Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-04-12
Incidents or the Great Freshct--A Truly
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From the Jonessoro Ease Tennssses) UTion Flag.
The late disastrous food in Fast Ten
nessee, by which 80 much property
was destroyed, and In some piaees MAJ
ny lives were lost, when all the facts
are known, will disclose some noble
deeds of heroic daring in persons sa-
wing the lives and property of others
One instance of this kind has just been
related to us. The village Of Kings
port, situated OH the banks Of the Hol-
ston some twenty flour miles below this
place, suffered greatly in the loss of
property, and many would have found
watery graves If Ii had not been for the
generous and heroic risk of life of
Lieutenant Jas. N. Cox, late of the 18th
Tennessee cavalry, Federal army, and
OF, old comrade OF the senior editor Of
this paper. 1t would make this notice
to long to relate all of bis risks and adj
ventures, but one demands especial at
tention. ~
There were two families of movers In
O fiatboat in the river below Mrs. Ann
Phipps', numbering fourteen persons--
men, women and children. The boat
was fastened to tree, but the river
had surrounded it, and the sweeping
torrent of drift wood threatened every
moment the destruction of the fiail
craft, and Its inmates. Some fifty or
sixty persons were standing on the
banks or the river, seemingly power
less, when Lieutenant Cox was sent
for, who instantly seized a canoe, and
at the imminent peril of his own
life, dashed through the rushing, tirbu-
lent waters to the boat, amid surging
bottles of drift wood, and still swell
ing torrent and with his strong, skill
ful arm conveyed the entire fonrteen
souls safely to land, among their
friends, whose joyous acclanations
rent the air. Oh, great was the heart
felt gratitude of those women and chill
dren and strong men, when they found
themselves safe, and tears howed freely,
and loud shout OF praise to Lieuten-
ant Cox arose, again and again, from
the anxious crowd of spectators ai
One of the men who were rescued
had d trunk I'm the boat In which was
large sum Of money, and he offered
Lieutenant Cox liberal rewardtif he
would return to the boat and secure IL,
but with truly noble spirit he repliedj
81 will risk life for life, but not for
money! and In a few moments the
boat was carried away with the over
whelming flood, and with all Its con-
tents soon destroyed.
-4One fact connected with this sad tale
must not be omitted. The canoe used
by 'Lielitenantt Cox belonged 10 pro-
fessed minister of the Gospel, who act-
ually refused fts use But the brave
young soldier had seen too much SER
vice in the Union army TO be thus foil
ed m Ills noble purpose OF saving the
lives ofthese strangers, and Immediately
took possession Of IL, disregartling the
wishes OF the owner, and accomplished
his generous work for which he de-
serves all praise. The citizens OF Kings
port will long treasure up In their
memories the noble deeds and daring
Of Lieutenant Cox, while the heartless
owner Of the canoe will not soon be for
gotten. He should remove where his
Infamous deed will never be heard OF.
We learn of a family who resided on
the banks of the Watauga, who Were
all drowned save three small children.
The parents, finding their house was
about to be washed away, carried their
three smallest children to the shore
and put them ina place Of safety, and
with their older children returned TO
their house, for the purpose Of trying
TO sayeIa portion sofs their furniture,
WQeu TIC HOUSE was SW0PL away uy Viz
flood and dashed In pieces against the
rocks, ell who were in IL perished.
These little orphans have, we learn,
been properly cared for. .s5,.
FoRGoT HIS PIECE. "A young gentle
man in Hannibal. Mo-, a member OF
one Of the temperance societies, in the
absence of the regular chaplain, was
called upon to act pro TEN, When In
the middle of his prayer, which was
read from d printed card, the card fell
from his hand. The young man
stopped short, and exclaimed, "Oh,
pshaw! .copfound the card.n He
stopped to pick up the fallen card, and
through sonie mischance, got hold oi
the wrong paper, and straightened
himself, hiId after elongating his face
to Methodist proportions, and assuming
the sanctity of n first-class Quaker, he
was about to finish up his prayer, when
he discovered his mistake, which &C
confused him that he forgot himself
and exciaimed: "Oh, darn 1t I've got
the wrong card. Amen.n After this
business went on as usual.
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By WHoM SCOTLAND is OWNED =
IMr. Bright, in one Of his late speeches
said that one-half Of SCOTLAND is ownet
| by twelve parsons, and onp- half Of I'm
/ gland by one hundred and hty., Thu
the people are nobody, and = feW indi
vidnals everybody. No wonder tn
1 ayiats,erhev = 6Ssht q, deAnernfeIy h0aine