The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-19
The HEAVY RAINS DO
VERY mich DAMAGE
SOUTHERN RAILWAY ANNULS ALL
TRAINS TO NEWBERRY.
Injury to Bridges Not as Heavy as
First ThOught-Steel Bridges Over
Saluda Had Narrow Escape.

Of the State particularly, brought hlgh
waters in all of the streams on Sat
urday and Saturday night. 1t was al
most equal to the heavy freshet of
August, 1908.
The last train on the Southern rail
way from Columbia came in Saturday
morning and reached Newberry about
two hours late. The water had at that
time covered the track from just
above Silvertstreet to Dyson, and the
train could not get any further than
Silverstreet. An effort was made to
return to Columbia, but Broad river
had risen to such an extent that the
train could not get any further than
Pomaria, and it returned to Newberry
and went to Columbia on the c., n. &
L. tracks. All schedules on the
Southern between Greenwood and Co.
lumbia have been annulled since Sat
urday morning. The trains on the G.
N. & L. are being operated on sche-
,dule, though they are running con-
siderably late. The editor of The
Herald and News came from Columbia
on the train Saturday morning and
on either side of the track from Ais
ton to the Broad river wagon bridge
there was one sea of water, though
at that time it was about a foot below
the rails. The trestle about mile
above Peak, the water was up to the
cross ties. At Broad river bridge 1t
was running just over the top of the
rock piers.
Information Monday afternoon from
,ChappelIs stated that the bridge across
.Saluda river had not been seriously
damaged and the trains could only
operate between Dyson and Old Town.
The bridge across Ninety Six creek
above Dyson having been washed
away.
The damage to the county bridges is
not as great as it was in August OF
1908. The wagon bridge at Chappells
was standing and was being used on
Monday, though sCme damage had
been done to the approach on the Sa-
luda side. The steel bridge at Kin
ards was not injured and the same is
true of the other steel bridges cross
ing Saluda. Supervisor Feagle On
Sunday had the floor. removed from
the steel bridge at Kinards and 1t
was saved and will be replaced Tues
day. The bridge between Union and
Newberry counties at Whitmire over
the Enoree river on the Newberry side
has been washed away. The approach
to the bridge over Duncan's creek at
Whitmire on the Whitmire side had
four spans taken away. Little damage
was done to the Keitt bridge over En-
oree, but it could be crossed on Mon
day. The bridge over Little River at
Mr.. David Werts' place just beyond
Dead Fall is gone. Some other small
BRIDGES in the county have been dam
aged. but the damage is not near as
great as was at first thought.
Four persons had narrow escapes
from death at Chappells this after
Srom death at Chappells Saturday al
ternoon. Mr.. George Neese and Mr..
y Hall, with two negroes, had come over
from the Saluda side in boat and
were returning with boat load OF
provisions, when their boat capsized.
They managed to catch hold of trees
in the raging waters, and they remain
ed clinging to trses for about an hour
before their peril was discovered.
Messrs. A. NJ. Chapman and Leo Ham
ilton went out in boat and rescued
them. Mr.. Neese was almost exhaust
ed. and would have been carried away
in a few minutes more.
In the Broad River Section.
In the Broad river section OF the
county, Broad and Enoree rivers have
been raging but the damage has not
been nearly so great as in the memor-
able flood of 1908. The abutments Of
Keitt's bridge over the Enoree have
been seriously damaged, and the
bridge will be impossible until re-
pairs are made st The ferry over
Broad river between the Newlerry