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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1912
Page
40
Floods caused massive crop losses across the region with corn and cotton ruined and farmers facing over ten million dollars in damages. Atlanta endured extreme rainfall, bridges washed away, and rail lines disrupted while trolley systems reported only minor setbacks. Homes and plantations suffered destruction, with multiple fatalities and extensive property damage reported in surrounding areas.
A eastern Sumter County cyclone brought trees down and leveled several small houses near Flintside on the Seaboard railway. Rain caused washouts and train delays as six inches fell. no fatalities were reported. In Cheraw South Carolina a cyclone destroyed plants, depots, kilns, churches, and grandstands, with many tombstones damaged but no injuries.
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A severe wind storm and flood struck Headland and surrounding areas causing multiple fatalities and injuries. A voluntary relief fund of 1000 dollars was raised to aid feeding and clothing for the needy. In Geneva County a boy was killed and three others injured. Hartford reports a fatality as well. Columbia Alabama reports a tornado-like windstorm damaging Dick Metiriff’s cottage and injuring Lewis family. communications were disrupted, making details scarce.
In Dawson Georgia a heavy rainstorm followed by a cyclone wrecked several farms and bridges. On J L Edwards farm fifteen dwellings were destroyed and one negro killed. hay mules and animals perished while Noah Johnson and Hnott places suffered major losses. Church and houses were blown down across the southern county.
A powerful cyclone struck Farmville Virginia on March 15 causing severe damage across the town. Three residences were wrecked and five more damaged along with the Presbyterian church and two stores. High street bore the worst destruction with toppled chimneys, felled trees, broken fences, and shattered windows. A member of J. B Flippen’s family narrowly escaped injury as the dwelling was wrecked. The five minute storm was followed by calm and downed wires cut access to surrounding areas.
Columbus Ga March 15 at midnight the Chatta hoochee Valley railroad bridge at West Point has been swept away with the river at 46 feet. Damage at Goat Island estimated at 10000 dollars and grave fears arise of further property loss and possible lives before morning.
Augusta Ga March 16 Forecaster Himigh maintains a 34 foot flood stage on the Savannah River at Augusta with no change expected. Commissioner Wingfield says Broad Street should remain dry but water will rise in the lower city near the river banks from Eleventh to Fifteenth Streets to about twelve inches. Reports from Gregg Shoalson and others confirm watershed readings and rising water levels in affected areas.
After a night of heavy rain thunder and wind, the Chattahoochee river rose rapidly reaching 22 feet at the last reading and flooding West Point streets. Homes and businesses prepare for continued high water while a railroad trestle at Langdale, Alabama washed out and traffic on the Atlanta and West Point line halted since noon.
Rain storms across central Georgia cripple planting prospects for cotton and corn as fields remain water soaked for days. Farmers fear prolonged wait before plowing can resume with more rain likely. peach orchards also suffer as blossoms shed pollen and blooms are damaged.
In Milledgeville on the Ogdenee River a sudden rise floods toward Bridge 15. Authorities report the water level near 88 feet with the river subsiding after a brief, rapid flood stage. Residents are advised to avoid the area as the structure appears compromised.
Rain floods raise rivers in Georgia and South Carolina. Ocmulgee reaches 28 feet and rises toward a record, forcing evacuations and halting trains on the Dublin railroad bridge. Oconee roars, Dublin and Savannah line bridges near submersion. Convict crews shore levees at Central City Park. further rise could flood the park. In South Carolina rains flood Piedmont, Cheraw wind damage reported, trains delayed, and one death noted from Enoree crossing.
Thunderous rains across Alabama and nearby Virginia trigger flood warnings. In Montgomery the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers surge past flood stage, forcing residents from valleys toward higher ground as waters reach 41 and 48 feet respectively. Rail schedules disrupted. Montgomery street paving and foundations suffer extensive damage estimated at 25 000 dollars. In Danville heavy rainfall swamps bridges and power plants crippling industry and leaving the city dark except for gas light as two homes and a black church are swept away.
Winston-Salem and vicinity faced a severe storm with waterworks damaged and streams at record highs causing thousands in losses and fears of a water famine. Streetcar service to the south side is cut, trains delayed on slow schedules as tracks wash out. Electric lights may be cut and street cars halted tonight per President Fries.
Severe rain transformed streams into torrents in Spartanburg County on Thursday night. The river overflow damaged about $150,000 in property and caused one death, with a second person missing. Railroads and mills were temporarily affected as bridges gave way and poles were swept away. Local milk delivery driver Enoree Manufacturing Company owner Cheves Ligan, attempting to cross to deliver milk, was swept downstream when the bridge collapsed.
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