New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-28
THE GREAT FREsmET IN KANSAS.
A Might Of Horror and Tempest-Great
Less or Prsperty-Sevesni Persons
Drowned--scenes OF Auguish-Merc
Particular Of the Flood.

From The Lesvsnworh Kansas Conservative, July r.
The damage and destruction caused by the
rains and the great food In Three Mile Creek Thurs.
day night. much greater than mt fist anticipated
The more We review the catastrophe the greater swes
the catalogue OF losses sustained both by the city and
by individuals.
A little after dark on Thursday evening the rain be-
gan to descend aud soon came down we never cav
il before II seemed to strike the earth In unbroken
streams as II a million engines were sending their
waters from the skies. The creek rose rapidly and
even the streets Of the city were transformed into TEN
porary river beds under the descending deuge At
about O'Clock the stream began to threaten the houses
stusted nearest and lowest upon it, hunks and tho M
mates began 70 their furniture But so ripdly
did the wster accumulate that many found themselves
surrounded by water the first indication OF personal
danger. The scene. particularly about the Broadway
bridge. became surprising the powers OF de-
soriptiop Houses began t. be dislodged from their
foundations, and the inmates unable 10 escape, were
screaming tor assistance. -,
The night was one of deep dsrkness. and tho wild
mnglng OF duplicating voices with the oil lsh and roar
of the elements while hundreds u excited citizens lined
the shores eager but utterly unable render
conspired render the spectacle Que OF awe ana sex
| ening horror Nothing Was 10 be seen save when the
vivid lashes Of, lightning broke Into the surrounding
bnckness as " Ia mockery to show the extent or the
horror and ISOLATION caused by the wGLery elements
One house seen floating down VIII fhnlly Of Tour
oolored persons upon H. shrieting Tor assistance
liyd flash Of lightning t up the scene s as the WIZ
torrent swept them beneath the arch OF tie bridge and
| they seen no more.
Hy heroic efforts many OF the unfortunate who
were floating down upon driit.wood and wrecks OF
houses rescued FROM their p'rl and brought 10
the Shore One colorcd nan vas saved ny some gen
temen stopping at the Grant House who worked tlef
wsy DOT to hin upon piece Of sidewalk, serving as
ralt. Steve Qinlon saw . man hanging 10 some
drif wood. and, tying rope about as own body ne
made bis perloos way TO the exhausted ana drowning
| ~ Nrulu a4I IlAph II 4 a
him 10 shore. "A woman named Tusher. RESTING q
short distance beyond the Grant House saved her iic
by breaking through the ceiling and climbing to thg
roof. Many other Instances OF narrow escapes AZ
heroic deeds rAnspred during this terrible night whch
we cannot hero record. The water reached It's hight
about IL o'clock. when. the rain abatng. the waters
,ubslded as rapidly as they had risen.
Tho number y lives losI - unknown. Several are
missing and l. quite probable that rnany lost Of
which cognz,Dce can at present be taken. The
bodies Of eight person far we can learn. have
teen recovered. They taken from the creek and
eulcys between the Btoadgay and Fiih-st Bridges
They Nere those Of Mr.. Pat AuIphy a freight con
TRACTOR Mr.. Turner an employee OF Mr.. H. MIR lwal,,
| proprietor VI the ParA Nilla House, Mrs. Coles "a
colored woman and three children and colored boy.
Mr. Turner was drowned while struggling % save the
life Of Murphy. Mr.. alt had taken bis VIII. ami
child a. the Grant House. and returning 20 save
some u bis goods when lie waded into deep water aud
vns Drowned
The Ices Of property to tie city will probably reach
hundreds ~ Thousands OF dollars Second -. bridge
was washed away and such the force OF the water
that not stone OF tho structure remained. Ffhst.
bridge aso swept away and the culyeris on Della
vale and Shawnee SIS badly damaged. Broadway
bridge remains unframed. The walks and psyements
parts Of the city also yielded TO the inroads
Of the destroying element.
A nouY those OF our citizens who sustained the
le,vlesi osses Mr. e. Kun who Downs extensive
brewer s.uaied tie bank OF the creek. near Fnh
Il lie oi 1900 barrels Of beer and 300 cords OF wood
Loss estlMated az $4,000.
Nr Robert Maxwell los, train II wagons which bad
us been loaded and taken W, 10 Broadway. rear the
/ ridge. Tie water rose above them, sweeping Two
down street aud damaging their contents 10 TIE amount
OF more than $1,000.
IIob,in s Meyer, grocerrmen. sustained loss OF
5000 judy Prior, W. Vance. Marx Allen NJ Green
held Joseph Lowe. Nrs. Sioss G. Flag, Mrs. Sites. Z.
Washington. Lucy Washington, Mr. Foley. Adam
Cardhouse nnd Mrs. Smmerman lost their houses and
contents Mr.. Sargent lost four horses, and bis brick
ward sustained much damage; loss 5000 Henry Pat.
erson lost 500 worth Of tobacco Mr.. Sohohed lost
hls houso aud confectionery. The dye house VI John
Grund and contenIs are total loss. j.. NJ Rinsins
br,ck ward sustained much damage; his horses were
also drowned; loss o. go Mr.. StewGrfs furniture was
sWept away; loss shout 600. Mr. Davis. grocer. suf
.red loss Of about $4,000 Charles Rebsamen lost his
furniture barn and two rev wagons loss se0. Mr..
K.ober Of the Elkhorn Mills lost two good horses and
200 or 800 cord. Of wood Many others are sufferers 10
a greater or less eItont. We learn that q wagon
loaded with dry goods belonging 10 Ambrosis Armilos,
which had been inred the previous day, was washed
over and the goods borno away and destroyed; loss
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