The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-13
THE RUSH OF MANY WATERS.
Great Destruction to Crops-Bridges and
Trestles Carried Away-So Comlnuni-
cation with SoluInbia-A1 the
Railroads in Trouble.
From, the Greenville News.

From the Greenville News.l
ACGUsTA, GA, September 10
Heavy rains Sunday along the Saran-
nah valley caused the river to rise rap
idlv last night and this morning.
Three inches of rain fell from O'Clock
Sunday morning until last night. Ihe
&y is covered with water in many
places to depth Of several feet. All
the mills are stopped on account OF
high water. At noon the river IS 80
! feet 81 inches and is still rising slowly.
In 1865 the river was 81 feet above low
water mark. In 1872 it was 33 feet and
in 1910 it was 36 feet inches. The
grades of the streets have been raised
several feet and it is thought the pres
ent freshet will do no serious damage
to property. The weather is now clear
and the wind from the northwest.
In Virginia.
STAUSTON, EA.-It has raillcd here
twelve days in succession. Wheat III
stacks is sprouting and Is much dam
aged, and clover seed is seriously i'll
jured.
Disastrous Freshet in Spartanburg.
SPARTANBURG, :. G., September 10.
Reports from all quarters SO lar re-
| ceived to-day, give accounts OF dlsas.
trous freshets. An immense acreage OF
| corn is overtlowed and railroad travel is
| interfcred with. The Asheville train
was two Lours late. There is neither
| railroad nor telegraph communication
| with Augusta. The river at Augusta is
reported 26 feet high and several points
along the line are said to be i1llpassable.
At the Clifton Mill No. l the flood
carried away the foot bridge and the
backing up Of the water necessitated
the temporary stopping of the mill. At
Clifton No. 2 the new works are con-
siderably damaged. The forebay in
course of construction is said TO be
| washed away and the wheel pit filled
with sand and debris.
Railroad Connection Broken at Laurens.
LAUkENs, September l0.-A tre-
mendous rain, accompanied at times by
furious wind, fell here yesterday after
noon and last night.
Two sections Of the trestle across
Little river on the Laurens d Newberry
road were washed away and no trains
! have left here on that road to-day. A
foot bridge, also across Little river, on
the dirt road leading toward Spartan
burg, was washed away.
Little River is said to have been
| higher this morning than 1t has
been since tie freshet of 1852. 1t is
| feared that many other bridges through
out the county have been destroyed.
The effect on the crops will be disas-
trous. Bottom corn is almost ruined,
and cotton has been very seriously IN
iured, both by wind and water.
During the rains last week the walls
| Of large concrete block of stores in
course Of erection at Clinton collapsed
from the effects Of too much water.
| The loss to the owners will be consid-
erable.
The Congaree Booming.
COLUMBIA, S. c., September 1O.-The
Congaree has risen twelve feet since last
| night, and is on u big boom, devastating
| the rich bottom lands in the lower part
of the county. 1t is twenty-five feet
high tonight, and still rising.
The August crop report of the Depart
mcnt of Agriculture issued to-day
| shows serious injury to corn and cotton
| by the heavy rains, and the injury will
| be much increased this month,
The Storm in Observation-Disclosures in
Trouble.
! The heavisst rainfall of all the ten
days downpour preceding was register
ed on Sunday, and the result was a
| freshet in all the streams yesterday.
The Reedy was boilidg over its banks,
| and had spread all over the meadows
!!zbelew-the, Al. Line trestle, covering the
neld street crossing, a break 81 a hI II
he dred feet was made in the embankme
in through which the great lake of wa
,re that had accumulated during the
ut night rain, poured swiftly. The wal
as banked up at the trestle that crosses f
nd river under the Main street bridge b
en- ana not moveit from its moorings. II
ch obstruction thus given the swoll,
IN stream backed it against the ccat
g. factory. flooding the basement floor ar
OF choking the water-wheel.
st =. AS was expected from the heay
7e Sunday rains, which Were evident
a. general, the trains We're ali out of pea
is lhe Laurens trains both in the niorf
st ing and afternoon, were delayed on
y and two hours.
d The afternoon Columbia and Greer
s. Vile train was delayed four hours. con
<, ing IN at $50 last night. From tn
d passengers 1t was learned that the trai
: which left here yesterday morning di
g not get further than Ninety-Six, 6ein
e Stopped there by a report that tn
| Nlnety-SiX creek bridge had been cal
ried away.
1t was reported that the creek a
, Oyson's was higher than had beer
Known in the history of that country
before, the water being up to the tank
Whlch IS att height of fifteen feet from
the surface Of the ground.
The Ninety-SiX bridge carried the
wires down and telegraph communica.
ton with Columbia is cut off.
Ihe Columbia bound train ran on
the Abbevllle branch, being compelled
to DO so to meet and transfer with the
train, which was stopped by
i~..-2out a short distance from Able
| vile.
A washout on the Augusta and Knox
vile Railroad between Greenwood and
Coranaca stopped travel ON that line.
| Ine West bound train on the Air Line
due here at 4.36 yesterday afternoon
was at that time reported six hours be-
hlnd time, with the cause unexplained,
tnough 1t was said to be on the Virginia
Midland. 1t was known, however, that
the streams between here and Charlotte
We're dangerously flooded.
The Latest from Augusta.
Later information was received YES
tefoay That the Savannah river ut Au-
gusta was II feet above low water
This IS higher by several feet than has
ever been known in Augusta.
Marion's Second Primary