, 1869-07-03
AWFUL CALAMITY IN KANSAS
CpporalclIea FFc*het-Loss Of Thfr.
teen Llvet-GIeat Destruction OF
RTppcYfys

! Unparalleled Frcshet-Loss Of Thir.
teen Llves-GTeat Destruction or
property.
From the Junction c4ty fEan.aa) Enion, -7u,< I'd
norsaay mofpnng; before daF the 1ssn cane
IL 'ne sfsnn oTn nn 1rs
] again and Iaintd steadily unul until daylight Fu-
| DAY morning. About eight o'clock news cane snlo
assoAs Lyons Grees had been swep, awsx ss:!l
people could not believe that any thing unusual bad
happened. ..,oxs . =, r+u,,x na.u,,, ,ow. r,,,.
| that men, women and children were chngtEg TO
the branches Of trees, and that houses bridges a4a
ea.s weFs nsng s%sr. sxay ny ne m 19sg
! ont In come direction. Boats were smept a~aF,
tna rores we're the on1J means Of assistance LEFT
| IN every direction 10 reader aas[stance. SupeHn-
ten5ent Marshall who had yan up the rosA a. far
- esk 10 the Interests 81 sas
| Life and property In thai locality. On accoant Of
the Iateness Of the hour. we can Etse but partial
some OF these poor poor m0rtas. We cuud only
gather the tlctdents from htnan PORTION OF the
ne enc s1s nds7 % III ad sa 1S4 81
Chapman CreeE the following persons arc LOST,
having been swept away With houses and property:
brother Willc, and Mosll, Hart'ean, child !eass
| old. ali from the family Of Ar. lartir2u. Mr.
aud Mrs. uasttZao we're saraL Mrs Cooke
one Of sne Oldest anu mcss prominent c.lzens Of
this county, who MAS stopping u Nss- Cooke are
O'Clock In The evening the report cs11,e that aira
I1ans Greek Crossing, with her tHo ehiliren. Ind
The mosa appalling OF all was the cnse OF Mrs
BrimbauFh and tau!lT. consisting Of herself and
Ies5 q e no:s 81 sna I
III eliueue . . poItiou q she building, which
ins tne al parted, QUE psi eas75lns s1s. pfI-
haugh, infant II and eldest i. M dauEasse: The Other
eaying e., The dT iw h9ye Sy!en Their f M stnck f.s, n
shorr. A rait was then hastsly CONSTRUCTED
iy the tstlzena aud NM trimnaugn and
uahe desperate eroI1 to sare Miss Jennie br.sn.
baugh, who, With the lad and infant, hal been on
10y. e sa1ei the iafant II sasins M Us snirs and and
aloDe- The current vas 20 raall at this point thai
II nas bf the most superhuulan efforts be sue
The poor llttie infant remained for nre haurs,
Boss sss,a astq4,nised M s " 1eeue IT, ~an aaa ~ u,
shted by some citizens on shore, Who held rope
Tssn h Ed dn,T SnS IN s II
and swa1n ashore So t-4d was the current 1t
ashore who held1the rope ttiched to Mr.. Dos-
I thci, he Mas carried down 5Lzeam u distance OF
sns oy oEadsA IS,! Ege pests Z hs 5seAs
IN attempting to Save MIS-. Kf!nbanEh, mad
+ lttle sklH capsxed and be save. himself By being
carried By the current 10 tee, where he tusde
Scsr by was III. Homer, WHO VAS carried from
the mil, e1!nsng % tree both thess parties Ir-
branch ot u tree between the.n and etefn,s5-from
al ea,'J hour in ihe uosn:nS Nrs! O'Clock IL tne
ton arrived With hca-, and Messrs. 5. S. C2sweu
and John Mead made The pertlots undertaking and
saved both parties. These gentlemen also touI
fhrr IEIfSt+ hal iI%.%7Ft
water ~ has!ng reaehsd to Wi,hin Eighteen ,uehss hes
There wese many Others t7oa this place and
from tic ncI1hGoshood ol the sctHe OF the
during, deserve special mention, Ia; ID aceoups
Of the Ateneas Of the hour VII have NOT ttne 70
nent!on hl!- NJ. anst hrs. George SNYDER tnd
Mrs, John Irwin and falnuy must not bs forgotten
BY grateful Community fur uid extended 70 the
suf7trerA Ar. Suyder.a store VAS thrown open
ana e,eI,9oay assd to slP nlss,i ons
the uutindest Gu: To foESet Miss Julia SnFdeE; who.
lasine aside the mock muiesty 50 Prevalent among
ruled up her sleeves and went TO work Ia hearty
earnest 80 less than dfsy pe.sons "ete fed from
he. h.nd5 dut.ng The Day ;ilt!s Ms julia s
slromned trying to save life, but We len HIN At
Int houliast evening Irving as much IA ever.
At CE3fmau Creek the f00d Was 1rsttttscor-,
cred about o'clnek N the morning. when 1t was
ltlle nole tnan o.er the nanks Of the stresal- Al
raostn on IT he efessins there enniI no. haSe
leen less rhau hfty feet OF HateE The c;4suaItcs
! which = mention cover q distance of only si1.
miles L.! the creek except ln the casc Of the Cook
! family hnd N1. Col#eI He have no tuurlcf9c
Of what occurred above that point rtr between
Ceapnah Greek and Junction Cir. -a:opE the
Smoky Hill, which y at present. Ia sour places
! a,,ou' four miles wide.
htiee vas had ~ number Of ne.;h.,ors. who hap
pened tcgethef bFef The tremendous crop Of wheat
ready To harvest The far7ns III that nelehf,or-
hocu were IN The highest stale ii cu,usat1un ant
1mpro, ement Ft1dar morning total run stavet
the people IN tht H. c. II Eas the meat terrible
anaswiftest transfer from comfort and prosperity
10 hGr7nr ohr ru1n Oh record Not farm TO he
mesEei: -
by ~s:er up the Republican, cril lnR Tor nrlp, ha:
the wa;et ,s Of sIc breadth I!ani nothing definite
can be learned Mrs badger, uslnE We or SIX
miles up the Republican, reniAuc.1 the roof Of
tic hruae entirely surrounded hy water hut 1ual!y
succeeded ii escaping.
The stockholders uf the Republican Rive. t.s.ige
eetu rallied crowd and lev waetns, lni win
roJes md shosels startcd to tn. relief u t1etE
sTldse = 1eross ne kspuhAeaa oa,ae Eay down,
town and the fort, had asoHt three ftei Of water
rushing trpm TIE tepuhiscan 10 the smoky. At
railroad bridge, and three feet aua hair of The
Republican bridge. Ine crowd went vigorously
to work protecting the spproaehes frona that
time until r. NJ, the wafer raised at the rate Of
strseter i seiekIer's 1opss, ii the sailroad
| fastened to the two Lrsdses. SIX cAt loads
t;o9a s e ins ioaep p,S1f etas
cI the rulfUad bridge we're TWO feet under wafer
snd ,he ws1er vas within = lew incnes ol the Re.
Putltau bridge, and sheet OF wster for quarter
81 c,le existed Ibis side Of the GE1pges, where
three hou!s before AL was dty.
Ate u'c1tscI, the bottom between Riley and toEn
Naa one theet Of water. vi hica could not have leen
lCss than ten feet deep. The faliroad Track wa$
ne sn5 mans ot G sotnmuniea;son: Ats o.S'o:1
1cad oi scone- Al the Slough, The track gave ray
from under and the locensotire and car stuck IN
The IE1d- The Nate. had uoderulus.l the itace,
and II dark hall mile Of 1t vas gone. Two men
we're slight! wounded when the locomotive IT ant
down.
Two men came fseu Milford Friday. Thes re-
rorsed The stream In places 10 be nlnes vide 50
isr they heard no lives bad been LOST. bat cat
sse4t q hles. be 1ond he possii,tIisy nf Re reseua %
The Hse IL the RepublIssn y 'hs htEhest eyer
bo eGx i '2.n ne B'9s' e Is, sa I'D sa
great sheets ol water can be seen, where The our
people hare been accustomed to leho1d eniy golden
ferds. ~ 1 NAAS' '''4 S'- I-''' '31's
3. daylight this tsasuraay} morning the rtse
| t.pu1 ChapEaa's Greek lad reached LIS place.
EandelsopS 3 farn 2n! part OF H0u=es MAS one
sheer Of water, and The bottom east O.: town WAS
a! under. The east Of to~n G!adu:iIJ knereased
naaa q q III sa e. ssa ks
R4iiroa.i tFack u al under wasess Looses and
nousesaia r. sssts ga sse ere Gyase sns er,e
i. Y. E1aeu los. t1lstt-s1 hezio! hone n the
Republican oot7ozn.
The Republican fell two fe:->nd haf Friday
| hight At This place ii 1a,neI sneai' 1T f1:day
hight with tokens that 70 tia 'nrht es. II IVES,
quite heasF. lrsica.:ons II .zln appeared This
forenoon MP the smoky Hill
\ nan who lets Wll't ta-Ecaity morning. a.Es
| the F2te. IN that El1gaM sas shout nsteen feds
high. 1t II his fmpresS-1a s11:: MaanAt.a1a xas
urder water we lea7n .Gn, .sothtr so,l,C1 ,ia1
the blue continues 70 rse. anl taat II vas eltun
toursee1, inches Of the fz.ltc,s bridge: aso taas
tie railroad tsacx MAS ttgln.lr, 70 wash 1c.1 of
Fer Riley; Ioe nal asta coming vest sopaed
| The moat retnasfa:Re feature OF the Hinae DIS
| hster q the pEeses. apparent secuH3tol the
| bridges In this sieiLiy- The Smoky uI brdse
acd the co1ntr btEe atrpS5 the Aa.1e stftatn are
| supposed to he shsooy structures. TIE Southern
| Branch Railroad tcsfEe ard the Republican River
bridge are snpete spec1Eens of sostnanahlp,
| The smoky Htla ondse l. 8 foot n.der water, Jet
] II stands male3acaaG. The cou1e.= Ls!61e ssaads
/ tiensnuf- Ths S1cihetn Branca tssllroad br1ise
Is anchored nth railroad iron tho Kansas Pacific
| yDnd daI2eF.
! For miles ~ the Smoky tse Eaasas PaeIac track
is titEeIked and leatp!est The wl.ea are
/ caaon, aelther with the east Of vest
! IRIS Sthe greatest hood ever lpown- The
! smoky Hill Is ten feet higher than Il wa& II 1,a,
mai . Greek fepof1s th.i stresm aloaiy T:stag al
iorfn"or, and that i was saintug quite hsrd theee
OF sH:of5 Al1 bridges raay go yet
| i narrowing ssene-nrx. Crane
! Picnd1 fnr Iergcr,A Lie.
! From tAt SatcAe: {Hisx, Uenoerut Ju5,t u.
Through the klndneas n friend we are permit
ted 10 make the folloTtng extracts from a lsd5.
Pirate letter TO laiI IN this city. It saoFs s1sa
| Colonel Crane a. canaot but add, i aoy:ala9 ean
be aulet TO The profound sItnpathf f.js fot toe -
rea!ed iadJ By the people OF MISSISSIPPI NC
| aThen Rer. Dr.. cEne eot 70
Brown . store. be found Colonel crane VIII ,tn az