The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-03-18
TEMPESTS AND FLOODS.
CHATTANOOGA, AUGUSTA, AND 9TH
ER ClT!ESlN DANGER.

! The Angry Curr"ut SprentlinS- People
Driven from their ucases :.,,, Goods i,
! Cellars Sunsr Much Dama:e--TI.c IIi:ls
Shat Down in aug, STA.
NASHVILLE, March 2.~-TEe rhcnO-
menal rise III the river continues, and at
II O'Clock this morning the gauge read
1916 icct, rise since Friday mourning
of 25.G feet. More damage has been
done BY reason Of the rapidity OF the
rise than would otherwise have occurred.
Probably between | 500 and 600 people
have been driven from their hcmes, and
goods in warehouses and cellars suffered
much damage. AS viewed from the
bridge the river is a vast angry torrent
Spreaoiilg out o,er the low!ands. Near
ly all tie lumber yards are ovcrilowed.
and in some considerable loss vii. result.
The river has brought out & vast amount
of drift wood. and it is passing the city
in great quantities. During the day il
was gan;n= slowly and steadily. The
merchants were busy al day removing
goods from the cellars and warehouses
near the wharf TO higher ground. 1t is
estimated that there are between 900
and SEQ families il tn: city that have
been driven from Their BONES by the
high waters. At the police headQuar-
terS many inquiries for shelter are being
made. Reports from all points on the
river show that 1t is rising everywhere.
and tie iullness Of the Ohio and Mlssis
sippi will prevent the Cumberland from
running down as rapidly as 1t otherwise
would. The rive: continues toriSe slow
IL. Last night at dark the @uage read
47.9 feet, forty feet beng the danger line.
Rivermen predict that without any more
rain the river will go two feet higher.
4 Chattanooga. Tenn. SPECIAL says:
The Tennessee River at this point has
reached the danger line and is rising
three inches per hour. Experienced
rlvernen predict that it will reach at
leas. fortr-lvc feet which would ov er-
hoN mucil OF the city in the 10" lying
places, cut Of several railroads and tor
time suspend the operations OF several
manufactures. The rainfall here for
thirty-six hours is 3! inches. and extends
up the river and in East Tennessee gen
erally. The sky is overcast, and the
indications for more showers are very
promising.'- .'-Co'umbia Register.
AULUsTA SUBMERGED.
AUGUSTA, Ga, March l0.-At mid
night the river had renched th!rty-five
feet and one inch, and was rising about
an inch an hour. Thirty-eight feet will
completely cover the town. The water
has covered the upper portion of the CITY
as Tar down as Campbell street. On
upper Reynolds street the water has
cached depth Of tour to five feet. and
many houses are flooded. SO far no
serious accidents have happened. al
though many rumors can be heard on
the streets. What is feared most is the
breaking OF the canal dam between here
and the locks. AL the railroads are
flooded, and the Georgia train is the
only train that can leave the depot.
Other trains stop outside Of the city.
All the merchants have moved their
goods to high places, and should the
water 90 thirty-eight feet, as in 1888.
very little stock will be damaged. Tele-
graphic information from up the river to
the signal service says no rain has fallen
since S p. M, and that the river has
done its worst. Business was nearly
suspended all day, and the people are
much excited. Every indication points
to the river going down by l O'Clock.
Florence Edwards narrowly escapaed
drowriog tonight while going home IN
boat. which capsiZed. She was saved
byJ. A. Hammer, who rescued her.
TIE REEDY AND ENoRCE RooMING.
SpARTASBUG, $. c., March "a
dispatch has just reached here which
saws that the entire first floor OF pelham
factory is under water. Much Of the
first floor has already been washed away,
and the whole building is hourly expect
ed to fall. The damages have already
reached thousands o, dollars, and Will
pre- badly be much more. The factory is
the property Of joint stock company Of
which Mr.. Barnwell, Of Charleston, IS
acting president. The mills are valued
at $50, 900, and many be totally des-
troyed. The factory is situated on the
Tiger river, is ..on the line between
Spartanburg and Greenyille counties.
Reports from Gfeenville says Reedy
river is higher than it has been in years,
and the meadows in and above the city
look like lakes.-The State.
\ TOWN INUNDATED.
ENTERPRISE, Miss, March 9.-The
Mobile and Ohio, and New Orleans and
Northwestern Railroads are submerged
for a long distance and passage either
way is impracticable The town of En-
terprise is inundated to a large extent,
water flowing through the street with
the velocity of river and in many in
stances coming in the stores. The flood
has no paradell save in the memorable
year of 1871. 1t will perhaps be two
days before traffic will be resumed.
SNOW STORMS IN THE WEST.
CHICAGO, March 9.-Dispatches from
numerous points throughout Minnesota,
Northern Iowa, Central Illinois, South
ern Wisconsin and Eastern Nebraska
reports that the SevereSt STOW storm of
the Winter ragged Saturday night and all
day Sunday. There was a regular biz
Zard bio wing and the snow badly drifted.
Trains are running behind time, and
especially in Minnesota, with ceat diff
Guilty. In some localities not wheel is
turning. Travel on wagon roads has
been wholly suspended, and in cities the
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