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The Watchman And Southron
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
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In Nashville, the Cumberland River gauge dropped to 55 feet on Jan. 3, with predictions of further fall; flood waters wrecked one building and damaged another, rendering older structures unsafe; two men drowned Sunday, five others narrowly escaped, prompting Sheriff Bob Briley's order restricting boat use.
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Nashville, Jan. 3.--The river gauge of the Cumberland stood at 55 feet here at 9:30 o'clock this morning, a drop of nine-tenths of a foot since 7 a. m. Sunday morning. The weather bureau predicts a fall of two to three feet during the next 24 hours.
With one building wrecked and another partly destroyed when undermined by the flood waters the condition of many of the older buildings along First and Second Avenues are considered unsafe.
Since the reported drowning of two men on Sunday and the narrow escape of five others, Sheriff Bob Briley has issued an order that all not engaged in rescue work stay out of all boats and keep away from the back waters and the river.
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Nashville
Event Date
Jan. 3
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one building wrecked, another partly destroyed, many older buildings unsafe; two men drowned, five others narrowly escaped
Event Details
Cumberland River gauge at 55 feet, dropping since Sunday, predicted further fall; flood undermined buildings along First and Second Avenues; Sheriff issued order restricting boats and access to waters after drownings