The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27
SOUTHERN RIVERS
STILL CONTINUE TO
FLOOD THEIR BANKS
Explosions of Lime Start Con.
flagratiOn in Business Sec.
ton of Augusta.
BY WATER AND
FIRE Is INESTIMABLE
Cotton and Corn Crops Have
Been Destroyed-At Least
Five Known to Be Dead.

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 27-Increased
intensity marked the stormy weather
conditions which have prevailed here
unabated since Sunday last. TIL con-
tinued storm has not only paralyzed
and brought untold troubles
to the railroads coming into Norfolk
from the South, but has added in
creased losses to the already severe
damage sustained by farmers.
A northeast storm swept the Vir-
ginia, Carolina and Maryland coasts
today with a wind velocity at the Vir-
ginia capes of t~hirty-six miles an hour.
All shipping is held in port. The rivers
and streams through Eastern and Gem
trai North Carolina are still rising.
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 27.-Augusta
today was rapidly recovering from the
flood conditions of yesterday and last
night. The water on the streets had
fallen until this afternoon the side
walks were practically clear and there
was no further danger Of loss to prop
erty.
Considering the fact that eight feet
of water ran through the main bust
ness and residence streets of the city,
that telephone and telegraph communi-
cation was stopped, that no train has
been within a mile of Augusta for
forty-eight hours, it is remarkable that
there has not been greater financial
damage and loss of life.
Lime coming in contact with the
water caused explosions, which des-
troyed the ~rehou of the Nixon
Wholesale grocery Company and the
Nixon & Danforth Cotton Co.
Reports of capsEing boats In the swift
current have been received, but have
not been verified, because of the utter
chaos the city was thrown into by the
sudden rise Of the water and resulting
confusion.
It is now certain hat five persons
were drowned when the toll bridge
t~across the Wateree river went down,
George Radon and his son and three
negro women.
Loss Inestimablc.
1t is reported that a number were
caught in these positions and when
the boatmen passed near enough TO be
hailed they would refuse to go to the
assistance of the u~nfortunates unless
they were assured of being paid exorbi-
tant fees. More THAI $50 for one fare
was demanded.
II Is nOL pOSSlDle W BiNc OIL
of the financial loss. When it Is taken
into consideration that every business
house and every bank and store was
submerged in from -four to eight or
nine feet of water and nearly ali the
residence portion, including the fash
ionable residence district of Green
street, with all it's churches, In from
three to six feet of water, 1t VIII pc
seen that the damage is inestirnable.
1t is thought that the loss VIII go
we'll above the half million mark.
Family Reported Drowned.
On Broad street, the main business
thoroughfare of the city, where nrc To-
Gated nearly all of the public buildings,
together with the principal business
houses and banks, the flood II playing
havoc with first floors and Easements.
1t is reported that a boat containing
a family of husband, wife n two
children was capsized and all drowned,
but this could not be confirmed.
The floods caused the breakin OF
the big dam six miles from Augusta,
which diverts the water from the Sa-
vannah river into the canal at that
point. The great flood of water let
loose soon found it's way into the city.