The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
NeWberry County Suffers .
" Heavily In Recent Floods

On the other side Of Newberry the
trestle over Saluda between Chappells
and Dyson is standing, but the ap~
proach on this side is practically en-
tirely wiped out of existence, and the
track from there down to Chappells
is in bad shape, being completely
turned over in many places.
The trestle over Little river has
been repaired, and the engine has
crossed and got to Old Town. The
only trestle between Old Town and
Chappells which was out Of commits
sion yesterday morning was the tres
tie at the old cut of, which had wash
ed away. It was expected to get
through rebuilding this trestle yester-
day and to get an engine to Chap
pells The track to Chappells, which
has been gone over with hand car,
was found to be in fairly good shape,
but beyond Chappells, for thousand
feet, it was turned completely over
and in bad shape generally.
The Southern has bridge force on
each side Of the Saluda river trestle
between Dyson and Chappells, and it
is expected to have this trestle in
shape within a very short time. The
Southern officials expect to get
through from Newberry to Greenville
during some time the latter part OF
this week.
Between Newberry and Peak there
is only one trestle which is in bad
shape, and work was being pushed
forward on it yesterday morning, and
it was thought that it would be in
shape by yesterday afternoon.
The Southern was yesterday op-
Grating a train from Pomaria to Sill
yer Street in the morning, running
on the regular schedule Of No. Is,
=, :ssing Newberry at $50 a. m, and
from Silver Street to Pomaria in the
afternoon, running on the regular
schedule Of No. 18, passing Newberry
at 1.4O p. m. This train will continue
until further adviees are received. By
this morning it is thought that the
track will have been cleared from
Peak to Chappells, and it may be
possible that trains can be operated
between these two points today.
The Southern has a train beyond
Ninety Six. which is being operated
between Ninety Six and Bolton, on
the schedule Of the early morning
train and the night train.
AS stated, it will be only few
days before Southern trains can be
operated from Peak to Greenvllle,
and within the course Of week or
possibly little more, it is expected
to resume regular schedules between
Columbia and Greenville.
Wire Troubles.
The Bell Telephone wires out of
Newberrv withstood the freshets and
the c.. N. & L. wire to Columbia has
remained intact. The Western I'm
ion was put completely ont OF COM
mission at noon on Friday and up un-
til Yesterday afternoon had not secur-
ed single wire to any point. Mes
saees were being sent over the rail-
road wire. subject to delay.
No markets have been secured in
Newber--- For several davs.
Bridges Washed Away.
In addition to the damage to rail-
wav trestles mentioned above and in
the last issue of The Herald and
News, the following county bridges
are gone:
The upper steel bridge ever Saluda
river, connecting Newberry with Sa-
luda Court House.
The long bridge at Chappells.
The steel bridge which spanned the
Enoree at Whitmire, between New
berry and Union counties.
The bridge at the ''Harmon quar-
ter' over Bush river. on the road 60
ing towards DR.. ". E. Lake. splace.
This bridge was rotten, however, and
lumber was already on the ground
to rebuild it.
In addition to these a number of
other bridges have been damaged in
various sections Of the county.
It was reported in Newberry that
the steel bridge over Duncan's creek
on the road leading from Newberry to
Whi+nira had washed avay. h11t this