The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-12
THE STORM AND FLOOD.
Great LOSS Entailed on nll Classes
and Conditions Of Men..Prospects
for mn Extrn Tax to Build Bridges.


Heavy rains have fallen in all parts of the
State, and great damage to farms, crops
railroad property, public bridges and public
roads has been sustained.
At Abbeville from Saturday night to Mon
day morning seven and four-tcnths inches OF
water fell, being the heaviest rainfall ever
known In this section.
The streams in this county have been from
four to six feet higher than ever before.
Bottom corn will be as nearly ruiued az 1t Is
possible for mud. wind and water to affect:
Sunday and Sunday night the wind blew
steady and strong. but at night IT, moved with
great energy. blowing down hundreds Of trees
or breaking limbs from their trunks.
The wind and rain together, 1t seems, has
levelled the cotton and corn.
The roads and farms everywhere are lear
fully washed.
All houses leaked, and in some cases 1t was
difficult for occupants to keep dry, or 10 hnd
a dry place for household goods.
The people remained in doors all day sun
day None of the churches were opened for
service of any kind.
night fearful night, and one long to be re-
Nearly all the roads leading from Abbeville
are Impassabie, because of the loss OF bridges.
McKetrick's bridge went down with the
swollen waters.
McKetrick's mill was washed away.
The river at Cade's lower mill was reported
to be $50 yards wide, and six feet higher than
store. The bridge is gone.
Patterson's bridge yielded to the Inevitable,
and no crossing can be had at that place.
tions, and Immediately that structure went
to pieces, lodging the timbers high In the
trees down the stream.
The abuttments Of the bridge at Mortou
mill were washed away. ,x, I'm.
Dendy's bridge, as usual after rain, mas
gone to make rubbish further down the
stream.
feet deep on the floor Of the covered bridge.
at last accounts it was still standing
Wardlaw's bridge is gone.
Davis bridge went to look after WardlaW's
bridge. The pieces lie scattered for miles. :,
Martins mil bridge was in feeble condl-
ton. 1t readily yielded to the swollen wa
The new timbers the which Messrs. Gillian
had hauled to the banks, with which to build q
new bridge a Martins mill, were carried
away.
James A. Brookss gin house, gin, race and
part of his mill dam. are gone.
Pettigrew's bridge Is no more.
1t is reported that the Island Ford bridge
was washed away.
The bridge across a little stream three miles
from Abbeville on the road to Due West near
Capt. S. w. Cochran's home is gone.
j. D. Swansey has steam saw mill on
venson, some three miles from the village.
He placed his saw over the stream to save
trouble OF moving saw dust. The high water
carried OF the carriage, mill track, lumber,
Near his mill seventy-fve feet Of the rail-
road embankment was washed away. A tres.
tie will have to be built
The abutments Of the bridge at Cochran's s
Whites bridge over Armstrong; branch OF
Calhoun's creek is gone.
Two spans Of the Greenwood and Laurens
railroad bridge at Coronaca is down:
Every bridge on Ninety-Slx creek is washed
away.
Boyd's bridge on saluda is hoisted, and bad
ly damaged.
The bridge at Wards Ford on Little River is
The bridge at Cliukscales mill on shanklin's
creek was carried away.
Clinkscales' saw mill went after the bridge.
Barnett's bridge is gone.
It is reported that the G. & G. bridge across
Wilson's creek below Ninety-Six was blown
down Sunday.
G. bridge across the Saluda Is gone.
r. w. Mcmillan lost half kiln Of brick,
and the creek irreverently made paths
through the yard.
the overflow OF their tan yard at Abbeville.
Twenty-Five watts OF green and tanned stock
were filled with mud. Richard Mcdonald.
and e. great company, were washing hides all
Nothing was heard from Augusta yesterday,
but the presumption is, that the city is now
in deep water.
It is said no train has come from Augusta
over the. A. & K. road since Sunday morning.
The telegraph lines on the A. Il X. andS. v.
roads are down.
George Wilson lost the timbers for new
bridge at McKettrick's mill.
The old historic mill on Long Cane belong
ing to ]. f. Bradley, whose walls were Of gram
ite and brick, after resisting storm and flood
for many year, it is said, crumbled and dis
appeared IN the swollen stream.
Last Monday was the day for managers OF
election to meet al Abbevile and declare the
election for County Commissioner. Only half
the boxes reported: The presumption is, that
the managers could not get here.
The loss to the farming interests OF this
county is beyond computation. Every farm
has been injured, and all crops have suffered
more or less.
The bottom corn may be set down as q clear
loss.
It's said that the upland corn is sproutlng
an the cotton which was open in the fields
total loss by either being beat out or sprout-
ing Of the seed.
Much of the full grown cotton bolls have
rotted,, and the outlook for this crop never
seemed more discouraging.
There is now no open cotton In the fields,
and, even with fair weather and favorable
sunshine, it will be at least two weeks before
LleIe Cdu Ue any great dcllVlIy III BatQeE1uS
and marketing the crop.
Cotton will be from three weeks to month
later In getting to market than 1t was last
year.
These are some of the losses, as heard from
Monday afternoon. Nothing has been heard
from many parts of the county.
The break on the road from Abbeviile to
Hodges will be repaired by Thursday or Fri
day, and the trains will run as heretofore.
The train from the main line backs up to the
break, where the transfers are made. Capt.
Williams backs his train to the village.
1t Is asserted upon what is believed good au:
thority, that the water was up to the third
hoop on the big tank at Dyson's.
The store house, post office and depot at Dy-
sons Is gone.
We have no authentic information, but ru-
mors are to the effect that every bridge on
Rocky River is washed away.
All trains have been stopped oh the A. q X.
road since Sunday evening.
AUDITOR A. W. JONES.
East End's'' Kind Words About the
S'Regtster's'' Criticism. Some Spice