Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-04
LATEST FROM THE FLOOD.
damage in Detail-Not 50 Bad as at
First Reported

o., OiJCCltl.-I ne IIO)l
tuesday night at POcabOntas did not
cause any loss OF life 50 far as is
known. Water was three feet deep in
some sections of the town. The great
damage was to railroad tracks. The
following official stas2mcnt regarding
the second storm in the coal fields was
given out by the Norfolk & Western
general offices here
we had a very heavy storm Friday
which cut out some of the track re-
pair work badly, and vii Take al oI
Friday to repair the damage We hav ,
material enough at the -lont to rCDa...
the bridges between Vivian ana 'Cavy.
The storm delayed this work also.
The storm in TazeWell county, Va,
seems to have been worse than at first
though. Each day brings meagre de-
tails of the calamity which has be
fallen that community. Try Fork
which has been entirely cut off from
outside communication since Saturday,
has up to this time added three moro
victims to the death list. Their names
are Booth, Beavers and BlankeshiD
1t seems that these unfortunate men
were at the home of young Boo h,
son Of one of the drowned men, AMI
were trying to save the household eff
fects when so suddenly the house was
torn from its foundation and carried
down the maddened stream that all
hope of escape was cut off before hey
realized their perilOus position. It is
not known whether the bodies have vet
been recovered. Numerous houses were
washed away, among them being tho
old Barnett MILL which had stood the
floods for three-quarters Of a century,
Several steam saw mills are situated on
this stream, all of which were carried
away and millions Of feet of lumber
James Beavers mill alone lost $500
feet of fine poplar lumber.
The body of Mrs. Hooper, the sec.
ton fOreman's wife, who with her .w1
children, was drowned at Pounding
Mill, was recovered two miles from her
home lodged in a tree. The body OF a
Mr.. Tate was also recovered. The Tu-
gate Lumber Mill and lumber yards
situated at Dismal were swept away.
Numerous estimates have been made
as to the amount of damage in the
Tazwell county farm lands, mill prop
erty, wooden mills, residences, loss O.
crops and stock, but nothing definite
can be determined as the list of losses
Is growing. 1t is now placed at from
$500, 900 to 100000.
News reached Tazewell Thursday
night Of the finding of two unknown
dead persons in an enormous drift be-
low Richards. They are believed to BE-
father and son. When they were found
the man was clinging to his dead hOrsa
ON ho TWIN cd :
the mans body. Seaching parties are
at work, dragging the river, and other
victims may yet be found. The list OF
dead so far as known at Tazewell is As
follows: John VanDyke, Edward Van
Dyke, Mrs. John Hooper; two children
of Mrs. Hooper, -- Tate, - BIan |
kenship, - Beaver, - Booth; |
father and son, unknown; Paris Craig !
otlored.
Bluefeld, w. Va, Specialize food
situation is in good condition consid- |
ering the second wash-Out. The large |
force of hands, numbering 5000, repair
ed all washouts for temporary use 20 |
far as Vivian, the point reached We'd |
nesday. The re&ef train, with provis
ions, reached Elkhorn and supplies are |
being furnished the needy. Railroad Of |
fcials at Bluefield have stated that the |
road will be opened for traffic en- Sat
urday night. Many destitute families
are leaving the field, going out by foot |
or on work trains.
The complete list of the dead as they
have been found and as compiled by
The Bluefield Telegraph, is as follows:
John Lewis, Mrs. Nellie Smith Anna
Smith, Mrs. Mckay, Mary Mckay
Charles Chelley, Sam Po,ndextcr, John
Ballard, Bette Brown, William Trigg
Jacob Rifiing, John Bannister, Mrs |
Mary Foolier, T. B. Christian, Mrs
Bertha Anderson and two small chill
dren, William Cheatham, Guy Gaines
and wife, Al Beverly and wife, I'M
known white man minus head, John |
VanDyke, Edward VanDyke, Mrs. john
Hook and two children, Chas. Tate, P
R. Blankenship, R. ]. Beaver, F. NJ
Booth, Paris Craig, unknown man anG
boy. The total list numbers 80. but i
is believed that as man. more are stlD
in the debris and driftwood-