillc line suffered severely
between Charlotte and Greensboro. the
trcstlc oyer Coddlc Creek being washed
away ay nnH one span of the bridge one hun
River was destroyed. This causes n ston'
page Of hmVel: The break Mt Coddlo Creek
has been repaired and transfer will be
elected at Iadkin River ON Monday next
at winch time travel on this road will be
resumed. The Western North Corolino
Food was only slightly damaged
iic destruction of crops is immense and
Z lie estimate cait "c nific Of the loss innict
ed on tic farming community,
The decision of the New York Court Of