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BY VV. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE. 8. (X SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1908. ESTABLISHED 1844
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! The rain wrought by the flood of Tuesday surpassc
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any thing that has ever happened in this part of th
country. The damage is simply stupendous. The loss c
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life; is appalling. It is a wonder, however, with such
flocjd that the loss of life is not even greater.
t Safrmnah is on a terrible rampage. It has washe
awly every railroad tresslc on it in this part of the State
' Th? country about Savannah cannot be heard from.
\ The Savannah valley branch of the C. & W. C. roa
hasfsuffered great loss. Every tressle of importance fror
Anderson to McCormick is washed away.
The Southern road has made no estimate of th
damage done its lives. At least 30 miles of the road ha
been under water, and part of it is still under water.
A telegraphic communication from the State thi
morning states that it is not known just when busines
will be resumed on the railroads.
TThe fact that the Seaboard follows no ridge in thi:
part of the country renders it especially susceptable t
drmage; and it has received its share of the damage in th
flood of Tuesday. No trains are running on the line her
except a car to Greenwood and to Calhoun Falls.
'It is reported that the Pacolet Mills are gone but th
report has not been substantiated as yet. It would not b
surprising however t6 hear that many miles were gone ii
view of the extraordinary high water.
Nine Mules Dr?\vne<l at the Falls.
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|Mr. Brough, son of Mr. William Brough who live
near' Calhoun Falls, came by the Island and left a mul
together with eight others on last Tuesday. Mr. Boug
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wasion his way to the Falls to vote. When he returnc
to tljie Island the mules were all drowned.
jThe river was never known to rise so rapidly before
|Great damage was done to the dam at Gregg Shoal
and jit will be m^.ny days before the Power Company ca
resupie operations.
jThe local steam power of the city plant seems in
sufficient to the work. It is overtaxed.
; Six Passengers get through to Atlanta.
.Yesterday six passengers left here for Atlanta, anion
the i^umber was Mr. Perrin Quarles. When they reache
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Savainnah they took to a batteau and landed safely on tli
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island. Before making the rest of the way across th
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river; one of the six made a dive into a valise and brougt
a pint of bracer. Two of the number took the news toni
and passed what was left to the manager of the boat wh
drained it and squeezed the bottle.
The sextette reached the Georgia side safely and too
buggies to Elberton. Service has been resumed bctwec
Elberton and Atlanta.
County Lost $I}5,000 in 15ri<l{jt;s
The County is loser by iS bridges of importanci
valued at from $1,000 to $4,000.
Such a catastrophe has not overtaken the County i
fifty years.
This does not include small bsidges whicd wou
amount to an immence sum alone.
Damage to crops are as great. The damage caniu
be estimated at present.
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ias Deluged Today;
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Annulled Through Here.
;raph Wires Down-Some
Columbia and Augusta. I
?f. L. MoMilfan Suffers Heavy Loss.
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Mr. J. L. McMillan who has been running a brick
yard at Dysons, Greenwood County, lossed heavily by the
recent floods. His brick yard was a knoll near the sta- ,
tion. The swollen' river ran over the top of a kiln ol
green brick. 400,000 in number, destroying the whole.
All of his wood was also washed away. It is thought that
he is damaged about $2,000.
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Water was three feet deep in the store rooms at
Dysons and much of the railroad track submerged.
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Savannah 10 Miles AVi<le. <
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It is stated authoratively that at some places near '(
s Augusta, Ga., that Savannah River was 10 miles wide yesI
s terday. Tnere is absolutely noway to calculate the great
damage that has been done. Not only the bottom corn is
; washed away but in many places the rivers have gone up
o on the hillside and washed away cotton. This may sound
e strange but it is a fact. 1
e Near Bradleys Mill Long Cane creek ran up Reedy
Branch and flowed over a valley and back into the Creek,
e making an island of about 300 acres in size.
e Long Cane, however, was not quite as high as it was ^
n in 1888. It was just about one and one-half feet lower
than it was in 1888.
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Abbeville, S. C., Aug., 2Sth 1908.
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s All Agents,
e Effect to morrow morning we will arrange one
h passenger service between Monroe and Calhoun Falls,
djtrain leaves Monroe as No 33 011 time to Saluda River
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where we will transfer passengers and mail, leave Cross
Hill at 3 P. M. for Monroe, instruct all that we will nto
atttmpt to transfer baggage and express over Saluda River
we will not be able to give you any positive time as to
when this train will pass cach station as it will be operated
on very slow schedule and will make all stops. As information,
we understand that the Southern Railway is open
between Washington and Atlanta, we arc unable to transfer
at Savannah river yet, our trains are running from
Elberton Ga., to Atlanta, Ga.
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AUGUSTA ABLAZE.
nre ronows noou in raieu v^u.v.
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Word comcsby way of Washington, Georgia, through
a rural carricr, to Mt. Carrncl that Augusta has been almost
destroyed by fire. It seems that the fire originated
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in J. L>. White's store.
The pumping plant was under water and the city was
left to the devouring flames. Damage from both disasters
estimated at five million dollars.
J. B. White's store and the Albion Hotel are among
the houses destroyed by fire.
Loss of life not learned.
The Press and Banner is indebted to Mr. T. H.
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Ramey for this information.
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Little River Ten Feet Higher than ,
Was Ever Known. 1
Mr. L. P. Harkness of Antreville. was in the city today
and states that such a cataclysm as happened on Mon- 2
day and Tuesday past was never known before. He states .
that Mr. Zeke Xorris who is 80 odd years old and has lived
in the neighborhood all his life does not remember of
seeing any water that would approach the high water of
Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. Harkness stated authoritatively that Little river
was ten feet higher than it has befen in the history of the C
the oldest settlers.
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Aiken Elected. N
Returns received up to this time in the race for Con- c
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*ress Third District indicate a majority of 2300 to 2500
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[or Aiken. The vote for Mr. Aiken in Abbeville County
was most flattering, and his appreciation of this endorsement
of his work by his home folks seems to give him the c
greatest satisfaction.
Government Asks a Rehearing: c
Against Standard Oil Co. |
Contends that Landis was justified in assessing that j.
twenty.nine millions line and that Grosscup erred whan he
reversed trial court.
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National and State
Elections. |
Columbia, S. C., Aug. 28th, 1908.
Following is a summary of the vote for United States
Senator, State Officers, Congressmen and Solicitors:
United States Senator?Evans 25,352, Grace 1,552,
fohnstone 12,828, Lumpkin 3,478, Martin 6,120, Rhett
>1,619, Smith 27,941.
Governor?Ansel 58,277, Blease 39,103.
Comptroller General?Broofcen 23,0;^, Jones 74,883.
Adjutant General?Boyd 56,201, Thompson 41,594.
Superintendent of Education?Elmore 29,094,
^lellichamp 31,254, Swearengen 38,021.
Railroad Commissioner?Caughman 29,918, Cansler
12,988, Fishborne 9,467, Richardson 10,741-, Summer- - /
;ette 22,302.
Congress Third District?Aiken 8,537, Boggs 6,767.
Fifth District?Finley 6,805, Butler 4,207, Pollock
5,626.
Second District?Patterson 8,981, Smith 2,392.
Solicitors Second Circuit?Byrne's 4,'! 25, Davis 1,756,
jraham 1,084.
Third?McLaughlin 2,857, Stoll 3>?54? Stuckey
,890.
Fifth?Cobb 2,044, Rembert 1626, Bunett 1,307,
Clarke 917.
Ninth?Purrifoy 5,545, Jeroey 3,127.
lenth?Dagnall 1,787, Long 2,924, McSwain 3,704,
Bonham 2,540.
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1,405, \Tells 4,897.
Ellerbee and Ragsdale run over for Congress.
Can't say when train services will be resumed.?The
)tate.
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Flood Bulletin from Washington.
Washington, Aug. 26.?The weather bureau at 10
j'clock to-night issued the following flood bulletin :
The heavy rains that have fallen continuously sinoe
junday over the Carolinas and Easter Georgia have caused
videspread floods of the most dangerous and destructive
:harrcter. The Savannah River, at Augusta, will likely
each a stage of 38 feet, or 6 feet above flood stage, by
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he entire city will be flooded. Telegraphic communicaion
with the outside world has been cut off and no revived
since Wednesday morning.
"The Catawba River, of North Carolina, and the
kVateree and Pee-Dee rivers of South Carolina, have ex:eeded
all previous stages by several feet, while Eastern
\Torth Carolina reports indicate the greatest flood ever
mown in that section. The rainfall was particularly
leavy in the vicinity of Raleigh, N. C., where the total
all since Sunday was exactly ten inches. The losses and
lamage are enormous. Railroads have annulled trains,
>ridges have been washed away, roads rendered impassa>le
and large areas of crops destroyed. The Oconee and
)cmulgee rivers, of Georgia, are also above flood stage
nd high water will be experienced in the Alabama River
,uring much of September."
Result of the Primary Abbeville
County===State and National
Ticket.
J. S. Senate?Evans 44S
Grace 2
Tnhnsnn . 3S4.
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Lumpkins 22
Martin 28
Rhctt 330
Smith 412
lovernor?Ansel I074
Blease 552
ieut. Governor?McLeod 1635
ecretary of State?McCown 1636
lonip. General?Brooker 164
Jones 1468
Yeasurer?Jennings 1637
dj. and Inspec. Gen?Boyd 1104
Thompson 52
upt. Education?Elmore 282
Mellichamp 146
Swearingan 1187
tty. General ?Lyon 1598
.. K. Commissioner?Cansler 717
Caughman 203
Fishburn 63
Richardson i7,v>
Sumriiersctt 429 '
The above is the official total, j$l