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;*?'.. % The Abbeville Press and Banner I ____^_ ^ ___=_==.____i| yy--;3 BY W. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE, 8. C.,WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1908. ESTABLISHED 1844 J ?????? m 'i l TT T1 _ _ Tern we Havoc rea tar Carolina w< 11 mb ail All Passenger Traffic A: Telephone and Telegr Grave Reports from C The rain wrought by the flood of Tuesday surpasses | anything that has ever happened in this part of the country. The damage is simply stupendous. The loss of life is appalling. It is a wonder, however, with such a flood that the loss of life is not even greater. ti Savannah is on a terrible rampage. It has washed S' away every railroad trestle on it in this part of the State. A The country about Savannah cannot be heard 'from. hi The Savannah valley branch of the C. & W. C. road has suffered great loss. Every trestle of importance from Anderson to McCormick is washed away. The Southern road has made no estimate of the damage done its lines. At least 30 miles of the road has been under water, and part of it is still under water. A telegraphic communication from the State this A morning states that it is not known just when business te will be resumed on the railroads. ' d; The fact that the Seaboard follows no ridge in thisjw part of the country renders it especially susceptible to oi damage; and it has received its share of the damage in the st flood of Tuesday. No trains are running on the line here except a car to Greenwood and to Calhoun Falls. B It is reported that the Pacolet Mills are gone but the m report has not been substantiated as yet. It would not be surprising however to hear that many mills were gone in in view of the extraordinary high water. tl Nine Mules Drowned at tlie Falls. Mr. Brough, son of Mr. William Brough who lives A near Calhoun Falls, came by the Island and left a mule together with eight others on last Tuesday. Mr. Bough P? was on his way to the Falls to vote. When he returned tr to the Island the mules were all drowned. _ The river was never known to rise so rapidly before. Great damage was done to the dam at Gregg Shoals and it will be many days before the Power Company can rpcnmp nnprntinnQ. The local steam power of the city plant seems insufficient to the work. It is overtaxed. Six Passengers get through to Atlanta. Yesterday six passengers left here for Atlanta, among the number was Mr. Perrin Quarles. When they reached Savannah they took to a batteau and landed safely on the island. Before making the rest of the way across the river one of the six made a dive into a valise and brought a pint of bracer. Two of the number took the tonic and passed what was left to the manager of the boat who drained it and squeezed the bottle. The sextette reached the Georgia side safely and took buggies to Elberton. Service has been resumed between Elberton and Atlanta. County Lost $155,000 in Bridges The County is loser by 18 bridges of importance, valued at from $1,000 to $4,000. Such a catastrophe has not overtaken the County in fifty years. This does not include small bridges which would amount to an immense sum alone. Damages to crops are as great. The damage cannot 1 1: A ? ,1 ? i. -....-i. u c cbliuiatcu ai pcacui. j ' 1 mfl'iliirifliM red from Floods ; - ?^ TV a 1 w Jl fHw AM J! A VT is Mup mesuay: liTIIS TERRIFIC. : nnulled Through Here, aph Wires Down-Some a Columbia and Augusta. J. L. McMillan Suffers Heavy Loss. le Mr. J. L. McMillan who has been running a brick e? ard at Dysons, Greenwood County, lost heavily by the icent floods. His brickyard was on a knoll near the sta- ^ on. The swollen river ran over the top of a kiln of reen brick, 400,000 in number, destroying the whole. 11 of his wood was also washed away. It is thought that ^ e is damaged about $2,000. Water was three feet deep in the store rooms at ysons and much of the railroad track submerged. Savannah 10 Miles Wide. da del It is stated authoritatively that at some places near tfa ugusta, Ga., the Savannah River was 10 miles wide yes :rday. There is absolutely no way to calculate the great ^ image that has been done. Not only the bottom corn is ^ ashed away but in many places the rivers have gone up a the hillsides and washed away cotton. This may sound w; range but it is a fact. *h Near Bradleys Mill Long Cane creek ran up Reedy ranch and flowed over a valley and back into the Creek, laking an island of about 300 acres in size. ^ Long Cane, however, was not quite as high as it was ^ I 1888^ It was just about one and one-half feet lower J WJ lan it was in 1888. mi * gr Abbeville, S. C., Aug., 28th 1908. ^ II Agents, Effect to morrow morning we will arrange one issenger service between Monroe and Calhoun Falls, tw ain leaves Monroe as No 33 on time to Saluda River Democratic Primary Ele Congrefc. C House of ReprenentatVven. p | : u 6 ; ? 8 . , ?* PRECINCT. g | iS ? i 1 ? I i * a?i1silsS|SS :*! ; g?I a I s?a ^ t-j Ed So^Si-si-Si-jO^fe. Due West ~~64 13 68 9 14 51 4 26 89 36 25 68 Abbeville Cotton Mills 79 13 95 85l 11 34 58 2 84 9 2 95 Abbeville Railroad Shops.... 41| ? _?/ _j _? _J> _* 37 j m i w Abbeville No. 1 ~~m 19] 219 76 65 67 78 42 164j 119 27 217 Abbeville No. 2 IS 2Sj 289 113 112 70 69 45 182! 92 33 289 Donalds ~T\ 85 106 58 57 48 19 26 65| 17 22 107 j Co!d Spring..... 19 | 17 19 2 1 16] 2 j CeDtral ~25 ~18j 43 23 15 ~~il 11 J 35| 14 7 | McCormlok *172 29 46 43 45 96 94 HXfi 49 128 209 J Lebanon ~~42 2; 44 19 27 18 11 8 SCl 16| 1 43 , Plot mni-IHn'u !)?>/ <. AT 1 .'!/> 91 IS ft 5tQ Id! 8 viowTwi vuj a viuoa 11 ?| i - -w " v- ?j ? I Young's School House 17 1 10| 10 10 4 1 15j 7j 1 i Kock Spring 7 8 6' 6 6 8i | 8 j Keowee ~38~~4 II 82| 8 12 12 j 17| l?j l| | Hampton *"71 6j 17] 15 15 2| 1 j 15 3 | 17 Level Land 4 43j 37 38 ?| 7 ?| 84 2 2 | 42 Means Chapel ~20 3 : 28! 18 22 | 2 l| 22 2 2 | 23 Mt. Carmel ~30 6 ~58; 10 6| e| 8 8oj 44 14 32 53 Willlngton ~37 s! 40: 12 2| 17| 6 lo| 29 14 25 40 Antrevllle 46 14 ?oJ 81 33j n| 15 14| 44 12 7 60 Calhoun Falls 3?| 15! 50 27 11] 7; 11 26 21 17 24 | 50 Mountain View 6] 13 IS1 10 lOj 41 2 9 3 4 121 19 Lowndesvllle 45| 51! 97,: 20 22[ 55 2? 13 65 60 24 | 78 Total l??j 282 j 1017! 717 574| CW 480 376 1123 668 397 |l032 'here we will transfer passengers and mail, leave Cross [ill at 3 P.M. for Monroe: instruct all that we will not tttmpt to transfer baggage and. express over Saluda River, ^e will not be able to give you any positive time as tc hen this train will pass each station as it will be operated n very slow schedule and will make all stops. As inforlation, we understand that the Southern Railway is open etween Washington and Atlanta, we are unable to trans;r at Savannah river yet; our trains are running from lberton Ga., to Atlanta, Ga. / W. A. Lr. \ AUGUSTA ABLAZE. Fire Follows Flood in Fated City. Word comes by way of Washington, Georgia, through rural carrier, to Mt. Carmel that Augusta has been allost destroyed by* fire. It seems that the fire originated i J. B. White's store. The pumping plant was under water and the city was ft to the devouring flames. Damage from both disasters itimated at five million dollars. J. B. White's store and the Albion Hotel are among ie houses destroyed by fire. Loss of life not learned. The Press and Banner is indebted to Mr. J. H. amey for this information. Little River Ten Feet Higher than Was Ever Known. Mr. L. P. Harkness of Antreville, was in the city toly and states that such a cataclysm as happened on Monty and Tuesday past was never known before. He states at Mr. Zeke Norris who is 80 odd years old and has livl in the neighborhood all his life does not remember of eing any water that would approach the high water of onday and Tuesday. Mr. Harkness stated authoritatively that Little 'river as ten feet higher than it has been in the history of the e oldest settlers. Aiken Elected. Returns received up to this time in the race for Coness Third District indicate a majority of 2300 to 2500 r Aiken. The vote for Mr. Aiken in Abbeville County is most flattering, and his appreciation of this endorseent of his work by his home folks seems to give him the eatest satisfaction. iovernment Asks a Rehearing Against Standard Oil Co. Contends that Landis was justified in assessing that enty.nine millions fine and that Grosscup erred when he versed trial court. action, August 25, 1908. Audi- 8api. Magtstor. Sberlfl. Snper*1?or. Treasurer. Educa. 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C., Aug. 28th, 1908. # Following is a summary of the vote for United States i Senator, State Officers, Congressmen and Solicitors: 1 United States Senator?Evans 25,352, Grace 1,552, 1 . _ , Johnstone 12,828, Lumpkin 3,478, Martin 6,120, Rhett 21,619, Smith 27,941. Governor?Ansel 58,277, Blease 39,103. , Comptroller General?Brooker 23,077, Jones 74,883. Adjutant General?Boyd 56,201, Thompson 41,594. Superintendent of Education?Elmore 29,094, ^ Mellichamp 31,254, Swearengen 38,021. ' ' * 1 Railroad Commissioner?Caughman 29,918, Cansler 22,988, Fishborne 9,467, Richardson 10,741, Summersette 22,302. Congress Third District?Aiken 8,537, Boggs *6,767. Fifth District?Finley 6,805, Butler 4,207, Pollock 3,ozo. Second District?Patterson 8,981, Smith 2,39c. / # . ' r, Solicitors: Second Circuit?Byrnes 4,125,Davis 1,756, Graham 1,084, Third?McLaughlin 2,857, Stoll 3,054, Stuckey 1,890. 1 Fifth?Cobb 2,044, Rembert 1626, Bunett 1,307# Clarke 917. ' . -^3VM Ninth?Purifoy 5,545, Jervey 3,127. lenth?Dagnall 1,787, Long 2,924, McS wain 3,704, Bonham 2,540. Twelfth?Clayton 784, Quattlebaum 2,602, Sellers 2,405, Wells 4,897. Ellerbee and Ragsdale run over for Congress. Can't say when train services will be resumed.?The State. Flood Bulletin from Washington. Washington, Aug. 26.?The weather bureau at 10 o'clock to-night issued the following flood bulletin : The heavy rains that have fallen continuously since if 3 *'^?5 Sunday over the Carolinas and Eastern Georgia have caused widespread floods of the most dangerous and destructive character. The Savannah River, at Augusta, will likely reach a stage of 38 feet, or 6 feet above flood stage, by midnight Wednesday, and there is grave probability that the entire city will be flooded. Telegraphic communication with the outside world has been cut off and no report received since Wednesday morning. "The Catawba River, of North Carolina, and the Wateree and Pee-Dee rivers of South Carolina, have exceeded all previous stages by several feet, while Eastern North Carolina reports indicate the greatest flood ever known in that section. The rainfall was particularly ? heavy in the vicinity of Raleigh, N. C., where the total fall since Sunday was exactly ten inches. The losses and damage are enormous. Railroads have annulled trains, bridges have been washed away, roads rendered impassable and large areas of crops destroyed. The Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers, of Georgia, are also above flood stage and high water will be experienced in the Alabama River during much of September." Result of the Primary Abbeville County?State and National licket. U. S. Senate?Evans 44^ Grace 2 Johnson 384 Lumpkins 22 Martin' 28 Rhett 330 Smith 412 Governor?Ansel 1074 Blease 552 Lieut. Governor?McLeod 1635 Secretary of State?McCovvn 1636 '< Comp. General?Brooker 1*64 Jones 1468 Treasurer?Jennings 1637 Adj. and Inspec. Gen?Boyd 1104 Thompson 52 Supt. Education?Elmore 282 Mellichamp 146 Swearingen 11S7 Atty. General?Lyon 159^ R. R. Commissioner?Cansler 7*7 r* i- _ * ^augnman -uj Fishburn 63 Richardson 178 Summersett 429 The above is the official total.