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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1912
Page
7
Floods near Atlanta devastate fields washing away planted crops and delaying planting by weeks to months. Statewide damages exceed 14 million dollars as corn and cotton suffer severe losses. Rainfall records top past lows. rail traffic disrupted by a destroyed bridge near Riverdale and cautious operations across the region.
Flood waters and washouts impair tracks near LaGrange and West Point with the Chattahoochee rising and a bridge at West Point at risk. Ties were washed loose along the line, but crews tightened them and trains resumed. The Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic reported minor damage and swift repairs. The Georgia Railway and Electric Light Company faced about 2000 dollars in losses from washouts, with most lines returning to schedule by 6 am though East Lake line tracks were submerged and a sewer break disrupted Highland and St Charles avenues.
New spring footwear display features Pumps with buckles and Oxfords in black tan white buckskin. Styles include gun metal tan patent and button Oxfords with heavy soles. Prices range 3 50 and 4 00 per pair. No 429 Stylish Pump and No 416 Smart Pump priced at 3 50.
A devastating wind and flood storm killed and injured numerous residents across Headland Hartford and Columbia Alabama. A relief fund of 1000 dollars was raised to feed and clothe the needy. In Geneva County a boy was killed and three others injured. in Hartford a son of Willy Adkins was killed. in Dawson heavy rains and a cyclone damaged farms, destroying multiple dwellings and causing one death and many injuries.
Americus Georgia March 15 A cyclone swept the eastern Sumter County swiftly damaging Lewis brothers plantation with three houses and a stockade destroyed and mules harmed. In Flintside the storm toppled trees and leveled several small houses while a negro woman was killed at the B F Todd place. Rain followed, flooding rail lines and delaying trains as waters rose and fell across the day.
West Point Ga March 15 A heavy rainfall and violent storm sent the Chattahoochee River rising three feet per hour for three hours. By 8 am it stood 19 feet and continued to climb. Water covers sidewalks and streets as residents and merchants brace for damage. Rail traffic suspended with trestle washed out at Langdale Ala. The last reading reached 22 feet, the highest in ten years.
Farmers across middle Georgia face heavy losses as forty eight hours of relentless rain leave ground soaked and unplantable. Cotton and corn crops may be severely reduced, with delayed planting, while peach blooms suffer pollen loss and trees struggle in ongoing wet conditions. Local reports from Macon and surrounding towns indicate uncertain planting timelines and extended crop damage.
Cheraw South Carolina March 15 a cyclone totally destroyed the Boykin Lumber plant roofed the Cheraw Door Sash and Lumber Co dry kilns unroofed the Seaboard Air Line depot destroyed a negro Baptist church and the baseball grandstand blew down all smokestacks and many chimneys none injured St Davids church not damaged but tombstones broken Farmville Virginia also struck wrecking three residences damaging five and harming two stores five minute cyclone per high street damage and a family narrowly escaped death West Point railroad bridge swept away at midnight river 46 feet Goat Island damage estimated 10 by midnight fears of further losses with possible casualties
Augusta Ga March 16 Forecaster Hmigh says no reason to change his estimate of a Savannah river stage at 34 feet by 6 30 tonight Wingfield expects no water on Broad street but flood will reach the low river bank area around Eleventh to Fifteenth streets probable depth twelve inches Gregg Shoalson reports the watershed at seven oclock shows no further rise
Milledgeville Georgia March 1 The Quedhee River caused the bridge approach to wash away after a sudden rise. River authorities report embankment erosion and a 28 foot water level reading. Authorities fear further damage as sections of the riverbank crumble and the structure becomes more perilous.
Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers run above banks with Ocmulgee reaching 23 feet by 4 PM. The Macon rail bridge is nearly covered, trains halted. Residents abandon lowlands as levees and parks face flooding. authorities anticipate further rises overnight.
Columbia reports heavy rainfall swelling rivers across South Carolina. Trains delayed and wires hampered as floodwaters rise. Cheraw sees wind damage. One death, Cheves Ligon of Enoree, Spartanburg County, drowned crossing a stream.
In Montgomery and across Alabama heavy rains have swollen the Alabama Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers. The expected flood peaks reach 41 feet in Montgomery, 48 feet on the Coosa at Milstead, with washouts disrupting rail schedules and $25,900 in Montgomery damage to streets, merchandise, and building foundations.
Heavy rain from 2 a.m. to 2 p.m. caused blackouts in Danville Virginia. Bridges washed away, power plants inundated, trolley service halted, and most businesses shut. Newsprint halted after noon, gas lighting the night ahead. Two small homes and Mount Carmel church were carried off by floodwaters along Fall Creek Valley near the Dan River.
Winston-Salem and vicinity report a severe flood day with water works damaged. Water supply is endangered as streams reach historic highs. Streetcar service to the south side is cut off and the city relies on Southern Power for power. President Fries warned lights and streetcars may be halted tonight. No southbound trains operated. AJE and Norfolk and Western passenger trains delayed for hours due to washed tracks.
Spartanburg and C county heavy rain on Thursday night sent streams into torrents. One man, Cheves Ligon, cotton buyer for Enoree Manufacturing, drowned while crossing the river to deliver milk. another man, William Pulley, feared dead. Bridges swept away, railroads and mills paralyzed, property losses estimated around 150000 dollars.
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