The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-12
HEAVY RAINS
In tie Middle Wes. Casse D.sslaa;ss and
Great sssey Less
MANY HOMES FLOODED
The southern Railway Tracks We're
Washed .a~ay.-Peopie Driven
tr"nn Their hon,~s.-Helief Expe-
disi.'n< Observation-Disclosures In
trrpri>-> in Danger.


4 dispatch from Louisville. Nv.
says 'he downpour o; rain which
soaked Kentucky. Ohio an6 Sou.her, Z,
Indiana during iaS Tuesda- aaa
Wednesday. continued on THURSDAY
IN many sections OF the above uarel
States and nas extended south wari
into Tennessee. Arkansas and Missis-
Sippi
The Ohio is rising rapidly f7a,n
Cincinnati down. owing 20 the aoo i
being poured in BY the Lick!as and
Kentucky rivers. Railroad traffic Ia
several sections OF the South is ham
pered owing TO wsshou,. and there
has been considerable damage TO
sarm lands. Two trains ran into
Tashou;s in Southern Indiana ana
Western Kentucky. but there was no
loss Of life.
All lowlaads IN the vicinity OF
Louisville have been submerged for
t~easy-!our hours and there ha> been
srea: delay to interurban and city
railway :ra@c.
Among the heavy -ainfalls report
ed in the South IN the pas, "a hours
arc: Co~ing:oa. Tenn. $40: Gal-es-
TOD. Tex. $50: Petersburg. Tenn.
SO: Newport. Ark. sos: Browns
vile. Tenn. s: Milan, Tena.. $50:
paducah. KY. ): wynne. Ark. $50:
Louisville. Ky. 4.54.
One hundred homes are reported
submerged near Boonrille. Ind. and
:he!r inhabitants forced to seek shell
ter on higher ground
Relief expeditions are being orgar.
lied to aid the destitute families.
Enterprise and Eureaka. in Spencer
county. Indiana. are completely sub
merged and Bullock and Dayvilie are
Auoet inundated.
Hundreds OF bridges have bear
swep, away and the rural mail car
r!ers are only able to make a por-
ton o. their routes These carriers
report that they were unable to dnd
roads OF any kind and that they faced
a raging sea which was sweeping
everything before IT, Many OF the
carriers bad miraculous escapes.
The tracks Of the Southern railway
between Evansville and BoonriIIe.
4 distance Of II miles have been
washed AWAY The intcrurban lines
between Evansville and Rockport. al
20 Evansville and Boonrille. have
suspended operations
All aloaS ,he line Of the Southern
railway in Southern Indiana wash
cuts are being reported Reports
hav bee nreceived from Jasper tha,
three wa*honts have tied UP ths
louisville and Nashville division o:
the Hu:tinsburs and Evansville
branch
From Tell City. Ind. reports have
been received ,ha; the river IS rising
rapidly and iheatens 20 food the
business houS-s a!on: ,h. river.
Residents OF Scut7ieiown. KY.
have been forced 20 abandon their
home< and cross the river 10 Se~
burg which is located On the blum.
4 report from liazi-;on. Ind. says
;hat the White river is rising rapidly
and that many homes are hooded
and thousands Of acre. o! nnnarvest-
I'd corn have beer s~ep; away.
The total damage !or st. Louis
will exceed S!.""".0o".
Train No ~. for ST. Louis. leav-
ias Louisville Henderson and ~.
Louis route Thursday niSn; ran into
a landslide few miles east Of Haw-
.sril!e. Ky. ou; VAS tagged before
a1y serious damage WAS done. The
rain with all lis passengers was
compelled TO back 10 Ciorerpor,
IT has been raining al Greensboro
Tor IS hours and records snow
downfall Of seven inches. which ~
n. heaviest IN the history OF III"
c:'r
Every stream in the Green River
dis,ric, was ou; OF is banks and
.ain vas still falling in torrents at
midniSh, Thursday.