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The Charleston Daily News
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
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Recent severe storms and rains across the State caused flooding of rivers like the Broad River at Alston, damaging bridges and fences, retarding planting by a month, killing fruit crops, and flooding rice lands in the Georgetown district, discouraging planters and delaying seed planting.
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The Union Times says: "From all sections of the State we hear that the storm on Saturday last was very severe. At Alston, the Broad River was higher on Monday than it has been since the memorable freshet of 1854. We have no definite accounts from the streams and rivers in this and adjoining counties, but the large amount of drift wood and framed timber floating in them are strong indications that bridges and fences have suffered severely. Since Sunday we have had fine spring weather. Ploughs are busy upon every plantation. The constant rains this spring have retarded planting and farm work generally fully one month. The frosts of last week have killed nearly all of the fruit that have escaped the freezes of the week before."
The Georgetown Times says: "The past week has been characterized by floods and freshets. Saturday we had a very heavy fall of water, and all our swamps and low lands are filled to overflowing. Every river in the district is in a state of freshet, and the rice lands are all under water up the rivers, and those nearer the coast are in a bad state of drainage. Our planters are very much embarrassed and discouraged in planting their rice lands, and will be obliged to put in their seed much later than they would desire."
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Alston And Georgetown Districts, The State
Event Date
Saturday Last
Outcome
bridges and fences suffered severely; planting and farm work retarded by one month; nearly all fruit killed by frosts; rice lands flooded, leading to delayed planting and discouraged planters
Event Details
Severe storm on Saturday last caused high waters in Broad River at Alston, flooding in streams and rivers with drift wood indicating damage; constant spring rains retarded planting; frosts killed fruit; in Georgetown district, heavy rains led to floods and freshets, overflowing swamps and low lands, rivers in freshet, rice lands under water with poor drainage