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The Freshet Of 1888.
Some Interesting Extracts From The Old Augusta
gaining News oi ,S> j>i ember 12, 1888
Naturally a jrrrnt many rompari |
ton* hftv# bf**n rnadf brtwwn the* iv-I
runt fr«*ahet nnd flint of Bops. 1(» and
31, 1898 nnd th*n* tutv<* b»*«*n any !
number c»f conflict Inp htortan related
regarding flu* amount of damage!
rnuied twffntv venr* mv>
Through th»* cotirtfay of Mr. Frank*
M Rohlcr, The Hcrnlri Jm In jiomhch
•ton of n copy of th• Auguntn F’v< n
In* New* of Wednnuduy, flop! IV
15IKH in which, of coitrte, all (he facia
of that long R r » disaster are related
in detail.
In an article trivint h rename of the
Ireahet new* thin japei Maya.
The Height of the River
'‘Katlnifcfen *>f the exact hclaiith of
the river vary, hut In any event the
iceord hit been badly beaten The
highest maik in the punt waa In
IB4to, when ihe river r»*nehad -17 fee
-10 Tbla week** tilth wnt« r
mark la tainted nf th« bridge at
38 feet 1 1-2 Inch* hill by other* it
la put hlghrt The olden* Inhabitant
ot the New** riffle* pula 'hi* by cat
dilation with hi# c»*n private rnnrks*
now and in the m ! .j ireahet »« blah j
*» iil* feel II '.nchca. Thla la high.]
hut h* *ll have It; an 1 h badl.
frightened fhrmbr of th* ataff wh>|
Inhabit* an up- own corner, v ueie the j
water waa a regular nib I rare, i» (
eland that th« watn "»nt n fe«*i
higher than laat year, which mean* I
urrd 34 feet 7 lilt hr# \iid so the
rafbrd g*»ea The truth la. the reg |
Igter at the bridge only mnrh'l n,* j
high aa 37 feet, and all incaaur*
menu after that time are more or
lea* gueee work, oi at heal urn rail ]
matea. a« d comparailvely eontt
Putting all eatlmate* together It |
la probable lhat th«* flt*t eatlmate of
$$ teet 1 1 Inch** la neareat to ih»*
correct figure
Destruction on Greene Btreet.
"Orefpr street the moat beautiful
rveno* !n the world, beautiful no
longer In It* roadway, presented ye*
trrda\ a terrible torrent an t tod t
a terrific picture of ruin Th** nou ni
flcent tre»a of cotinnv are atnndtnr In
their fine long row# of aplendld
ehade and he houses «r»* bir
the at roc t» aw.»\ nil him*#
“Be A Booster!”
ll
( Through th* court**? of »*v* Arch OoosHr. Mr. Samu*l Qraydon, of
Ihf "Boost Club," of N»v» York.)
The EoottU.' Club of Augusta IS Doing Great
Work m the Present Emergency. Get
in the Came. Be a Booster.
Into » canal or rrck with deep and
dangerous holes, ruined fanee* and
with gnll'e* Mid washes under walla
and under some strong houses Tho
terrible currants nwecplng down the
at met and around the corners,
brought havoc wham It could loach
(he corner hours* and expose 1
place* The corner of Dr J. It.
Wright* hoiire I* undermlnded and
Mr ,lo*« Meycra' tlr.c old home la
Hourly rttlmd The plaza I* under
minded ind the walla on the north
west side of .lie house are washed
put The heavy brick wall jit the
t Inyion corner I* waahtal down, and
the fenclnn at Mr McCord's corner
tmd r D.. I’hlnlcy'* Is a fearful rttltt.
Tht heavy brick wall al Vaughn*
corner le washed out, and the ettr
rent from Cummlr a Into 'Sreene wa*
terrible The tl. pth of the *lreatti
nleiiK here was such that the roof of
Mr Itchier'* shop and of the little one
etort houtp oppor lte were fout'hed hy
the water, and brick wall* wero torn
it'vnv tu the path of the torrent. Mr.
t’arlton Hillys corner was In (tre»t
dan itei and It too Buff* red. and peo
ple who worn seen antllin* front front
ptiintHK at the Kvenlna Newa man a*
he floated down the *trei| oil Mott
dav In a beat were veaterilny look
Ina on from their lodxln* places on
the plarra roofs at pita*lnK hoata
while water wa* covcrln* three
fourths ol hdr first etorv window
The factories and mill* sre unln
lured, lull of courae, thev will be ahut
down until the canal le repaired. We
sttxvest that the city hire the factory
operative* and put the canal to rights
at once!
Thr«» Drowned In the Preahet.
Thu fatalities were few and the
drewnln* ol Mr Williamson, up town,
and Watson liland, on Campbell, and
a negro In Tnbernnrl, church, are alt
that Bre known The ftrat two, men
tinned elsewhere, and the latter was
found today In tho church, hut ha*
not vet been removed Hp la un
known Other death* are rumored,
but not verified
Watson liland a ten raar-olrt negro
ho\. was drowned at 10 o’clock this
morning si the foot of Campbell St
He was seated on a brick fence catch
ing driftwood when h n caught a log
which was unmanageable and pulled
him Into the river and drowned. The
body was soon after discovered, and
Dr*. Hatton and Hoxley held an In
<iueat and a verdet of accidental
drowning was rendered.
"In spite of all these losses and dis
asters, we are hopeful and undismay
ed. Augusta Is full of nerve and abil
ity and ran repair her losses without
delay
No Outside Aid But Help for Jack
sonville.
The proudly independent spirit of
Augusta Is testified to In their re
fusal to accept outside help, while
their altruism Is proven in their
thought for the greater suffering of
the people of Jacksonville as shown
In the following paragraph:
The Kvenlng News heard a rumor
on the street that an appeal would
he made to other cities for assistance.
The News hastened around to Mayor
May and asked if there was any trut.i
In the report. "No." he sad, with a
Kreat emphasis, "Augusta Is abie to
take care of herself and all who need
hoip." ,
This proclamation was Issued—Aid
for Jacksonville. Fla
Mayor * Office.
Augusta, Ga„ Sqpt. 7, 1888.
Information having reached this of
flee that there I* much suffering
among the people of Jacksonville. Fla
for the want of necessary sustenance,
the yellow fp\er prevailing ther,. to
such an extent as to doprlv* many of
the means bf support or the ability to
provide for themselves and famllleef
now therefore. I, Hohert H May,
mayor of the city of Augusta, Ga , do
most earnestly call upon the good
citizens of this community to con
tribute, as their means may permit,
to the alleviation of that suffering
and needy people. Augusta has never
failed to respond promptly and llhor
ally lo every appeal for help that has
collie to her door*, and I feel assured
that It I* nnh necessary to state the
fact that a sister city Is In deep dls
tress and dir,, need to Insure not only
expressions of heartfelt svmpathv
but practical aid In the *hapc of a
iHrue appropriation of monev or the
necessaries of life.
CcmtrttiutlonH Irft at tht offlrr of
t he , BV w" ln * Npw "' Au«iistn Chronic,r,
J L. Maxwell, or Vha*. (j Goodrich.
ra*hl"r Georgia Hallroad Rank, win
hr thankfully rrcolvrd and promptly
forwarded to the authorities at i ar k
aonvllle, Fla.
Thf, Southern Express company will
forward all contributions f r( .,, 0 f
rhargr Rort h \|AY,
„ _ . Mayor C. A.
(I- St Attest.
I. T BLOME. C C.
The Newt Call* for a Levee..
Rut no part of ;hr pap«>r that tolls
of ilia, other disaster ha* so pointed
an inter,-at ror u* as what Is said on
the editorial page m regard to the n ,-
coaaßy for a Irvc
The present generation ha* nover
seen »uch an t,vertlow of the Savin
tub rlvor and It I* certain that no
previous rite In he river reached
the high watermark of the Cleveland
freshet of IgSS.
Ano'her thine Augusta w'tl never
i *** ,n *•*•' such * dlsastroua flood
E\ perienoe was not wan ing In th>
j past tint this hr* he-n a lesson
which will compel offlctal and invec
«»! action Auguat* must and will
1 hn\e • strong and sultvbiu lev*» -
em
The Evening Vcws urged and plead
d this c.>uee> l»,t ~.„r snrt backed
up l»r Foaterln hi* plan* wtth all iu
t Itvjuence and vigor The time tor
eKwiuencc Is past ft Is no longer
needed We have all been iWsuad - 1
1" an argument motv cogent This
need vid beneflt of a levee vere ad
nttted before. by these admlastons are
now suppicnt, t ied by a preaalnc and
initiiprrsvn: demand for action \
fsvshcl is too expensive, practlCAHv
snd negatively. In fact and in moral
tlfect, to allow longer delay about it
Further word* on th* ȟb)w arc
nnnrce*s*ry Let the authorities
propose and agree upon a plan, and
the people will vote the money
Augusta must expect occasional
overflows on account of Its fine pc**..
I Hon on the hanks of one of the
greatest rivers In the country, and
because I, pas constructed the great
vot vena) In the world. These fresh
; rts, and eapeclSlly the of tht*
fHE AUGUSTA HERALD
noil SCORE
TO MKE 0000
ON TEAM.
WASHINGTON The ambition of
Midshipman John S. Peeples, a mem
ber of the second class at the I’nlted
State* naval academy, has proved his
undoing and spoiled his prospects for
an honorable career In Hnele Sam's
navy. When the midshipman turned
In his score for target work at the
recent rifle competition at Camp
Perry, Ohio, it showed *uch a high
average that he wa* recommended for
a sharpshooter's medal.
Cap'aln Charles J. Oadger. super
intendent of the naval academy learn
ed that, all was not as it should be
with the Peeples target record and,
upon Investigation. found that the
young man had raised his own score
as he admitted, in order that he might
obtain a place on the navy rifle team
On account ol Midshipman Peeples'
previous good record at the academy
he was permitted to resign Instead
of being dismissed from the navy,
and his restgnaWon was accepted by
Secretary Metcalf yesterday.
Peeples was appointed to the arad
emy from Minnesota, entering the
service in 1906.
HON.JOKIiT.GRAVES
NOTIFIED NEXT
ATLANTA, Ga John Temple Graves,
of Georgia, will receive formal no'.i
fleatfon of hi* nomination for the vice
presidency on the Independence party
ticket hern this w«*k. Sp*»**che» will he
made by Mr. Wm. Randolph lieiint,
Mr. Grave. Col. Yancey (garter,
candidate for governor. It is hoped that
Mr. Hlsgen. Independence League can
dldate for president will be present but
that point has not been definitely set
tled yet.
“It is our plan to make three speeches
1u Georgia now," said Mr. Grave* this
afternoon. “Mr. Hearst nnd myself will
fcpeak in Atlanta, Macon and probably
Thomaevllle. Later in the campaign i
will return and make several more
speeches for Mr. Caater.
NEW PAS6ENGER SERVICE VIA
THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
Pending the inability* of the At
lantic Coast Line to cross the Santee
river on that line between Orange
burg and Sumter, they have derided,
effective Tuesday or Wednesday
next, to inaugurate speeal temporary
tier vie* over the C. A W C. Ry. via
Yamassee, connecting with the At
lantic Coast Line's “Florida and West
Indian Limited" at that point. Pro
posed schedule will he to leave Au
guita 12:30 p. m., handling one of
thf» latest sleepers through to Jersey
City without change, arriving New
York 2:45 P. m. (New schedule, ef
fective September Bth )
Returning, this through sleeper will
be handled from Yamassee to Augus
ta hy special train, arriving here ap
proximately 12:30 p. m.
The \tlantic Coast Line suffered a
very heavy loss In their Santee River
trestle, over a mile of the trestle
work having been completely swept
away.
CARDINAL GIBBONS
LIKES RECEPTION
IS I I •
IX)NDON—Cardinal Gibbons is de-
Ighted with the f»->'ep,ion accnulrl bis
entrance Into England. He arrive! tills
morning at Southampton, who i he was
greeted by the Bishop ,f Southwark and
s party of distinguished preh.tuv Unit
ed States Counaut Swain and chic
functionaries, were also at the station to
meet Hie cardinal. Arriving at Vtiu-.-
hall station In London, he was met by
Archbishop Bourne and tsken to the
Arehtblshopsl Talare Westminister and
spent the afternoon visiting in Mill Hill.
Tim cardinal received the Henna Nfws
service correspondent lust prov'.ius to
retiring, he said
i am In swede,vt heelih rend have
enjoyed my European,! vlgli areally. Af
ter leavuig llomr t spent t*n ,laya at
Hrunnen >■ la ke I u5e...... ~ .y,.
of the artists. Adolf tirnsig-i who ha*
painted portrait* of McKlnlev Ki*o-.*vei,
and oilier prominent Anurl, ,n«. lae
n.-y >en davi I spent with Mi. IlutTer
at Houlgate. Normandie. I w'tl remain
as til. sues, of ihe 1u.1,* of Norf, Ik and
Norfolk houses wehere I understand I
hav. as fellow guests the Arch,Limp of
rerls and Prince Ms* o* g.iaoay ••
ft peaking of his vud'eneea v*lih y<he
Pope Cardinal Glhh-.nr said
"His Holin»as was deitghtsd with the
strsvgth I ~: co, dttlon of u,e Am r'cnn
Catholic, cities He call. I ,|ie Am
crtcm C.i'holl s ihe 'f 'f*.ht of h ,
Heart's '
Matsrl* Makes Pste Sickly Chllgrsn
Th. Old Btandard GROVES TABTB
LEoS ,'IIILI rONIC. drives out malaria
and builds up th* system. For grown
people and children 50c
week, potnt the tllrccllon in which the
wonderful energy of our people must
dn- mnnlltsird now and tn the days
I*, hand It will coat money, and
a tot of it. to repair the losses but
more must Jie spent for a levee It
vk,s uiotiev to mtkn a city, and It
must lie (reel, spent now on g ne
cessary and Important public work
Let U* gel at I, as soon a* possible.
Augusta Is doing things In grand
style and on a great scale this year,
cud the pluck of our people is equal
to an* emergency, even to the seri
ous ijtsas’rr at hand I,*- u* all get
to work and put the street* of Au
gusta in flr*t-cta«s condition before
the F.xposition, and let us all agree
to vote fur .md construct a perfect to
'•e a Dove, the city before next sum
mer.
Will soon bpgin axid j-ou will need the necessities for the work. Now the very
best article on the market today for this work is LIQUID VENEER, and we
are the sole agents for this article in Augusta. Thex*e is no other just as good,
for this is the best.
All kinds and colors of floor stains. We have the the goods in all size
packages. There is nothing that makes the floor look better than a fine coat of
stain.
If any of your metal or discolored, there is nothing that equals PU T Z
CREAM for putting it back” in its original condition.
If any of your furniture comes to pieces then it is LA PAGES GLUE
that you need. It will hold tighter than any other kind of glue.
Remember that we carry everything you need for putting your furniture
floor and walls back in their old condition. •'
We have Glass of all sizes and can fill orders rapidly.
O’Connor & Schweers Paint Co
Broad Street. - Augusta, Ga.
TOULOUSE’S VIEWS
ON A MAN’S VACATION
Should Take It In Small
Pieces, Not All One Time.
PARIS.—Like the late Russell Sage,
Dr. Toulouse, the famous French
medical expert does not believe in
vacations. Dr. Toulouse, above all
objects to the Idea that It Is neccess
ary to rest the mind by exercising
the body. This axiom, he says, is
proved by physiology lo be absurd.
When the body gets tired the mind
does not rest. To take a long walk,
for Instance, after several hours cf
mental work is bimply adding one
fatigue to another. The less physi
cal exercise the better. Women who
as a rule do not indulge In physical
txercise live longer than men.
Fresh air and one hour's walking a
day Is all that is required Dr. Tou
louse boldly declares that no athlete
was ever a genttls, and no Intellec
tual n.an can ever be much of an
athlete. You cannot spend your vi
tality in two directions. The system
of taking a whole day's rest every
week and a month or two at a time
every year, is physiologically ridlcu
toils "When we take our vacation,"
Dr Toulouse says "we generallf
devote our time to pome physical
exercise, cycling, golfing, mountain
eering or swimming—to which our
body is not adapted. It upsets our
physique, and the fatigue reacts our
minds with th° result that nine of
ten pet sons feel worse after a vaca
tion than when they started and un
able to resume work properly.”
"We do not need long rests, xve want
short ones. Do not rest sixteen
hours per week on Sunday, but four
separate half hours per day. Do not
rest one or two months a year after
ten months of Intense life and work,
but divide those twelve months of
intense life and work, but divide
those twelve months Into half holi
d.iys of delightful laziness. ' ‘ What
would you say of a man who would
work unceasingly for six years and
then spend a whole year In Idle
ness? Yet this Is exactly what we
do on a smaller scale with our Sun
days.”
11 - 1 •
The Remedy That Does.
"pr. Kings New Discovery Is the
remedy that does the healing others
promise but fail to perform.” says
Mrs E. R. Pierson, of Auburn Centre
Pa.” It Is curing me of throat and
lung trouble of long standing, that
other treatments relieved only tem
porarily. New Discovery Is doing me
so much good that I feel confident Its
continued use for a reasonable length
of time will restore me to perfect
health.” This renowned cough and
cold remedy and throat and lung heal
er Is sold at all druggist*. 50c and
SI.OO. Trial bottle free.
EARLY, THeTIEPER
DRAWS BACK PENSION
Lot* of Trouble Experienc
ed in Getting the Indorse
ments.
WASHINGTON j.vrn * Baity. !!,.
leper received th* first paper* entitle
Mm tn dr** back pen* or. tr*»;* Dr
M. (\ McLean. acting h«al»h bunded
Kirly the pension certificate*. St
cneer* by 4 •Ikc» of pijM e. I ii sjlH
leMvinc op* i ue spire, tn whKli T-ttHy
signed his iwn*
After the signing Dr McL***»n Mlpp<*<l
the certlfi.'AU from un 1* i Mie blank
sheet end had It sent down to tho
pension agency. On Monday, after nil
formalities in connection with the site
*
been complete**, he voucher will he t*>
eti to a pension agent »o ex
ecuted and a check : - it s |« n«ion m*>r
ty given
Thg Atlantic Coa*»t Lina will re
aume operation passenger service be
tween Augusta and th e Eaat via
ViffiiMe on Tuesday or Wednesday
na*t. Approximate achedule, leave
Augusta 12:30 p. m. (Spec*a* service
to Yamassec); arrlv e New York 2:45
o through oar without change.
*Pb«ne M 1 or 125 for reservation.
Bungey And The Flood
Bring a Veracious Account of the Troubles of the Ball
Park Custodian.
“Bungey,’ nrgro keeper at Warren
Park, stomping ground of Heinie Busch’s
Tourists during the baseball season,
went through an experience during th:*
flood that will probably leave him shy
of water the rest of his days on the
mundane sphere. Sle and hie wife
their child, the dog and the chickens,
spent a night and May on the very top
row of the gra_nd stand. "They didn’t
have much to eat, and but scant bed
ding; there were no peanuts, no ice
cold, soft refreshments, and the dia
mond was a raging sea of water.
Early Wednesday morning before the
water rose very high, “Bungey” oame
uptown for a eonfernce wdth Robert L
Caroll, secretary pro tem of the baseball
club, regarding the transportation ot
his household effects and family to a
safe place during high water. He lost
a lpt of time hunting a transfer van,
and. ftnally acting on the advice ot “yo
genial sec.," put out for home again.
When he got there the water was 2 fee*
deep in his house and “Bungey’’ didn’t
have a minute to lose. He corralea th*
wife and pickaninny, Uv* dog and chick
ens. tucked, a few quilt.s under lii* star
bonrd’~wing and made a break for the
grand stand. There the family circle
founjJ,-JJ <l r y. and safe for the time be
ing.
Along in the afternoon “Bungey * not
ed th|i> a panel of the fence was about
to giwr away. He measured the water
inside the enclosure and found it hard
ly more than three feet ci*-ep So he
waded In with a brace and tried to
sketoh .the fence. But while he wr*
getting, a decision on one weak panel
another* a break for third ba*e
like across the coaching
line, and “Bungey’’ went under, with a
cry to his wife, the kid. dog ami cnivk-
OFFICE STATIONERY.
Buy your fall supplies of office Stationery of us
We have a full stock. Our prices are right
RICHARD’S STATIONERY COMPANY.
We Are Prepared
TO DO ALL KINDS OF CONSTRUC
TION WORK & REPAIRS TO PROP
ERTY AND BUILDINGS PROMPTLY
AND CAREFULLY.
CREASMAN & WILSON,
GENERAL CONTRACTORS.
Phone 1580. 500 Harison Building.
DISINFECTING LIME! \
We are ready to
serve you. : : : :
Augusta Builders Supply Company.
THONt 321. 640 Broad Street.
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 7
ens "to stick to the ship," meaning the
grand stand of course.
When "Bungey" come up he was clear
across the park enclosure, In center
field. He swam with the current to the
far fence and caught tho top scantling
as the rushing water was about to float
him over. Then he got his breath a few
minutes, straddled the fence and "coon
ed" it back to the stand, again.
The "Ryngey” family spent Wednes
day night and most of Thursday in the
stand. They economized with the ra
tions and Bungey made one or two v
perilous voyages back to th' kite!, n*
so starvation was never able to get a
safe hit.
Now the faithful ground keeper is
back at Warren park hopse again, has
the fence up most of way round «htre
the water pushed It down, and is atiii
at work "cleaning up."
The Atlantic Coast Line will re
sume operation passenger service be
tween Auguata and th e East via
Yamassee on Tuesday or Wednesday
next. Approximate schedule, leave
Augusta 12:30 p. m. (Special service
to Yamassee); arrlv e New York 2:45
p. m., through car without change.
’Phone 661 or 625 for reservation.
NOTICE TO HERALD SUBSCRIBERS
Beginning Saturday, Sept. 5, 1908,
Th* Herald issue* new receipt cards
to all subscribers who pay the car
rier weekly, and requests that they
get a card when carrier calls to col.
lect. If carrier fails to leav e card,
please notify the office.
WM. T. McKENOREE,
Circulation Manager.