The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-06-10
re altogether inadequate TO describe
he scenes Of ruin which line the

banks o. the river for miles down.
In some places whore mill village
stood with its dozens Of houses today
is seen only q long fiat sand bank, the
river having changed completely the
aspect Of tho country.
All day hundreds OF people have
heye.sd about tho scene of destruc-
tion. Walking down the river gorge
is very difficult, aud it is only by tho
greatest effort that the trip from mill
No. 2 to Nos. / and 3 is made. The
survivors ali day today stood upoa the
spots occupied Saturday by the homes
OF their dead friends. Not trace of
half q hundred hcnes is today visible.
In some places the site occupied by
the houses are buried beneath great
sand banks ard only an occasional
piece Of plank projecting through the
sand would indicate that o house stood
in that place. The destruction is aw-
full and. d.complete. The force of the
food has 80 completely changed the
banks of the river and fat borders on
which numerous houses stood that it
will not be possible to rebuild on the
former s;sSs.
Spartanburg, s. O., June s.-The
latest reports place the estimated loss
OF life from othe recent food at 81.
Damage to property will run into the
millions of dollars. Over 5000 en-
.ployees in the mills Of the Clifton
Manufacturing Company are ont Of
work and in destitute circumstances.
At Pacolet 1000 people are practically.
destitute. In the smaller mills Of the
county the number thrown out Of emr.
ployment will exceed 5 5,0OC.:
Ths latest reports of damages sus.
tanned are given by those in authority
as follows: ],
President Montgomery, Of the Paoo-
let Let mills, places their loss at si;,ooo,-
President A. 81. Twitohell, Of the
Clifton Manufacturing Company mills,
placer toe loss at s1, 100000:
For 10 D. II. Converse Company,
at Glsndale,s s. O., the estimate is
$50, 900. Is9a
Tuoapau mills loss placed ct. $685.
000.
Lockhars mills loss is s25 1000.
5 Fairmont sustains loss Of So. .0G0.
Whitney loss placed at Sc, 900.
Lolo loss is about Sd, 600.
TOTAL MILL LOSS, s3, $50, 900.
The damage to the Southern Rail.
wey cannot be accurately estimated at
this time. Bridges are down in every
direction and tracks have been inun-
dated In many localities. The reports
Of the condition Of .hs road are being
constantly received and add to the
loss sustained.
The same conditions prevail on the
Charleston and Western Carolina rail-
road in lesser degree. Wrecking
and material trains are hard ct work
day and night endeayoring to complete
temporary repairs.
Owing to the absolute isolation of
Spartanburg terrible suffering cannot
puupibly be prevented from the many
thousands afflicted by the. catastro.
phe. Appeals are being sent out for
aid. In these appeals money is parti.
cularly requested as provisions can.
not reaoE any Of the points, owing to
the!fact that railroad bridges are down
in every. direction.
In response to the appeals for aid
for. the suffering people at the mills,
Gov. Hayward has issued the follow.
ing address:
To the People Of South Carolina:
An awful calamity has befalien the
people Of Clifton and Pacolet, where
by not only has fearful loss of life
occurred, fifty people having been
drowned. but Eve hundred men, wo-
men and children have been rendered
homeless and four thousand are thrown
out Of employment at Clifton. While
no loss Of life occurred at Paoolet.
nearly as many will be ont Of employ
ment, as at lenst there will be great
suffering there also. Such q catastro-
phe coming with such suddenness and
without warning places these people
totally without means and withbu.
shelter. Local aid is not sufficient to
overce eme the great devastation and
suffering and greater hardships, and
even death may result unless prompt
aid is extended.
Representative citizens being ss
these places and who are familiar with
the circumstances, have informed me
that assistance is urgent ind reaucst-
ed me TO call upon the people Of the
State to come to the rescue in order
that further and more serious suffer-
ing may be prevented. feel that it's
only necessary to let the true condi-
tlon be known in order that The gener-
GUS hearts Of the people Of. the State
may be touched to quick response.
The people have never failed in ac-
cordancA with our ability, however
small IL may be. but above all let it be
prompt.
D. G. Hayward,
d. Governor. 4
Spartsnburg, s. O., June s.-Spar-
tanburg and her surrounding mill |
towns have just begun TO recover from
the tor2ential shock that swept away
one.fourth Of the taxable nrnnartu ~. |