Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


- Beaufort, August 20: With waves
thirty-five feet high breaking over
the sea wall and inundating streets
and houses, wiping out all cotton and
corn crops in this vicinity, Beaufort
suffered severely from the storm Of
Sunday and Monday. Only two of the
more than a score Of boats that lined
the wharves are afloat today. The 9TH
ers either were sunk outright or
smashed by the waves against the
wharves. All wires and bridges near
here are down and 1t may be a week
before any train can get out Of or into
Beaufort.
- Gaffney Ledger: The latest de-
velopment in the "knee-high" beer
situation in Gaffney occurred a few
days ago when the sheriff returned to
Mr.. w. H. Dempsey all Of the near
beer which was seized at his place of
business. The beer was returned by
order Of Solicitor Otis and on condi-
ton that 1t be shipped back to the
distillers and that Mr.. Dempsey re-
frain from dealing in this article in
the future. No steps were taken in
the other cases and it is not yet
known what disposition will be made
Of the remainder of the cases.
- Columbia, August 80: Commission
er Watson this afternoon announced
the names Of delegates to the cotton
mems gathering to be held in Mont
gomery, Ala, on the 18th of Septem-
ber, called by Commissioner L. Kolb
Of that state recently. The meeting is
to be composed Of delegates from all
the southern states, Its purpose being
to discuss marketing Of the cotton crop
and to correct erroneous estimates
which have been heretofore put out
concerning the volume Of the 1911 cot
ton crop. In naming the delegates
from South Carolina, Commissioner
Watson has selected the officers and
executive committee of the State
Farmers Union, the special commit
tees who have in charge affairs relating
to cotton, number of the members of
the Union, many representative farm
ers who are not members Of the Union,
the president Of the State Textile Man
ufacturers' association, number of
representative textile manufacturers,
a full representative Of the cotton seed
crushing industry, representatives Of
the cotton warehouse interests and
many presidents of banks in farming
communities who lend money on cotton
stored in warehouses.
- Gaffney, August 20: One Of the
most disastrous wrecks that have oc-
CURED on the Southern railway In
this portion Of the country, in point Of
damage done, for some years. took
place this morning about 1890
o'clock, when a Sunday-school excur-
sion train, being operated from Char
lotte, N. c., to Johnson City, Tenn,
was wrecked. Investigation here
shows that seven passenger cars left
the track, two Of them being turned
completely over. The fact that none
of the excursionists were injured Is
considered almost miraculous. 1t Is
impossible to ascertain just how fast
the train was going at the time Of the
wreck, or how many passengers were
on board at the time, but 1t Is prob
able that they were few in number as
the train had proceeded only a few
miles out of Charlotte. Several hun
dred yards of track were torn up The
train was In charge Of Conductor Arr
wood, while Engineer Cooksey was at
the throttle. 1t is stated that with
the exception of few bruises and
scratches, all of the passengers escap-
ed without injury. Fortunately, a
wrecking crew from Greenville was
only few miles distant at the time
Of the wreck. They had been engag-
ed in clearing up freight wreck,
which took place yesterday, and they
hurried to the scene and went to work
with the result that at rather late
hour tonight, traffic was resumed.
The southbound New York-New Or
leans Limited, the Southern's best
and fastest train, was held at the
wreck for over seven hours. There
were IT'S passengers aboard the train
and about twenty-five received slight
injuries in the way Of bruises and
scratches, none being seriously hurt.
The cause Of the wreck Is unknown.
- Charleston, August 20: Charles
ton, at last, rests tonight tranquil un-
der clear skies. The streets are strewn
with wreckage and with uprooted
trees The water front in many places
disnantled, many wharves being alb
solutely ruined. 1t Is believed that
the estimate placing the total proper
ty damage at $1,000,000 Is within the
mark, though no man is able to Judge
as yet with anything like accuracy.
No reports have come In as yet to
throw light on the damage to crops
in the region between Charleston and
Savannah and on the sea islands. 1t
is feared, however, that the cotton
and rice crops have been dealt a stag
gering blow. The death rate Is slow
ly increasing as a result Of the storm,
the number now aggregating fifteen,
with still a few people missing, which
may further increase the death roll.
A number of parties who were miss
ing were accounted for today, having
been delayed in some of the water
ways about Charleston. The list at
present shows the following deaths:
Alonzo ]. Coburn, Southern Railway
engineer; Mrs. M. Goodson, Way
cross, Ca; Charles Goodson, Way
cross, Ga; E. v. Cutter Charleston;
Robert e. Smith, Columbia; Ida
Morgan, white; Rose Robinson,
white; Lillian Slender, Charleston;
Mrs. G. e. Reichter, Charleston;
Mary Reichter, Charleston. Four un-
known negro men and one negro wo-
man. The deaths, so far recorded, are
shown to have occurred in this man.
ner: Alonzo Coburn, the first death,
killed by a flying piece Of timber at
his home: E. V. Cutter. Of Charles
ton and Robert E. Smith, Of Column
bia, killed in the over-turning Of the
ticket office on the Mount Pleasant
terminal; Rosa Robinson and Ida
Morgan, killed in the falling Of the
roof Of their house, near the power
house Of the Consolidated company;
Mrs. Charlotte Reichter. Lillian Stem
orlo al far