The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-18

near Shelby destroyed; crops in county damaged.
 The flooded Yadkin river has de- stroyed all communication into Wilkes county. At Elkin, town of 2000 popu- lation, S200, ,O00 damage was done In the county the loss is estimated as high as s3,o0O,0o0. Many manufactur- ing plants have been submerged and Southern railway stations all along the line are said to be flooded to depth of from five to fifteen feet. Many bridges have been washed away.
 Five highway bridges, three in Statesville. and another near Moores- vile, are known to have been washed away, while at least six railroad bridges were destroyed.
 The Southern railway lost bridge near Mount Holly, another near Rock Hill. another near Salisburg and an other near Belmont. The seaboard Air Line bridge just above Belmont is gone, as is the Piedmont and Northern cleo tric line bridge nearby.
 SOUTH CAROLINA
 Crops badly damaged throughout Piedmont section and several railway bridges, including the Southern bridge at Alston, washed away.
 Portman: Southern Power company's plant shut down, cutting off power to Greenville and many cotton mills
 Georgetown: Warehouses and stores on water front and two lumber mills damaged. Seaboard Air Line tracks washed out for short distance.
 VIRGINIA
 Radford: Several buildings destroyed and crops in nearby counties damaged
 Four Norfolk and Western bridges on Galax branch, one on Little Creek extension, Pepper bridge near Radford and another bridge near Pearisburg washed away. Damage in the Pearis- burg district alone estimated at mill lion dollars.
 Washout 25o feet long on Virginia railway near Eggleston.
 The small town of Narrows is report ed completely submerged.
 TENNESSEE
 Newport: Partly inundated and many families forced from their homes.
 Butler: Virginia and Southern rail- way bridge washed away.
 Thousands of acres of corn and pea nuts inundated between Chattanooga and Paducah, Ky, on Tennessee river and much crop damage around Dano- ridge.
 The Tennessee river is reported still rising and other damage is expected to result from overflows at several points.
 All railroads in eastern Tennessee suffered heavily from washed-out bridges and culverts.
 WEST VIRGINIA
 Crops damaged along Kanawha river and some damage to railways by wash outs and bridges carried away
 Asheville, N. C., July 17.-Flood waters of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers were rapidly receding tonight, but compilation of definite reports received here showed a startling aggregate of dam age and suffering in their fertile val leys. As nearly as could be estimated the net results of the flood Sunday were. Eleven lives lost.
 Sixty residences washed away.
 Four hundred people homeless.
 Twelve hundred people without employ ment. Twenty-Five industrial plants partially destroyed.
 Complete tie-up of railroad traffic with one exception.
 Property loss of $100O0 GOO.
 Workers in cotton mills and lumber plants in Buncombe. Henderson and Mad ison counties are being cared for here, and 1t will be several days before any Of the plants resume operations, while others may virtually have to be rebuilt.
 Nearly $l0,O00 was subscribed here today for relief work among flood sufferers
 The lower portions of Asheville received severe damage and the city still was with out light and electrical power tonight. the gas and electric plants having been flooded Milk and ice are scarce here VANDERBILT ESTATE SUFFERS On the famous Vanderbilt estate near here and in the village of Biltmore. laid out by the late George W. Vanderbilt the
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