Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-27
FIRE A0Os TO DESTRUCTION
Reports Of Damage From All Parts OF
south-Snow Storm in Maryland
New York Reports Great Rainfall
TeIe5raphie and Railway commun''
cation Demoraiized-Severa Dead
Owing to Floods.
nv Associated PresS.)

ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 26.-ihe
foods in the Carolinas and Georgia
eliminated today in. the breaking or
the big dam six miles from Augusta
which diyerts the water from the Sa-
yannah river into the canal at that
point. The great floods of water let
loose. soon found its way into the city
and tonight from Fifteenth street to
the eastern boundary, Augusta is un-
der from 6 to IL Bet OF water which
Is gradually rising. The big bridge
across the Savannah river went down
in the rush of waters and the dam at
the locks seven miles above the city
COLLAPSED adding to the flood.
Al Wires Down.
The Associated Press correspondent
at Augusta succeeded in getting a
telephone wire to work in the building
next to the Augusta Herald Office and
from there the first communication
With this was obtained after the wires
went down.
He reported three deaths, two white
persons and one negro. but could not
give any names AS the means OF trav-
cling were only by boat.
The current through the city streets
is swift tut not last enough to more
than carry away debris. box trees
store boxes and loose signs.
Loss Will Reach Hall Million.
Despite the fact that citizens were
warned last night that there was dam
ger Of the dam breaking there will be
considerable loss in business houses
L. of rni,1niO hf
place the financial loss close to half a
million dollars.
There were several fires reported
but as the fires are in outlying dis
tricts the extent OF the damage cannot
he learned. It Is stated the Nixon and
Danf6rth cotton warehouses was de-
stroyed by fire together with the Nix
on Wholesale grocery warehouse. A
Gre was also reported in the Georgia
railway shops.
-. People Driven to Roof.
Despite the fact that the water
stands six feet in the residence dis
tfict OF the city and is deeper in other
portions, there Is no indication tfat
the people are suffering beyond beng
masooned in the upper stories Of their
dwellings,
On Green street where the Sacred
Heart church IL situated. there is six
feet Of water. At the Union depot the
Georgia Railway reports ten feet OF
water. As this depot is situated upon
higher ground, ten blocks from the nv
er, and on more substantial ground.
to have become flooded to this extent
would mean that the high power canal
back OF the railroad yards had burst
its hanks and furnished an outlet for
an the water that was restrained ~
the locks dam until IL WIS overwheim-
ed ut O'Clock this afternoon.
s~o~storm in Baltimore
BALTIMORE. Nd. Aug. 2s-The:e
vas 4 light fall Of snow in the suburbs
Of this city today ano 1urries are re-
ported from other points in Maryland
weather Bureau Issues Bulletin.
WASHINGTON. ID. G., Aug. 2s.-Tne
weather bureau at 10 o'clock tonight
issued the following flood bulletin:
The heavy rains that have fallen
continuously since Saturday ever the
Csro;!pas and Eastern Georgia have
caused widespread floods Of the most
dangerous and uestFs'hs' Va"'
The Savannah river at Augusta VIII
likely reach q stage Of Is feet or q
feet above food stage by midnight
"wednesday and there Is grave prob
ability tina, the entire city VIII bc,
Aoodcd.
Te,cgraphic communication with the
outside world has been cut on AMI no
reports have been received since We'd
nesday morning.
The Caiawha river 81 North caro-
Isua and the waierec and Pcdcc rivers
n south Carolina. have cScccdcd Az
prev,eus stages Nv several feet xhiie
easscru North Carolina refcrts indi'
csfe the creates, aecd ever known In
.sHaf section.
Tbc raiAsaI! vas particularly heavy
IN Tire vicinity Ct Raleigh. y. C., ~here
,;.e total fall since Saturday Vas eS-
scsJy 10 inches. The losses and Gam
sars ne csormoas.
milrosls hsye ssssi'ed trans