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_ /4 VOLUME XXXI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUL) 19, 1916. NUMBER 52 UNPRECEDENTED FLOODS CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE Estimated Property of $15,000,000 and Loss of Life at 15 Persons Dead. Others Still Missing. Rail road Train Tied Up. Flood P/ oving to wards Lower Sections of States Fiteein pvrson4s dead, at least 1 11 missing 11111 plroer'tI.y daii inage es tiiited at aronli $1 5.0)0JO1). , is the kniiowni toll (f Ihe floods which l'lirgel inl five siulhern'l states. Although the wualeIs are reee(liing in nearly all (istricts, railroad .m11d telegraphie eoliunuilnient ion are still demiior'alized and Irepo'ts fromi town'ls and villages nowv isolatedl may inceas71e bh the iunb1er of dleathls :lnd the pr-operty loss. North ('ar~oliiia. uithIi ('arolina, Virginia, 'lenniessee and West Vir giniai tll suil'ered 11aV d npui ge fromi the overil iW ng streams, swollenl by torrenitial rains. which Il 1lowed last week's hurrieane as it, swept. inland fromii the coast, but the heaviest loss was in North Carolina, where 11 of the 1 d ie:liths are repo1e1 d(1 aild where two-th irdis of the miatetrial daiiage was (ole. Th'l)e pI'ole'rty laIialg' is S.lun111111izedl froii the latest r'epor4lt5 as 14o1 NOllI C.'.l[2(1,lNA. Asheville---Twent -five imdustrial plants d(estroyed, inel(ling otion and luiher mills, unhine shops and coal and vo]11(fee(1 yards; Ell residences in the 14oer - 11:1o f' the cit" wash'ed1 away ad11(1 -100 person1)s lomeless, with 1,201) out of ('i111l1y n!i4 . l'Iil 1wer nd !1 as 11111hmis out (I emlumi 50ission. 'hiarlotte--.One imillion41 et011n spindles idle as a result of Illotled powel plnts. Street e:iars :t 11 sI:iinstill 11141 city in darkness. Mlonho- tiloIh 444 It41 iills dm111ol4ishied. East .\lonho--(Otto hiills <1haged and :$50,1010 worth )f rut on de st I'oyed. Al exallde1r (4o n ty---AIspahlgl e t toll 11111ils washed away. 1iIedlon * 'cottonI illIs damuaged. ltun woimll he, I lIlenderson ad11 .ladison (oulnties--ialny mills damaged 1111 hundreds of perlso1s lit of emply)ment. t81at esvIle--lIriek phn1it destroyed and Long Island cotton mill near" hy dlamiag4led. ('atawha County-Cottoni warehouses with 1,1500 hales of cotton -eairried away. In this county, as well as in Iredell 'ad Alexander, great namage was done to erops and small mills. Iiltmore-Many persons driven from their homes and mills and ciops in surroundilg territory damaged. Maarshall--Fifty-three homes destroyed and 263 persons marooned on a train.'% Jonesville-Many homes flooded. fnIe'uidiivillo-Tw< diins'Washcddit}d' d iiag to mills aidd to erops in Ilenderson county. Lexington-Several' lhimer mills in surrounding country carried away ; stock killed and crops destroyed. Cleveland County-)rovo Power (am1 near Shelby destroyed ; crops in county damaged. The flooded Yadkin river has destroyed all communiention into Wilkes county. At Elkin, a town of 2,000 population, $200,000 dam age was done. In the county the loss is estimated as high as $3,000,000. Alanufaeturing plants have been submerged and Soutehrn railway sta tions all along the line are said to he flooded to a depth of from five to ten feet. Many bridges have beeni washed away. Five highway b1rilges, three in Meeklenburg county, 111 one11' nea' Statesville. and auother near Mooresville, have been washed away, while at least six railway bridges were destroyed. 'I'll Southern railway lost a bridge near uMount Holly, another near Hock Ilill, another near Salisbury, and 1 another near Belmont. The Seahoard Air Line bridge just above Belmont is gone, as is the Pied mont & No thernl ele t Ii line bridge nearby. -OIT1'11 CAROLINA. C'rops badly damag11'ed throughlouit Piedmont section and several rail way hriIges. inluding Sou thern bridge at Alston, washed away. Il'rtmlan--Solthern I'ower company's plant shut down, cuttingg off p."w er to Greenville and many entton1 mills. (eoMrLgetow ni-\\'arehouses and stores on Water front aind two lum h1r mi1 ills 'danmaigei. Seaboard Air Line lracks washed out for short d (int:uicle. - VIiiGINIA. Halmi' rd--Sever1 a i14 b ibllngs destrio yed an: ld cr'ops ini near1 by colm111 - s dao d .l SlIsu r Nrfl'ek & We44sternl briidges on (Galax branch, one on Little roju'k tIenisionl, Pepper' br'idge near11 Radfh~od and1 another' br'idge nealr eVr)hnr w ashed aiway. Dama111ge ill thle Pear'ishnlg d istrict allne es iinttd 41at a million dollars1'. WaIIIh 3ut 250 f'eet loing on1 Vi-ni " rail0 111way near' Ei.gleoston1. Th !e smlall t1w3 of) I Narrow'IV.s is reted ' t (0) omplet ely suhne'rged. TIENNESSE'E. 1Butler1-Viginia & Souithern' r'ail1way bhilge washled a way. Thosads~ of18( aeres of1 corn'1 and1( lpeanuts1 inundaltiiIedl bet weenl ChatIta n)ooiga and1 l'aducahi, Ky., on 'Tienessee r'iver2, and1 muiiih crop damage arun l')IalindrIidge. T1he Tpenne)(sseeC river is r'eported rising~ anld other dlamlage is expCted1 to r'esii'Iti fromli overflows at sevei'al pioinlts. "All railroads ifn eastern'I Tenniesseoe suitfered4 heavily from wvashed out bidtges and14 culvertIs. ) WEST VIRGINIA. C!rops (damiaged along Kanawha river and somei1 damage to railways biy washoulits and bridges carried away. SeltolarshIlp Exainiatlons Held,. ' awarded thie one last mentIoned. Thier'e In the county court r'oom examina- were twenty appJlIennts for Clemison tions weore held FrIday, .Taly 14, for schiolar'ships, 0110 or whieh number the pu1rp)ose or awvarding scholarships seckinig the normal kind, andi six ap to 'the bioat deserving applicant. Thlits plilcants l' one to the State. unliveri' 'year' ih'ere will be awvarded thiree ty, schiolarships to 'Clemson College, two - of these being good for four -years wihile the other. Is 'an .agricu'ltural Meetiig of . of P. scholarship and is. gond for' only one 'ihere will b)e a call meeting of Lalu year. As usugl, 'th4 UniversIty .,of reoa~ todge No. 43, KnIghts of Pythias South Carolimv of 'a. fout'-year on next Mfontlay nIght,' July 24th, at normal scho1r ~ .~~e' College et1 8:30 o'clock for the niurpose of Chatrleston ofte1#~ ~ at'naampts the vwork and attending to imnportant habiler fromi .3J. P. Me- jbusineou All the members are earn llan of .ntlreally been esti sX*~ted to be present. FI,OO) IS 31OVI N( 1'0W1Alil)S CO1.\NT' Warnings Sent Out l'redict Over Frty Feet. on Wa'teree at C'amden. Lan1 asiter ('it Oi'. 3aitny iridges (;o -Down. Columbia, .July I7.-W-\'ith unprece denltedly high wate rs sweepitg down frotmi the mOunItin r egions, and with the streams already boomiiing, Souith Carolinla tonight is in the midst, of what is feared may prove one of the most dest rutI ve floods in its history. Plood( wVaInings sit. out by the WCthe ir bu1 laIu ,1 1 predic(1 a stage of .10 to -15 feet on the \Wateree at. Cam den, While the l'ee 1)ee system also is threatening to reach heights all but unknown. The Congaree here has renehed its crest and is expected to go no higher. )amange to j p Ity has been heavy ]hltt SO iar as is kno(wn there has been lio loss of life. 'ower plants, bridges, railroad constIiltion and lo\w-lying farms have suffered tuost front the highi water. leports of danlage come from till sections of the state except the I've ilee, which, after its terrific ordeal of last week, has had a respite of t w1o lays before the second phase of its storm expierince sets in. ('otnutni cation is still hadly crippled, and ne Cnrate estimates of the loss are im possible. Liancaster ('ut Oil. Lancaster is lit off from all coi muttnication with the outside world ex cept through the Wires of a telegraph company. Trestles washed away on both railways entering Lancaster pre vent the arrival of trains and the city has been without mail luring the day. The postmaster is seeking au thority from the postoffice department to estliblish an automobile service to. Charlotte, N. C., in an effort to re store mail facilities. Damage to bridges In Union county Is reported very heavy and fears are entertained for the safety of Lockhart cotton mill, where the river has broken beyond its banks and established a new channel. Citizens visiting the banks of the Catawba river report many bales of cotton floating down stream. It is hothught possible that these come from Ilelnont, N. C., where two large mills are situated on the river. From ('hester county tonight cate the news of the destruction of three railway bridges over lie Catawba river--tlie Seaboard Ai' I.ine test le between ('ester and Waxhaw, N. ('., the Southertn bridge het ween Rock 11111 and i"ort Mill, aid the ('arolina & Western trestle at Cliffs. The rail ways also have suffered seriously in damage to their tracks. Cotton mills in the Chester section have suffered considerable losses. The streams in the northwestern part of the state are receding, but it will he days before railroad com tin ien't ion is I tooughly restorted. The Southlern's mialn line trta ins fromn Atlanuta to Watshington are being' ope rated through Colum tbia atid trattle bet ween Colubiia antI Spa rtanburg is still tied, u p. Pours Out thte Vfld. Sheriff Watts the other' day inv'iited rTe Adivertiser' repr'esentativ'e to what tnight b le called( a "'11(1uor pou tring par' ty", whtetn he emlptiedl several gallonis of blitnd tiger "likkot" Into thte sink of the sheriff's offIce. The whiskey r'elresenited the aecumutlation from raitds made in the city and countty for someo timie, anothier lparty hat'ing been held several weeks befotre when a rep resntative of The Herald was present. The Advertiser htas no information as to whlat took place when The Heorahld tman sawv all that stuff going to wanste, but it is suipposedl that Ite resigned, himself to the inevitahble and allowed it to gurgle out andl away without any audler protest. Mir. Watts states that heo still has seome left on hand and takes in a little bit every now andl thetn, the offIcers being ver'y alert at tot' law breakers. Card of TFhanks. We wish to thank our kitnd'friends and neighbors for their kindnesses showni us during thte sickness and death of our dlarling baby Johnt Mar'ian. May God1's richest blesiangs t'est on each one of thetm. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Davis. DR. F. M. Itoi'Tii SPEA KS *-BEFORtE CITY ('(l' N('I 1, 1Rl/'inmends .\dop~tioln of Snnlir Suratce ('osets as a 31easre of Pro lteclorn agaIinst Dissee1. 'i'he city board or health has been considering for sen1 tneile step's to ward iitprovlitg the sanitary ('ondi t.ions of the eity. To this end the board invited Ilir. W. Ml. Itouthll of thre state board of health, to appear before a jloint meeting of t he city board of health and city conlcil .\ionday. )r. Routh. who is a recognized authority in these inatters, gave an instrti(tive talk. when the Imeet lig was; belI. lie urged (he inportune of having eve ry ncorporated town ad!')pt sorry form of sanitary surf'ace el''et where need ed. lIe also urged that rural 'hools hec interestedt inl some satisr'actory' san itary disposal plant. ''his. he slated, is the onily method Ihat will 'ai(late typhoid 'c'er, dysen ter iy, hook-woetrm an1d othler IpIreven1tale disecases lie thinks that the miost effectiv ' meloltcl of introducing this work in th' (ounlty is to have Ile towns and sc'iools aidipi it. The present systemt of teaechine_ sanitaton inl the schools and p11e rmit ting insanitary practices (n the grounds is dangerous inconsiten, . he( said. While in this (sounty !)r. Itouthl .ill give illustrated lectures showing the dangers of soil pollution. fly contamr ination and other ways whereby dis ease is disseminated. )r. Routh re (1iuests that. trustees write himt or ton suilt him about holding such meetings. le will 'exhibit. a model which Ih.e State Board of lealth has endorsed and which he is trying to get, adopted all over the state. A member of the board of health yesterday had the following to say of Dr. Routh's lectures: "These illus trated lectures are highly entertain luE, instructive and practical, not alone from the sanitary viewpoint, but as a qiuestion of civic pride. The economic loss from preventable dis eases costs Laurens county many thousands of dollars yearly. Tile pre vention of diseases in progressive see tions is occupying more thought than the question of curing diseases, since it is a reflection on the intelligence of a community to have ' troubles the c'a use of 11whih can he eradleated." LA 1'I ENs ('OI'NTY S ,'FFlEII) s DUAMAGE F 1i .1'T11E STORM3 rops inired, 1id1lges in Some I'll. ('ilities ibauatted or 1'nshed .\Away. The heavy rains. accompanied by high wi:;,l: , w'rought considerable damage in til.; eount' iuirilg the past nu e'., t:e growing 'rop; sutf('ering the g"eatest injuir' . forward corn was broken d(own ly the gale and on low lands the cro: was badly damaged froam 1hig1h water, some) of the streams reaching high wnater mark. The col ton crop was also injilured by the hard la ins wh'iche washted the. [i 'his feuir The( di''tage to the bridge's uind roadls in many lo;alities Is ser'ious, thbough replaitS [re inome8 miad.' as fast as uios sillei. 'The blidge at .\ laijel M\ill oCer llahun ereek was partially swept a way Sunlda y night. .\l Enorlee th1e applronaehtes to the4 bridge ont the i,aui runsl side were washed a way, anad it is reportedl that a nulmber' of smnall bridges in t he counaty suffered((lii more 01' less diamiage from the reshot. Hiowever, the travl'.elinag pl~lie has not been seriously inconvenliic'edl andl in aL few day13s all the necessar'y repairs will hatve been made. Mrs. Tomi Roger Read. Mirs. Bottle Cunningham Rloger died at her home near Rocky Springs Sun dlay..e db'(eatht was dute~to a lingering illness fr'om wleh she sulffer'ed very mutch. TIheo burial servicl(es took place Mlonday morning at half piast eleven o'clock, the Rev. Mi'. Brock of Watts Mill1 conducting them. Trho deceased w'as a daughter of the late Mlr. andl A i's. E. Y. Cunningham and was forty'. one years old. She Is surlvived by her husbandi, tive' brothters : John, Sanm, Robert'1t, Gorige andi Will1iam; one sis ter', .\rs. .\innie Green, of Atlanta, and 1n0 c'h1lren. ('hildre's~i Day at Otri. Childr'en's Day exercises will he heid at the A, R. P. church at Ora, St1ndalfy imrning at 11 o'clock. Those exercis es were postponed from last Sunday on acconnt of the rain. l i{ 1S .ILf. (Hil' A .l' c(q' f Venture l'rined a ('real Sll-es'1 in l 'er.1 i{t 'e t. C'rous 11111, .Idly li.. The- (h~nasll1 ilula has cotrne and :n ' \\:ih Ikt exc'el !ion of rain on fth<. lieu ,h - . (!rythingt was fatvorale an mi l~ esm - Ill. Our peopl( were wel a wxiith evxeryth irg. I I. I )aniei's tv.o fi(11s1,5 oil Wednesday 'ee In'. Thur 3sd1ay InornI1 in the aihers.(s (n xxII1a btion by I )r.J e a . .l. 11c w inl were" elouetlnt and1 futll e!h-ratintg fhlt~ghlts. Friday I)!". V. . Fin( h..r. t.he( phIai 1fo1rt1l ina1'' delivere d I \w, splien dlid I' ttires anrd 1)t's, lIiser and| [(ont of the State Ioatrd of II'alth i s1)ok'' (,n sanliIat io i. .\ll these adlr ',e . wer-e tertain (ig and1 i ituctiv . itl mu (' tI: m w )' erV ital Iuerary tr tit.: - h n ih l IIh e II ars. the C l - I : ~Ill: 1'* ''':31 333 (' w i3 . r;N <;in 1' ;IO s .1( un x i 1 I ( Ii_ al ,, l i1: biut b;11 ( III in ;! least, Ihl y\ ' n," Voil er s. w\itI slo yi l ins . 1 4id ln. i l ) l p lhe il,s :I a.;i'1 Sall]. '1l :! Ii teln xie , I. ti( i !easud \'i'i the pe p , C 1 ) 'iS hill Ihatth r';: il:: ti a i u p l id It the a( e 11 1 ic 11 It'l it :. )'i' \'-I I'' t !11(: 1' n~t; I :11't : ll x n'a ( i i l. It is b e I d i llt ti dt' iloi 11IItIlI (i t l 1is ; tyggjig b .(I . FltI ile' I 11' I ;I I11 t : 1I II I1 l 11 1 ,rill P1 tes xrouht i blyiII ath1l beb t w' ) p. t i iait it ter01,t and lilfCt in all 1 iI ;. o(ia l I e r v. Al 113 o1 ok Wsledingsday irnionga s. .\lat gi Worka , ld . Sife of .\Ir. Arthur Wor'kmanl, who> had heen in ill healh r eal luonths, died at the ige of I., years. H1r orel maria. e .\l1s. Workman was .\liss .\a ie .\t1d hisoni. She leaves a husband an d foug r chil dren besides a number of other rela tives. The I'unle ral and burial rites were held at Liberty Sptings lllsday a tt noon, conducted by Rev. W. D). Ratehford and Rev. W. P'. Turner. \is. Workman was a loving comparIon, a patient and tender mother, ns.1' a con sistent Christian lady. She was a member of Cross IHill Baptist breh and when her health permitted loved the service of her church. The faith that in ired her life and <ilkened hter hope was a safe refuge and guide across the river of death. A seties of revival meetings ii.; progress this week at the l'resby terian1 Whrc1h in which the pastor, I eli . W\'. 1)ll atchford has, the assist aner of 1)r. Gireen of Greenwtood, w\ho is doing the xracahin. QTii4. It a numbxxer of v'isito r fri n tilS to lm(3~1( a -ie ille hI 'll last( Iltttl.liou xvans wexeivy intereIst tilek for the 1hautan eua. 1e . 1001.\ (T .' i.\( 1.it,11 l'ron.iltecle. nti lnn Leieans to 1unty Citizenl Div.; Il trlo .\ll'. .John Cu'lninghaml whtose' ra;ther, silen d":ld ath ourred al his home aIl Waterloo. ,\, wa1el4 kowtlln end xvlon I le fnal Thl funeral andbura13ervn. wer. beIhi gh .\indaI, ollwingd hlyis deathld o imbly mornllin th siterment,; takoingd ('lac 1in the I 3 l '3)1mont 3Cbme andl was'. 1a on ofl a the lCl.l .lohn Cuit'(ngham d.\rs F''lrid Cahiun Noble 'ningha andtl w7as beed e at the his'toi moemtont .nr eari ta clea0. t he cemetery 1ducate allnd al waye's took ar lielyrntestl urge toli oed en arlyming thounh ans tealto the' asth yarnretd the o ose ao - CLOY[R CA4MPAIGN TO CtfOY[R (CWJTY~ Request for More Seed Conring In Daily F ANKERS INDORSE PREIPAREDNESS PLAN iiirt% iii ,la r ti: (I l nl (' ~ t 1 ot.tI a m D n . r nto r I'. 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