Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-26
VIRGINIA CROPS INJURED
New York Has Heaviest Precipita.
ton in Months.
WASHINGTON GETS SOAKING.
Two Lives Lost at Camden, S. G.
Factories Compelled to Shut Down.
Large Property Loss.

ATLANTA, Ga, august %O--<1RPoAS.A~-S
TIE heavy rains of yesterday ana last
n.ght. which washed out bridges In South
Carolina caused some loss of life. DAM
asing crops and were the source or
great deal Of alarm. have ceased their de-
s:ructive work.
Today reports from Spartanburg and
Camden. s. c., and other places whero
last night the situation seemed serious
slow that apparently all danger OF
further trouble has passed.
Augusta is somewhat worried because
OF a rise on the river and the flooding OF
tie lower part Of the city. There has
b.;en no property loss and no loss Of hfe'
however.
At Camden the situation was critical
last night. Two lives were lost there.
Tsis morning Camden reports there is ap-
p&rently no further danger. although the
risers continue at flood stage. Practically
every wire in the Camden section OF
South Carolina was destroyed, making
te'sphone and telegraph communication
difficult.
'Ehe rain was the heaviest in years
throughout South Carolina and Georgia
Many bridges were washed away, Athens,
Ga. suffering particularly.
Factories on the banks of the rivers
haye been forced to shut down because
of flood conditions. 1t is estimated the
lo:s Is a half million dollars.
Heaviest Fall in Months.
Sp{ ial Dispatch to The Star.
:sEW YORK. August 26.-The heaviest
rainfall the city has experienced in sew
erai months started last night and kept
up a steady downpour. which did not ease
of until o'clock this morning.
The rainfall up to that hour was 2.6S
incnes quite a record. according to the
weather authorities. but not 50 great as
thiiG less than twenty-four hours, the
fgJres stood at All inches.
According to the weather bureau, the
prcSpect was for q continuation Of the
In the matter of the thermometer it
rec 2rded s. degrees at o'clock.
Tsae bursts Of wetness were hurried
alo.g by northeast wind that reached
s ceat velocity at sea and caused skip
per- of coasting vessels some anxiety.
Virginia Crops Damaged.
NORFOLK. Va. August 26.-Heavy
raiss in tidewater Virginia since Sunday
las: have caused much damage to truck
-farsners. who. as a result of the almost
Unprecedented downfalls. have had wash
ed away large quantities Of fertilizer just
put in for new crops.
S;nce Sunday over five and One-half
incaes of rain have fallen Rain continues
un.sbated.
Tomatoes and other growing crops have
been ruined Farmers are having great
troble in getting their watermelon crop
10 alarket
Wire Communication Difficult.
Wire communication with North and
Sol:th Carolina Is almost paralyzed.
Beth commercial telegraph companies.
the Postal and the Western Union, are
getting messages from and into the food
ed country the best they can by .circui-
tous routes. The Associated Press is
ma; aging to send and receive reports
froll most of the flood districts, but is
wosxing with many points by telephone
froSl Atlanta.
TIE Postal is sending most Of its traffic
for the south by Chicago and New Or
lea@s Both its eastern trunk lines are
interrupted at several points.
T3e Associated Press this forenoon was
wording into Charlotte. n. c.. and Ashe-
villf. South of Charlotte and east of
Asf9ville, the country is practically cut off
Coljmbia. s. c.. was isolated both by rail.
wirS and telephone up to a late hour.
Ta,ere were numerous fragmentary re-
porss of rivers up and bridges down
Throughout South Carolina News from
disiSessed points consisted most of those
silest wires that might mean anything
froHl bad weather to a devastating flood
T:se Postal Company was working as
far as Richmond and Asheville on its
ma:l lines, and had To depend on the lines
TO ihe west for reaching all the country
soush of there. 1t was reported today
tha< Augusta. Ga. was entirely cut off.
TIE Western Union does not work di-
reci: farther south than Charlotte and
Asheville. These two points reported theil
wirSs intact to Washington. but COM
mufication crippled south Of there.
Cold and Rain to Continue.
''I>ain. rain. everywhere-and more
corning was the song of the weather
mar today. He also admitted that last
night II came down in deluge form and
was. accompanied by overcoat and blanket
conditions.
Tie temperature got down to a IS de-
gree basis about 10 O'Clock last night and
remained at peg 55 until after midnight
Il started at 8 O'Clock this morning
with reading of 50. and during the day
did ,lot pass the 6S point.
Gum boots, storm coats and heavier
clot:aing generally, not to mention um-
breleas and fresh fires In furnaces and
stoves, were the order and stll are and
will be for several days, according to
Pro-: Edward B. Garriott official fore
cast.r.
Rain and the present low temperature
will continue tonight and part of tomor-
row. says Prof. Garriott. Then there
may be a short lapse. when II may rain
SONS, more. BY Friday or Saturday the
present storm will be set aside by a rain
storm that Is now approaching this city
from the west-then more rain yet So
you see that Old Jupe has plenty OF pre-
cipit stion as we weather fellows term
rain In store for the good people of the
Dist let and elsewhere"
Pr..f Garriott added that there would
be ns real summer warming up until the
first Of next week. so that many people
may continue their fires until next Mon
day and keep on their heavy togs.
The prevailing storm was predicted by
the weather bureau in its long-range
weather forecast OF August Is and In the
twer.y-four and forty-eight hour fore
casts It was announced in all three re.
ports that the rain would begin yesterday
and continue today.
''Ss you see the people had ample warn
ing. II the coming of the storm king
Warnings were also sent to the Atlantic
coas, cities and towns. This is not ar
euui ,octial storm. for we do not recognize
such a superstition neither Is II an un.
usua: storm. We had q similar one abou,
the lose Of last August. the rain being
-~eompanied by cool area and FROST