The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-09
. THE FLOOD AT HOME.
SCOTS Creek on a Boom-3rid2cS
Washed ATay-H0uScs Flooded.

On last Monday afternoon about :
o'clock the sky began to darkcn viii
clouds, but the people Of this S"ciirn
! having become 50 accustomed t. clc'i';>
and rain. they paid but little attention
! to them. until the raI hcgaii pouring
Gown in torrents aud il was >con evident
that we were going TO be treated /" :,
first class flood.
SCOTS creek soon began 10 rise. as}
in Il very short time tie water !;tA c}l-
tirely covered the low ground nn either
side, until il had ASSUMED the proper
tion> Of Il river. On ;Iic Iclrl.a rua,!.
Just above the cnlvcrt, the water rraclc,!
q depth OF six feet above the sidewalk.
which is raised about six or eight ivcj
above the bott0m OF the creek, making
nearly fifteen fc"t Of water. where only
4 few minutes before j!err la! Ur!y
been few inchc. in the clllH',ci Il t!!.
creek.
Crowds OF people soon gathered 20 see
the unusual sight. On every street
leading 10 the creek numbers OF pcr>"">
We're standing discussing the waters.
The general verdict Wa that they wcr"
higher than they had cvcr brcn before.
There was about four ie"i OF water in
the TWO hpi,<r< just below tie Jail. "ccIl-
pied BY cO,Orc'i people. al hr!0I-i..:G =
to Mr.. Shelton I.any!or,l.
All the hrihg e.. except t,4c "Nr iH>i
above the cuivcrt, were swept away.
The hridg" iu>; below Nj: .l"hn Fairs
will b" replaced by i small loot bridge.
which will jv bull: lower anA securely
fastened down. Th" bgit'sc n:ar Nr.
Werltr'S. which w%S very "id wi!i b.
rep'ac~d hv Il new AID substantial "ii".
Tic bridge lratliHg 10 the college Wa~
washed only i short Hi>tancc and VA
replaced M,nday afternoon. The hri'l.."
1T the foot of Caldwell! street WAS
washed only about Nv" hundred yards.
and WAS replaced on Tuc~day. Tie biz
BROOKLYN bridge was torn from il
moor;n"S and went sailing d"wu on thu
watcra> though il was OIL Y Il little ''thrcr
for 4 quarter craft" 1t will have t be
torn to ricccS before il c:in hc rrplaccd.
the contract Tor which has been given
out ut the low figures of Sl5. The only
b! idgc OF the five 'ha; held lis OWE wa
the one Oh the Helen. rua'i. Whic?! !
securely fastened to rock foundation.
The loss to the city Will M"t amount +"
rs much ~ WAS IL first feared. II iS
thought that So nili Replace ii! the
bridges. and put them in gooI fix.
The losses to private citizens IL :rhccs.
crops, etc. can hardly bc estimated, al
though il will not be very great.
The crowds of people Oh the streets
ana railroad found great amusement in
watching the debris IL it t!oatcd down
the stream. among which was noticed L
Tub oi Clothes. Il table, Il water buckle!
and another tnb with 4 wash basin in il.
which had not been overturned III its
gentle sail on Tie water. and Judging
from tic WAY the musk rats. snakes.
spiders. bugs, etc., Wcr" moving, they
must have thought that ;iI' final day hal
arrived.
The cotton platform which was stu
atcd L little way Hl'0rc tlr lower ir!, e
began 20 :iOH:. bi;; was secured by rope.
Maj. L. j. Jones larg" l:~l pon', WAS
broNcW, anH the next thing v" expect tn
have 20 record VIII b.. t!at some small
boy has been carried Of hY the niol!-t"r
carp which escaped.
Aiiu th'' n!!IciD' '''NN' VI '"t "''','',
business i ti,;t the culvcrt un.!"" the
Columbia and GrecnEillc hoa:' l. ""'
large enough to convey the water oil.
and of coHrSc not being able to ii'sd all
outlet 1t hacked up and rovrrc'i The l""
ground. Everybody ka"W> t!'at i: Wol!'!
cost i pretty good sum "f money 10 en-
large tic cniyert. hut the question i,
cannot = rich corporation better afford
70 .rcnd Il few thousand dollars tl'%n 4
few private individuals: