Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-26
LOSS OF LIFE IN
SOUTHERN FLOODS.
Many People Are Drowned and
Much Property Destroyed.
and


heavy rains which have prevailed
here for the past three days have
changed the mountain streams into
raging torrents and caused the rivers
to overflow their banks, and a heavy
loss in both life and property Is re-
ported
AdEices reaching here this after
noon stated that fully so people have
lost their lives in the food and that
the damage and destruction of prop
erty will aggregate millions of dol
lars. The Wateree river has over
spread its bed near Camden and here
10 lives were lost by the collapse
Of a bride. Advices received from
Lynch river indicate that in this
district the loss of property and life
Is heavy, but an approximate esti-
mate, because of the meagerness OF
the reports, can be given.
Flood Losses Heavy.
SALISBURY, N. c., Aug. 26.-
The heaviest rain that this country
has experienced for many years has
been prevailing for the last 4S hours
throughout the central and western
portion of this state, and while adj
vices concerning the damage done
are meager, 1t is well known that
property to the extent of millions OF
dollars have been destroyed, and it
is feared that many lives have been
lost.
Railway Blocked by Washouts.
RALEIGH, S. c., Aug. 26.-The
heavy hard rains that have been pour
ing down through this section of the
country continue undated today.
The damage suffered by reason of
them to property Is heavy, and re-
ports of lives being lost have been
received. The track of the Norfolk
Southern railway has been washed
out in many places, and because Of
this the road has suspended opera
tions.
Damage at Athens.
ATHENS, Ca, Aug. 26.-The
heavy rain that has fallen here has
converted the creeks into roaring
streams and sent the rivers out oyer
their banks, and the destruction of
property has been great. Two
bridges are down at oeonee, and
many others are tottering and ex-
pected to be washed out at any mo-
ment. So great have been the floods
that gas and electric companies have
been put out of commission in many
places and the telephone and tele-
graph wires have been torn down, so
that it is impossible to secure but
meageT reports from the affected
districts.
Spartanburg in Flood District.
SPARTANBURG, s. c., Aug. &c.
ALI the bridges In this portion of
the country have been swept out by
the floods, and the telephone wires
been torn down SO that 1t is impos-
sible to secure any information from
the outlaying districts. The damage
to property in general has been
heavy, and the entire crop has been
destroyed.
Locks Give Way.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Aug. 2e.-The
canal locks situated seven miles
above the city broke away under the
severe pressure made upon them by
the water, and a few minutes after
ward the city was covered by q
depth of fve feet OF water.
The break was unexpected, but
owing to the fact that II had seven
miles to travel 1t gave the people
of the city an opportunity to escape,
and they presented a wild panic as
they rushed madly about carrying
their belongings undetermined as TO
which way to go to escape. The
water swept everything that came
within its path, and the destruction
Of property Is at the present meal
eulable, and up TO a late hour this
afternoon As was reported as the
number that had been drowned. but
it is believed that when the situa-
tion becomes settled again and an
investigation can be made that the
dead will be greatly In excess of this
number. The water besides destroy
ing much property, has put the
transportation companies out Of
commission and the city is a scene
OF DISSOLUTION and destruction.