The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-05
IN WAKE OF FLOOD,
The Wreck Of Railroads and
BrIdgea Wore Complete. .
GREAT LOSS TO MINES.

oREArLoss 70 MINES.
No Coke Can be Handled for
Weeks Whlskey Courage
Caused Loss Of Sew
erals L;vas.
Tho damage in tho coal fields begins
at Colo DAlo, which il 15 miles
west Of Bluofold. At that placo great
cmbankmonts supporting tho railroad
track have been washod out.
At Mayborry, from the train can bo
soon fivo houses upset and partially
demolished. Tho branch road leading
from this point TO tho Norfolk and
Dolta oolliories has sustained hcavy
damage; tho track ia washod out in
aomo plaoes and covered over in others,
and those loft of tho long row Of valu.
able company houses have an unsightly
washed in their yards.
The loss hero and at Lick Brsnoh is
SID, 900. At Lick Branch the wator was
worry high, and at this plaoo damage to
tho main limo Of railroad begins, and
destruction Of coal company property
increases.
At lG ,nia nan hn aaem tho rom aina of
a valuable houae, and on d,wn below,
lumber from many buildings ia col
leo. cd high sgaiost bridge abutments
and othor unmovablo structures. At
this placo tho cast bound track begins
to entirely disappear and at aomo dis.
tanoo. further tho roadbod is entirely
gono from both tracks.
The iron bridge structures still re-
main but the approaches to either ond
IN most all GASES havo boon entirely
washed away, by reason Of lumber from
demolished houses and Other material
being wedged against tho abutmeota
causing tho wator to now around. All
wooden bridges arc gone. Tho Turkey
Gap oolleries loss is $29, 900, the tip
plc is slightly damaged and the coke
tracks gone.
Tho delivery and coko oycn tracks Of
tho Croz:r and Houston operations are
most entirely gopo. Bridges and ali
oars arc turned ovor empty and partially
loaded, and some are demolished. Tho
Grocer boiler house is washed out and
tho damage sustained is $25, 900.
Tho damage at Houstoa 10 sic, 900.
Az tho Upland company tho boilor
house and tipple il partislly washed
away. Along here tho camp houses
have been moved and destroyed. Be.
tweon this operation and Kyle, all
tracks ere badly damaged, nearly evory.
tIhing having IS ahged &Sosi SIS Titl,.
the former creek bed. Tho groat flla
which the railroad company have beon
makipg and riprapping ever since tho
high water Of 1897, havo boon lovolled.
All operations havo had heavy TOSS and
weeks will have passed before they can
work again to advantage.
Heavy damage was done at L2noh-
burg operations, mostly to tho tracks,
Up north Fork branch ruined house
can be seen, besides lot Of building
mate1ial which was lodged against
North Fork bridge. Tho water has
changed its course at this bridge by
removing the ombankmcnt at tho east
approach. The North Fork operations
all sustained considerable damage.
Algoma lost houses and tracks and
no reasonable estimate can vet bo made.
Elkridgo lost 3 number Of houses, coke
ovons and trestles. The power house
and their tracks woro washed out. Tho
tipple is also damaged; loss. 500, 900.
ureonbrior lost number of houses
and their tracks were damaged.
AT Rolfe the tipplo and trostlo were
| damaged. "A
AT Roanoke tho damage to housos.
| trestles and tracks will amount to ST..
500.
At Arlington bridges are gono above
and below the tipple and the loss is
estimated at $4,000.
AT Mcdowell the tracks arc washed
out and houses destroyed.
Gilliams loss is heavy in small
houses.
Indian Ridge lost a number OF houses
and their storehousos was damage d
DR.. Workman's house and oiIico were
washed away, loss $4,000.
Ashlands lost botweon eight and ten
thousand. Bottom oreek lost $50. 900.
Tidowator lost heavily.
AT koystono tho streets arc washed
irregular and debris is eyerywhero:
floors of the building standing arc GOV.
erod with pud and water has been all
over tho town to 8 considerable depth.
Had it not boon for the jam ming Of
tbreo or four buildings at tho upper end !,
near the suspension bridge, no doubt
tho entire property Of tho town would
have boon a total loss.
just opposite Calhoun's buildings on
tho other side Of tho crock, all houses
were entirely swept away, INCLUDING
tho most Of Belloher town. Property
10 undermined and badly damaged at
Burke. Tho whole fill, on which tho
two tracks pass through K9ystono, is
entirely gono, tracks and all, Tho
wagon bridge and tho coal company
houpos on tho oompanys sido arc also
gone, and Banks building known as
'Ihe Firat Uhango Saloon" 10 dcmol.
lahod. Many persons had narrow es-
capos with their lives and mon, woInop,
and childr>n succeeded is esoapipg
through water waist doop, whilo others
waro carried away. IL Mr.. Abbott suo.
oceded In roscuing man named Look
wood on Main street by fastoning him
self to post by means Of ropo aud max.
ing dive in tho swlft water Just as
LOCKWOOD waS sinking from Wow.
Many similar rosouos wcro made.
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