Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-06-20
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Lower Parts of South Carolina
and Georgia Suffer
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Augusta Section of Georgia and Low
er South Carolina Suffer Cloud
bursts. !.

Augusta, Ga, Special.-Reports
from all outlying districts which con-
tinue to come in, indicate severe dam
age throughout the entire territory
contiguous to Augusta from the heavy
rainfall of the past three days. Prac-
tically every railroad entering Au-
gusta, steam and electric, has suffer-
ed more or less, and all traffic is
3 either considerably delayed or suffer
ing Inconvenience.
All streams are greatly swollen
and country as well as railroad
bridges have been affected, several Of
the former. having been washed away.
The rainfall Sunday morning
amounted practically to aseloudburst,
causing an overflow of the canal
which runs through the city i'll three
levels, at one point washing away
a considerable portion of the bank
On the inter-urban trolley line be-
tween Augusta and Aiken there has
been considerable damage from wash
outs, and delay to the regular schcd-
uleS.
Two railway wrecks have occurred:
one on the Georgia Railroad, clexen
and half miles from the city where
the engine and two ears Of a through
freight train ran into a wash-out,
the third car being derailed. The en-
gineer and fireman escaped by jump
ing into water on the roadside more
than waist deep. Incoming and out
going, passenger trains. ran to that
point and transferred passengers.
Two miles above the city an ex-
ira freight train was wrecked, but
no injuries resulted. The track was
undermined and the engine and sew
eTal cars derailed. Passenger trains
OH this road were all delayed
The large dam at Clearwater, S
c., by which the bleacherv is operat-
ed, was broken, In the city The low
Ell weave room of the SiEley Mil!
was flooded.
On the Augusta Southern road, be-
tween Augusta and Sandersville, two
large wash-outs are reported near
Beall Springs, and one smaller wash
out nearer Augusta.
Richmond factory on the. Lou
isville road, about nine miles from.
Augusta, was under water. during
zthes morning: but Saturday y:snieht tale-5
ports we're that the wafer had subs.
sided. Tactieally all the farmers be-
tween Augusta and Bell ;A,ir, onsthe.
Georgia Railroad, report their farms.
covered with water and the crops.
practically ruined. On the N[illedge-
vile road and west of the city tile
reports are practically tue same.
None of the cotton mills i'll Au-
susta, all of which are operated by
water power, are in condition to run
now, and an order has been issued
by the commissioner OF public works.
OF the city that no attempt must be
made TO operate any Of them fon a
week from this date.
Great Damage in Lower S. G.
Charleston, S. c., Spccial.-A spe-
cial from Florence says that the ex-
cessive rains that have fallen fer
nearly a week have seriously injured
the crops Of COTTON, corn and tobac-
co. Many fields are completely un-
der water and the sun coming OUT at
intervals sealds and kills the young
plants. The rains have also dore
great damage along the streams in
the lower part of the State and doz-
ems of bridges are reported washed
away and considerable damage to
railroad tracks.