The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-04
LATEST FROM THE FLOOD.
Damage in DetaiI-Not So Bad as at
First Reported.

Roanoke, Va, Speclal.-The floOd OIL
Tuesday night at Pocahontas did not
cause any loss of life so 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 statement regarding
the second storm in the coal fields was
given out by the Norfolk & Western
general Offices here.
I'VE had very heavy storm Friday
which cut out some Of the track &c
pair work badly, and viii take all ri
Friday to repair the damage. We have
material enough at the front to repai:
the bridges between Vivian and 0avy.
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 of from
outside communication since Saturday.
has up to this time added three mora
victims to the death list. Their namea
are Booth, Beavers and B!ankeship.
1t seems that these unfortunate men
were at the home Of young Booth. a
son Of one of the drowned men, and
were trying to save the household ef-
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 ,h"S
realized their perilous position. 1t is
not known whether the bodies have yet
washed away, among them being the
old Barnett mill, which had stood the
foods 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 1000
feet of fine poplar lumber.
The body Of Mrs. Hooper, the sec.
ton foreman's wife, who with her Two
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 Of
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 Richlands. They are believed TO be
father and son. When they were found
the man was clinging to his dead horse
and the boys arms were twined around
the mans body. Seaching parties are
at work, dragging the river, and other
victims may yet be found. The Est OF
dead so far as known at TaZewell is Is
follows: John VanDyke, Edward Van
Dyke. Mrs. John Hooper; two children
of Mrs. Hooper, - Tate, - Blan-
kenship, - Beaver, - Booth;
father and son. unknown; Paris Craig,
ulored.
Bluefeld, w. Va, Special.-The 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 =;
far as Vivian, the point reached We'd
nesday. The relief train, with provis-
ions. reached Elkhorn and supplies are
being furnished the needy. Railroad OF
ficials at Blueield have stated that the
road will be opened for traffic on Sat
urday night. Many destitute families
are leaving the field, going out by foot
or on wcrk trains.
The complete list Of the dead as they
have been found and as compiled by
The Bluefeld Telegraph, is as follows:
John Lewis, Mrs. Nellie Smith, Anna
Smith, Mrs. Mckay, Mary Mckay
Charles Chelley, Sam PoindeXter. John
Ballard, Bette Brown. William .Trisg.
Jacob Rifing. 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, un-
known white man minus head, Jonn
yanDyke. Edward VanDyke, Mrs. John
Hook and two children. Chas. Tate, r.
r. Blankenship, r. J. Beaver, r. NJ:
Rooth. Paris Craig, unknown man ana
how. The total list numbers 80, but II
is believed that as mans more are sun
in the debris and orlttwooa.