Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-05-29
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Charlotte Brick Company, near Fort
Mill, S. c., was unroofed. Mr.. II.
B. Gantier, general manager of the
plant, says: 81 saw timber two hun
dred feet in the air. In the direct
path houses were blown down, trees
uprooted, chickens killed and fences
laid low" Continuing up the river,
the storm struck Mountain Island.
The house of James Van Pelt was
partly blown down, but the family
escaped injury. Other houses were
damaged by the wind, but no deaths
have been so far reported. The
crops along the river are said to
have suffered greatly.
Summer Hotel Washed Away.
Hickory, N. c., May 22.-The
worst flood ever known is raging on
the Catawba river, which is FOUR feet
higher than has ever been known
before. The new summer hotel at
Cliffs has been washed away, and
also the toll bridge. The iron
bridge at the Shuford Cotton Mill
is also gone. Great damage is re-
sulting to crops along the river.
Heavy Rains at Spartanburg.
Spartanburg, May 22.-The rain
fall in this section for the past two
days has been unprecedented. Great
damage has been done to lands and
crops. The streams are high and
the county is certain to lose several
bridges. Several residences in the
western part of this city are sur
rounded by water, and in some the
water is foot deep.
High Water In Anderson County.
Anderson, May 22.-Big Beaver
dam creek was higher yesterday
afternoon than it has ever been
known to be and immense damage
has been done on the plantation of
Mr.. w. q. Hammond, in IIopcwel
township. One hundred and fifty
acres Of oats, from which he expect
ed to get from ten to fifteen thou
sand bushels, were completely de-
stroyed. The oats were nearly as
high as mans head, and some of it
was estimated as good for 100
bushels to the acre. In addition to
that his bottom corn was all up and
growing and is a complete loss,
though it will be rcplantcd. The
water was from hill to hill and the
levees he had built to confne the
water were all destroyed. Mr.. Ham
mond's losses are very heavy.
Later-It is now learned that Mr..
llammond's oat crop will not be a
total loss. The water was eddy water
and submerged them, and when it
receded he found his oats still stand
ing all right.
Floods All Over Virginia.
Richmond, Va, May 22.-News
reaches here tonight Of disastrous
floods all over the State. At Farm
vile, the Appomattox is higher than
in twenty years and there has been
great loss to farmers by the washing
away of crops.
East and northbound Chesapeake
and Ohio trains were delayed at
Charlottesville by high water, and
the Charlottesville Woolcn mills are
flooded to the second story.
Danville reports much damage to
the Danvillc e Western railroad
and at Bassetts, west of the city, a
church was washed away. The Dan
vile mills are flooded and the clec.
trio light plant had to shut down.
New river, at ltadford, is on the
biggest rise since 1873. The elec-
trio light plant is wrecked and the
roller mills are under water TO the
second story.
Traffic on the Radford division of
the Norfolk and Western road is sus-
pended.
Jam cs river at Columbia has risen
from five feet above low water mark
this morning to twenty We feet to.
night at 1 o'clock, and is still rising
This means danger of big flood
here.
The high water from up the James
river is expected to reach here abou,
noon to morrow. The merchants
and others in the low lying section
OF the city arc moving out.
Skin affections will readily disappear
by using DcWitt's Witch Hazel Salvo
Look out for cOuntcrfcits. If you GO
DoWitts you will got good results. Il
liz tho quick and positive cure for pilos.
j. w. Boil.