The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-16
Local News.
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL lG. 1892.
A Visit 10 E:arle's Bridge and pcr;nan
Shoals.

the destruction done; not only in
washing away the dam, the repairing
Of which will cost thousands III dol
lars. but the washing away Of the steel
bridge which crossed the river mile
below the dam and the incalculable
damage done to tillablc bottom land
for miles down the river.
The appearances OF the banks of the
river have undergone complete changes
in many places. Marks OF the high
water extend out into once cultivated
fields to a distance never before known.
The island below the dam, which,
when the electric power plant WAS first
established was used rs Il garden spot
and watermelon patch by the young
about midway, almost to the water
level and the upper and lowcrcnds,
though higher, are washed as barren as
rock. Along the cast bank below
this island many trees have been torn
up By the roots and washed away, and
those remaining bear aloit Oh their
branc!lc, matted leaves and tNiss,
canes, cOrnstalk| and bits Of timbcrS
giving indsputabic evidence 20 Il
ever expected to see. As you stand
and look mp and down Ill" river de-
StructiOn Is everywhere. \Jt even
solid masonry could stand in tie track
OF the mighty rushing torrent OF water.
and with the masonry went The newly
erected steel bridge. parts of which.
solid IRON, were carried more than II
hundred yards below their iOuII.lutirrs.
The first section OF the bridge on the
high up on the banks and bottom side
up; another section lies partly sub
merged in the middle of the river more
than Il hundred yards below where the
bridge stood, while other scclini,s are
half covered by sand and logs ~, The
sides of ti. islands below the bridge
site. No part of the middle pillar, re-
mains, not even the ripping of water
where they once stood, and the innn-
datiOns on the banks are but little bet
ter than ruins.
WORN -; TIE pAM.
'iin work Of repairing The dam OF
Mater, Light and Power Company
NV progressing satisfactorily and
.......ly, and il everything continues
favorable the power formerly furnish
cd may be rccstablishcd by tn: first OF
August.
Many difficulties and hindranccs
have been met with since beginning the
repairs the middle of January Inst
Rains and high water have been fire.
Quent, and the preliminary work Of
placing machinery, building tramways,
erecting suitable quarters for tho
laborers and hauling material has re-
Quired more time than expected. But
all of this has been done and cOnsitlera-
BILE headway has been made III actual
repairs.
1t is doubtless generally known that
the break in the dam amounted to "a
distance of two hundred and fifty six
feet about midway between the power
house and the west side of the river
bank
1t is purposed now, not only to re-
pair this break, but to materially en-
large the dam the entire length, and to
dO SO with concrete and not with gran
ite, ono reason being that t!ie qua,ily
OF the granite Quarried 1T the pant is
not desirable, and another is that the
concrete answers in every way rs sat
isfactOrily us the best granite. The
dam when completed this time will be
55 feet at the base, Al feet high and lG
feet inches on the top, against 30 feet
base, A feet high and s feet o inches
on tho top rs ii was last completed.
The length will be eight hundred and
1ifty-tive feet.
Parallel with the dam on the east
side, extending from the power house
to the break, has been erected II Golfer
dam, between which and the dam
propei is II distance 0f about 60 feet.
Behind this. along the base of the dam
proper back to the power house. the
sand and mud has been rycavatcd to IA
solid foundation to Il width ot - feet,
and this is being filled in with concrete.
From 60 to 50 cubic yards are being
filled III per day ut present, but this
will be increased when better facilities
are developed aud Il larger force of
labOrcrs secured.
On the west side, IL similar Golfer
dam is nearing completion, and as
soon as tho sand and mud can he cx-
cavatcd force Of hands will be put ut
work filling III with concrete rs is being
done on this side.
This work will be carried up to the
flood gates OF the old dam on each side
and then the Golfer dam for the center
work will be put III. The flood gates
are on line with tho fumes. or tech
nically, penstOcls, in which he tur-
Dine wheels turn. and these will afford
ample escape for the water while the
work OF closing the center break is in
progress. That portion Of the dam i'm
mediattly above the power house.
through which the fumes or pcustoclS
pass, will he strengthened 10y concrete
pillars built against the dam Oh the
lower side, which will be ten by twenty
tcct ut tue bottom and tapcrinG To ten
feet square at the top. Two or these
pillars will be built at the east OF the
power house and one at the west ri,!
opposite whrr: the concrrting stops ntt'
on the upper side.
Thi: work is being done uu.lrr cln
tract by the Flynt !;nildinG aud Con
struction Company of Palmer. Mass,
one OF the largest concerns doing ;hi>
class of work in the lutcu States.
Mr.. }. ID. Sullivan is the divisinn su-
ptrintrndrnt in charge. The civii en-
gincG1s IN charge are siy. ,l"scph T.
Serrinc, of Grccnvill, ). c.. assisted
by Mr.. J. l.. Sheppard, who is resident
engineer of Columbia. Twenty thon
sand cubic yards or more of concretc
will be used i'll repairing or reinforcing
dam, NJ all aggregate outlay of about
100000. Alr. Sullivan has the ma
chincry necessary to the ork con
veniently located and his force of
hands will number probably one hun
dred and fifty. Nothing isnccdcd now
to facilitate the work but good weather
and about fifty more laborers. MIR.
Sullivan says there is no excuse for