Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
HELP GIVEN DESTITUTE
Augusta Drastic in Punishment of
Thieves and Idlers.
RAINS ARE NOT YET ALL OVER
Railroads Heavy Losers-Many
Houses Washed Away-Thou-
sands Homeless.

fast rallying from the flood. First at
tention is to relief work The relief ant
advisory committees organized today are
at work tonight. Mayor w. NJ. Dunbar
yesterday gave relief in urgent cases.
The relief fund now amounts to about
$4,000 Ten times that amount would
relieve some of the distress. The city
gave $1,000 today
Additional news of unexpected damage
continues 10 develop, but former figures
on the probable loss have not been ma
terially changed by today's developments
No further loss of life has been reported
to the coroner
The Georgia iron works foundry burn
ed at 10 o'clock No fatalities.
The river steamer Two States. making
the wharf at $50 o'clock tonight struck
a hidden obstruction in the river and
sank. She belonged to the Planters Line
and is a total loss. She was valued al
$1,000
ATLANTA. Ga. August 29.-Augusta
and points in South Carolina are gradu-
ally recovering from flood conditions.
The death list in Georgia and South
Carolina will reach sixty. Two more
bodies were taken from the river at
Augusta this afternoon. making a total
known dead here eighteen.
There were rumors that a serious fire
had broken out in Augusta this after
noon. These were unconirmed So far
as known the city is in no further danger
from fire or water The city mains have
been opened relieving the distress as to
drinking water.
A relief train from Atlanta will be in
Augusta early tonight with provisions
for those who are destitute.
The city council of Augusta appropriat-
ed 5000 today for the purchase Of pro-
visions and clothing for those whose
homes were washed away. This amount,
in addition to sums from otheer cities.
makes the total relief fund about $4,000.
Spartanburg. 8. c.. reports the
flood receding in that part of South
Carolina. Fayetteville. N. c., seems to
have been the chief sufferer in that
state Bridges have been washed away
in many sections of North and South
Carolina
Augusta Furnishes Thieves.
In Augusta the police have been
forced to take strong action against
thieves who are robbing the devastated
district. All persons who refuse to aid
in the cleaning up Of the city are being
sent TO the chain gang. The gas COM
psny has succeeded in resuming opera
tions. SO that the streets will not be in
darkness tonight.
The railroads are heavy losers, the
Charleston & West Carolina having lost
two bridges, with damage estimated at
s75. ZOO. The Georgia Railroad tracks are
damaged for several miles. The South
ern Railroad bridge across the Savannah,
river withstood the strain On that road
trains are being run to within a few
blocks of the city.
Weather Bureau reports late this after
noon say further rain may be expected
tonight In Georgia and North and South
Carolina
Improved conditions are reported every
where with the single exception of the
Congaree river. south of Columbia, S. c.
Fifty miles south of Columbia the water
from the Congaree river had backed into
kingville, s. c.. junction point on the
Southern railway.
Early tonight Kingsville was submerged
to depth of nine feet. No loss of life
was reported. The property loss is small
but the river Is reported still rising a,
this point
The loss of life remains at seventy per
sons, with eighteen known dead within
the Augusta city limits.
Reports from Augusta and the cities and
towns with which communication by
wire is direct show no increase in prop
erty loss. 1t Is believed 1T will not ex-
ceed two and half million dollars, In
Guiding destroyed railroad tracks and
bridges.
Damage to crops and TO land from the
heavy rains which washed gulles through
them will undoubtedly be enormous. but
there is no possible way to get informa-
tion upon which to base an estimate
Added to this. is the loss of cattle and
stock on the farms along overfiowed
streams.
RumorS that another storm is approa ch-
ing central Georgia and parts of North
and South Carolina proved untrue tonight
All these sections recorded normal wealth
er conditions tonight.
Columbus Ga. issued proclama ion
for a mass meeting of citizens tomorrow
for the purpose of aiding the flood suf-
ferers in Augusta.
4 number of other cities have taken
similar steps. All danger seems to have
passed in the Carolinas and Georgia, ex-
cept at kingvile
The situation in Augusta seems to
have passed the crisis. The loss of life
there will probably reach twenty-five in
the city and vicinity.
The streets of Augusta are beins
cleaned rapidly. A number of building:
have collapsed. but this damage has no
resulted in q loss of life.
Situation in South Carolina.
SPARTANBURG, S. c.. August %
| The flood situation in this country ha.
greatly improved during the last thirty
six hours. All danger to the twenty o.
more big cotton mills along the river Il
passed.
| Several mills have been forced to shu
/ down on account Of dams and races bein;
| washed away. There has been no loss o
| life in this section
At Pelzer. s. c.. san entire family
wagon and team of mules perished in tn,
Saluda river. Two negroes while at wori
| on railroad trestle in I.aurens count.
were carried downstream. 1t is sup