The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-08
THE FLOOD.

SdQQ OldI dS 1ErbA1
cent floods.
This is the estimate of men
competent to Judge
The loss may not reach that
staggering total, IN the opinion
of man. Some believe the total
loss to the county, including the
bridges swept away the damage
to the roads, will at least total
that figure.
The county and town authorl
ties are making every effort to
repair the damage to the bridges
and wards and large forces of
men are at work in different sec
Etions Of the county endeavorang
to make travel possible
The Mills River section appears
lto have been the heaviest suit
ers. This Is the finest agrlcultur
EaIpart De Henderson county and
the cropswere al betterthere this
season than during many years
past. :
a large part of the county is un
der water. and should it not re-
ecede within the next twelve hours
Eit IS believed that almost the en-
tire corn crop will have been ruin
ed.
The number of cattle lost dur
ing the flood will probably never
be known. Mr.. o. 3. Blythe,
of Mills River, lost three head,
and from other parts of the eoun-
ty comes stories of similar and
heavier losses. A. e. Drake lost
eight valuable cows.
The Hendorsonville Power Com
pany's plant on Big Hungry
is totally destroyed, and the loss
alone there is not less than ten
thousand dollars. The site of the
building is as clean as a pin,
while the machinery which once
furnished the lights for Hender-
sonville is scattered along the
banks of'tae ruciag and -oar.ng
torrent.
All the dams of the different
lakes haze EithstooG the pressure
ana there is absolutely no danger
to be apprehended from that
source.
The new cement sidewalks have
been damaged heavily. How much
it is impossible now to tell.
The Southern Railway and The
Brevard railroads. schedule were
completely disorgauized, OF course,
and for many hours it was utterly
impossible. to get i train oui ~
lHendersonville In any direction.
Asheville had almost a similar
experience. The food put the
electric company there~out OF bus
mess and the town was one dark
place, even the street a service
being suspended.
Between Hendersonville and
Breyard tire trestles were washed
away, and near Cannons the track
for a distance of 800 feet was car
ried off by the raging waters.
At Busbee, Arden, Naples, Hill,
GRIT. there were landslides OF
washouts, and the track is still IN a
dangerous condition.
Unless the rains continue it is
believed conditions will be nominal
within fhe next three days.
The Hendersonville Light and
Power Company is making every
effort to give the people OF the
town service, eve despite the
complete destruction OF its plant
on Big Hungry.
1t is absolutely essential how
ever. that he people cooperate
with the company aud use just q:
little current as possible during
the next few days.
Arrangements are how bene
made. and will be completed with
in the next day or so, which Wi
obviate the necessity for this, bu'
until then if the people want any
lights at all they Will nave TO usf
the current sparingly.
The company will also. have
here, as soon as the railroads. cal
bring it, a six hundred horse pow
er STAN turbine, and when thai
is installed there will be plenty O
current at all times.
The power house at Big Hungr.
will be rebuilt. The dam is in
tact.
Ashevile has Jared worse in tbii
) respect than Hendersonvihe
i There all lights were off, stree
, car service suspended, and the ser
vice may be out of commission TO.
:, several days yet.
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