The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-28
FLOOD WATERS ARE RECEDING Heavy Damages at Augusta, Ga. REACHED FoRTY-FooT STAGE Five Fires Added Terror to Night
 of Terrors. There Have Be<n Fifteen Drowninss, Mostly of NeEro Laborers-The Flood Expanse Covers an
 Immense Territory.
 

Atlanta. Ga. Aug 27--A special from Augusta, to The Constitution. says that Harry Carr and Hary McAuliffe. both book keepers for the Nixon Grocery Company. whose buildings were de- stroyed by ire and hood. are reported missing ana it is thought that they were in the building when 1t was de- stroyed last night
 Augusta. Ga. Aug. 27.-Flood waters at Augusta began receding this after noon. They reached the height or forty feet, probably as high as the Yood. of 1888, which caused damages of one million dollars.
 Rain has ceased in the upper valley and there Is no danger of further iosaes. The damage Is approximately a7gn ooa to a1 900 900, and consIsts Of damage to stocks of goods and private property, losses on the streets, destruc- tfon of the city and one railroad bridge across the Savannah River ana preaks in the canal banks. There are depen- dent on the canal for power. eight large and small cotton mills. At the time of the 1888 flood, like breaks re- ouired one hundred days to repair. Thousands of mill operatives will be Idle for three to four months.
 While the flood was at It's height, i've fires broke out. adding terror 10 a night of terrors The McDaniel Builders Material establishment in North Augusta burned. A train or forty cars belonging to the Southern Railway burned in Hamburg, just across the river. Nixon's Lime. Ce- rnent and Hay warehouse and a huge quantity of lumber belonging to the Georgia Railroad at the Georgia Rai- road yards were also burned. There were several other smaller fires. The flames from the burning structures illuminated the skies and sent horror to the hearts of the people. The Au- eusta Railway and Electric Company cannot run their cars for three days. No power plant is in operation. the teIephone lines are not dcing Dnsi- ness; the railroads are accepting no passengers. The water service is crip- pled but intact. The gas company is impaired but not shut down
 ThereS have been ten to fifteen drownings, mostly of negro laborers.
 There win be citissns meeting to- morrow. There will be suffering. es- peciaily in the north western section or the city, from which the water will not recede for two or three days. The people in the manufacturing district will require help. whether Augusta will be able to care for the situation among the poor and unemployed will not be known until the water further recedes and opportunity IS given for inspection. The flood expanse covers an immense territory, miles of water extending from the foot of the Caro- lima hills to the south into Georgia. The loss to farms, farm lands, crops and live stock in the valley is not included in the figures given above. The bottom cotton and swamp corn, an immense annual product, Is ruined.
 Tonight is night of tension Re- ports of missing men, even of missing families. are being repeated from man to man. The Augusta Chronicle got out its Thursday edition in abbreviated form at Q D. m.
 The Augusta Herald, afternoon pa- per, could not publish Wednesday or Thursday.
 City is Quiet.
 At 9 D. m., the city is quiet The absence of further fires has reassur- ing effect. The people are taking heart The water is going down half a foot an hour and except in the very low places. the water will be out of the city in thirty-six hours. provided there is no further rain fall. and in- AOTINdttOn DA6 DcCH ECcCANcu ShdL bAC weather ia clear up the valley.
 Reviewing the loss, dozen promi- nent citizens. in the Albion Hotel to- night put the municipal loss at $250, 900.
 The loss to merchants in 1888 was $10e.000. This time it can be no less The loss on cotton is not severe, only $500 bales being reported water-dam- aged. The loss to freight in depot Is $50.O00. The loss to railroad terminals will not be more than &200,000 includ- ing the loss of the Southern Railway bridge. This bridge was to have been torn away and does not affect the Southern Railway service. The conse- quent loss of the shutting down of the big cotton mills and other industries can only be conjectured. The loss to the farming interests up and down the valley Is merely matter of guess at this time With the water now on every principal street and at this writ ing in almost every store and residence, in some degree. with business men water-b bound in their homes city in darkness and locomotion at greatest peril. it is impossible to give the details of the loss of life and property.
 Loss Goes Into MilIinA.