The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
SWEPT BY FLOODS
Damage Done In the Csrolinas
and q. orria is Ia lneaicu'ahie.
MANY LIVES WERE LOST

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siderable damage Ia several OF The
Southern stAtsz North And aoush
Carolina and Georgia suffered usosl
Over seventy persons are knowH %
have teen drowned. snd siEht~eH at
this number lived Ia Augusta. Ia
The property losz can rot b. s~st-
mated. but IL all reach tnto The
millions The ioma in aud arauna
Augusta will exceed oae million dol
lars. While there has been the Ia&A
OF only one ar tao lives in North
Carolina. the loss Of cropn. stock aud
property has been enormous
Al Fayetteville the damage In
property haA been S.gy great The
Cape Fear River rose seyeuty-thrs-s
feet. which Was highest ever kno~n.
Many OF the cabins along the river
banks were washed away aud hun
dreds of homes were flooded The
occupants of some of the houses had
TO be removed in boats To q piae. Of
safety. The water came up 60 near
the center OF the town and the in
haitAnts In the lower part of the city
had TO travel In boats altogether
The electric light plant Was nooded.
and for several nights the town vas
In darkness. There has been much
suffering among those who were
driven from their homes by the
food. The mayor of the city aud
other citizens raised over s1.000 for
the relief OF the destitute oneH. For
days the town vas almost isolated
and provisions were getting scarce.
On last Friday eggs sold In Fayette-
Vile for one dollar a dozen. which
gives some idea as TO how the poor
would have suffered had IL not been
for the relief fund which Was very
promptly raised Both OF the 4 c.
l.. trains across fhe Cape Fear were
In danger. but held down BY heavy
coal cars. which were loaded TO their
capacity with coeI. In certain sec
tions of Wayra County the wind aud
rain was very severe. Fremont was
visited by a cyclone which unroofed
several buildings. The rains did
great damage In Pitt. Edgecombe.
Wilson. Beaufort. Wake, Durham.
Lee Montgomery and Anson Coun-
ties The most OF the corn I'm the
low-lands has been drowned out, and
in many sections cotton seeds began
.sprouting in the bolls. The railroad
|traffle< throughout the State was al
Southern and Raleigh and Southport
Railroads could not operate through
trains for several days The Sea
board Railway about Hamlet and
Monroe was put out of commission
for several days. Many OF the Sea
Southern's track. The through
Southern trains were detouTed By
Knoxville, Tenn. and none OF the
trains were run on schedule time.
Augusta Swept by Floods.
The floods did more or less dam
age ali over the State OF Georgia.
but the situation was the worst at
Augusta. A large part of that town
was under water from Wednesday
night until Sunday. The situation
was serious, when on Wednesday
night the large dam six miles above
the town which diverts the water
into the canal broke, and over half
the town was flooded. The bridge
across the Savannah River was swept
away. The Union Depot was ten
feet under water and the telephone
| and telegraph service was demoral-
lied. The several mills were seri-
ously damaged and much OF the cot
ton was foated away. Fires broke
out In several sections OF the town
| which did considerable damage.
Many persons lost their lives. but
the exact number is not known, as
they are finding bodies almost every
| day.
| In South Carolina all the streams
were swollen beyond anything be-
fore known and the property loss h.
enormous and incalculable Railroad
trestles of the Seaboard Air Line and
Southern were washed away at many
places and others SO damaged al 10
make the operation of trains impos-
sible for several days. A great
stretch OF the Southern's track be-
tween Columbia and Aston was
washed away. The food was the
worst ever known in that State
Five lives are known to have been
lost.
Thousands OF people focked into
the city, crowding the streets and
many went away with only railroad
fares. Now that the waters have
subsfded Augusta realizes more than
lever the enormity of her disaster.
A Ioathsome stencil arises from
scores of alleys and streets. Mud Ii
piled three feet high In many gut.
tiers. They are stagnant channels oi
filth.