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THE . NEWS AND OBSERVER ' J Wm vm. cog ETKEEP, YOUR ULZKTT DOND3 VOnXIKGa CAPE FEAR RISING hob ah HOUR fieuse River Is Highest in v Tears With Traffic 'Jl-. Suspended ALL BRIDGES HOLDING " LATE LAST NIGHT Jfo Trains Oa Norfolk Southern , Between E&lelgh and If or folk; Southern Transferring , ; Passengers at Wilson's Kills Account Washout Horse and Buf gj Swept Into Creek CAPE FEAR IS RISING FIVE INCHES PER HOUR Fayetteville, July 23.-A rlM to llfty-ove feet ii expected im the Cape Fear river her according to. a warning received from the Weather Sureau " .Frank. GloTer, ' local ether observer, bleea on eoa tinued raini on- the Cap Fear watershed. Tha river at nine o'clock tonight was forty-eight feet, a stage it has reached only three timea before in its history. It is rising lire inches aa hour. 'With Neuse river the highest la the record it the local westher bureau, and other streams crossing rail lines into Raleigh equally as high, traffic over the Norfolk and Southern north from ' tha city was abandoned yesterday and : that moving over the Sonthern railway was delayed by reason of a washout on tha, road bed just this side of Wilson Mills, the westbound trains turning . around on this side of tha river and the east bound trains reversing their direction between the Wilson Mills station' and Selma. The train from Ooldsboro due here at t yesterday after noon did not arrive until 11:30 last night Traffic over the Seaboard was moving last night as usual with no washouts reported on the system save two minor ones at Petersburg. Atlantic Coast Line trains on the main line were detouring - by Dillon and the Seaboard to Mullina oa account of the overflow of the Pee Dee at that junction while trains over the Wilmington and Columbia division were detouring by Chadbourn, Elrod, Dillon and Mullins. Tha high water mark on tha Neuse recorded yesterday wss a rise of 23.8 feet at the Neuse bridge about six miles , this side of Wake Forest. Reports that the Wilbumie bridge was washed away were not substantiated last night by Counto Engineer Miller. The buttress to tha steel bridge near wake Forest was float yesterday morning but was soon tied fast. i Hone, Bnggy and Ford AloaL r At tha Crabtree creek 'bridge yester day afternoon, the water was withia two inches of the bridge and on either side it was crossing the road in a swift stream varying from ankle to knee deep. The current was so strong thst a horse and buggy and a Ford, at dif ferent times, were swept along into tha overflowed lands where the tassels of 'full grown cora could barely be aeea. Boys swimming in tha corn field cut the horse loose from the buggy and turned his head back to the road aad the driver, 0. L. B. Penny, but the ibuggy was under water yesterday af ternoon. Spectators oa the opposite aids of the bridge a few minutes later vera called to rescue a Ford that had been caught the same way. The ear was by main force turned back into the road and Anally started rambling to the city. Tha bridge over the Norfolk South am between Raleigh and Zebulon was reported from the dispatcher's office lata yesterday aa under water, as were tha bridges at the 205 and 207 mile post, between Raleigh and Washing ton. No trains were operated between Raleigh aad Wilson or Raleigh aad Norfolk yesterday aad officials of the road would not haxard a guess last night as to when traffic would be re sumed. Normal conditions prevail south of Raleigh. Hundreds of sightseers went in auto mobiles from Raleigh yesterdsy to the Neuse bridges this side of Wake Forest i aad at Milburnie, many grown-ups tak ing aa opportunity to wads for tha first time in ysars. No Bridges Swept Away. Noao of tha steel bridges over the Neuse had been swept away last night, though tha indications were that tha wooden approaches might be damaged considerably. Tha bridge structures, Mr. C. M .Miller, County Road Engi neer, yesterday declared virtually safe alasa there should be heavier floods. AU of tha branches, creeks and streams in tha county are swollen past recognition and many are Impassable. Traffic was not possible at any point yesterday over.he Nevsa bridges. The bridge at Lassiter's Mill began to slip away yesterday and instant effort was mads to tie it in place. An eld eleva tor eable which has sssa service in tha Court House was used for tha purpose by the fores Mr. Miller dispatched then for tha purpose. Altogether, Mr. Miller estimated last night, hardly more thaa five per eent f tha bridges in tha county have been washed away. Tha most serious bridge damage was dona to three bridges aver Swift Creek near Zebulon. Damage to roads in tha county has been consider able. Much of this wss dona by tha tor rential rains of Tuesday night follow, - ing tha steady fall af a week. How- - ever, he damag is not -such thnt eao- not be repaired within a short time, Mr. Miller believed. . At the Neusa bridge oa the Wake Forest road, yesterday Mr. Miller was greatly assisted by Mr. Lee. McGee, af Neuse, who swam from tha approach of tha bridge to tha trees ia the over flow, with wire ia his teeth, anchoring tha wood work.: ' ' r Report from Rmithfield last night .were that tha steel bridge across tha Neuse there was overflowing te fact aad that the approaches to the bridge aa either aid under water for two hun dred s aad fifty feet Fanners vera gathering their logt, loosed kT")aa "Baseball Summary NATIONAL POM! S Ittsma At New Tork-CUdaaatl (first game, wet groaada.) At New Tack Si Parianst! L At rUUdelpfcla fi-Si PtUaairg 1-L At Breoalya. M; CaJcage . AMERICAN ': At Detroit 1 Beaton S. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION At TeMa 4: Si. real . At Cetmbaa 4-4 ! Mlaaeaaelia S-4. At LeatpvUle S; Kansas City S (first At Uduaaaolla l-T; Mttwsakee 14. SOUTHERN As Memphis I; Atlanta t. At BirnUaguaaa-Uttla Rack, net ached ulod At Nashville New Orleans 4. At Chattaaaega I; Mettle L . t SOUTH ATLANTIC At Charleston 1-1; Charlotte - (first gassa IS Innings; second game 7 Innings.) At Snartanbarg t; Aagasta t (It In nings, darkaaaa.) At Greenville I; Colombia L raina that overflowed peaa on farms, in improvised boats and hauling them back to safety. Heavy Rains; Mara Fkd. The heavy rains of Tuesday night and Wednesday morning sent the flood marks upward. With the raiafall vary ing from one to three inches i" tha Neuse watershed, Nensa River took U second rise at Neuse station aad stood at 23.8 feet at one o'clock yesterday afternoon. That ia tha record rise so far as tha data ia tha local Weather Bureau ia concerned. Yesterday warn ings were issued for a rise to twenty five feet at Smithfield. On the Tar River water shed, accord ing to Mr. L. A. Denson, of the United 8tates Weather Bureau here, was excep tionally heavy Tuesday night aad Wed nesdsy morning. Tha fall w.a regis tered at three and one-half inches at Louisburg aad it was still raining at last reports. About Rocky Mount, the rainfall waa reported aa ;our inches, with four snd n half inches at Enfield. on Fishing Creek, the main tributary of the Tar River. Warnings were issued for very henvy overflow approaching the flood stage of August, 1908, or 28 feet at Tarboro and 19 feet at Greenville. Roanoke Rising Also. Further rains yesterday brought about a rise to forty-five feet ia the Roanoke nt Weldon. The rainfall waa three inches at Weldon. There was a foot fall ia the flood at Clarhavillo yesterday but it was followed by a second riss. This, according to Mr. Daaaoa, indicates that the Roanoke will continue high for sev eral days and will reach forty-six feet or more if the rains continue. The Cape Fear River showed a stage of US feet at eight o'clock yesterday morning, with a rise to 4&2 at one o'clock. A third rise waa reported at Moneure with a stage of 23 feet yester dsy morning, followed by a fall of one half a foot at one o'elock. The rainfall at Moncnre was two aad one-half inches aad en the Cape Fear watershed it varied from one to three inches. The riter will continue high at Fayetteville for several days and it is sipeeted to reach the stage of about 48 feet at Fayetteville withia the next twenty-four hours. No Estimates Tec. Btate Highway Commissioner Frank Page is receiving various rumors and reports from different parts of the State, but so far haa no figures oa the extent of the damage. "It will be impossible to get such figures until it is all over," he said yes terday afternoon, aad went on to say that hs had received information from ths Dsvidson county commissioners that tha flood had dona considerable damage there. If the damage is as serious aa the rumors indicate, there will be some difficulty in getting nil ths roads aad bridges repaired, said tha commissioaer. Tha appropriation for maiateaaaee is $50 a mile, the State and county eaeh paying half. There ia no State reserve fnad, so that if the cost of repairs is mors thaa that sum, tha , county will have the rest of the burden to bear. "And eome of them can't do it, said Mr. Page. "I have been told that tha noods in jsib coat Buncombe over a millioa -dollars for roads and bridges. There should be sn emergency fund for just such cases aa this. BLANKS BROOKLYN II IM BOTH COf IM BOTH CONTESTS Alexander and Douglas Pitch Shut-Out Ball For Chicago Nationals Brooklyn, July 23. Both Alexander aad Douglas pitched shut-out ball today and Chicago beat Brooklyn twice, 3 to 0, aad 6 to 0. The first game went 11 innings- Mamaux 'keeping pace ' with Alexander until tha eleventh when Deals double with tha bases full broke the deadlock; Douglas held tha Superbaa to fia scattered hits ia tha second game, while tha Cubs batted Grimes hard and wtrs helped around the bases by til errors due to tha slippery field. Score: R.BT.E. Chicago .......000 000 000 03 3 fl-0 Brooklyn 000 000 000 000 6 1 Alexander and Killifert Mamaux and Miller. Second Came. Score: R.H.E. Chicago 001 101 300 13-. 1 Brooklyn 000 000 0000 5. 8 Douglas and O'Farrell;; Grimes, Smith and Krueger. MILLER SHUTS OUT LOCALS . IN, A PITCHER'S PATTLE Philadelphia, July 23. Miller shut out Philadelphia Uutha- second gams of today's doubls-headcr 1 to 0 after the locals hsd won their 6th straight vis tory in the first game by a socrs of 0 to 1. The second game was a pitcher's battle, neither Rixcy nor Miller issu ing a base oa balls. Score: R.H.E. Pittsburgh .......000 100 0001 8 2 Philadelphia 210 000 03 8 8 1 Carlson, Ponder, Hsmilton and Schmidt; Medows and Tragessor. Second Game. Score: R.H.E. Pittsburgh 000 001 0001 8 1 Philadelphia 000 000 000-fl 4 0 Miller and Lee; Rixey and Adams. DETROIT WINDS UP HOME STAY WITH LOSING CAME Detroit, July 23. Detroit ended a long home stsy today by taking sn 8 to 1 defest st the hands of Boston. The visitors gathered 12 hits off three hurl ers snd by combining them with errors, and passes won cssily. Jones pitched brilliant ball for Boston holding De troit to five Mattered hits. u . n w T fcoston 020 302 001 8 12 2 Detroit 000 010 0001 5 3 Jones and Schang; Love, Cunning ham, Kallio and Stanage. For BARGAINS : in Oxfords tCLQur Store Gaess&Ward 11 C Hargott Street BENTON PITCHES GAME AND ALSO HITS A HOME RUN New York, July 23. New York de feated Cincinnati here today 8 to 1. The first gams of a scheduled double-header wna called off oa account of wet grounds. In addition . to pitching a strong gsme, Benton hit a home run In the third inning with, two taenia bases. t ' Score: R.H.E. Cineinnsti 010 000 0001 8 1 New York 003 030 O0 8 10 0 Bailee- Ring, Luqaa and Raridea; Benton and Snyder. INTERNATIONAL At Blaghamtoa 8; Jersey City I. At Baffalo 1-18; Reading 1-8. At Rochester 1-4; Newark 8-7. At Toronto 8; Baltimore 1. Standing Of Clubs NATIONAL ciabo- W. New York Cincinnati Chicago .. Broohlya . Brooklyn St. Lenta Boston .. .............. PhUadslphla AMERICAN Clsho . Chicago . . .. Clevatund .. . New York .... Detroit ,; . . . i Stv Leolo Boatoa Washington .. ..... Philadelphia .... SOUTH ATLANTIC Clabe Charleston vt Columbia . . . . Charlotte . ., Greenville .. Augusts . . . . Spartanburg . W. L. Pet ... U 21 .CM ... 12 24 471 ... 11 2S JM ... It 28 J17 ... 2S 28 Ut ... IS II J7S Where They Play NATIONAL Boston at New York.' Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Plttakarg. AMERICAN St. Louis at Chicago. Detroit at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Washington. New York nt Boston. Ws become wise by sdversity; pros perity destroys our spprecistion of the right. Seneca. VIRGINIA. At Newport News-Richmond, rain. At Portsmottth-Saffoltt, rain. At Fetersbnrg 1-1; Norfolk 1-1 (sec and game 13 Innings.) North Carolina' Musical Center PIANOS ' PLAYERS W Ampico I Reproducing DARNELL S THOMAS I J. T. BOWLES, Mgr. j T r blended with just a dash of Turkish, not merely "cured", , ? not just "sugar cured", but O O u V & he Ivwvbji 13c 2 for 25o i Larao PeN Package 0 w mWA Wf2 "Come to the Vogue First" Buy a Suit Now & Save i Off on all Suits in the house. Among the lot is some for fall wear. Come today and make your selection. $3.50 PANAMAS snd LEGHORNS st $2.50 $5.00 PANAMAS t $3.75 The Vogue "Vogue Suit Me" fa fir UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 'i Director General of fiailroads SOUTHERN RAILROAD LINES Effective Suadsy, July 20th, Pnllmaa Sleeping Cnr Line will be inaugu rated between Raleigh and Wilmington, N. O. Cars will bs handled oa tfonUftrallfMtrinrtl and faeTweoa Rale4gh-an4 OoHsbora-aad Atlantic Coast Una Railroad trains 91 and 93 between Ooldsboro and Wilmington as follows) T:23 P3I. L. Raleigh Ar. 1:51 AJkf. 1:38 PJL Lr. Selma Lv. 7:0 A.M. t:23 P.M. Ar. Ooldsboro Lv. 6:43 AJd. J0.JJ pjj. lt, Ooldsboro , ......Ar. :S3 AMS ,1:15 AJf. Ar. Wilmington Lv. t:40 AiL v Can will be opea for oeeupaaey at Wllmingtoa at 10:00 P.M, aad may be occupied at Wilmington until 7:30 AL These ears will bs operated "' daily. - : - . j , T r"tX)NSOLIJDATED Utf TICKET" OFFICE ' 305 rayattevUla Street Telephoneai Bell (21, Raleigh 1U 4 air 1111. Ill l!ll!!!i!llllll!llllllijffl A II r-m AUTO TIRE REPAIR, COMPAWtfi "-'' 1 T TIITTTrf- I Jli-,,. -J. aV I'll .. i . j
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