The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10
BODIES OUT OF MUD
TWO MORE RECOVERED ALONG
THE PACOLET.
SUFFERING AMONG PEOPLE.
OPERATIVES DO NOT KNOW HOW
TO HELP THEMSELVES.

Complaint Is Made That the Desti-
tute People Are "Difficult''-They
Criticise and Express Discomfort.
They Cannot Organize for Their
Relief-GOvernOr Hayward Wishes
Army Officers to Take Charge.
How Traffic Is Impaired in south
Carolina,
Columbia, 8. c., June 9.-The South
ern Railway got it's main line from
Charlotte to Atlanta open tonight
That will relieve the situation in the
flood district, which was pitiful enough
at sunset to-day. The sun steamed the
mud, and the heat was tropical
There were five funerals of victims
under most trying circumstances.
Two more bodies were recovered from
the mud.
The conditions at Clifton are such as
might be expected, where local talent
for organization does not exist, and
where the people are appalled, by the
immensely of the task before them.
With plenty of money in Spartanburg
for immediate wants, Clifton's thou
sands, fifteen miles away were hungry
Many need clothing, others have no
shelter.
Are Hard to Help.
These mill people are difficult
They are hard to help and ready to
criticise and are expressing great dis
content.
Gen. Chaffee was expected to visit
the scene of the flood to-day, but no
train could come in.
At Pacolet last night reservoir
burst, causing a panic. To-day the
people there reported an earthquake,
but it was purely imaginary.
The Governor wishes to get United
States army officers to take charge of
organization for relief.
For three hours yesterday aft
ernoon Columbia was without a
water supply. For the first time
were forced to suspend pump
ing at its two stations on account of
the high water in the Congaree.
At l o'clock yesterday morning the
river registered twenty-seVen feet and
was rising at the rate of two inches
an hour. The flood was stationary at
Aston with twenty mine feet of water
registered at midnight. 1t is believd
that the greatest danger has passed.
Troubles of the Railroads.
The railroad situation tonight is not
improved so far as Columbia's connec-
ton with upper South Carolina is con-
cerned. Neither the Southern's tracks
between here and Aston, nor the Co
lumbia, Newberry and Laurens trestle,
there, has been repaired. The South
ern may get train through Thurs
day, but the other road cannot do so
before Friday.
T
train to-day from Greenville and Spar
tanburg came to Irmo, ten miles above
Columbia, and on the return trip car
ried about thirty passengers, who went
to Irmo in private conveyances from
here
The Southern is operating its trains
on the GreenVille branch as far down
as Aston twenty-five miles above CO.
lumbia. and on the Spartanburg branch
as far as the broken bridge over Broad
river at Shelton forty miles above
Columbia.
The Seaboard Air Lines trestle over
Broad river, near Carlisle is not yet
repaired, and through traffic over the
Atlanta and Hamlet branch is still not
attempted.
Causes Delay to Mails.
The Southerns trestIes over Pacolet
river at Clifton and Tiger river near
Greers are repaired, and trains from
Washington to Atlanta will now be
operated as usual. This greatly re-
lieves the strain on the Southern's Co
lumbia and Charlotte branch, which
has been handling this business.
Mails to upper South Carolina from
here are sent by Augusta, 300 miles
out of the way, and the system is bad
ly demoralized. Mondays mails have
not yet reached some portions of that
territory.
The opening of the Southern's main
line between Atlanta and Charlotte
will greatly facilitate aid to the suffer-
ers at Clifton and Pacolet, as these
points as well as Spartanburg are now
in railroad communication with the