The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22
From The Daily Item. July 20.

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From The Daily Item, July 20.
This morning the trestle and bridge
oyer the saatee river at Remini wa.
sttl intact and at that time the crcs,
of the Hood was gradually approach.
Ing and expected some time before
night. The water was running through
ths doors Of the loaded box cars
placed on the track and IT was ex-
pected to rise between six inches and
foot higher before i reached, its
niShest stage, Il was, steadily. rising,
bYt much more slowly, than it had
BEEN Its rate being. only about two
Eipfhes.Rn hour. which indicates that
mp force was not SO great, as it had
Lbden. ~ =
/ The three hundred box and fiat cars
loaded with rock, coal and sand bags
were still holding the track down and
1t seemed that danger Of the trestle
being washed away was past. How
ever. the gang of workmen was still
actively engaged in keeping the drift
wood away from the bridge and tres
ties and doing all in its power to pre-
vent more serious damage. The
forces are under Chief Engineer ]. E.
Willoughby and Assistant Chief En-
gineer J. B; Trenholm of Whining
ton. who came here Monday in the
formers private car and have been at
Remini and wateree ever since.
I This morning two thousand more
sand bags were sent to Remini to- lie
nlled to prevent any washouts at the
embankments at the end Of the tres
tie or at the fiji ms. Several thou
sands OF these had already been plac-
ed In use and more were being filled
and placed as ballast on the track.
The three hundred cars were still
standing on the tracks The water
through them was said to be about
twelve or fourteen inches deep with
the probability of rising six or eight
inches mtre before 1t begins to SUBJ
side.
From the Atlantic Coast Line and
Southern crossings OF the wateree re-
ports came In this naoraing that the
river waa falling. On the Coast Line
track # was reported to have fallen
about eighteen inches and was falling
as rapidly az It had risen. The crest
Of the flood reached the A. C. l.. track
about o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
On the Southern the water had fallen
several inches and was gradually sub
siding. The damage was not known,
as no one had made any full examina-
ton In a boat. On the Coast Line it
was stated that five Of the trestles had
been washed out. this. report being
made after an examination along the
track in p boat, ,,,,,. ..s ,.t,.
Both, the Coast Line and, Southern
have made preparations for repairing
the damage. Both roads have placed
many cars Of material on hand and
gangs are waiting for the waters to
subside so that they can begin work
ut once. Judging from the damage re-
ported on the Wateree crossing Of the
Coast Line, 1t Is probable that it win
not take over ten days to repair the
damage. The time required for the
Southern to repair its damage could
not be estimated, as the amount of
damage was not known.
Yesterday and today many persons
have been down to Remini, Camden
Junction and Lewis Siding to view the
rivers. On the Coast Line at Camden
Junction. the water was almost to
the Junction. Looking down the track
the visitors could see long line OF
fiat cars with some missing far down
the track. The water was up to the
top Of the telegraph poles, many OF
which were showing only about a
foot out of the water. On the South
ern road little could be seen. as the
track curved and no idea of the con.
dition could be secured. N'
- s. Il
At Remini practically the same con
ditions prevailed. Water and more
water was practically all that could
be seen. The long line. of cars partly
submerged could be seen far down the
track. Men were busy filling sand