The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-07-22
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OF the State Railroad commission. is
sued orders yesterday that all sched-
ules be slowed down and in case of
danger or probable danger that the
trains are to be stopped. The dam
at Caughman pond, nine miles below
Columbia, broke yesterday afternoon,
washing out portion of the Atlantic
Coast Line track between Columbia
and Childs and necessitating the
transfer of passengers of the after
noon trains from the Atlantic Coast
Line to the Southern. The Southern
trestle at Childs was carried off later
and all late Southern trains were de-
toured to Charleston by way Of Black
vile. The Atlantic Coast Line track
was repaired by $3.50 O'Clock last
night and with the trestle at Childs
safe passenger trains were sent over
it last night.
No other trestles are in any i'm
mediate danger although the latest
report last night from Camden puts
the Wateree river at 30 feet, five feet
! from one of the spans Of the Seaboard
trestle there and only Is feet from
steel span. The river is expected to
reach near SO feet by tonight, but
is in no danger as this would still
! leave nine feet between the flood
crest and the main span.
Up to late last night no trouble had
been reported in the telegraph sys-
TENS although the Columbia offices
were accepting messages subject to
delay. The telephone system was
slightly impaired locally. due to the
puncturing of several cables by light
ming, but the long distance lines had
suffered no damage from the storm
Over SO inches OF rain Saturday
night and yesterday flooded practical
i ly every stream in the county, wash
ing out roads in a number of places,
carrying off bridges and destroying
crops throughout the county. Cotton
4 and corn planted in the creek bottoms
have been under water and are al
most total loss.
Building CollapSes.
! Early yesterday morning the old T.
b. Aughtry building located at 1907
O9 Main street and occupied by the
Columbia Cafeteria partly crumpled
TO the ground, due to the soaked
], grounds and excavations behind the
Efrd Department Store. The build
ing is two story brick structure and
about 100 feet OF the rear end top
pied to the ground. The kitchen OF
the cafeteria and long room on the
first floor used as a warehouse by the
, same establishment, together with
the second story which was used for
, lodging purposes fell to the earth.
!, Presumption is that the wreck was
caused by the excavation to the rear
? OF Efird's and adjoining the Aughtry
building. Earth had been removed to
a depth Of over ten feet alongside the
, and as no other part of the store was
affected it is believed this caused the
building to fall. The warehouse part
OF the structure fell and il was seen
, that the whole building was endan-
gered. All occupants of the rooms on
: the second floor vacated the quarters
and no one was hurt when the cafe
terra kitchen and sleeping quarters
, above fell to the ground early yester-
, day morning. The front OF the struc-
ture on Main street is apparently un-
, damaged. but has been closed by
, Chief May of the ire department.
, The building is one of the old land
marks OF Columbia. 1t housed the
firm of Lorick & Lawrance just after
the War BeHveen the States and later
was occupied by the T. b. Aughtry
company. 1t is now owned by W. F..
Jones and occupied by the Columbia
Cafeteria. Mr.. Jones said yesterday
he had no insurance against the loss
and could place no estimate on the
damaged property. 1t will amount to
several thousand dollars, however, he
, pletely while the north wall only
partly fell to the ground, but is crack
ed and may fall.
Water seeping in from Washington
street flooded the cellar Of the base
, ment OF the Palmetto National Bank
reaching depth Of nearly two feet
in the boiler room. The water seeped
into the building through a brick
, wall and completely covered the
floors OF the boiler and switch rooms
: but did little damage. A little water
| soaked intn the ha rhnr snnn an The