Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-05-29

this section swept through the town
last evening, drowning three persons
and wiping out two dwellings. 9th
ers are missing and are believed to
be drowned. Two hundred and
fifty families are homeless and all
the bridges in the town and county
have been washed away. Telephone
and telegraph lines are down and
communication with the outside
world is shut off. The flood swept
away all the farm houses along the
Doe and Watuga rivers, and the
damage in Carter county alone is
estimated at one million dollars.
Much Damage Done Around Knoxville.
Knoxville, Tenn, May 22.-The
most disastrous flood that ever ragged
in East Tennessee is now on. All
streams arc higher than ever known,
and the Southern Railways bridges
at Watuga and Embreeville are
washed away. Traffic to the East is
suspended. Ten steel road bridges
on the Chucky river, in Green
county, were washed away last night.
One man died from fright at Eliza
bethtown at seeing the rising tide.
Three children were drowned near
Greenvillc. Thomas Jcralds is be-
licved to have been drowned at Tate
Hill. The Tennessee river is rising
high, and it is feared that it will
reach its highest stage ever known
by tomorrow morning. All waters
from the upper section come in here.
For eighty consecutive hours rain
fell over this region, ceasing this
morning. Damage beyond estimate
was done to strawberries, corn and
vegetables. The heaviest rain in
years is reported throughout West
ern North Carolina, Southwest Nir.
ginia and upper Tennessee, with
houses under water at Bristol, Ashe-
vile, E!izabethton and Newport.
The Southern Railway has annulled
all trains on its North Carolina di-
vision on account of the washouts.
The tracks are submerged and bridges
destroyed. Every bridge in Unicoi
and Washington counties is reported
destroyed.
Considerable Damage About Asheyllle.
Ashevillc, N. g., May 22.-Thc
heaviest and most disastrous rain
fell yesterday in Ashcville and the
surrounding country that has visited
this county in years. The bottom
land is ruined and hillsidcs are yawn-
ing gulches. Bridges are gone and
many roads are impossible. The
water is up to the floors in many
dwellings and has reached the fires
in the electric light plant. The city
is in darkness. The waters of the
French Broad and Swannoa rivers
have reached the highest point on
record. The water is foot deep in
the ice factory and flour mills. At
Biltmorc the Southern Railway
tracks were washed out Of place and
twisted into all sorts of shapes.
Hundreds Of Ashcville people
have locked to Bitmorc to sec the
damage done TO the ideal village OF
Mr.. Wand ,rbilt. When the million
airc and his advisers planned the
town an insignificant creek was not
taken into account. Yesterday this
stream did surprising damage. One
row of cottages was flooded and the
people forced to move their belong
ings to the upper floors. Some
beautifully paved streets were COW
cred with rubbish. Small trestcs at
Bitmorc and on the main lines of
the Southern and Spartanburg and
Ashcvillc roads were washed away,
and no train will be operated on
either line before this evening.
Buildings Wrecked at Charlotte.
Charlotte, N. c., May 22.-A ter
rifle windstorm, amounting almost to
q cyclone, swept up the Catawba
river early yesterday morning, be-
tween six and seven o'clock, damag-
ing buildings, nprooting trees and