The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-29
DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS.
High Water Causes Loss Of Life
and Property.

Of dollars Of damage has been done
and at least eight lives lost in Upper
Tennessee by the foods, caused by the
recent heavy rains. The Doe E1ver' rn
the Wautaga, the Holston, the Gnu.
key and the French Broad are out OF
bounds and growing crops have been
swept away along their courses.
On the Chukey river, three ch!l-
dren of Joseph Hill were drowned IN
his house while he was at his barn
looking after his stock and unaware
of the danger. On this river SIX
br;dges were swept away, doing dam
ace Of about $50, 600, while the damage
TO farms, houses and stock along this
stream in Greene county alone will
snonnt TO one-half million dollars.
At Leepers mill, on Chukey river,
wo Bolivar brothers fell from boat
into the river, one being drowned.
A narrow escape from death oy the
food occurred near Greenvllle, where
Mrs. James Johnston and two othe5
women were rescued from the SECOND
story of their dwelling. The Aoi-
ston river is rapidly rising. At Nor
r;stown II houses hoated past today
and one corpse went past on the orlfV,
wood One hundred feet of railroad
ties bound together passed this point
also. These are supposed to have come
from Elizabethton. -,
The French Broad has reached VIII
in four feet of its famous food OF 1861
and is rising two inches al hour:
At Knoxville the Tennessee river IS
nearing the 30-foot mark with lnol-
cations that it will reach 50 feeS TO
morrow. The warning has been need
ed and houses are being vacated along
Richmond, Va, May 22-News
reached here tonight of disastrous
Hoods 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
S East and northbound Chesapeake
and Ohio trains were delayed at Char
Iottesyille by high water, and the
Cbarlottesyilie wooden mills are food
ed to the second story.
Danyille reports much damage 70 One
DanYille and Western railroad ana at
Bassett's, west of the city, a churcn
was washed away. The Danyllle mills
are flooded and the electric light plant
had to be shut down.
New river at Radford, is on the pig
rest rise since 1878. The elctrlc light
SIsnt is wrecked and the roller mills
are nnder water to the second story.
TRAFFIC On the Radford division OF
+be Norfolk and Western road is sus-
pended. ,-;,o,
from, five feet above low water mark
this morning to Is feet tonight at Il
O'Clock and is still rising. This means
danger of big food here.
The high water from up the James
river is expected to reach here about
noon tomorrow. The merchants and
others in the low lying section OF the
city are moving out.
< Bristol special says Henry Mus
sic. of Halps Bottom, Va, and Mil
ton BOYD of Wallace, Va, are reported
drowned in the food in that section.
Two residences, a school house and
8 barn were washed away in Washing
ton county.
Roanoke, Va, May 22-As result
of the heavy rains that have fallen
during the past week, the highest wa
ter mark has been reached by the
Roanoke river since 1877. In Roanoke
the food water reaches the Thirteenth
street.
The bridge over Mason's creek gave
way inst as it was cleared by trolley
car bound for Salem last night. Part
Of the bridge on the belt line IN
Roanoke was swept away and is now
useless.
TIE Norfolk and Wesetrn has sui
fered greatly. Washouts and landslides
have tied up the trains on the Poca-
hontas, North Carolina, Wlns5on-Sa-
lem and Durham divisions: On the
last named the water is still rlsIng;
On the main line between Blueheld
and Radford no trains are running.
There was trouble on the Norfolk
and Western at Mason's Creek and
the trains due here at midnight Tues
dav did not arrive until 10 O'Clock this
morning. On the Roanoke and South
ern in this city there is q gap OF 100
feet where the water has washed away
the tracks. Several bridges have been
DESTROYED between here and Martins
vile on the Roanoke and Southern.
Charlotte, n. c., May 22-The food
in western and Piedmont North Caro-
lima is the worst in many years. The
Catawba river at Moragntonis 81 feet
above low water At three places near
Marion it has changed its course. At
Marion 100 feet. of track on the Wes-
tern North Carolina division of the
Southern Railway is washed away.
Passenger train No. II has been water
bound at Mud Cut since noon Tues
day ana will be for three or four days
yet. Asheyille is isolated, no trains
entering or leaving there.
The electric plant is injured and the
city is in darkness. Biltmore, Van
derbilt's ideal village, is partly food
ed many cottages lower floors are Gov
.erej with water The Cliffs hotel on
the Catawba near Hickory is badly
damaged and has hoated like Noah,s
ark. down the river. At Durham o.2S
inches of rain has fallen III a hours.