Bridges Out,Trains Late, Crops Ruined, Valley Flooded, Oct. 1, 1924

Bridges Out and Heavy Damage in Wayne Reported. . . Goldsboro Says Trains Running Hours Late—Crops Ruined—Valley Flooded

Goldsboro, Sept. 30—Flood waters caused by continued rains during the past 10 days delayed trains and caused thousands of dollars damage to cotton crops and other property in this section.

Railroad bridges have been swept away by the high waters. Trains are running four to six hours late.

The Catawba river is at flood stage and still rising upstate, threatening to overflow and inundate lowland homes and farm lands.

From the front page of New Bernian, Oct. 1, 1924

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