The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-13
The Floods.

NeWDerry IN its course, has been very
destructive of land, crops, stock, roads,
bridges and mills dams, and seriously
interfering with trade and travel.
The bridges in Newberry County
have nearly all disappeared. Along
Bush River all are gone save Lindsey s
and that is unsafe. The volume OF
the water may be realized when it is
remembered that Broad and Bush
Rivers We're never before as high by
several feet. a quantity of grain and
flour that had been removed to the
second story Of Langtord's mill was
reached by the water. The Little River
bridges have all gone down with the
exception Of the Workman bridge and
one span Of it was partly carried Off.
Mr.. 4. P. Lake, at Helena, we De,
Eeve, says it was as high in 1872 Salu-
da and Broad rivers are higher than
they have been since the big freshet OF
1852, and possibly higher than they
We're then.
The County Commissioners advertise
several bridges in this issue. In fact, as
we have stated, nearly every bridge in
the county has been taken away OF
badly damaged. The loss to the county
in the way of bridges will reach S5,0Ot
or 5000. Some persons estimate the
loss as high as $4,000.
The County Commissioners held q
meeting on Wednesday and will pro,
cecd 1T once to have the most impor-
tant bridges replaced. The tax levy
for county purposes will possibly have
to be Increased TO meet the heavy de.
maMd on the treasury for the loss of sc
many bridges.
This condition Of things seems nc
longer phenomenal, but appears tt
have settled upon us as normal con
dition. The drought which cut off the
upland ccrH is followed by the flood
that sweep the bottom corn away. The
loss to individuals is very heavy in the
way OF bottom corn and the injury tc
the cotton crop. Nearly all of the corn
| on the rivers and creeks will be total
loss and some of it was very fine. The
loss falls upon many who are unable tc
bear it. The aggregate loss to the
country at large is fearful to think of.
Just at this juncture, when the crop
is maturing and the farmers are pre-
pairing for its removal to market, to see
the cotton boils rotting, the lint stained
and the bridges gone, is discouraging.
70 many in the country at large the
washing of the land and loss Of crops,
etc, is real calamity and crucial test
But they dare not despair! There is
hope ahead! Salutary lessons may be
learned, and ways and means of escape
he found!
Broad River on Tuesday was reported
to be running several feet deep over
the rails of the big iron bridge at AL
ston.. From Aston to Columbia, q
distance Of about twenty miles, the
track of the Columbia and Greenville
railroad was under water. The dam
age to the road will be greater than
that OF the freshest of May, 1856, and
possibly the heaviest damage the road
has ever sustained.
All rail and telegraphic communica-
ton between Newbery and Colum bia
was interrupted Tuesday-the last, train
being construction train, which came
in Monday night.
The rise in Broad river began Mon
day night and was very rapid.
DAMAGE on THE SALUDA.
Late Yesterday afternoon Mr.. J. j..
Butler, from No. I, called at our office,
from whom we gathered the following
facts as to the high water on the Salu-
da. He walked the iron at Little river
and swan two spans of I5 feet each in
or,ier to get here.
ut Dyson Mr.. Walton's store is gone
and horse drowned. Mrs. Clark who
lives near the creek was drowned in
attempting to get out of her house in a
canoe, the house beng surrounded by
water. This was on Sunday night.
st the railroad bridge the water was
about five feet above the floor.
At Chappells the water was waist
deep III the depot and over several cars
on the track. Mr.. Reid had a car load
Of flour on the track which was ruined.
The cotton platform was turned
around.
At Saluda every house was taken off
except the old store Of Mr.. w. A. Hill
and it was moved. The railroad station
house WAS moved with a lot of iron IN
it,
The railroad bridge at Little River Is
gone. The water was five feet above
the track. The water was still over the
track atall these places on Tuesday and
the damage cannot be estimated. 1t
will be some time yet before the road is
III repair for the trains to pass.
THE RAINFALL.
Mr.. ". q. Peterson furnishes us the
following register of the rainfall:
Thursday, Sept. 6...................... 5.l4
sunday, Sept. 9............................ III
Total to Sept. 10th ..................lG.G3
The raiD-fall for these ten days was
rs much as for the whole Of the four
months preceding.
Wright & J. w. Coppock's line of
Cents Neckwear is Just awfully nice.
That is what the ladies say, i. e., the
Lest looking ones. tt
Hallow, Charlie! Have you been
spending the winter in Mexico? Nav,
been to Wright Il Coppock's; couldn't
resist. II