Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-31
FOURTEEN LIVES LOST
Result Of Great Flood at Augusta,
Georgia.
A LOSS OF OVER 100000
For FOrty-sik Hours the Turbulent So.
vannah Held tho city In Flood's
Grasp. Causing LOss Of Life and
Much Property Damage.

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Much Property Damage.
Augusta, Ca, Aug. 20 The reign
OF mud began Friday mornlns a. day.
light in the streets. ana houses OF Au'
gusta. where for torty.six hours the
turbulent Savannah had enslayed the
city in its grasp.
AT O'Clock Friday morning the clty
was free OF water. EXCEPT Ia the low
lands. standing In lowai Broad stree,
at that hour no water was IN sight
IN any direction, but Ia rs stead mud
was everywhere from an inch 70 many
inches deep.
Streets Washes Out.
Il viii be days before normal eondi.
dions aro restored. Streets have been
washed almost away, sidewalks have
in many instances completely disAp
peaTed, leaving only ragged holes and
bitches 10 mark the place where the
pavement was. The upper half u the
houses and stores are white and clean
the Arst story yellow and covered wiGh
mud. The hand Of the aood has been
plainly marked by its trait throughout
the city. $50 yaf
with the dawn Of Friday came che
second chapter Of the greatest food
In the history OF the City. aad As thg
waters dlsabB6afed. h6tS AID snsrsy
and relief came 70 the rescue ~ he
strong hearted people who had SAT IN
silence and a. the mercy OF raEing
torrents The day before
Canal Locks intact.
A pleasant announcement n that
the canal locks are intact, aud only
one break IN the canal bank whicn
can be easily repairea With a lower
stage OF water.
II Is known that sta persona we're
drowned Thursday In Augusta.
Harry Carr. bookkecper for che
Nixon Grocery company.
John Paul a negro fremaa "a the
Southern railroad. whlia attempting
% free the river bridge approach 81
debris was swept overheard and sank
10 the raging torrent % the river
A brakeman was drowned 20 Bgoad
street nSod later In ne 6ay.
Two negro draymeu, while engaged
"a carting goods a. me corner az
Broad street ahd Marbary street. i0as
their lives In q swift street carfent.
aud their bodies Wers carried Into che
canal
E e. Omara IL reported 70 have
been Drowned dgring ths Good At Ne.
KinHey street.
Mary Rsports6 Dead.
Two negroes are believed % have
beer drowned TaurRaaY. when me city
brisEe Nns Kwsp, away. many elaim
tng 10 he Fge.wiihssssa.
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