The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-12-16
less, however, around Hattlesoufs
and Meridian, Miss.

less, however, around Hattiesburg
and Meridian, Miss.
Railroad communication generally
was paralyzed in the lower portions OF
Mississippi and Alabama, and IN
Montgomery, Ala. All trains were
temporarily annulled except those
coming from the South over the
Louisville e. Nashville and those en-
tering over the Central OF Georgia
and the Atlantic Coast Line. Ihe
railroad tracks were covered by water
near the depot and the Central es-
tablished temporary station three
miles away. Hundreds of head OF
live stock were thought to have per-
ished around Montgomery and 10
the south ard numbers of persons
! were reported marooned on hlgh
grounds. The water supply IN Mont
eomery was rendered useless TOR
drinking purposes by the arteslan
wells being flooded and Mayor Gun
ter cautioned residents to boil the
reservoir water that was being pump
ed through the mains before drink
ing it.
, The water supply of Macon was
threatened for time today wnen the
Ocmulgee rose to 24.9 feet and over
flowed Central City park: Much dam
age was done in Central City park,
where the state fair is held annually
and the city hot houses were f1ooded;
Now small negro houses were washed
away or overwhelmed, but it was sa'd
no industries were reached by the
high waters. The river waters rushed
in the park when the levee broke
shortly after noon. Private levees
were built during the morning to save
industrial plants.
The rain swollen Chattahoochees
that caused the loss of score OF
bridges around Atlanta, one con-
crete structure just completed at a
cost of 100000, and that inundated
parts fl est Point and Columbus,
Ca, was sending it's crest into the
gulf tonight.
Reports from West Point were that
if the waters continued to fall, bug
oies could take the place of boats
there tomorrow and real estimate OF
loss could be made. Communication
was reestablished today between the
two sections of the city divided by
the river, and army engineers ar
rived from Camp Gordon to look into
the possibilities of throwing pom
toon bridge across the stream to take
the place of the bridges washed away.
Loss at West Point probbaly ran into
81 900 900 or more. Food and water
supplies, with the aid Of the Red Cross
and people from neighhoring towns
were in good shape today, although
the business life of the town was at
,, a standstill and will be for possibly a
week.
Columbus still was without street
car service and the score of large tex
tile and other plants in Columbus Sec
; tion were shut down for lack OF pow
er. Loss in the Columbus section was
, estimated today at $750,0oO..
Rome. Ca, Dec. 11.-Six indus
tries were forced to shut down to-
dav and about SO families had to
move because of high water in the
/ Coosa river here.
|; The river, which overfiowed it's
banks today, soon reached its highest
stage and began to recede. NO lives
were lost and the property damage
was not great.
| Augusta, Ca, Dec. 1.-THE mil
lion dollar levee erected here three
years ago saved Augusta from a
freshet tonight when the Savannah
! river reached stage of 35 feet five
inches. Weather officials say the
river will reach it's crest at 36 feet
early in the morning. Forty-five feet
is food stage.
f.; Back water above Augusta has
i caused a reduction in voltage at the
local hydro-electric plant resulting
| in curtailment of street car ser
vice, closing down of all industries
using electricity for power, lnclud-
ing all cotton mills, and the cutting
out of all white way and sign light
ing in Augusta.
Temperature below freezing is now
gripping Augusta. Retail dealers
have less than a thousand tons OF
coal on hand, which will last less
! than five days.