The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-04-03
SERIOUS SOUTHERN FLOODS.
High Water Does Damage In Many
Places.

wires are still in operation. and not
train is moving with so miles Of the
city. A fast freight on the Northeast
ern Railroad is 6 feet under water and
the crew is in danger OF being swept
away Efforts to reach the train by
boats have been futile, owing to the
swift current. Two relief parties start
ed to swim and wade streams, but 2oth-
ing has been heard from them since
Thursday night. Water at Enterprise.
u miles south. is rising at the rate Of
1S inches an hour. There is no prospect
for the resumption OF traffic for two or
three days. The southern section OF this
city has been under feet of water for
"a hours and many families have been
forced to leave their homes in the low
lands and escape to higher ground.
New Orleans, Special-The wind
and rain storm which has prevailed
over southern Mississippi for the past
4S hours has demoralized all railway
traffic and telegraphic communication
The town of Hazlehurst. Miss, has
been completely isolated for the past
two days on account Of the heavy rains.
Many streams in the country overflow
ed their banks and all traffic from the
country has been stopped, with no
trains or mails. The rainfall has caused
great damage by food at Newton, Miss
and there Is little probability of the
trains running through for several
days. About ten miles east the water is
running over the railroad tracks six
feet deep and four or five miles wide
and two miles Of track have been swept
away. Telegraphic lines are prostrated
on all locations. No mail has been re-
ceived over the star routes since the
rain.
Mobile. Ala, Special-The ain
storm that has caused serious foods
in the upper country set in here Friday
with steady but not heavy rain anu
wind. The outer bar is reported as cx-
ceedingly rough. No vessels have at
tempted its passage since Thursday
night and no vessels passed through
the ship channel since this morning.
The coast steamer Alpha. which is the
last to arrive, reports very rough eX-
perience on the bar. The Louisville &
Nashville Railroad is operating as
usual, no damagc being reported The
Southern is also operating. The Mo-
bile G. Ohio is tied up at various points.
Jackson, Miss. Special.-The food
situation is somewhat improved so faC
as the railroads are concerned, bu;
traffic has not yet been resumed from
New Orleans. Vic,isburg or Meridian.
Mail from the North arrived Friday 30
hours late. but no mail has come N
from the South in two days. Pearl riy-
er continues to rise and is now spread
out ovec wide portion Of country in
the vicinity of Jackson. The flood from
the upper country is being Felt here
and Pearl river has already backed Up
to within 100 feet Of the old capitol
Scores Of families moved to high
ground. So far there has been no loss
OF life.
Meridian, Miss. Spec:al.-Eleven in
ches OF rain has fallen here during the
past 4S hours. The streams are raging
and many farms are under water.
bridges have been washed away and
railway traffic in this vicinity is at a
standstill. An Alabama Great South
ern freight went into a wasEout near
Newark, Friday night. Two trains
were lost on the Alabama & Vicksburg
this morning. and on the New Orleans
and Northwestern. 20 miles south of
Meridian. No trains have entered or
departed from Meridian since Thurs
day afternoon. Several serious wash .,
outs are reported. Many telegraph
wires are down and some points are
entirely cut off,
Mobile, Ala, Special.-Traffic on the
Mobile & Ohio Railroad in Mississippi
has been seriously interfered with by
the floods OF the last two days. Friday
night trestle go feet long, just south
OF Shuqulak, Miss, was washed cut
and the track is under water from Por-
terville, Miss, to Iron Bridge, dis
tance Of two miles. Minor washouts
are also reported between Artesia and
Tuscaloosa. The passenger train which
lett Mobile last night was turned
back at Enterprise.
Decatur, Ala, Special.-A very Sc
we're wind and rain storm accompain-
ed by heavy fall OF hail, struck here
about o'clock Friday afternoon, last
ing one hour. Heavy damage was done
and severe and serious washouts were
incurred by roads. Haywood Roberts,
a white man. and Tom Evans. colorcd,
were killed by live electric wires which
were blown down. Wires fell down
across street car tracks and killed two