The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-09-20

or the SLteeG,S S6C6Rt IN uoLo ~ stanQ
wards around some of the handsome
dencea. Ea1ces are down, gates are 8
and steps YhayeE disapp feared Along
sides of the buildings the water :mi
are plain-so plain that paint only.
obliterate them. Piazzas have beent
ted around, and inmany instances
entirely away from the buildi
Shrubbery and lawn ornaments have |
demolished, while the beautiful st
trees are nov full of debris, washed i
ali sections Of the city. st. Paul's chu
on Reynolds and Washington streets,
Oldest parish in the city, and one Of
oldest in the State, presents Q sad pict
The parish was founded before Aug
was thought of, and the ground 7
which the city now stands belonged
originally. Around the church, q b
.tifal brick structure, are scatter
hundred graves. These graves have
there 8 hundred years and are fni
in the style of that age. Scattered an
them are monuments, and near
entrance is q large one built Of b
The waters from the river washed ag'
the brick wall, and finally crushet
down. Then in 8 short time the e.
ward was inundated. The water col
.led to rise, until it went into the chul
hut no estimate of the damage coul
made until this morning, when the Y
had gone down. Then a great ch;
was sesn, The beautiful shrubbery
been carried away; the monuments
the entrance had been undermined;
was ready. to fall; many: private N,
,ments had been oVerthrown, whil]
heavy marble ststues had been wa
from graves, leaving open spaces j.
ground bare to the eye.
The interior Of the church has
damaged but not to any great exl
The Richmond, known all overl
country as an institution of learning
one hundred years past, and the Get
Medical college, are side by sid
iTelfair street. Some of the most rem
ed men of the south have grade
from these schools. = Father, soni
grandson have received their educ;
in these schools, and to, day the pi]
about The building would cause sad
The large, high brick wall aroun!
building have been thrown fat, ant
beautiful lawns are streWn with tra'
all kinds. During the freshet al
swan or. was " ashed into q high tt
front Of the Medical college, and
there drowned. This morning, afte'
water had gone down, the dead COW
still high in the tree, fastened bet
two forks.
An entire block, bounded by II
and Walker and Smith and EigH
owned by the Catholics. On the 50
are St. Patrick 3 church, st. Patti
Commercial institute, st. Mary's con
and the parsonages. The grounds I
long been known ss the prettiest il
city, but to-day their beauty is {
The walls were washed away, the /
.uprooted and the buildings damaged;
The union depot on Walker street,
covered with water; the heavy fo{
was torn up, and the streets badly was
The walls too, we're injured, but mott
terially. The ticket Office vas flooded
the cases Of tickets almost reduce
pulp. 4
The Presbyterian church and IL
Sunday school buildings are in one
cious lot. The water surrounded i
handsome ediices and to day the
and buildings need attention and q
ing. Private residences in all porI
of the city.haye been treated the j
way. Some have been damaged 4
than others and only few have esd
entirely. However, very small nuS
has been materially damaged. In u
every instance, however, furniture
been damaged. The railroad syst
completely out of gear. There haE
been q train in or out of the city Z
Sunday morning: The Georgia 81
the only one which has done any {
until to-day, when the South CAP
sent out 8 train. The Georgia.
starts trains across the canal, bu@
only the main line--the line rea&
Atlanta. The Macon line is out &
and the exact situation cannot be &
tanned. The big trestle at Mayfe
gone and other breaks are repg
The Washington line is broken BY
Athens branch can be used. The S
in this city are torn to pieces compM
The engines are resting on their &
box cars are fiat, while the track iG
and washed out of all shape. ALI
long large forces Of hands have 3
trying to straighten it out. ColonS
r. Dorsey, general passenger and III
agent, has not been away from the =
since Monday morning and has s
directing the work of repairing. s.
bridge across the canal, near the s.
is gone and the track is twisted d&
When the water began to rise carss
ed with pig iron were placed upo%
bridge to hold it down, bat the ell
was so strong that it washed the b@
cars and pig iron down into the sE
where they sank. Later a house
other bridges lodged against the OBJ
ton. This made dam and the s
vas forced into the round house and
sheds. ALI this day has been giYen3S
moving the debris, and the present. g
will go out before the bridge aud s!
can be repaired. Il
The machine shops and car shed &
damaged only slightly by the WT
The scene about the canal bridge BIZ
description. Engines, box cars, faN
houses, car wheels, crossties, railroaI7
and bridges are mixed in one indisN
nate mass. Colonel Dorsey says tha C
impossible to give the toughest Sort
estimate of the roads loss. S
The Port Royal and Augusta aIM5
Augusta and Knoxville are idle 81
Port Royal bridge over the Sav@
river is intact, but about 600 feet 81
approach on both sides are gone. q
repair gangs are now on it. The Az
and Knoxville has several breakJ h
The South Carolina railway bridge 81
right, but the track on the Carolin#
for q half mile has been twisted @
shape of an .eSn dozen time;
ming passengers walked acrossa q s
tethe train, three quarters Of