Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-17

Is Recedj71q;
9 Lives Lost

Raleigh, n. c., July 17.-F1ood wa
ters which swept parts of North Car
DINA, South Carolina, Virginia, Ten
nessee and west Virginia, taking a
toll of at least nine lives, rendering
hundreds of persons homeless and
doing property damage variously es-
timated at from $1O,000,0 900 to $15,000,
600, were receding today.
The worst conditions obtained in
western North Carolina, where the
flood was described as the most disas-
trous in the history of that section.
ASheville and it's envirOnS were the
heaviest sufferers, but with train and
telegraph service badly crippled, it
probably will be several days before
the full extent of death and destruc-
ton will be determined.
Lower Asheville still was flooded
today by the waters of the French
Broad river which yesterday swept
away mills and other manufacturing
plants and a number of homes. Two
deaths were reported in the city prop
er. Another death occurred at Bilt-
more, to the east, and two-score per
sons, including members of a railway
construction gang, who went down
with a bridge, were listed as missing.
Between Asheville and Salisbury
railway bridges were washed out on
the Catawba river, and further south
along the same river railroad and
highway bridges were carried away
Saw mills and other property, as well
as live stock, suffered.
Similar conditions obtained on the
Yadkin river around Lexington, n
c., and dead animals, wreckage from
mills, cotton, tobacco, oil and other
debris flOated down the raging stream.
Salisbury, \. c., July 17-Reports
from Statesyille today said three chill
dren were drowned in Alexander
county yesterday when a farm house
was undermined and swept away by
the Catawaba river.
The Catawaba river near States
vile was receding rapidly this after
noon. Damage along the river in Ire
dell. Catawaba and Alexander coun-
ties will reach the millions. The Monbo
cotton mills have been completely
carried away, loss of 100000, while
the East Monbo mills, larger plant
has been damaged to the extent of
100000. The mills also lost cotton
values at $4,000
A toll bridge at StatesvilIe was
swept away. costing the county $40
900 and a $4,000 bridge near Moores-
vile is gone.
Asheville, Y C. July 17.-Scores of
large industrial plants around Ashe-
vile lay idle today in the grip OF the
food that followed last weeks rain
storms and hurricane which swept in
from the Carolina coast and flooded
portions of North and South Carolina
and adjacent territory of Tennessee,
Virginia and West Virginia. Five per
sons are known to have been drown
ed, 80 are missing and hundreds are
homeless, while railroad service vir-
tually is suspended on all sides of
Asheville.
The Swannanoa and French Broad
rivers that rose out of their banks
yesterday, flooding the village of Bilt-
more and leaving Asheville without
gas or electric light and power, were
said TO be receding early today Els
Inmates OF property damage already
have been placed at from $4,000 900 to
SO, 900 900.
The area that felt the effects Of the /
food extends from eastern Tennessee /
southeastern West Virginia. |
southwestern Virginia. across North |
Carolina to Wilmington. and embraces !
all of South Carolina
Miss nellie Lipe and Mrs. Leo Null /
holland. reported drowned yesterday /
when the home of their father. j. { /
Lipe, at Biltmore. was washed away /
were found early today in the top /
of tree. according TO reports re |
ceiyed here.
The Swannanoa and French Broad |
ryeLA are s1a41l1g rapidly today.