The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-12
FLOODS AND FRESHETS.
Ihe Work of the ei;ain-Transportation is
Stopped-Washout in the Railroads.

Newberry has not yet adopted that
system Of water works and electric
lights, but during the past few days
she has had an abundant supply 81
water.
On Saturday afternoon and night
there was heavy rain fall. Sunday
morning the lowering clouds partially
disappeared, but in the afternoon the
rain again descended in heavy torrents
and continued nearly throughout the
entire night. The streets were washed
in bitches and gulleys, and SCOTS
Creek covered the bottoms above the
railroad crossing, as it was wont to do
before the culvert was removed. The
dwellers in the houses in the bottom
were warned about one o'clock on Sun
day night by the rapid rise Of the water
that they would have to move out for
their safety. This they did, some wad-
ing through the water waist deep III
order TO reach dry land.
The streams throughout the county
were much swollen, but at this writ
ing we are unable to give the damages
to the county il the way Of bridges
washed away.
The bridge at Godfrey Harmon's on
Bush River is gone. The Werber's
Mill bridge has been injured, although
not entirely washed away. Lindsay's
bridge on Bush River was moved out
Of position, still persons were crossing
on Tuesday. The water was over the
banisters of the bridge at Mendenhalps
mill, but it remained in position. Other
bridges no doubt have been more or
less Injured.
THE RAILROAD WASHOUTS.
Newberry with her ten daily passen-
ger trains finds it little inconvenient
to come down to one or two a day, yet
such was our fate this week.
The new schedule on the Anderson
train went into effect on Monday, and
on that morning came through from
Columbia, giving us Columbia's NOR
ming papers at S O'Clock, but the train
got no further than Dyson, for when it
reached that point it found the track
about five feet under water. The track
at several other places between here
and there was also submerged, and we
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week.
The train returned to Columbia
Monday night, but did not venture out
Tuesday morning.
The old Laurens went through all
right. The up passenger came to New
berry and returned.
On Tuesday morning the passenger
train from Columbia started, but when
it reached a point about twelve miles
the engine and mail car were turned
over in ditch. No one was hurt.
The mail and passengers were trans
ferred to the Laurens train, and it re-
turned to Newberry about ) o'clock in
the afternoon.
This wreck was cleared and the
train came through yester-
day morning. 1t will be some days yet
before the train: can make their
schedules.
On the G.. n. & L. railroad there was
a small wasbout about two miles below
Newberry, and the train for Columbia
did not leave Newberry until one
O'Clock on Monday.
On Tuesday this train ran off at
Prosperity and was delayed several
hours.
Accounts of the freshets elsewhere
are published in another column.
The Saluda was as full as it was in
1855, but Broad River seems not to
have been so high.
At last accounts the rivers were
gradually falling, and if the rains cease
there will be no further damage.
The damage to the railroads will be
heavy. The G. & G. has had no freight
this week, except one that came from
Columbia on Monday morning, and is
still at Newberry.
The trains passed through yesterday
Wednesday,. The train from Green
Vile reaching Newberry late in the
afternoon.
The Richmond and Danvill people
have been very prompt in repairing
damage and getting their trains
through.