The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-08-06

Atnan IN attempting TO procure come Of the
large quantity Of drift-wood floating undef
the Lombard street bridge, was swept over
boaid and drowned. He had kocn prcyidusiy
warned OF the danger by the police, but pc r
sisted in his attempts. His body was not Q.
covered.
some colored men engaged in securiI ie
hogsheads floating in the dock at the foot o.
Marsh Market space, rescued q boy who Vyat
discovered clinging to q piece OF timber. Ht
was found t. be uninjured. His name co uld
not be ascertained.
The body Of IN unknown man was found
last evening in Harrison street, after the food
had subsided, and was taken TO the watch.
house to await Identification.
The body Of R man, name unknown, uRs re.
covered from Jones Falls and takon TO the
| Eastern station, where Il awaits identii cation,
While the Hood was at its highest ye sterday
Col. Edward II. Webster, Collector Of the
Fort, was leaning from one Of the windows OF
the public store, corner OF Lombard and
Gay streets, he observed a man named Ca.
noles. who had lost his foothold and was be
ing rapidly carried, without any control over
himself, down the stream Of water that was
rushing down Cav street. He would in ali
probability have lost his life II CoSenel Web
ster had not plunged into the water, then five
feet deep, and rescued him.
During the afternoon and evening there
were several cases Of persons who were res
cued from drowning. A cradle containing q
child u or 13 monts old, was obs erved about
three o'clock, carried by the water TO the
intersection Of high and French streets,
Policeman Albert Gault jumped into the cur.
ront, which was swiftly bearing the infant
along, and seizing it safely conveyed 1t to dry
land, where II was given in charge Of a lady
in that vicinity.
About six O'Clock a man named john Stei.
gel, whilo passing on HarriEon street, neat
Gay, was about being carried by the rushing
water into the sewer at that point, when Off.
Ger Gault jumped in and with O strong grasT
stopped his progress and placed him on
firm ground.
About three o'clock a youth named John
Carr, an apprentice Of Mr.. Joshua Register,
brass and bell founder on Holiday street. neal
saratoga, undertook to swim up towards
Favette street, aud was shortly aftorward
found in an exhausted condition near the
Public School Commissioner Office. He was
taken into the office, whore Dir. Boston, the
%ianitor, and his family labored for several
hours and succeeded In restoring animation.
DR.. DOYLE rendered his services, and young
Cerr was enabled in the evening 20 return to
his home considerably improved.
A small boy, who was endeayuring TO nayi-
gate taft in Market square, fell into the
water and whs whirlcd down as far as the
barricado at McEldcrry's wharf where he was
picked up, somewhat bruised and badly
Scared.
Ayounp man who was standing in two feet
u MdlgI on " ~ HFHlIiN nun bdltlllulc atICbt
bridge, suddenly dropped into a deep hole,
caused by the caving in Of the pavement and
after some trouble was rescued by tho by
ISLANDERS.
horse and wagon, tho latter containing
fifteen persons, was coming up the west side
OF Market space, and when nearly at the
head of the Institute the pavement caved in
and the whole party were spilled into a hole
eight feet deep. They all managed to strug-
gle to shore aud the horse was cut loose in
time 70 save himself. The wagon cant to q
sudden end By being badly smashed up.
One Of the numberless reports that
were being circulated had It that Police Com
missioner Carr was drowned. lie was upset
in a boat ia Saratoga street, but suffered no
worse than a thorough ducking. lie was on
gagged in rcEcuing some parties who were in
! a pCriluus condition in flooded houses.