Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?HD AND RAIN CAUSE MUCH Mach Difoculty te Iii dort*:* In Florence Florence, July IS.?Florence, the onpaty and the entire Pee Dee eectlon been herd hit by the tropical that for It hours swept over gouth Carolina. Never In the heatory of this section hae there fatten euch a Quantity of rain as fell yeaeerday and last night. The United States weather burea* at this place gives the official ncures for the I? hours as belog 14.lt Inches eg ml?. For Um first It houre Lift feU. The neat It houre 11.03 tie tea* It houre *.??. making a of 14.M Inches, an unprece Hrd. Meet 0? this rain fell noon y eat er day te midnight last lued nmonnted to lt. 11 Inchee. resort m that every bridge on Meek, on High Hill creek, on creek, on Black creek, Polk Hi gad Bearer Dam. have been tairted away. Two of the bridges on left in creek at Colee and Sycamore newly construct od reinforced eetdojoe and cost the county of tlt.tde. At Jeffrey creek, eaa aetee eonth of Florence, the water Was tea feet above the causeway to? day and not only carried away the new bride* but to sweeping away, by beat, the Atlantlp Coast Una railway trestle aad bridge. The water at that point rem? fire feat deep fa the Ooaet Line's pomptng station to rappiy the ehoia and locomo at Una nine*. It and the shops trestle at Jeffrey* front aad Willow creek wen swept bray. la north Florence, that part north at tae Atlantic Coaot lino railroad, water In two to flvo feet deep In areato and many heuese are a foot In water. Every building In the dwelling* and buslnce* houses, no though they were eleven, great water damage to the aaatnato and keeping many people up tneaaghnot the night There bare Ipoa few people In from the country at ear aa one can not got beyond a sails or two of the city limits aa the reaaw are washed and bridges nona nght, telethon* and tele people have suffered henry to their propei ty. Hundrede oat, and the light peo toisaghtrt only each service as be temporarily arranged, v Mate glass Buffered heavily, and the one* of Florence are piled in the nlieata. yard* and everywhere and t%o*e that are etaadlng today looked n* ff they bad boon singed /by fife, having boon beaten by the terrible wind taat renebtd n 71 or 80 mile gait. The railroad* are practically pud oat' of baafnees. The Seaboard trafM y* at Jeffreys crook and Willow crook le gone aad will take days to repair , Tae Atlantic Coast Line trains from CTbarleoton end the South, No. $t and Ho. M. duo here last night, and No. SO, tat* morning, have not reached here yet. They were detoured from Savan? nah over the Southern, thence via Oraageburg. Sumter, Darlington and war? .posted to reach bora that way P * this snvetng. Train* No. eft and ?'*/?! fron? the North Wore detoured from Rooky Mount via Fnyettevllle. Bonnettsvtlle and Darlington, aad rioehil hero 14 hours late. All train* to aad from Columbia, to and from to and from Rocky to and from Wlnstoa-Snlem ra, to and from Charleston, from Augusta and to and from Pektinbnv have boon annulled. The anftf, train reaching here up to dark this) evening was No. 14 from Colum? bia tale morning, and a trestle went down no that train passed over it be? tween Timmonevtlle and Florence. At the Coast Line station there are num? ber* of trerne tied up and can not move, some of them probably until Moaday or Tuesday. Improvised trains are made up and are working in between break* wherever they ca ? do so. Of the 7ft or more trains * ; spore due here today only one managed to roach Florence and that was the train from Columbia. It le stated that Lynche? river In lower Florence county Is a bigger Stream today than It was in the flood a few years ago. A Coast Line work train left here this morning to repair n trestle at Cowards and was caught between washouts that occurred after Ha paeelng. The d*m*ge to the growing crops Is the worst ever known and covere the entire Pee Doe section. Corn Is broken whopped to a frassla and laid flat from the wind, as also tobacco and thousands of acres of cotton. Other crops are drowned out and the peopb are heartsick over the situation. No word hae yet been heard from Georgetown, Pawley's Island and Myr? tle Beach, at which points numerous iFlorence folk are summering and greet uneaslnees le felt for the safety of people In that eectlon, as the storm mm tin GETS DYES. ASSURED of part of deutsch. land's cargo. German Manufacturers to Distribute Supply on Baain of Past Sales?Fa for to Customers. Anderson, July 15.?The Brogon cotton mills, manufacturer of print cloth goods, is assured by the Ameri? can representatives of the German dyestuff manufacturers that the mill will receive a share of the cargo of 760 tone of dyestuff that arrived on the German submarine, the Deutschland, in Baltimore harbor a few days ago. President Goaaett aald today that he had made application for a part of the cargo and that the American rep? resentatives stated that it would be distributed amonir their customers on the basis of past sales. Mr. Goaaett says the American rep? resentatives have not been informed as to the character of the dyestuffs on board the submarine but he is hop ins that It is indantrlne, because the mills are short in the supply of this particular stuff. Indantrlne is an Im? portant Ingredient in manufacturing fast colors, colors that are washable. The Brogon. plant la one of the two mills in the South that manufacture this kind of print cloth goods. to PAY two CLAIMS. Senate Pasees Two Measures for Relief of Mm. & Corlttn and Mrs. C. P. Corbtn. Washington. July IS.?Senator Till man today had the senate past bills paying two Important South Carolina claim*. One of them proposes to pay to Mrs. 8. Corbln of Oconee county, widow of W. B. F. Corbln, who while in the discharge of his duty as a dep? uty United States marshal was killed by Robert Belcher. Lou Belcher, J. B. Palmer and Charles Palmar, alleged violators of the United States tews, March 8, ltoo, the sum of $1,000 on account of the murder of her husband while In the service of the government of the United States, f The other would pay to Mrs. C. D. Corbln of Ocenee county a similar amount for the same reason. - ? i DECREASE iH .PARALYSIS CASES. New York Authorities Guard Gato wnys'to Prevent Spread of Infantile Disease. New York, July 17.?Every railway station, ferry and pier Is being watch? ed today by inspectors who are exam? ining all children leaving New York to prevent the spread to the outside world of Infantile paralysis. Chil? dren without health certificates ware turned back. Fourteen deaths and ninety-five new cases ware reported today, showing a slight decrease under 8unday. ?i. ? ? n .? BRITISH NFJ2D MORE FUNDS. ? \\".f ' ? ?. MoKenna Hays That Borrowing Pow? er Will bp Exhausted Unless Parlia? ment Ada, London, July 17.?There has been an enormous Increase in war expendi? tures and unless Immediate ac .ion is taken by parliament the borrowing power will bp exhausted by Thurs? day, reported Chancellor of the Exchequer MoKenna In the House of Commons today. GERMAN TROOPS WITHDRAWN. Advance of Russians cm Eastern Front Admitted. Barlin, July 17,?The withdrawal of Germans under Von Lindengen in Volhynia is admitted In the official statement today. The Germane check? ed ths Russians on the Luck front, but withdrew behind the Lipa river. On the weat the British penetrated Ovlllers wood In the Verdun sector. French attacks east of the Meuse were repufsed. Russians Capture Town. Petrograd, July 17.?The Busslans captured the Hungarian town of Klrll baba In the Carpathians. More Russians on Western Front, Paris, July 17.?Another contingent of Huselan soldiers landed at Brest to? day to reinforce the western front. 1 seemed to have come Inland from that' direction. i Moet of the damage done hereabout waa from the terrific wind of last night after reports of yesterday's storm had been sent out and the cloud? burst that accompanied this hurri? cane. There was some lightning and thunder but nothing of uuuaual quan? tity. It will take days to get the streets cd the city and the roads of the coun? ty cleared and open for truffle and It Hill take weoks to replace bridges. If the bridges on Lynches river go, as they are expected to do, It will take $00,0U0 of Florence county's money to replace and repair them. TO HOLD HUTU IHDEFIHlTELi WAR DEPARTMENT SAYS UNITS MUST BE FULLY EQUIPPED BEFORE REMOVAL. Former Orders Waiving Certain Re? quirements Revoked and Thorough Organization of Guardsmen is Desir? ed?100,000 Militiamen Now at Border. Washington, July 16.?The war de? partment today ordered all depart? ment^ commanders to delay transpor? tation to the border of National Guards organization until they are thoroughly equipped and organized. The effect will be to revoke a ruling Issued when the Mexican situation was acute waiving certain requirements. The orders affect about 25,000 men still held in the camps. The latest information of the de? partment Is that about 100,000 Na? tional Guardsmen now are at the bor? der. With the 60,000 regulars there and 6,000 additional men called from the reserves, officials estimate that it will be unnecessary to dispatch any more guardsmen until they are com? pletely equipped and organized. Reports that National Guard units are being supplied poor and unsuf flclent food are not borne out in pre? liminary telegraphic reports received from all the department commanders today. GEORGETOWN STORM SUFFERER WORD COMES FROM COAST TOWN OF GREAT LOSS SUSTAINED. Trains Stopped and and .Communica? tions Cut off from Outside World? Lumber Plant Seriously Damaged? Party Makes Trip in Tug to Tell of Injury. Conway, July 16.?Georgetown was in the vertex of the tropical hurricane, which swept the Carolina coast Thurs? day and Friday, according to Capt. James H. Porter, who brought a party from that city today In the Atlantic Coast company's tug, W. H. Andrews, to communicate with the president of the corporation, R. J. Clifford, George? town having had no communication with the outside world since Thurs? day night, Capt. Porter said that he would not begin to estimate the dam? age wrought to the city and to crops In the county but the loss must have been exceedingly great. During the storm the wharves and stores on the water front were flooded with water several feet c^ep, while the Seaboard Air Line railway's tracks were wash? ed away around Georgetown for three or four miles. There has been no train in or out of the city since the storm. Telegraphic and telephonic com? munication with the outside world has been cut off since Friday morning. Parties have been sent out in auto? mobiles in every direction but all re? turned after having traveled four or five miles. The damage done the Atlantic Coast Lumber company's plant is estimated by Capt. Porter at 650,000. The whole town, he said, presented a moss of wires and upturned trees, and wrecked buildings. A number of tugs and craft were sunk, among them being the Palmetto yacht owned by E. W. Kamlnskl t.nd a number of gasoline launches owned by J. E. McQuad of the Georgetown Canning factory. As many more craft were washed ashore. The Winy ah Lumber company's plant was practically a total loss. The smoke stacks of all the mills were blown away by the high wind. The power house was almost a total wreck and wires were blown helterskelter about the streets and wound about the trees. It will be many days be? fore It can be repaired. The Scurry garage was demolished by a large tree falling on the building. The high school building was uu rcofed and considerable damage wrought inside by the beating rains and terrific wind. "There are a great many other buildings that suffered," said Capt. Porter, "of which I know nothing but merely observed those already men? tioned. The crops in the county must be practically a total loss judging from the gardens in the town. They were literally torn to shreds and leveled to the ground. The buildings on the Island did not suffer correspondingly as those In town. No lives were lost." j Just as soon as T. C. Clifford, who Sias sent several messages to his father, It. J. Clifford, presidont of the Atlantic Coast corporation, gains an answer to his telegrams, the party will return to Georgetown. Conway is still cut off from the rest of the State so far as mails are concerned, none having been received here since Thursday. Athens, July 14.?King Constan? tino's chateau on his country estate and the Crown Prince's residence and military barracks were destroyed yes? terday by fire. The royal family wus in the chateau, but encaped. SEARCH FOB jjgjjl MEN. ONE OF LOST BARGES LOCATED, BUT OTHElt HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. No Trace of Mcnil>crs of Borge Wliich Was Found?Hector Kc|)ortcd to Have Broken in Two. The tug Wellington, Capt Throveld boat destroyer Monahan went out to the Hector this morning from the navy yard. No report was given out by the officers. The tug Wellington, Capt. Throvelc Nelsen, which rescued 121 men off the Hector, went in search of the two barges lost Thursday and passed by the Hector.^ Capt. Nelsen said that the Hector had broken in two, the pieces of the boat lying at angles of 45 degrees. The United States gun? boat Paducah was anchored by the Hector, Capt. Nelson said. Searching for his bargee, Capt. Nel? sen located one, the Southwcs':, ijunl: in five fathoms of water in Bull's hay. Robert L. Merrimin of Brooklyn, N. Y., was captain of the Southwest. There is no trace of him and the four other members of his crew. The other barge. Northwest, Capt. C. Jen? sen of Priladelphla and four mem? bers of his crew are still missing. Capt. Nelsen left port yesterday to search for the barges and returned this afternoon. The Southwest wafc loaded with 1,270 tons of coal ar.d the Northwest with 900 tons. IMPOSSIBLE TO ESTIMATE LOSS I REPORTS OF DAMAGE DONE BY STORM VARY GREATLY. I Railway Communications Again Es? tablished and It is Hoped That There Will be no Further Trouble in This Section?Precautions Taken for Safety of Remlni Bridge?Road Impassable at McBride Crossing. The reports coming in from all sec? tions of the county vary greatly aa to the damage which has been done the crops in the county. Some of them estimate the damage to corn as high I as forty per cent, while others Indicate that the damage will be merely nom? inal. All reports say that the tobacco crop was extremely hard hit, and the reports are conflicting as to injury to cotton. However, It seems that, the eastern section of the county suffered more than did the western. It was stated by a gentleman from- Hagood this morning that while the crops in that section had been whipped about a great deal, he did not think that there was serious damage. A good many trees were blown down, but otherwise there was not a great deal of damage. I The greatest loss was at the State farm, where the dam broke, and the crops were Inundated. This will cause a complete loss to the State of the crops on its big plantation there, meaning no doubt the loss of thou? sands of dollars. From Dalzell the report was prac? tically the same as at Hagood, and Rembert made very( much the same report. The crops have been damag? ed, but not to a great extent, and the farmers still hope to make a larger yield than for the past two years. From the eastern section of the oounty the reports received indicate that the storm damage was heavier. The tobacco crop seems to have been practically ruined. The corn crop has been heavily damaged and the cotton has been injured to a big extent, the reports of the extent of damage being very conflicting. Supervisor Pitts reported this morn? ing that he had not heard of any con? siderable damage to the roads or bridges of the county. The McBrldeTs crossing was Impassable and was in a dangerous condition. He stated that he had heard from the western part of the county and had npt heard of any bridges being washed away, but He feared for the bridges over Black Riv? er and other streams in the eastern part of the county. Mexicans prepare for war. Army of Quarter Million, Arms and Munitions. Aviation Corps und Funds in Treasury Says English Cor? respondent. Havana, July 17.?Mexico has an army of a quarter of a million trained men, sufficient ammunition and fifteen million dollars in the treasury, ac? cording to an English war corre? spondent sent to Mexico City. He states that the Mexicans now have an aviation corps, BRITISH MAKE GOOD GAIN. French Capture Trench and Aviators Bombard Sofia. London, July 17.?The British re? port states that the Ovlllers and l*a Bolsclle-Somme front is now comph te ly cleared of Germans, A trench at Pozleres was captured by the French. Aviators again bombarded Sofia, the eapitui of Bulgaria. GLEAN GILL TO DEUTGHSLAND. GERMAN SUBMARINE DECLARED 3IERCHANTMAN. Stutc Department Will Handle Each Such Case on Its Own Merits. Washington, July 15.?The State department formally ruled today that the German submarine Deutschland 's a merchant vessel and entitled to treatment as such. In announcing the ruling, Acting Secretary Polk said it was not to be taken as a precedent, and that any similar cases arising in the future would be dealt with on their own merits. "In view of the facts in this partic? ular case," said Mr. Polk, "there is no Veason why the Deutschland should be considered a war vessel." FLORENCE BACK TO NORMAL. Water Recedes in Streams and Low? lands?Railway Situation Still Dif? ficult. Florence, July 1G.?With the streams subsiding, Florence today be? gan to assume a more normal aspect. Estimates as to the damage still vary, but it may be said that the chief loss is the growing crops. The water which had invaded a lowlying portion of the city today receded. The railway situation is still ver>r difficult. It is believed that traffic to the north and east will not be re? stored for several days. Repairs to the big trestle which was damaged by the high water will probably require some time. The danger from high water here is not considered serious, as the Pee Dee has given no indications of rising again and the local streams have had no rain to swell them. RUSSIANS IN FRANCE. Germans Make Unsuccessful Attack on Russian Troops. Paris, July 17 (Official)?The Ger? man and Russian troops are at grips in France for the first time. The Ger i.ians who ? strongly attacked the tronches held by Russians in the Champagne district last night were re? pulsed. The Russians delivered a brilliant counter attack on the Verdun front in the region of Fleury, the French made further advances. There was an intense bombardment today on the Somme front where the Germans are trying with their artillery to hind? er the organization of the new French positions at Biaches and Hill Ninety seven. WALKS SIXTY MILES IN WATER. 11. B. apd C. W. Boykin Have Terrible Experience in Returning to Sumter. Messrs. H. B. Boyicln, one of the rural policemen of Sumter county, and his uncle, C. W. Boykin, had a most unusual experience in getting back to Sumter Saturday and Sunday, follow? ing the storm which caught them at a station on the Seaboard track be? tween Florence and Georgetown. They had to walk nearly sixty miles to get to a place where they could get a train to return to Sumter and much of this distance was walked in the water, sometimes above their knees. Messrs. Boykin left here Thursday to go to Conway in a car for a pris? oner, who had been arrested there. It was that night near twelve o'clock that the storm struck them and they finally stopped and took refuge at the house of a farmer by the name of Chandler at Henry, a station on the Seaboard between Florence and Georgetown. From Thursday night until Saturday morning they remain? ed here, waiting for the water to go down so that they could get out. At this time they were assured that it would be several weeks before the road, which was covered several feet with water, could be put into condi? tion for them to get out again in their car. In the meantime the gentlemen were worried about their families, who had received no word from them and who did not know where they were. About 11 o'clock Saturday they set out from their refuge in a boat, which they had to buy, and paddled for a J couple of miles to the railroad track down which they struck out in Water ankle deep, sometimes even up to their knees. In this way they traveled the railroad track to Kingstrce, which they finally struck, nearly dead with fatigue. Here they found the town In a fearful condition. Some of the streets were washed so that buildings on the main street were falling into the washouts and there was not any? way to leave except on foot. After resting and eating they set out for Lanen, which point they reached Sun? day evening and secured a train which brought them to Sumter by midnight Sunday night. They stated that they must have walked about sixty miles and much of this distance was in the water, but today they were ?tut as usual and none the worse for their unusual experience. STREAMS HIGH jjj PIEDMONT. HIGH WATER THREATENS POW? ER PLANT AM) STRIKES TER? ROR TO RESIDENTS. IIailr<:;ul gettluu Seriously Crippled by Washouts und Damage to Bridges Trains Held at Siuirtanburg?Rain? fall Still Continues. Spartanburg, July 16.?While all the streams of the Piedmont are raging with floods tonight, follow? ing the heavy rainfall of the last 48 hours, which however is continuing tonight, although not in such tor? rents, the highest waters are flowing down the Broad and Catawba rivers from the watershed of wrstern North Carolina. Unless there is greater rain? fall on the tributaries of the Pacolet and Tyger, these rivers will not in? flict great damage along their banks. The Broad and the Catawba are playing havoc. Broad river is sv eep ing out the dam at Gaston Shoals, i the power plant six miles north of Gaitney, from whence Spartanburg and Gaffney derive their power and light, has- put the Southern railway's line to Columbia out of commission by inflicting a dangerous kink in the great bridge over the river at Shelton and causing washouts at Blairs and other points, while the Catawba has swept, out three strands of the bridge near Belmont, N. C. While the line from Spartanburg to Columbia was not closed un^l this afternoon, the last train to anrlve be? ing No. 9 leaving Columbia this morn? ing at 7 o'clock, the Spartanburg Asheviile line has been closed since yesterday, with three trains caught on the mountain between Try on and Jsa luda, N. C. This road follows the Paco'.et valley. There the railroad is not only badly damaged bat the auto? mobile road is entirely missing in many places. Every bridge across the stream is said to have been carried away. The underpass three miles south of Saluda is washed away. Spartanburg yards are tonight fill? ed with trains, five of them having been held here since yesterday. It is said it will be Wednesday if the most favorable weather conditions prevail before trains are operated to Ashe? viile, and no promises are being made for the line to Columbia, because the flcod is expected to do its worst in that region tonight or tomorrow morning. The situation there depends upon the fate of the dam at Gaston Shoals. If this dam goes out and the wato* rushes down in a body there is no telling what may happen. Local officers of the company this afternoon informed all interests along the river ol the report received concerning the breaking of the dam. Tonight the developments are unknown. The grcstest uneasiness is express? ed here tonight for Lockhart mill, where the water was reported higher than ever known and with the threatening flood that might come from the breaking of the Gaston Shoa.s dam, the situation was the most serioue heard from. Officials of the company said tonight that every man, woman and child in the village had volunteered to work on the con? struction of coffer dams to strengthen the local situation with the hope of resisting greater pressure. They be? gan work immediately upon receiving word that the dam above was giving away. Th3 plants endangered on Broad river tonight are the Henrietta, Clif side and Caroline mills, the Lily Man? ufacturing company, Gaston Shoals power station, Southern railway bridge near Blacksburg, Cherokee Falls mill, Ninety-Nine island, plant of the Southern Power company, Lockhart mills, Neals Shoals power plant of the Buffalo plant at Union and Parr Shoals furnishing power for Columbia. Apparently the mills at Glen-ale, Clifton and Pacolet on Pacolet river, where "he great de? struction was wrought in 1903, are going: to escape serious loss. There the water is high but not menacing property greatly at the present stage. As to the operation of trains to? night officials of the Southern had nothing definite to announce. Nos. 38 and 30 may be detoured by Green? ville, Newbcrry and by way of the C, X. & U to Columbia. There have been no trains over the C., C & O. railroad for two days. Wires are down on this line and no information is to he had here. Bad washouts are said to have occurred between Alta Pass and Spruce Pine, X. C. One great item of damage in this county is going to be the destruc? tion of highway hridges. Two hridges are down between this city and Glenn Springe and from every eectlon the same report! are coming. Crop looses are heavy. Mr. E. H. Moses spent several days last WOOk on a fishing trip in the Vtetn ity of Georgetown and Pawley's Island. He had good luck and among the trophies was a L's l-_ pound bass which he brought home when he re? turned. This big fish has been frozen in the middle of a block of ice and Will be displayed tomorrow in front of Zemp s Pharmacy.