Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? n ? ftutljron. WATCHMAN, EVtabUahaa Aprti, ISM. "Be ?oft and Fear not?Set all tbe coda Thon Alma't at be thy Oonatrj's, Thy God'i aad Tmt'L" THE TRUE SOUTHRON, EMabHahed Jana, t IN. Consolidated Aur. h, 1861. SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1916. VoLXLII. No. 44. ttillESTOl SUFFERS LITTLE. (TTY NOT MUCH DAMAGED BY WEBT INDIAN STORM. SalM tan's aud Iale of Palm? Unscathed at Wind or Water?Negro Killed by Live Wire Onlj Lorn of Life. Charleston, July 14 ?At 7 o'clock tonight Charieaton waa aaeured \ hat it had passed virtually unscathed through the fur)' pf the Caribbean, hurricane which struck it laat night. Only light damage has been suffnred la the city and surrounding country and the summer resort colonies in the vicinity eaeaped practically untrou hied. The wind fell at 1 o'clock last sight and today It had not attained a higher rate th in 41 miles an hour. Only one life was lost, a negro being killed last night by a live wire,. | Sullivan's Island was not harmed by the heavy storm last v night The Inland was not covered by water at any time. Some damage was done to the trestle of the electric railway, con? necting the Island with the mainland, cutting off ear service. The Iah) of Palms, a resort, north? east of Sullivan's Inland, suffered only minor damage Mayor Tristram T. Hyde and his fiehutg party spent last night there. Word of the party's safe ty was resolved this morning. At 7 o'clock tonight the wind was mowing from the sooth at the rats of H mtlee an hour?the gusts being very much heavier. It Is still raining, the fall at times being copious. North? west storm signals have replaced the hurricane SlfaoJp.' /The wind ie ex? pected to dAlMo^^nsiderably dur? ing tho^UW^,TlUvN*lghest wind ve? locity woo 4f arte*/oft hour. It Is not practicable a? this time to estimate the damage done here by the stc rm, since It Is an aggregate of minor d im? age. The barometer is steadily rifling. Perry boats across the harbor, trol? lest cars and electrle service resumed operation that afternoon. The prtn elpol dojpage don*, Vfn ths city was * of tret* levelled by the i early morning, Out 0*0 tfottth whs reported, a ne? gro rewh* his life frbm contact with \ Vve wire. Some anxiety was felt for the safe? ty of Mayor T. T. Hyde and a party on a Ashing trip, but It was rumored they had safely made the Isle of Palms. The Clyde liner Arapaho arrived safely early this afternoon from Jack? sonville. Five fires in the early morn lag wore successfully handled by the department. Some 1,500 local telephones were disabled. Water front damage was comparatively light, loss of river boats being avoided by timely warning. Lost evening at 7 o'clock the local office of the weather bureau received a warning from Washington that the hurricane warning should be hoisted at that hour along the coast from Ty? son Island to Georgetown. It was stated that the storm of the South Atlantic coast appeared to be in? creasing In Intensity and that north? erly winds of hurricane force could he expected during the night. The stgnale were put up and In every other manner the weather bureau of? ficials proceeded to warn those most concerned. By wireless from the navy yard ships at sea were warned of the danger and copies of the warning were distributed throughout the city. The ferry sen vice between Chariea? ton and Mount Pleasant was discon? tinued with the 5 o'clock trip, the Lawrence tying up at the Mount Plea sent dock. The latest word from the Island last night was when the lighthouse tender Cypress, command? ed by Capt. Johnson, brought about fce people over at 11 o'clock. The army poet boat, General Brennen, tried to reach the island this morning, hut found the drawbridge out of commis? sion and had to return to her slip at the custom house. The tug Eastern, a large tow boat. Is anchored in the stream off Consumer's Coal company dock. It Is reported that she was coming up the coast with two barges In tow, which were lout, it Is Maid. The eudden drop of the barometer during the night was one of the most marked features of the storm. The hlghent wind velocity wan estimated to be about 106 mllon an hour, the atiemometer having gone out of com? mission. Th*? storm centre, It Is thought, eame In from the sea this morntn*. traveling a little west of north. It Is thought to have iwisiied in between Charleeton and Georgetown or be? tween Oeeregtown and Wilmington. The tide of yesterday evening roue I Id feet higher than normal. The northeast wind was tho contributing pause. Many people thronged the HIGH VATER AT GLEMSON. SEVERAL (HUNDRED ACRES OF COLLEGE'S CROPS DESTROY? ED. SonecA River on Rampage? New Res? idences Going up?Many Clcmson Men in National Guard?Other News of General Interest. Clcmson College. July 13.?The rain ?torni. which lasted from Friday af? ternoon through Monday morning, with intermittent showers since, has left roads and fields In a bad con? dition and has brought a very high stage of water in the Seneca Rivor, near here, resulting in the overflow? ing of hundreds of acres of river bot? tom lands and probable total destruc? tion of the crops thereon. Clcmson College bottom lands to the extent of several hundred acres arc. flooded and corn and other crops lost. Clemson people are very much in? terested in the Mexican situation and the mustering of the National Guard into tho Unlteu States army. Between eighty and one hundred Clemson men are among the soldiers at Camp Moor? and two recent commandants at Clem? son College are * on the Mexican bor Ider, namely Major Marcus B. Stokes and Lieut. J. M. Cummins. Besides, Col. Edgeworth M. Blythe, of the 1st regiment, was a former Instructor and military officer at Clemson College, and Capt. Thomas P. Duckett, at pres? ent assistant to the commandant, has enlisted and is a lieutenant. Prof. S. M. Martin has returned from a two-weeks* stay In the Pee Dee section of tho State in the inter? est of the Clemson College Y. M. C. A. Lieut. Ralph A. Jones, U. S. A., commandant of cadets at Clemson College, Is on duty for the summer at the military training camp at Platts? burg, N. Y. He will return In time to assume his duties as commandant be? fore the opening of the next session. A movement is on foot, and Its suc? cess practically assured, to effect a co-operation of forces between the two local school districts, the old Stone Church district, in Oconee, and the \mm$mi<mmtw Hjrtimuinr n nab? the resources of the two districts will be combined to run a good high school for the Clcmson-Calhoun community. The plan is to have the primary and Intermediate grades taught at both schools and the high . school work done at the Calhoun school, which will be built between the College and Cal? houn station. The contract has been let for the erection of the new build? ing of the Calhoun district. ' Considerable building activity has begun In the new residonce section, known as the Fort Ml)l Land Com* pany. Three residences are now be? ing built and contracts for several others have been let for work to be? gin at once, Most of those interstcd are members of the faculty or others In some way connected with Clemscn Collogo. Water lines and electric light linos are now being put in, both to connect with the Clemson College power supply. Prof. D. W. Daniel, who is engaged for the summer in Chautauqua work, was at home several days last week, his lecture work for the time having been In Easley, Central, Gaffney and other nearby towns. HUNDRED TWENTY NEW CASES. Infantile Paralysis Epidemic Spreads In Brooklyn?Sixteen Deaths tn Twenty-four Hours. New York, July 14.?The infantile paralysis report for the past day shows deaths and cases in Brooklyn increasing. A hundred and twenty new cases have broken out in Brook? lyn since 9 o'clock yesterday morn? ing, and sixteen deaths have resulted from the disease. CLARKE SUCCEEDS HUGHES. Cleveland Man Named for Supreme Court Bench. Washington, July 14.?Judge J. H. Clarke, of Cleveland, was named to? day to succeed Charles E. Hughes on i the Supreme Court as associate jus 1 tlce. Battery despite the bad weather, to wateh the breakers hurl themselves against the sea wall. Flyln? water ami foam came over tho wall and drencheil every one within roach. Water soon eellcetod to the depth of one or two fett In the Battery road? way. The officials of the weather bureau did yeoman work In attempting to iwarn persons concerned of the ap? proaching hurricane. Merchants along East bay were warned to re? move goods that Were in cellars for Isaf the tide would rise and cause considerable iamage. PIPERN I? FW sn is Htm n.i Com and Tobacco Suffers Greatest Amount of Damage?Other Crops Seriously Hurt. ?? - t j 1 Death of Negro at Lynchburg Only Casualty Reported from Storm in this Section. Many Trees and Fences Blown Down and Houses Unroofed. Mayor Jennings' Residence Suffers. Tree Falls on Residence on Sumter Street. I The storm that struck Sumter early Friday morning was one of the severest which has swept over this section in years and, coming as it did A'hen the crops were at a critical stage, its damage will be heavy for the] farmers of the central, part of South! Carolina. Only one casualty has been report? ed in this section of the State. This is of a negro at Lynchburg, who is re? ported to have been killed by a fell? ing tree some time yesterday. Efforts to communicate with Lynchburg by telephone today were unavailing, as the lines were reported down. The wind which struck Sumter early In the morning and gradually in? creased to storm violence came from a little to the east of north and greatest velocity seemed to have beon reached about noon. It continued from this northerly direction until about 4:30 in the afternoon when it shifted around and for several hoiirs longer blew from the south. During the day the rain fell continuously M a heavy deluge and all persons going*on the streets were soaked ,it being ^Im? possible to keep from getting wet.1 as the wind whipped the rain aronnd with such force. f J; The wind's strength resulted >in much ..amage in the city and throjyK out the surrounding country. Jtthy trees were blown down, a numlMfel houses were unroofed or partiaUTj?*^ covered, fences were laid fiat anjB |pa < wars ruined, in. sowas i^ioiel'M^BP wind and rain. While the damage to houses, fences and from falling trees Is considerable the great bulk of the damage has been to the growing crops: Corn has just been laid by, or was just ready for laying by, and the stalks with their young ears were broken off or blown down to the ground. The. damage to the corn crop alone will mean a loss oi thousands of dollars .to Sumter county alone, while In adjoining coun? ties' the damage will be just as severe. Little of the c?rn in this tender stage will cvqr recover and the crop has been cut short, when indications were that this section of tho State would have its largest crop. How much the loss will amount to It is impossible to suy now, for future weather condi? tions will tend to injure more seriously or aid in bringing part of the crop out again. The tobacco crop is reported to be almost a total loss. While little is be? ing raised in the immediate vicinity of Sumter, reports that that the leaves were either blown in strips or the rtalks were blown down. The tobac? co had just reached a stage for cur? ing and was also in a critcal sttae, as was the corn. If the weather changes, it is possible that some of the tobacco may yet be saved. Cotton has also suffered seriously. Much of the larger cotton has been blown about ,the limbs broken off and the stalks bruised causing much in Jury. While the damage to cotton has not been as heavy as to corn and tobacco, as it yet has time to recover to a great extent, it will shorten the crop in the county to a great extent. Fences have been blown down all about the city a 1 many of them have been knocked down by falling trees, which are down all about the city. Only in two instances has damage to buildings been heard of from falling trees. An oak on West Liberty In fall? ing scraped against Mayor Jennings residence and did some damage to the side piazza roof. On South Sumter street a largo oak tree fell across part of one of the Schwartz houses, caus? ing considerable damage to the build? ing. Tho tin from the roof of the old Masonic hall occupied by tho Craig Furniture Company was blown off and several Instances havo been reported when portions of tho roofs of buildings have been i blown away. Trains Hcluycd by High Water. This morning A. C. I*. trains Nos. f>2 and 51 were delayed and had not ar? rived several hours after they "were due, their delay being caused by high water. It was stated that it was im? possible to say when they would ar? rive, as the extent of the damage to the track and road bed was not known, the wires of the road being down and it being impossible to find out anything of the damage. Train No 52 from Charleston was delayed by high water near Wilson's Mill. Train No. 52 from Florence was de? layed by a weakening of tho trestle at Black Creek between Ebenezer and Tlmmonsvllle. Assistance has been sent, but when the damage will be repaired and tho trestle made safe for crossing is problematical. No news has come in today from Charleston, the wires between there and Sumter being still down and it be? ing therefore impossible to get any connections. Cleaning up Debris. This morning Supervisor White set all of his street force to work on the streets cleaning up the debris from the storm. The streets were covered with twigs and limbs from the strees and the street gang was en? gaged in raking these up and the carts hauled them off. At the same time men were employed In cutting up the trees which had fallen in the streets and removing them, so as to reopen to traffic the streets which had been blocked, or partially so. ; h.. All of yesterday part of the city was without electric current, the wires .having been knocked down by the ; falling trees and it was not until late ; in. the day that the damage was re JAired aifd the wires put back in ser jKce. T?e Sumter Telephone Com flntny alsdf,-suffered considerably from HiVtiuiQber oJL wixba^heipg I pulled down by the falling limbs, or placed out of commission for the time being. j .PIERCE GERMAN SECOND LINE. British Follow up Artillery Fire With Infantry Attacks, Driving Germans Back. London, July 14.?Driving forward with the momentum of a battering ram the British have broken the Ger? man second line of defenses on a four mile front in the Somme region It is ollicially announced. The Ger? man positions were bombarded for twenty-four hours before the infan tfy attacks commenced. The British then moved forward in irresistible waves, overrunning the blasted trenches. Between the Ancre and Sommo rivers the Brit- ? pressure concentrated along th< Albcrt-Ba paume road. The Germans in front of Bapaume, which was the British objective, were under orders to light to the death, but were unable to check the English. Fighting of a furious character took place northeast of Mamctz wood, where the Germans tried to halt the British. At this point the British approached most closely to an Important road running through Combles in a northerly direction, bisecting the Bray-Bapaume and the Albert-Bapaume roads. Fighting along the entire front continues. HUMORS OF PEACE OVER? TURES. Petrograd, July 14.?The rumored reasons that the Czar has called tho cabinet to meet him at Held head? quarters is to prepare to receive peace overtures from the AiiHtrians. No oth? er reason can be found for such a meeting today. Battles continue with great stubbornness In Volhynia, where the Germans are trying to save Kovel, and along Strypa, where the Austrlans are trying to check the advance on Lemberg. Hard Fighting on Somme Front. Berlin, July 14.?Furious lighting is going on on the Somme front at Mamctz and in the Trones wood. The first attacks were repulsed, but the British made a new assault, which the Cermans are trying to break. Atlanta, July 14.?A sixty-four mile gale is sweeping over Georgia and youth Carolina last night and today. Extensive damage has been done, particularly at Charleston, where the telephone and telegraph wires were destroyed and the city Isolated. Waves over the sea wall set barges adrift at Savannnh. Negro fishermen were Carried OUt to sea anil drowned. The | big naval collier Hector Is In distress I off the coast. I PEE DEE FEELS STORM'S FORGE HIGH WIND AND HAIN CAUSE MUCH DAMAGE. Believed That Crops Have Been Se? verely iHurt?Many Trees Blown Down in Florence. Florence, July 14.?The tropical I storm which so suddenly swept in on the southeast Atlantic coast early last evening struck this section shortly before midnight last night and grew in Intensity as the night passed until today it is sweeping the Pee Dee sec? tion with hurricane proportions. The wind was accompanied by torrential rains that did heavy damage to busi? ness houses and residences. The water was driven through the roofs and sides of the buildings and through every crevice, so that hundreds of buildings are soaked with water. The streets of Florence are a mass of uprooted and broken trees and broken telegraph, electric and tele? phone wires and cables and many buildings are damaged from wind. So far no person has been reported as being injured but the streets and roads are almost impassable from fallen trees and limbs while many bridges have been washed away. The storm at 4 o'clock this afternoon had not abated in force or in rainfall with little prospect for an early letup. It will take almost a week to clear the streets of Florence from trees and rubbish caused by the storm. A large elm in front of the home of Mayor Barrlnger was uprooted and fell on his residence, but did little damage. The lovely shade trees on Kirby and Colt streets, two of the most attractive residence streets in the State, are wrecked beyond recog? nition. As yet no reports have been receiv? ed from the rural districts and the damage outside of the city can not be given, other than to say that crops have suffered erormously, especially corn and tobacco, the former being laid by and the latter just ready for gathering. Train No. 80 from the south over ?She Atlantis ?Ooeat Una, reasfee^Ugfet, ence from Charleston about four I hours late, being delayed on account of telegraph poles and wires and trees lying across the tracks between I Mount Holly and Florence. The train crew said that the storm seemed to be worse hereabout than to the south of Florence. They said that they were delayed little between Savannah and Charleston and Charleston and Mount Holly, but struck trouble after leav? ing Mount Holly. They lost consider? able time between Lanes and Flor? ence where the most of the trouble seemed to be, which is some evidence that the section of the coast around Georgetown has suffered. Some uneasiness is felt for the Flor I ence colony on Pawley's Island near I Georgetown, as nothing has been {heard from that section. HORRY COUNTY LOSS HEAVY. / _ Ter rille Wind and Rain Storm Brings Great Damage to Crops. Con way, July 14.?Moving in a general westerly direction at the rate of from 40 to 50 miles per hour, a terrific rain and wind storm swept Horry county last night and today, leaving devastation and destruction in its wake. During the climax of the gale trees were torn from their roots, outhouses turned topsy-turvy, windows shattered, telephone lines put out of commission, debris scat? tered helter-skelter and traffic halted. The cotton, corn and tobacco crops between Conway and the coast are practically a total loss, while those in the upper section of the county were heavily damaged. From reports no lives have been lost, but communica? tion with the remote sections of the county Is still cut off. The storm broke over the coast yes? terday afternoon about 3 o'clock and was ?tili In process late this after Boon, but gradually abating. The wind was accompanied by a terrific downpour more than four inches of rain falling within 2i hours. The storm was worst at Myrtle Beach, 1 where it wrought considerable damage to property. The water came to within a few feet of the cottages which caused quite a considerable amount of uneasiness among the cot? tagers, most of whom returned to Conway this morning. The windows on the Winward side of the Myrtle Beach hotel were shattered* While small outhouses on the beach were overturned. A largo percentage of the fruit of the cotton crop was beaten off by the high Wind and rain. Tobacco was torn up Very badly and in many sec? tions it Is estimated at n total loss. The corn crop especially near the coast was considerably broken up and WOMEN mm MUNITIONS. REPORTED MEXICANS HAVE BEEN AKME1) BY WOMEN CAR HYING ARMS TO THEM ACROSS RIO GRANDE. Washington Army Headquarters Re? fuses to Believe Report That Gen. Trevino Has Deserted Carranza to Lead Revolution?Tenth Cavalry Troopers Buried at National Ceme? tery?President and Mrs. Wilson to Oo on Cruise. Washington, July 14.?The war de? partment refuses to believe the re? ports that Gen. f vino has deserted Carranza and w/ h. a new revolu? tion. 7 ft j Six uniden/ 'dead troopers of the colored 7 ^ j cavalry, killed at Carrizal, \vf ?. /Irled at the Arling? ton nation? letery. Secretary Ba Q ker and C ^ JCOtt, chief of staff, were pre ^ A three gun salute was fired. v / Pres v and Mrs. Wilson plan a week .rip on the Mayflower, leav? ing ' )day for a cruise on the Chesu,. ?,ke bay. The department of justice has learned that Mexican women are smuggling arms and ammunitions across the Rio Grande under their diesses. THREE CANDIDATES FOR BISHOP. Prelates of Baltimore Province to Nominate Successor to Henry P. NorUirop. Baltimore, Md., July 14?With Car? dinal Gibbons presiding, the bishops of the Catholic province of Baltimore, which includes the sees in Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, West Vir? ginia, Florida, Georgia and Delaware, met here yesterday to vote on a suc? cessor to Bishop Henry P. Northrop of Charleston, who died June 7, last. After much deliberation three names finally were selected as best fitted to fill the office. These names were for? warded to Rome by the eardfnjfl *J? Pope Benedict wiU. seleft one'of ;-^I^P^^t*|WieT^k^^8^e^^^l was strictly secret und is allowed to divulge the name of the candidates. While no hint been given it is expected that one of the leading pastors of Charleston will be chosen, this being generally follow? ed in filling a bishop's chair. BOYS ATTEMPT TRAIN HOLD-UP, Fire in Coaches When Engineer Re? fuses to Stop and Wound Four. Lima. Ohio, July 14.?In an attempt, by boys to hold up the Broadway Lim? ited between Maples and Monroe ville at least four passengers were shot and seriously wounded. The boye escaped. They tried to flag the train when it approached, but the engineer saw the block signal was clear so re? fused to stop. They fired as the train passed. ; Two Boys Said to Have Used Shot* Guns. Fort Wayne, Ind., July 14.?Division headquarters of the Pennsylvania Railroad has received a report of an attempt at robbery. The report says two boys with shotguns were the ones who fired on the train. San Antonio, July 14.?Unidentified snipers hiding in the bushes fired fifteen shots into the tent of Col. Jo? seph Sanborn of the First Illinois in? fantry. He was unhurt. I - - ? ??> thrown down. Other crops did not suffer correspondingly. It is impossi? ble to estimate the total damage to crops and property in Horry county. HEAVY STORM HITS DARLINGTON Severest Known in Years Believed lo Have Caused Much Damage to Crops. Darlington, July 14.?The severest wind storm that has been known In Darlington for years struck here this morning and blew steadily for most of the day with a heavy downpour of rain throughout the entire time. As a result trees, fenees and electric wires are down all over the town and in some instances the trees destroyed are among the best that the town had of the Darlington oak variety. There have been no casualties reported, though farmers around the town are very blue, many of them holding ths opinion that crops have been almost completely ruined, both of cotton and corn. In many places the streets have almost been blocked by fallen trees and telephone connections with neigh? boring towns have been cut off. At f? o'clock this afternoon the wind w:is still blowing but with not as much force as two or three hours earlier. The rain, however, continued to fall. ?