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VOL. 20. SMITH FIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1902. NO. 52.
GREAT DAMAGE BY FLOOD.
Destruction by Last Week's
Storm.
Much Damage at Asheville, Marshall
and Other Points Along the Line
of the Western Road.
The heavy rainstorm of last
week did great damage through
out a large scope of country and
western North Carolina suffered
much. The following special of
Friday to the Charlotte!Ihserver
from Aslievi.lle thus tells of the
disaster:
The rainstorm of yesterday
and last night was the most
severp of a series of disasters
which have visited this section
during the past year. Water in
the French Broad was two f<e*
higher than in the great tresliet
last August. For a mile along
the river front 1 here is a scene of
wreckage, devastation and incal
culable loss. There has been but
one train in audoueout of Ashe
ville in the last 3(5 hours.
About 2 o'clock this morning
railroad men noticed that the
water was rising at the rate of
12 inches in three minutes and
raised an alarm in the factory
district, the lowlands occupied
by families of cotton mill and
tannery operatives. In the dark
ness hundreds of cries for help
rang out over the roaring waters.
The rising water then stretched
from hill to hill. With wagons
and boats all the cotton mill
writ; iwiuni uuc ?^IJC
family, a man his wife and two
babies. These were tannery
operatives and were taken to a
tannery building, waere safe,
although cut off from shore.
From 5 until 8 o'clock desperate
efforts were made to rescue the
families of mill workers, which
was finally successful. Further
down the river a boat containing
a woman and her son capsized.
\ rescuer fought the strong cur
rent, bringing both to the shore.
The Southern's damage cannot
be estimated Ha.ncree's Son's
tannery lost $10,000 or f12,000;
Asheville Cotton .Mills $2,000 or
more. The Biltmore estate
farms suffered heavy damages,
especially the truck department,
the extent of which will not be
known until the flood .subsides.
Many people living along the
river front lost all they had.
At 7 o clock this evening the
water has subsided two feet.
Melting snow in the mountains,
where it is four or five feet deep,
added much to the volume of the
flood.
At Marshall, and it is feared
beyond that town, the flood of
Thursday night was a terrific
disaster. Marshall is a scene of
ruin and disorder. The river
torrent,, leaping the great wall
of masonry IB feet high, that
forms a dyke between the river
and the town, in the pitch dark
night, tore through the long
main street of Marshall, working
fearful destruction. For a time,
near midnight, the whole place
seemed doomed.
Water was in nearly every
house. The crash of falling build
ings rose above roar of the flood.
Houses moved from theirfouuda
tions, topuled, swung around
and floated with the torrent.
Cars were removed from the track
and rode, with a countless va
riety of debris, 011 the flood.
Horses, cows and swine from the
village and above it struggled in
the torrent, amid household
furniture and millions of feet of
lumber.
The vilage street disappeared
under the rapid, rising water,
and the houses built against the
mountain side ceased to promise
a safe refuge either for their
inmates or for those who fled
from the river side of the street.
The damage in Marshall alone
is estimated to be from .*10,000
to f50,000. Those figures are
wide n part, but both are given
by residents of Marshall who
witnessed the flood. The only
life lost was that of an unknown
man?supposed to have been a
tramp.
lly midnight not a building re
mained intact on the south side
of the street except the three
brick uteres owned by Redmond
&. (iudger..
The building of the Carolina
Mineral Company was gradually
undermined by the water, rose
from its foundations and floated
away. It Anally came to a stop
<tn the site to the approaches of
the main county bridge, and
then' the ruined building now
stands. Mr. Moore, secretary of
the company, estimates their
loss at ^2,000.
The la w office of Senator Prich
ard and Thos. S. Rollins was
moved from its foundations and
completely flooded and its con
tents destroyed, including Sen
ator Prichard's valuable new
library. The loss to the law firm
is fully $2,000 in books and
pape s and damage to the build
ing.
three freight cars that were on
the switch at the depot were
floated from their place and
lodged where the Mineral Com
pany's buildings had stood.
In front of the county jail was
a long trestle. The flood threw
this against the jail and stove in
the walls of the building. When
the water was nearly to the second
floor Sheriff Ramsey and Jailer
Henderson released the nineteen
prisoners in thejail?fiveof whom
were women?and taking them
to the court house placed them
under guard.
This flood was the worst in the
history of Marshall. In 1876
there was a flood that did much
damage, but the rise of water
Thursday was bix feet higher
than on that occasion.
Echoes ot the Storm.
The approach to Greenlee sid
ing, on the Western road near
Marion, was washed away.
Five lives are reported to have
been lost in Marshall during the
storm, and reports from that
section of western North Caro
lina say that two others are
known to have perished in the
Hood.
The Southern Railway has eve
ry available force at work repair
ing its lines. Several depots at
stations on the French Broad
river were carried away.
The storm covered large terri
tory but seems to have been most
severe in North Carolina. Virgin
a and West Virginia, Tennessee,
Pennsylvania and Georgia. At
Pittsburg, Pa., and contiguous
territory the damage was great.
At Pittsburg Saturday night the
I Allegheny river had about reach
ed highwater mark.
A dispatch from Atlanta, Ga.,
under date of Friday says: "Not
in many years have the south
eastern Gulf States experienced
damage so widespread by a
storm as that which 011 yester
day spread over a section of
country embracing Georgia,
Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina
and Florida. As far as known
several lives were lost and sever
al persons injured. The damage
is enormous, the railroads being
particularly heavy sufferers." ?
Great damage was done at Pu
laski and other points in Virgin
}?? liiiil fliPitmrlinnf Tonnotaoo
><l| Ull'l l/lllV/Wi,llUIUi 11IIIH ecu ,
Paterson, N. J., which was
swept by fire three weeks ago,
was partially inundated Sunday
by the overflow of the Passaic
river.
The railroads are the greatest
sufferers, but river towns and
manufacturing enterprises lo
| cated on streams have suffered
much. The loss of life is com
paratively small but the proper
ty loss is immense.
A Sudden Death.
Rev J. U. (iillbreath, a Metho
dist Protestant minister, died
suddenly at the home of Mr. J.
K. Hollowed here Wednesday af
ternoon. He was about 70 years
of age and had l>een in his usual
health up to a few hours before
his death.
He came here a few days ago
to spend sometime with his
daughter-in-law. Mrs. H. (Jill
breath. a sister of Mr. Hollowed.
He was taken vetserday to his
home in Vance county and bu
ried at Union Chapel Methodist
Protestant church Mr. J. K.
Hollowed and Mrs. H. Giilbreath
accompanied the remains.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Brief Summary of the Week's
Happenings.
Some ol the Most Important News ot
the World Condensed tor the
Readers of The Herald.
The commission appointed to
revise the laws of Porto Rico has
completed its labors.
The installation of a new fare
register on the trolley lines at
Norfolk, Ya., has caused a strike.
Two persons were killed in a
collision of freight and passenger
trains at Blanchards, X. P.,
Saturday.
Governor Taft, of the Philip
pines, savs about one-fourth of
the people of the Moro Islands
are in siavery.
Mr. Charles Broadway Rouss,
widely 1 nown as a merchant and
a philanthropist, died in New
York Monday.
Two branches of the Lead Trust
in Ohio have reduced their capital
to a few thousand dollars to
escape taxation.
The M innesota Senate last week
adopted i protest against allow
ing England to buy horses and
mules in the United States.
Life imprisonment and costs of
the trial is the sentence imposed
upon Vernon Rogers at Cleveland,
<)., for killing his sweetheart.
Former Secretary of the Treas
ury Lyman J. Gage has accepted
the presidency of the United
States Trust Company, of New
York.
The will of Charles Broadway
Rouss leaves his fortune to
relatives. His estateisestimated
to be worth more than three
milion dollars.
Because his wife was enamored
of another man Stephen P. Pap
wicki, of Chicago 111.,, killed her
with a penknife and then killed
himself last Saturday.
Ed Holland, aged 1(1 years,
committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart at his
home in Columbia, S.C., Tuesday i
night. A love affair caused the
trouble.
The name of Senator W. A.
Clark, of Montana, is mentioned)
as chairman of the Beniocratic
Congressional Committee, to
succeed Representative James I).
Richardson, who will retire.
A south bound passenger train
on the Columbia branch of the
Southern Railway went through
a trest le into a creek at midnight
Friday night near Zetella, Ga.
The engineer, fireman, baggage
man and a mail clerk were killed
and several passengers injured
but none fatally. The trestle had
been weakened by heavy rains.
For the first time in 44 years
John Hoffman, of Bellefontaine,
Ohio, and Mrs. Ellen Arters, of
Pottsville, Pa., brother and
sister, met Tuesday. The brother
entered ins Bister's home as a
vender. Chance remarks about
incidents in their childhood led
to the discovery. The two were
residents of Lancaster county,
Pensylvania.
President Roosevelt, has desig
nated Ralph Farle Sampson, a
son of Rear Admiral \V.T.Samp
son, for examination for a cadet
ship at the I'nited States Naval
Academy. These cadetshipshave
been assigned as follows: First,
Woodward Philip, a son of the
late Rear Admiral John Philip,
who commanded the battleship
Texas in theSantiagonavalcam
paign; second, (). W. Howard, a
son of Major Gay Howard. F. S.
Army, and third, Prestry Morgan
Taylor, a son of Rear Admiral
Henry C. Taylor, who command
ed the battleship Indiana in the
Santiago naval campaign.
In Davidson Superior Court at
fexington last week H. A. \Vel
born was tried for shooting three
chickens belonging to a neighbor.
The charge was cruelty to ani
mals. Welborn had to pay 2."
cents apiece for the chickens he
killed and also pay the costs of
i the action.
PRINUETOM DOTS.
I
J. Den Howell went down in
Wayne to nee hie father yesterday.
On account of so much had
weather, our farmers have not
done much on their farms to date.
Mr. Johnnie llncher, who has
been quite sick of rheumatism for
the last month, is improving we
are giad to note.
Master Alkie Mussey accident
ally fell and hurt his foot a few
days ago. The last heard of him
he was a great deal better.
Kev. K. 1). Holmes preached for
us last Sunday and night, his
regular appointment. A good
many were out to hear him.
The new barber shop recently
opened by .]. T Kd wards is quite
a "swell" place. Those who want
an up-to-gate hair cut or shave
should not fail to call and see
him.
Our clever postmaster, Mr. i.
W. Massey, is confined to his
room on account of a severe at
tack of rheumatism. We hope
he will soon be on the road to
recovery.
Our street commissioners are
d ang some much needed work
on east end of Front street this
week. The weather has been so
disagreeable and wet that the
work could not have been done
sooner.
Uev. W. G. Hall, the Gaptist
minister who would have preach
ed at this place last third Sun-j
day, but did not on account of
the snow storm, will be here on
the third Sunday in this month,
also the fifth Sunday. Every
body is invited to come out and
hear him.
Princeton should be one of the
most thriving and hustling little
towns in eastern North Carolina
It has sufficient water power
within two miles of its center, so
much so that a large factory or'
flour mill could easily be oper
ated. It also could furnish the
needed employees at ordinary
salaries, as all hauds would beat |
home. Then again, there is a
bonanza for a man with capital
to erect a tobacco warehouse
here. We would not miss it much
if we said everybody in this part
of the county was going to raise
tobacco this year. Only tfiir.
week we heard one of our leading
merchants say there was enough
oil in Goon Hill township to sup
ply the State for years. Why?
because there is reason to believe
that a few miles from here oil
could be had for the "digging.";
All about the above mentioned
place the ground is oily. Some
body should investigate.
K.
PINE LEVEL HEMS.
Mr. L. H. Taylor was in town
Sunday.
Mr. D. U. Oliverand wife, visited
Goldsboro last week.
Mr. J. L. Davis has been spend
ing a few days in town.
Kev. Air. htancu has been
preaching here for the last week.
Kev. J. H. Worley filled his ap
pointment at Pleasant Grove
Sunday.
Mr. J. F. Kornegay, (our police
man) is intending spending a few
days abroad.
We are very sorry to learn that
Mrs. Bettie Giles, of Goldsboro,
formally of this place, is seriously
Miss Lillian Holt'sschoolclosed
here Friday. Our little one's
were sorry to see Miss Lillian's
departure. She was greatly "loved
by her students.
Rev. W. G. Hall, of Smithtteld,
delivered a rich sermon in the
Baptist church Sunday after
noon, followed by a short talk
from Mr. J. M. Beat v. Both were
greatly enjoyed by the people.
The elements have been having
a playful or war-like time of lafe.
High winds, rain showers, a little
summer-like season, and then a
change to almost winter; so we
report these "caiiers" of the
weather to the public.
cki'hkks.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Some Happenings of the Week i
Tersely Told.
Many Items of Interest Concerning:
Tarheeldom Clipped and Culled
From the State Press.
Sheriff George A. Burns, of
Cumberland county, died yester- i
day morning.
Tuesday the Senate passed the
bill appropriating $100,000 for i
a public building at Durham.
The North Carolina State Sun
day School convention is called
to meet at Fay etteville, March [ i
18 to 20. I
Four white men were put off
the train at Marion Friday after
noon and after being put off t hey ]
tired several shots at the train. ,
They were subsequently captured j
and put in jail.
Norfolk capitalists are contem
plating the erection of a large
modern hotel at Haleigh and say '
the plans will positively be car- j
ried out if Raleigh capitalists will
take some of the stock.
Fayetteville is preparing to
hold a big good roads meeting in
April and Gov. Aycock has been
invited to be present. It is pro- ;
posed to issue bonds for $ 100,
000 for road improvement. I
I he v\ mston Journal says
that Old Mail Billy Lovell, of
Yadkin county, aged 80 years,
fe 1 from his barn loft, a distance
of eight feet, Saturday morning, '
22d ult., and sustained injuries '
from which he died.
James Ellis was shot from am
bush while driving along the road
near Saratoga in Wilson county '
about sunset Tuesday and re- i
ceived injuries from which he <
died next morning. There is no i
clue to the murderer. ]
The growth of the Odd Fellows '
in this State continues to be re
markable. The receipts this year 1
will be nearly $11,000. There '
were received Saturday applica- 1
tious for new lodges at Jackson.
Northampton county, and
Wadesboro.
The Apex Canning Company is j
taking steps to induce the fann
ers to plant tomatoes so that
they will have a full supply this
season. The Apex News shows
that at twenty-five cents a bushel j
tomatoes pay better than cotton
at ten cents.
At Goldsboro Friday morning
John Holmes, colored, was shot
in the yard of Col. T H. Bain
while stealing corn. The weapon
used was a shot gun loaded with
bird shot. The negro was pep
pered in i he face and breast and
will likely lose both eyes. His
wounds are not fatal.
The bill appropriating #30,000
for a life saving station at Bluff
Shoals on I'amlico Sound has
passed both Houses of Congress
and only awaits the President's
signature to become a law. The
bill appropriating $(>,000 for a
life saving station at Bogue Inlet
has also passed both Houses.
A call has been issued tor a
State Convention of colored men
in ltaleigh on April 15 "for the
purpose of reorganization and to
nave a calm discussion of what
plan is best to pursue, and for
the purpose of creating a greater
stimulus for improvement in the
industrial and educational condi
tions of our people."
At Marion Thursday night Hub
Montgomery, a colored prisoner
in jail, called the jailer and when
the latter went to him Mont
gomery knocked the lamp out of
his hand and ran down stairs,
jumped through a window and
made his escape. He was under
sentence of three months <11 the
chain gang for fighting.
Thestorm at Morganton Thurs
day night demolished the iron
stack of the Burke tannery and
a tew frame residence and many
electric light poles were blown
down. The Catawba river in
Burke was -J() feet above low wa
ter mark, and several Burke
county stmimr.su passed the high
flood record made last May.
SELMA NEWS.
Mr. D. H. (Jraves was here last
Sunday.
Mr. Oscar Price is building a
home on Webbstreet.
Mr. J. A. Wall, of Wilson's
Mills, was here Wednesday.
Mr. Bertie (iraves, of Kavette
ville, is visiting Mr. K. W. \ ick.
Miss Annie Tucker, of Wendell,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. E.
Richardson.
Misses Castlebury and Barnes,
of Wilders, spent Sunday with
Miss Mary Hatcher.
R. B. Whitley went to Clayton
Monday to attend a meeting of
the Board of Directors of the
Slay ton Cotton Mills.
Mr. M. C. Winston came from
Norfolk Wednesday where he
aid been to buy horses and
mules to supply his trade which
is increasing greatly.
Mr. M. A. Hooks, who has
been here the past winter buying
cotton for Sprunt & Son of Wil
mington, left Monday for Char
lotte, his old home. Sorry to see
him leave.
Mr. .1. B. Bailey, of O'Neals
township, is building a nice cot
tuge near Mr. C. B. Waddell's
and will move his family here
next fell to get the benefit of our
graded school.
Mr. L. B. Debnam, of''layton,
was here Wednesday. The
weatht r has been so Dad since
February 1st that no work has
been done on the bank; but,when
the weather opens, a large force
af hands will be put on and the
building pushed to completion.
Mrs. J. A. (Iriffin, of Clayton,
was here Monday and rented a
store in which to open a first
rlass millinery store. She will
%o to Baltimore in a few days to
purchase her spring stock. The
store, It. B. Whitley's store on
the corner of Haiford and Rail
road streets, is being refitted and
painted and will make quite a
nice appearance when finished.
We know she will do well here.
We have needed such a store here
a long time:
The hill at the Watson-Buffalo
Mills is being graded and will be
finished this week if the weather
jimnits. Buffalo il ill has always
been a bad hill to pull a load up,
bat when it is finished it will be
an easy pull. We know the farm
ers of O'Neals, will appreciate the
work done on the hill and come
here to sell their cotton and to
bacco. One hundred and seven
ty-five bales of cotton has been
sold here since Monday which
shows that the farmers know
where to sell their cotton and
when the tobacco market opens
they will find out that Selrna is
the place to sell their tobacco.
A School Close.
The Fitzgerald .school, taught
by Miss Mary Standi, of near
Selnia, and Mr. George Braswell,
of near Pine I^evel, closed Febru
ary 20th, 1002, Mies Stancil be
ing the principal and Mr. bras
well the assistant.
On the night of the 21st an en
tertainment was given. The ex
ercises began at 7 o'clock p. in.,
and lasted until about twelve.
The pupils acted their parts well,
and all the parents and friends
went home well pleased Moth
pupils and teachers deser\> i ,u t
cred't. In spite of the snow and
rain they assembled attheschool
house aud toiled on with their
practice for the entertainment.
i wonder how many public
schools continued during that
snow? The work that the pupils
did that week showed the ambi
tion they possessed, and we well
know they will stand a storm
where others fail. The teachers
were kind and tlrm in their deal
ings with the pupils and won the
love and resjiect of all. Miss
Mary has taught several schools,
aud has t he reputation of being
a good teacher wherever she
goes, and seems to win many
friends. We ho|>e the pupils and
teachers will always have success
in all their undertaking.
A Yisitoh.