Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-31

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the city. on Thursday eight are much great
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A little After dark On Thur,dAy evening,
the rain b.ean = dss6tnG -Aid sssn came
down IS we never saw Il before. Il seemed
"a ~eiks NJ eegtA IN duteDtsp st1l4t(1y -
IL million engines we're sending their vat
err from the skies. The creek rose rapidly,
and eycn the streets 81 the city were isans
formed into Temporary river beds, under the
descending dsiugs. A sboot uins o'clock,
ths stream began to threo1sn the housee -.
uated nearest snd loWsee upon its banks,
and The inmates began oost6,Sevs their fer
niturs. But 20 rspidly Ga Shsvss~ accu
mulate, that many found themselves sus,-
rounded by water - the drst indication Of
personal danger. AZ eleSsA o. clock the
stream had risen full thirty feet. The scene.
particularly about thu Hvddea1 bridge.
soon became one passing the powers Of de-
scription. Houses began to be dislodged
from their found~.ega- nd the ia4A)es.
unahee 70 escape, were sctsGekng fcf 6s6iN.
ance.
The night was one Of deep darkness, and
The Wild ningling Of duplicating veiceo
with the clash aud soar of the elemeass,
while hundred Of excited citizens lined the
shores, eager but unable to render ASSIST
an'e. conspired to render the spectacle one
ofawe and sicaening horfoe. Nothing was
70 be seen save ~ksnI TIE vivid flashes oil
lightning broke into the surtoundfSg DARK.
neos d II in mockery V sAe~ the skteat Of
the horror and desolstion caused b. The vat.
cry elements. One house was seen floating
d - eth family Of f6up dDjmed .pcnms
upOu Il, shriekiog for assistance. A livid
fash lit up the scene Just a. the wild TOR,
rents swept them beneath the arch Or I
bridge and they were sem 20 mose BY
heroic efforts many q the unfortunate onel
who were Aalina dppndABop riftswood and
wrecks Of hoOsss Wsre rescued from Their
peeil and brought to tn. shore The water
rsarhed ito height At about II o'clock. and
when the rain ahatine. the Goods sahsidsd ~
rapidly ~ they had risen.
The number Of lives lot il unkuown. -
Several Gre miss,ng, end itls quite prUbable
that many arc lost Of which no cogniasnce
can Il present be taken. The bodies Of
eight persons, 20 fht - w can lcaEn, have
been recovered. They were taken from
the creek gullcys between the Broadway
and Fhih Street bridgss. They were those
Of Pat Murphy, ! freight contractor; Mr..
Turner, an employs Of Mr.. Iwatt, proprietor
Of the Park valla, House Mrs. Coles, . co.,
ored woman, and three children, and col
ored boy. Mr.. Turner was drowned while
struggling TO save the life Of Murphy. Mr..
lvass had taken his wife and child to the
Grant House. and ives returning to save
some of-his goods. when he waded into deep
water and was drowned.
The loss nf property 10 thc city Nm prob J
ably reach hundreds Of thousaAds 81 dol
lars. Secon,i street bridge was washed
away. and such was the force Of The water
that not stone Of the structure remained.
fueh street bridge wAs also swept avail,
and tho cutveits on Delaware and Shawnee
streets wese badly damaged. Broadway
bridge remains unframed. The walks and
pevements in various parts Of the city also
yielded to the inroads Of The destroying ele.
ment.
Among those 81 our citizens who sus-
taaned the hse.,iest l0saea, are Mr.. kuns,
VINO owns Pm extensive brewery, sstuated on
sne osn..s Of the creek. near Fifth street.
Ae Est 1000 barrels Of heer and 800 cords
o. wood. Loss estimated At go, 600.
Mr. Robert Maxwell losta train Of wagons
which had just been loaded and taken out to
Broadway, near the bridge. The water
rose above them, sweeping two down
stream. and damaging their contents to the
amount Of more than $4,000. A wagon
loaded with dry goods, belonging to Ambro
ala Armjos, which had been mired the pre-
vious day, vas washed over and the goods
borne away and destroyed. Loss $4,000.
The scene yesterday morning beggars all
description. The food had subsidized, and
the little stream was modeshy pursuing its
way into the Missouri. a. il unconscious or
regardless of the destruction and misery it
had created in the night before. Its banks
were strewn with the debris Of ruined
houses. broken wagons, barrels, timbers,
ETC., and here and there the lifcless corpse
Of some poor unfortunate victim.
Tur renortc from tho Cnntinnnt nf Eurone