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\m Um ESTIMATE MONTHLY WEATHER SUMMARY GIVES INTERESTING STATIS? TICS OF STORM. Rai? fall Was Heaviest Ever Recorded seat Rivers Broke flood Records? Lome la ftnaiee end Pee Dee Sections rstiemeirl et | ?,?00,000. Columbia. Aug. 11.?Extraordinary rains, winds and freshets made last month In South Carolina most unusual and the current monthly summary by Richard H. Sullivan of Columbia, sec? tion director of the United States weather bureaj. Is particularly In? teresting. The summary presents In compact and official form a general j servey which nobody could have com plied at the time, with mails later* rupted and wires down in nan}' die? trteta? Following- la the summary In part: ?'Jury wee a remarkably stormy month, with rainfall far In excess of say previous record In the history of Swath Carolina. Temperatures ranged considerably below the seasonal av? erage, aad the mean for the section was cloee to the lowest July average. Persistent showery weather culmi? nated la the enormous rainfall that attended the South Atlantic hurricane thai paaeed over the section between tk Ifta and llth and, as a result, taa Sentee river system experienced the a?eet extended and disastrous awe at la Its history. "'Walle the winde accompanying the disturbance were not extraordinarily hath, tad force waa euch that crope hs Immrnrr areas were beaten flat Brie soggy ground, resulting In ex teaetve loesia General crop deterior? ate* sat la after the flret decade, m to continuous wet. cloudy weath? er, rapid accumulation of grase, and afrtbntlj ef planters to cultivate the IwU. "The damajie by floods In the San (44 aad Pee Dee systems, comprising bridges, roads, crops, eta. at this Writing. Is conservatively estimated at About $4,100,000, while movable prop tty estimated at a value of at out 00,000 waa saved by timely wr.rn 1*4* of the weather bureau. In the dot I lilts, about $1,00,000 represents the damage In South Carolina, and tyfroxlmately 350, )00 acres of ciope ward affected." 'The situation was considerably better la the western portion, where the rainfall was neither so heavy nor se prolonged. However, the early com crop waa practically made eur tag tag month and forage peas, cane, aweet potatoes and pastures grew luxuriantly. At the cloee of the saeath, cotton was not fruiting well emd had begun to ehed, and In some parte chopping had not been com* pleted. ) 'The monthly mean temperature for the section, determined from re? ports of 41 stations, was 77.S degrees, or 1.1 degrees below the established normal, 4vt degrees cooler than the hot Julys of 1117 and 1813, and but t.l degree aSove the mean of the cool July ef 1114. The highest tempera tare was ft degrees at New berry on the 3d. AH previous Julys, except one, during the last 30 years have had maximum temperatures of 09 or above. The wurmest period was gen? erally between the 1st and 4 th over Use western portion, and local max? imum temperatures occurred on various dates In the reman der of the eection. The lowest temperature waa It degrees at Cheraw on the Ith and at Winthrop college on the 27th. Twenty-eight irevloue Julys have had minimum temperatures of ?0 degrees er lower. The coolest period of the month wee generally during the first decade. 'The average preclplatlon for the eection. II stations reporting, was 14.01 Inches, or S.8I Inches above the established normal and 2.33 inches above the previous highest average eines Statewide observations were be? gun, aamedly: that of August, 1803. Copious showers to excessive rains oc? curred la some part of the western portion every day, while there were but two short dry perlode In the east era portion during the month. Verit? able cloudbursts occurred over the eastern and extrem ? northern coun? ties), where the monthly amounts rang? ed from 15 to over 31 Inches; uver the western part of the sect lea toward the Savannah watershed tho amounts ranged from 10 to below 6 Inches. "A very large proportion of this enormous rainfall wus developed dur? ing* the passage of the South Atlantic hurricane that approached the Caro? lina coast on the 13th, passed north? westward over the State on the Uth and disappeared over the lower Ap? palachians by the 18th. I'nprecedent edly heavy rains fell In the region from Berkeley, east Charleston and Georgetown countlee. where 10 to over 13 Inches were meusured on the 14th and 15th. During the period. 14th to 18th. the entire eastern por? tion of the section wss drenched with rainfall ranging from 5 to nearly 17 Inches. "The greatest local monthly amount was M.13 Inchee at Klngstree. Wkl llemsbug county. breaking the pre? vious highest record of Auguxt, 1885, at**/ I_:_:_ CANDIDATES IK HORM. STATE CAMPAIGN OPPRESSED lsY HEAT AND BOTHERED BY STORM AT CONWAY. Governor Manning and Cole 1?. Bleu no Roth Hare Strong Re pre* n tat ion in Crowd?Cooper's Talk Cut Short. Con way, Aug. 10.?A crowd of prob? ably one thouaand voters of the "In? dependent Republic" of Horry county heard the candidates for State office ; here today. Orderliness and atten tlveness were the predominant fea? tures. Both Cov.-Manning and Cole U Blease had strong representations In the audience and both were round? ly applauded. A thunder storm cut oft Mr. Cooper for a few minutes af? ter he had begun to speak. The meeting began in the Planters* ware? house, where all candidates spoke with the exception of Governor Man? ning and Messrs. Bleaso and Coopsr. The oppressive heat then drove the crowd to the open. Blease was characteristically bitter In his attacks upon Governor Man? ning's administration and worked him* self Into a palpitating rage over al? leged lawlessness running rife and an extravagant conduct of public af? fairs. Judging from the number of violent attacks being made upon him. Gov? ernor Manning said he surely was strong If ths customary plan of at? tacking the strongest man held in tins race. Each day charges so "abiioluto ty absurd and ridiculous'' were heaped upon him, he said, that he didn't: deign any of them worthy of consideration. The acts of his administration weie known, and he was willing to trtutt his case in the hands of honest, fair minded people. The only prorr ise he had to make if re-elected was that he would continue relentlessly and with fervency and 'weal to enforce the law to protect innocent people and not la? bor In the Interests of criminals. J. M. DesChamps said he was run? ning until he got to Edgefleld and that now he is flying. John T. Duncan also spoke. 5.73 inches at Edgefleld. The greatest amount during any 24 hours was 13.16 inches at Effingham, Florence county, on the 14th and 16th or 1.60 inches above the previous record of August, 1908, at Anderson. The average nurh above the normal. "The highest wind velocity for any 6-minute period was ?4 miles per hour from the north at Charleston on the 14th, the highest recorded ve? locity during the South Atlantis hur? ricane that passed Inland on that date. "The average monthly sunshine, determined from several automatic records, was 194.6 hours Or 44 per cent, of the possible amount and much below the seasonal average. The amount of cloudiness exceeds all previous records for July, except that of 1906. The number of clear days was five; partly cloudy, 12, and cloudy, 14, as against normals of 12, 12 and seven days respectively. "Heavy rains over the upper reaches of the Santee System on the 9th and 10th were followed by mod? erate floods In the Saluda, lower Ca tawba, Wateree and uper Santee rivers between the 11th and 15th. "The enormous downpours of rafn attending the South Atlantic hurri? cane during Its passage over the State between the 13th and 15th, to? gether with extraordinary rainfall over the drain-areas of the Saluda, Broad and Catawba rivers in North Carolina up to the 18th, created a situation favorable for the moat ex? tensive and destructive floods in the history of the Santee system, authen? tic records being available as far back as 1840. "During the period. 14th to 18th, the rainfall in the Broad and Catawba watersheds along the Immediate Ap? palachian slope ranged from 10 to over 24 Inches, and near the northern edge of McDowell county, North Car? olina, an enormous downpour of over 19 inches was recorded on the 16th. The runoff was consequently attend? ed by a stage at Mt. Holly, N. C, that wan nearly twice the height of the 1901 record, over 12 feet above the Catawba record for 1908, over threo feet above the Wateree record at Cam den for 1908, over two feet above the Santee record of 1908 at Hemini and one foot above the 1908 record at Ferguson. "Compared with the flood of 1908, when all the rivers were In high flood, the July flood was maintained by run? off through the Broad and Catawba Wateree rivers, while the Saluda was In moderate flood only. Under pres? sure of the enormous volume of water pushing Into the Santee, heavy steel railroad and highway bridges were washed away, and crops were dam? aged to such an extent that the loss will probably never be fully known. Tbe Pee Dee system wan also In Mood, due to a part of the same BO lies of raliiH. and the damage was particu? larly SOVerS In the Lynches and Hlsck basin, which were overflowed by tho heavy up-State rains, in addl ratny days was 65 per cent FLOOD RELIEF BOARD. GOVERNOR NAMES CENTRAL STATE COMMISSION. Body Will Handle Funds Privately Subscribed and Cooperate With Federal Agents. Columbia, Am?. 11.?Qov. Manning appointed yesterday a central flood relief commission, consisting of Carroll H. Jones and Pierre Mazyck of Co? lumbia, H. G. Carrison of Camden, W. M. Boore of York and T. W. Boyle of I Greeleyvillc, to cooperate with the corps of engineers, United States army, in the application of the federal appropriation, and to administer funds placed in the governor's hands by various persons and corporations. This committee will hold its first meeting tomorrow in Mr. Jones' of? fice in Columbia. Maj. Youngberg, corps of engineers, U. S. A., stationed in Charleston, has been Invited to confer with the committee at that time. A local committee will prob? ably be appointed in each of the counties in which severe damage was wrought by the recent freshets, Gov. Manning has entrusted to the central relief commission all dona? tions lodged with him and will refer to it such communications as ho .may receive on the subject of flood dam? age. Contributions toward the relief fund which the governor is turning over to the commission are as fol? lows: C. M. Cain, Batesburg, $1; Miss Ida Dudley, Bennottsville, $4; C. T. Dowl ing, wNorway, $5; Mrs. J. A. Tobin, Barn well, $1; Mrs. Annie A. Weston, Sr., Congaree, $5; John H. Adams, Gadsden. $1; E. 8. Dreher, Columbia, $5; Alex E. King, Columbia, $10; J. A. Burton, Newbcrry, $6; Imperial Tobacco company, Richmond, $500; John L. Mimnaugh, Columbia, $100; Southern Cotton Oil Company, Colum? bia, $50; C. FitzSimons, Columbia, $10; L. R. Melllchamp, Columbia, 60 cents; L. P. Melllchamp, Columbia, 50 cents; L. A. Hartzog, Olar, $2; Wilkinson, Williams & Reed, Rich? mond, $100; Life Insurance company of Virginia, Richmond, $250; W. H. Miles Shoo company, Richmond, $100; First National bank, Richmond, $250; Virginia-Carolina Chemical company, Richmond, $500; Richard I. Manning, $100; "Cash," Clemoon Col? lege, $2; L. A. Manning, Dillon, $10; citlsens of Fairfax, through D. F. Moorer, $9.60. W. 8. Forbes & Co., of Richmond, have notified the governor that they Will contribute 600 one-pound boxes ol sliced breakfast bacon and deliver it to any point or points designated. The Southern Cotton Oil company of Columbia offers to loan 300 tons of cotton seed to persons who will un? dertake to plant it at this time, with the understanding that the same number of bushels of seed will be re? turned to them at the end of the year. tlon to the damage by storm. "Following are the dates of flood stages and crests: "Blairs, Broad river, flood stage 14 feet, 16th to 19th, with a crest of 36.5 feet on the 16th, or 5.4 feet above the 1908 record. "Camden, Wateree river, flood stage 24 feet, 16th to 21st and 23rd to 27th with a crest of 43 feet on the 18th, or 3.3 feet above the 1908 record. "Catawba, Catawba river in South Carolina, flood stage 11 feet, 11th, 12th, 16th to 19th, 24th and 25th, with a crest of 40.4 feet on the 17th, or 12 feet above the 1908 record. "Chappells, Saluda river, flood stage 14 feet, 13th, 14th, 17th to 21st and 23d to 26th with a crest of 18.8 feet on the 19th. "Cheraw, Great Pee Dee river, flood stage of 27 feet; 16th to 21st and 22d to 27th, with a crest of 36.4 feet on the 19th. Columbia, Congaree river, flood stage 15 feet; 16th to 19th and 24th and 26th, with a crest of 31.5 feet on the 17th. "Conway, Waccamaw river, flood stage 7 feet; 16th and 24th to close )t month, reaching 9.2 feet on 29th, 30th and 31st. "Edlsto (Embree), Edisto river, llood stage 6 feet, 30th and 31st; crest, 6.8 feet. "Efflnham, Lynches river, flood stage 12 feet, 15th to 21th, 27th, 29th. to close of month, with a crest of 18.7 feet on the 20th. "Ferguson, Santee river, flood stage 12 feet, lith to close of month, with a crest of 24.7 feet on the 22nd, or 1 foot above the 1908 record. "Kingstree, Black river, flood stage 12 foot, 15th to 24th and 27th to close of month, with a crest of 15.5 on the 17th. "Mt. Holly. N. Cm Catawba river, flood stage 15 feet. l?th to 18th, with a crest of 45.5 feet on the 17th, or 22.4 above the crest of the 1901 flood. "Pelzer. Saluda river, flood atago 7 feet. 10th to lith, 16th to 20th and 22nd ami 13rd, with a crest of 14 feet on t' e 17th, "llimlnl, Santee river. Hood stage 12 feet. 12th to the close of month, with a crest of 86 feet on the 20th, or 2.2 1QXAWAY DAM BURSTS. SENECA VALLEY FLOODED AM) PROPERTY AND LIVES THREATENED. Seven Foot Wall of Water Sweeps Down River Bed?Warnings Issued May Save People from Wrath of Flood. Greenville, Aug". 14.?Long distance telephone messages from Seneca m<l from a point far1 up the Keowee river in Pickens county stated that the floo.I waters from Lake Toxaway had not begun to rise at 1:30 o'clock Monday morning. The message from Pickens county said that the Keowee river wag normal at midnight at a point six miles this side of the North Carolina lino. Seneca reported that at 1:30 o'clock there was no rlac In the river near there. A newspaper correspondent went to Chapman Bridge, IS miles above Pick? ens court house. He telephoned that all persons up the Keowee valley are awake, and waiting for the expected flood. He said also that the inhabi? tants did not anticipate any g at damage, though they were alert to possible danger. Because of the iso? lated communities through which the waters must ttrst come, it was dif? ficult to get any comprehensive re? port on the breaking of the dam, save that which came from Ashevill*?. A number of automobiles have gone from Pickens to Brown hotel, at the confluence of the Toxaway and White Water rivers, near the State line and will take the guests from that hotel to points of safety If the water threat? ens the building. Auto parties left Greenville early in the night for Clem son College and other points, believ? ing that only a few hours would he required for the flood waters to reach those points. A member of The News staff left the city at 10 o'clock, but had seen no evidences of the flood at 2 this morning. No loss of life is reported from North Carolina and meagre messages indicate that there will be none as warnings were sent broadcast and napldly to all points likely to be affected by the unleashed water from Lake Toxaway. When this lake was constructed in 1902, there was some dissatisfaction among the people who lived below it, as they feared the artificial lake might give way and endanger their homes and lives. SENDS WALL OF WATER. Breaking of Toxaway Dam Releases Flood From Lake. Asheville, N, C, Aug. 13.?The Lake Toxaway dam, Weakened by the recent floods, broke tonight, sending a great wall of water down the val? ley toward western South Carolina. No lives thus far have t>een reported lost and warnings sent out from feev eral cities are believed to have en? abled most persons in the path of the flood to reach safety. The lake, an artificial body of wa? ter, was created in 1902 by Eaafer-i capitalists. It covers 559 acres to an average depth of 30 feet. The dam, an eighth of a mile long and 50 feet high, was completely destroyed. The town of Toxaway sufferd only minor damage though the lake was com? pletely drained. The released waters tonight were rushing through the Toxaway river valley, a comparatively uninhabited section, toward the Keowee river, in South Carolina. Anderson, Pickens and Oconee counties comprised the territory Immediately threatened and warnings were telephoned to all planes that could be reached. It was estimated that the flood would reach Seneca by midnight. Persons familiar with the territory tonight expressed the belief that the waters would spread out over the un? inhabited country immediately south of Lake Toxaway and thus minimize the possibility of extensive damage. The waters ultimately will flow into the Savannah river through its vari? ous tributaries in western South Car? olina. The lake was created in connection with a summer resort and had a shore of 15 miles. The dam was con? structed at a cost of about $50,000. A message from the railroad tele? graph operator at Toxaway, describ? ing the brake ef the dam, said a sec? tion of the structure about the size of a box car gave way without warn? ing shortly after 7 o'clock and that the entire structure quickly collapsed under the weight of the thousands of tons of water. One version of the cause of the breaking was that a small spring had seeped away ihe foundation at a heavily pressed poii.t. Toxaway is the third and largest of the lakes in western North Caro? lina mountains to go out since July 16, when heavy rains caused serious floods ir that nection. Several years ago cotton mill own? ers Whose plants were in the path of the waters should they escape, em feet above the U*08 record. "in the Santee system the flood area tanged from about f>,000 feet in width in the lower Catawba to a width of :\ to 5 miles In the DeintOO basin." GOVERNOR NAMES FROST MANNING APPOINTS ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL. Moore Recommends Columbian to Succeed Muj. J. Shnptor Caldwcll? Long in Service of Stute Militia. Columbia, Aug. 14.?Maj. John D. Frost of Columbia was appointed yes? terday assistant adjutant and inspec? tor general by Gov. Manning to succeed Maj. J. Shapter Caldwell, resigned. He was appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of W. W. Moore, adjutant geenral. Maj. Caldwell will continue for several days as camp adjutant at Camp Moore. Maj. Cald? well was relieved from duties from August 1 as a'jsistant adjutant gener? al upon his own request. Maj. Frost is well fitted for the place to which he has been appointed. He served several years as assistant to the late J. W. Floyd, adjutant general. Col. Frost was elected adjutant gener- j al in 1902 and was reelectcd for the second term in 1904. He has always taken an active interest in military affairs. Maj. Frost was born six miles from Columbia, February 11, 1871. He at? tended the Columbip. schools and was graduated from the Citadel In the class of 1891. He married Miss Mary Ir? vine Davis of Paris, Ky., November 28, 1900. He was engaged In the cot? ton business from 1891 to 1898. He was appointed regimental adjutant, First South Carolina volunteer Infan? try, in the Spanish-American war. He was promoted to major October 21, 1898, and was mustered out November 10, 1898. He is a member of the offi? cers' reserve corps, National Guard. ? ????????? ployed expert engineers to investigate the safety of the dam. Following the engineers' report the structure, which is built of earth and stone, was strengthened. Four weeks ago during the flood period, fears for the dam's safety were repeatedly expressed and there were several reports that it had col? lapsed. At midnight the Ssneca river, South Carolina through which the waters of Lake Toxaway will flow Into the Sa? vannah river, was normal near th3 town of Seneca, about 40 miles south? west of Toxaway. It was feared seri? ous damage would L>e done to crop.*? along the Keowee river in Pickens and Oconee counties, which are divided by the Keowee. Above Clemson Col? lege, S. C, the Keowee and the Twelve Mile creek have confluence, forming the Seneca which thence passes Clemson. Great damage is feared in this section, where the coun? try is relatively flat and thickly popu? lated. Portman Shoals, where the electric power for the city of Ander? son is generated, tonight vas the scene of great activity. Gangs were at work placing sand bags on the dam and power house and other prepara? tions were under way to combat the force of the anticipated flood. Walhalla, Seneca and Anderson *re each several miles from the river and there is no town of Importance on its course. Long distance telephone messages from the Keowee valley late tonight said the Inhabitants were remaining awake in anticipation of a rapid rl'je III the river, but at midnight there was no sign of the flood's approach. This indicated, in the opinion of river experts, that the flood had spread over considerable territory In Transylvania county, North Carolina. No great damage was anticipated in the Keowee valley. The course of Toxaway river through Transylvania county is with? out communications and nothing could be learned as to the damage In North Carolina. The lake had an altitude of 3,500 feet, dropping gradually through the thinly settled country be? low until it reached the Chuga river, South Carolina. It was said here the damage would be mostly confined to the South Carolina counties immedi? ately bordering the line. WARNING THE PEOPLE. Anderson, Aug. 13.?Word of the breaking of the Toxaway dam has been sent out to the people in the Savannah and Seneca river valleys by telephone. Every subscriber of the telephone company has been ca'lcd and warned of the approaching wall of water. No loss of life has yet been reported from any point In the val The Southern Public Utilities com? pany tonight sent a large force of men in an effort to save the big pow? er dam at Portman Shoals, on the Seneca river, 10 miles from Anderson. The dam is 500 fee. long and was erected several years ago at a cost of $1,000,000. The company supplies power and lights to the city of And SC* son and furnishes some power to the Southern Power company. The floo 1 gates have been opened at the dam. LOOK TO I'll I IK LINES. Bpartanburgi Aug. 13,?As s result of the breaking of the dam at Lake Toxaway this evening Souther i rail way officials here are turning their attention to the Seneca river thropgo CANDIDATES AT DARHNSTOH. LABOE AND ATTKNTIVE AVD-. 1ENCE GATHERS TO HEAR SPEAKERS. - ) Governor Manning Hcuds Telegram^ I Vom Charleston in Telling- of Sup? pression of Whlskc.v Troffie, While Hlense Says Tigers Have Not Ceas? ed O|>oraiioii.s as Long as Whiskey is Shipped in?DcsCliamps Says Whiskey is Main Campaign Issue. - j Darlington, Aug. 12.?Candidates for State offices were in Darlington to? day and spoke before 700 or 800 peo? ple. The best of order prevailed, and an attentive hearing was given to all candidates. Voters generally were im? partial, no special demonstration being made for any candidate, though Gov. Manning, Cole L. Blease and R. A. Cooper were greeted with considerable applause. Gov. Manning read to the audience a telegram which he received from S, M. Duncan, chief constable in Char? leston, early this morning, announc? ing the seizure of "107 barrels of beer and lifteen barrels of whiskey. The retail value is about $4,000." The governor used this in connection with his argument for law enforcement, and reminded his hearers that there would, "be no let up." He also discussed the work of the tax commission in Its efforts to equalize the tax burdens of the State, and touched upon other re? cent legislation, particularly that of providing for the teaching of agricul? ture in the public schools and the Torrens system of land registration, which was put on the statute books last winter. Cole L. Blease followed governor Manning and also referred to the Charleston seizure. Blind tigers hadn't been driven out of Charleston so long, he said, as it was being shipped in by the carloads. The ex-governor also made a comparison of his administra? tion with that of the present gov? ernor's to prove that lawlessness Is more rife now than two years ago. He says he expects to begin to grant pardons after the second Tuesday In next January. R. A. Cooper made a strong appeal for the development of the public school system, emphasizing that more than 90 per cent of the people receive all their education In the common schools. He would raise the standard of the public schools through the second college year, and would par* ticularly stress the teaching of agri? culture. J. M. DesChamps made today one of his best speeches of the campaign. The sole issue was, "Shall we have whiskey or no whiskey," he declared. Wherever he went, he said, the ques? tion put to him was, "Whether there shall be law or outlaw." It was a tug of civilizatlort in a hand-to-hand grip with barbarism. Voters, he pre? dicted, would spring some surprise this year. "They4 are thinking as they have never thought before, and they'll vote more independently than ever In the past." He believd the welfare of the State would be the first con? sideration. John T. Duncan spoke last today. WATSON PREPARES REPORT. Columbia, Aug. 14.?General tobac? co reports for South Carolina for July, showing the number of pounds sold and prices paid, have been about completed and E. J. Watson, commis? sioner of agriculture, states that these reports will be available August 14? The reports show that prices have been good, although there was ver/ little marketing prior to August L The completion of the reports havo been delayed somewhat on account of isome of the warehouses not making any sales and, therefore did not send in reports. ????J which the body of water must pass. The stream is crossed by the main line of the Southern between Calhoun and Seneca. From that point to the Toxaway dam it is said to be 40 rn?ea and In that distance the water will have a fall of 200 feet. Toxauay dami held a body of water more ^an a mile long and half mile wide on the average with a depth of 30 feet. According to information received here, there was no rainfall at Tox? away today, the dam giving way, it is believed, as a result of the recent strain. A man who has a residence there said here tonight the presence of a small leak in the dam was call? ed to his attention a few days ago. The dam, which is 100 feet long, was built LI years ago. The prop? erty is now owned by R. D. Jennirge of Pittsburgh, Pa., who acquired tho holdings of the J. B. Duke company of New York about three years ago, giving him exclusive ownership. NO FEAR IN AlGlSTA. Augusta. Ga., Aug. 13.?Augusta has no need to be apprehensive regarding the break in l^ake Toxaway dam, ac? cording to local Forecaster B. D. Kmigh and <'ity Engineer Nisbet Wingfleld. Information now at hai\d Indicates thai the break will not cause more than a live foot ?i*o in the i^a v:?nnah riwr s| this point.