Evening star., 1916-07-19
More Fatalities Are Reported
as Result of Floods in
Southern States.
WATEREE RIVER RISES
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Conditions Improve, However, in
North Carolina, Tennessee
and Virginia.

As reports continue to filter
through from parts of western
North Carolina which have been
isolated by the recent floods, the
death list grows. Six additional
fatalities reported today bring the
known death list to forty, while
at least siNpersons are missing.
Eleven persons were drowned
in the villages of Bat Cave and
Chimney Rock, which, it now de-
ve1ops, were hard hit by the
storm. Two unidentified bodies
were found near Belmont today,
while another death is reported
from near Greenville in the fall
ing of a railway scaffold under
mined by the floods.
Wateree River Rising.
While flood waters were receding in
North Carolina. Tennessee and Vir-
ginia today, the wateree river. in
South Carolina was rising and Atlantic
Coast Line officials reported that two
rridges On their lines had been flooded.
with a consequent interruption in
service.
Conditions around Asheville and
throughout western North Carolina
were much Improved today. with work
men busy repairing railroads and re,
placing bridges and putting industrial
plants into working order again.
In Virginia and the Piedmont section
of South Carolina rapid headway IS
being made in repairing railroads.
The material damage in the floods in
the four states proba bly, never Will be
definitely estimated. but it seems GER
tain now that it will total at least
S15,00o.00o.
Relief Parties Garry Supplies.
ASHEvILLE, n. c.. July 19.-Addi-
tional relief parties from Henderson
vile are en- route to Bat Cave and
Chimney Rock carrying food supplies,
for people left destitute. Two wagon
loads which started last night should
reach Bat Cave at about noon today
DIR. L. B. Morse of Hendersonville.
who arrived there last night from
Chimney Rock, stated that thirty homes
in Bat Cave and Chimney Rock have
been washed away. The death list in
cludes Isaac Connor, two Freeman chill
dren, aged three and seven. Connors S
grandchildren: Miss Hill. NJ. V. Hall and
two unknown men. Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Huntly and two children.
The scenic highway from the Ashe-
Charlotte road to the base of
Chimney Rock. built at cost of s25.
900. is completely demolished: the main
Iii for
lands are gutted from the deluge. There
is telephone communication possible
with either place.
Dies as Scaffold Falls.
.GREENvILLE. S. C., July ia high
scaffold of the Southern railway at the
Saluda river erissing collapsed today.
resulting in the death of Larry Lark
and the serious injury of Boyce Key.
1t is believed the supports of the scaf-
fold were undermined by the high
water
CHARLOTTE, n c.. July 1s-The
bodies of two unidentified white men
were taken out of the Catawba river at
Belmont. in CASTOR county, this morn
ing.
a report received at headquarters of
the Southern railway today stated that
H. P. Griffin. supervisor. and three
Lancaster, 6 e.
Several prominent people of Char
lotte were guests at Chimney Rock
hotel. reported washed away. Com
munications are entirely cut off from
this point with that section and their
safety is feared for.
Rises Five Inches an Hour.
WILMINGTON, N C.. July ls.-Head-
quarters of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad here announced today that at
$50 this morning the food waters of
the Wateree river were two feet above
on the line between Sumpter and Co
lunbia and that IL still was rising at
the rate of aboat five inches an hour
IL was believed the bridge would
stand.
The bridge across the Santee river at
Rimini. s. C., between Sumpter and
Augusta. also was almost under water
The food waters early today were not
quite 20 the top of the structure, but
officials said the river still was rising
slowly 1t was believed the flood would
reach its highest level some time dur
ing the day.
Through traffic on the two lines was
suspended. but trains were being op
Grated up to both bridges on each side.
No attempts were being made TO trans
fer passengers
Suspension of traffic in the district
has seriously interfered with trains
Of other railroads which have been
detouring over these routes.
The main line from Jacksonville to
Richmond still is open.