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PAGE TWO % ' *j> *’ &>° \ \ \ m \av % l, "■<& yJ? \ $ 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* »üb)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.