Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-28
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cation Is very G',ys AID n
Business Is s1spssdsd
all TRAFFIC IS TIED n
Gao and Water Mains Ars Impaired,
But Wprkins Sufficiently to supply
Limited Oemands-Fiood CONDITION
+ Throughout the South Not Very
Much Improved.
tBy Associated Press) .

tBy Associated Press).
AUGUSTA, GA. Aug, 27.-Fiood
waters at Augusta began recedinE
this afternoon. They reached the
hight Of forty feet. probably as high
as the flood Of 1883, which caused,
damage amounting TO one million dol
lars. Rain has ceased in the upper
valley and there Is no danger OF fur
ther losses. The damage Ia approxt.
mately $750,000 to $1,080,000 and corr
sizts Of damage to STOCKS OF nerchan.
disc and private property. losses on,
the streets. destruction Of city bridges
and one railroad bridge across the
Savannah river and breaks In the.
canal banks. Those dependent ,nnoa
the canal for power arr many large
and small Gotten mills.
At the time Of the 1888 flood, hike
breaks required one hundred days To-
repair. Thousands Of mill operatives
will be idle for three or four months.
While the flood. was at It's height
fires broke ont, adding to q night 81
terror. The Mcdaniel Lailders ma
|teriaI establishment In north Augusta,
IA train Of forty cars belonging to th8.
Southern Railway In Hambafet .iu1k
across the river, Nexon's lime, cemeik;
and hay warehouse, md o huge Qua1tt
|ty Of lumber belonging TO tha Geof1iA
RAILWAY at the Georgia Railway yarG1
we're burned. There were aeyera1
other smaller fires The flames nom
the burning structures Illuminated tho
skies and sent horror to the hearts o.
the people.
The Augusta Railway and Eiectfie
Company cannot run their cars for
operation, the telephone lines are not
doing business and the railroads arc
accepting no passengers. The water
service Is crippled, but impaired. Tbs
gas service is impaired bat the gn1
plant has not shut down. There have
been ten to fifteen drowninss, must
ly OF negro laborers. There win he
a citizens meeting tomorrow.
There will be suffering ana espeeq6k
ly in the northwestern section ok t.
city from which the water win =
recede for two or three days. ~
people in the manufacturing 0lGt11
will require help. whether Ausno1n q
be able to care for the situati0u n4nr
the poor and unempioyed Win Ut
known until the water further v0e4l
and opportunity Is given for an1U
ton. The food expanse coveyW e
immense territory, miles Of water
tending from the foot Of the CaxuS
hills To the south into GeorgfA. -
The loss to farms. farm ND. G.
and i've stock in the valley = - 81
cluded in the figures given aho0o =!
The lotion cotton and sweup el61
an immense annual produet i fU1H6
Tonight is a night Of tension. -
ports Of missing men. even - 49,
families being missing are bsane
peated from mouth to mouth.
The Augusta Chronicle, mosu1nx -
out its Thursday edition IN abAeene
ed form ut p. m.
The Augusta Herald, aftesoodk
could not publish "Wednesday - H.
DAY. -
Loss Estimate AIessss uMpsop6e4
Al . p. M. the city - qu1eG. II
absence OF further Ares has ha6 4 -
assuring effect and the people asU -
ing heart The water b golng 49,
at the rate OF half mile n h0uH -
except In the very low plnce4 t.
water viii be out Of the CRY = &
hours. provided there n % eurGHl
ceiyed that the weather % CO.. -
the valley. Reviewing TIE ~ =
dozen prominent citfxens. - IL u
bion Hotel tonight put the DnaG1I
loss a. s2s6.ooe.
Tho loss TO merchants n 1a8S -
sIes.cee. The loss On cotton = -