The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-03-01
FLOODS IN SOUTH
DOING GREAT
DAMAGE. DAMAGE
WATERS OF THE cHATTAHoo.
CHEZ, ALABAMA, oCMULGEE
AND SAVANNAH RIVERS HIGH
AND STILL RISING.
SEVERAL RAILROAD WRECKS
HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND
ONE OR TWO PEOPLE WE'RE
KILLED.


KILLED.
Atlanta, Feb. 2S.-The storm which
swept over the southeastern gulf
stated yesterday and last night ap-
parently passed north and out to sea.
Charleston feeling its force at
O'Clock this morning, when the wind
there registered 43 miles an hour.
Heavy rains have raised the water to
food height in the Chattahooohee,
Alabama, Ocmulgee, and Savannah
rivers, and considerable damage is
reported in Georgia and Alabama.
Four lives were lost as a result Of
the wreck caused by washout near
McDonough. Numerous freight
wrecks occurred from the same cause.
At Columbus, Ca, the wagon
bridge was carried away and the
Chattanoochee river is higher than in
20 years Nearly all the manufac-
turing plants of Columbus, PheniK
City, and Garrard have closed down.
The regular water main supplying
Columbus was washed away and the
old main, which was brought into use.
burst this morning. The city is with
out water.
Washouts are reported on all the
railroads and miles of track are un-
der water. All the trains Of the At
lanta and West roint railroad are
held at West Point, Ca, since last
night on account of a washout near
Charlottesville.
Cyclone III Ogietforpc.
The early warning sent out by the
weather bureau officials gave the peO-
pie at West Point ample time to
move their stocks of goods and cot
ton to places of safety. Although
the river continues to rise 1t mas as
yet done no damage there.
High winds last night damaged the
residence or Edward Strickland, near
Concord, Ga, and blew down houses
of several tenants on his plantation.
Farm lands are badly washed. The
damage in Lee county, Alabama, is
reported at $4,000
Telegraph wires are washed away
In many places, interfering with the
regular channels or communication
All the bridges over Mulberry and
Standingboy creeks, in south Geor-
gia, are gone.
Oglethorpe county late last night. No
loss of nfe is reported. On the plan
tation of Macon johnson, near Craw-
ford the houses of eight tenants were
blown away and several occupants
had their arms and legs broken and
were otherwise injured.
At Athens the waters Of the Uco-
nee river are in the second story of
some of the buildings. The Seaboard
Air Line bridge there is threatened.
Athens is without water for domestic
purposes.
Cyclone In Dawson.
Six washouts are reported on the
Southern between Williamson and
Columbus and no trains passed over
that line after noon yesterday. 1t is
also reported that the Oak Mountain
tunnel has caved in at both ends. Su-
perintendent Vaughan said this morn
ing ,hat the water was so nigh on
the line between Atlanta and Macon
that the operator 20 miles this side
of Macon had to leave his post of duty
or be washed away
A negro woman was killed another
fatally injured, and several negroes
badly hurt by cyclone which passed
over Dawson, Ca, last night.
Henley's Roller Mills, the Barnett
Mills, and Kinnard sawmill were
washed awy near Jackson. Ga, last
night by the food. The railroad
tracks near Jackson are reported five
feet under water.
a wreck is reported near Marshall
~. G. 1t is said one man was killed
and tree injured.
A portion of the new south wing
of the state capitol at Tallahassee.
Fla. was leveled to the ground by
the gale last night.