The western sentinel., 1898-09-29
ECHOES OF STORM:
GREAT DAMAGE TO THE CROPS
IN LOWLANDS.
A Child Drowned-Narrow Escape of
Famfly-It Is Reported That One
third of Mocksville- Moores-
Vile Road Is Washed Away.

Distressing reports continue to
come in regarding the heavy damage
done by the rain storm on Thursday.
It is said that it rained all day in
Wilkes county.
On Thursday, the Wilkesboro
train did not get farther than
Donnaha. 1t returned on schedule
time that evening. The engine was
| run backward, as there was no turn
table at that place.
Capt. Hawkins and his passengers
said it was discouraging to look up
and down the river at Donnaha and
! other places. Some of the farmers
had considerable tobacco as well as
corn and peas in the bottoms. Even
| the tobacco barns in the lowlands were
covered with water. The loss is in
| estimable. Capt. Hawkins says he
| never saw so many pumpkins as were
| floating down the river. He got two
| and carried them home to make pies.
| He reported that young man named
Louis Moser was drowned near Don
naha about 10 o clock Thursday. He
| heard that he was gathering pumpkins
| as they tioated down the stream and
| got in water too deep for him. From
another source it is learned that the
| young man was p years old and a son
of Mr.. Martin Moser, a well-to-do
farmer who resides in the Northern
part of Forsyth. The son wanted to
| go to the saw mill near Donnaha and
| attempted to wade Richmond creek.
| His cousin attempted to rescue him,
| but his efforts were futile. He saw
| young Moser go down the third time.
| The body was rescued.
| Mr.. CT. w. Hinshaw received a
message Thursday afternoon to the
effect that one-third of the Mocks-
| ville-Mooresville road had been
washed away. Mr.. Hinshaw does not
| believe the damage is so great.
1t was reported Friday morning that
the northeast corner of the power
| house at the Yadkin river had washed
| away. \ telegram from Mr.. H. +.
| Fries, who was out there, says that the
| river was 21' feet high that morning,
| but was falling. He thought the sand
had been washed out from under one
corner of the house over the dynamo,
| but did not think any serious damage
| had been dOI e.
| COULDN'T CROSS THE YADKIN.
| The Mocksville train did not come
| in Thursday morning. TWAS stopped at
| the Iadkin river bridge. The trestle
across the bottom on this side of tb/
| bridge was rocking and Capt.
| kins was afraid to venture acr
| An engine and box carl
! over t& the river fIArirdda I Arirdday to ia
the situation.
Capt. Hawkins, his crew
| gers, express and the mail
here at l2:30 Friday. They c}
10 the box car which was sd
| them. The Mocksville train
Oil the other side of the rivt
conductor and passengers
across the bridge.
Baggage Master FOard
SENTINEL that he saw hay q
stacks floating down the riv
naha Thursday. The pol
them and they were travelirA
also saw several barrels Il
floating down, but he was nd
| as to whether the tax had
| on il.
Capt. Stagg took the w
train out Friday. He said he
instructed to go az far as he
was not expected that he cou
ther than Donnaha.
| Capt. Guthrie had charge
train to Greensboro. 1t Il
an engine, box car for baI
one passenger coach.
AT WALNUT COW
Mr.. NJ. A. Walker, y
Walnut Cove Thursday, r
night. He says Town Fork
than it had been since IS
rapidly, however, and waa
banks at noon Thursday.
that the damage to corn
creek will not be as great al
posed.
CHILD DROWNED.
A special to The SENTINE
morning from Rockford says:
in the river bottoms is totally y
merged and the whole crop is practr
cally ruined. Every particle of hay
and all kinds of feed are washed
away. The Southern Railway track
in many places is covered with water
several feet deep. A house occupied
by II. Hutchins, near the river, wa:
washed away, and one of his children
drowned, the rest of the family barely
escaping with their lives. The larg,
iron bridge over Fish river between
Dobson and Mt. Airy, is washed away
The river is falling but is still man.
feet high.
Protracted Meeting kosed.
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