, 1874-08-27
TIE sLU1CED-OUT TOWN.
Particulars Of tlle Cloud-Rurst 4
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Particulars Of the Cloud-Elurst ut
Austin, REV.
Au''''' t'. ttu' Ivy Il:p1tl RIspaeh to Tie sa" fa"'.e'
Yesterday had been a day Of worry stormy CHAR
actor, but up to o'clock in the evening nothing
unusual lad occurred. Soon after that timo
thunder pealod incoaBuntlv. the dischargea ap-
parenIly Ieing Immediately over the city, and
lightning flashed with fearful 1apidity, from
thirty to forty zig-zag flashes, extending from
tho dark ovorhangng clouds to tho earth, occur
ring every minute. At tho same time violent
rain see in, which in q few nlnutes seut streams
Of wator, foot ln depth, running through tho
streets, snd in SOHO instances merchants, an
ticipating slight flood, began to cover up their
CELLARS and place planks across the sidoSalks to
prevent tho stream ftom running into tho stores.
just ut thta tirno strange comnotion was OBJ
roryed III the Pluto aud Shoshone CAMPUS, On tho
towards the town, waving bankets and shouting
o. though in warning Of d threatening danger
Soon after rho great Whiatlos Of tho Manhattan
mill commencoa blowing continually, and, NJ this
III never doue except in casea Of danger, as lire,
etc., every QUO WAS on the qui viye to ASCERTAIN
tic cauno. Immediately after tho whistles sound
Cd horeeman rodo rapidly through tue citY,
crying. Tho water iB cotnlng-get to tho Hills u
and few hundred yatda behind him came
deuso wall Of black, muddy. wator, seething,
toarng, aud carrying destruction with It.
Commencing at tho rlace OF tho clond-bnrst on
tho Summit, il followed the canon to the pan
room Of tho Manhattan mill; tearing through
that portion of tic mill. 1t followed down tho
canon in which tho town atanda until it reaohed
tho RerciAe BRICK building. Stirling this, the
curreut divcrged ACROSS tho street. striking and
bursting through Francis stable. thence round
tho Masonic and Odd Follows Hull, flooding the
saloons in tile basement of that building aud
floating tho contonts. It then tomed in dlraot
courso through tho city.
Upon the alarm being eivon By tho horaemnn,
tin i,eoplo ed to the hills which they had SCARCE.
ly reuched before the flood STRUCK their storcs
aud dwellings,, and for somo tinao nothing could
bo heard but the roar of tho current as It tore on
its destructive oourse through tho streets,-tlle
poople standing III crowds upon tho hills sorrow-
fully Watching the work Of destruction boneath.
The loss, although very great. is not 80 much
III at list supposed, and is principally caused by
damage to buildings goods, anl vehiclcs. Main
street presents Bad sEectao'o tlis morning, dt-
vested Of awnings and quilted out in doep chan
nols; while lower uown the canon tho evidence
Of the destruction III fur palmer, cr,--cordwool
wagons, bugglcs, portions OF buildings, awnings
etc., being piled UP in ono continuous chaotic
mass No lives we're loat.
It IL impossible at this tine to give complete
list Of loEaes It is eRtimated thu, taking tile ill.,
terruption TO business into account, and tho ao'
tl1al loss and expenditure required for repairs,
the total loss will aggregate $'1u0.000.
- The following is lit ot the principal losera I:
s1,5u6; John Smith. $1,000 i. Wallacli, o. 900;
Triplott 4 Clalks, 81 600 A, ALLIE. ST. 900 Smith
i Harratt,, $1,000; William Rowe, 42,0oo;
Miners llotrcat, $1,000; Austin Wator Com
pany, 1ooo; Preusse, tailor q 500; 7. Grass
s2.100; Towor Ohneemaar, $2.o0o; Rsreine.
5000; j. A. Dauor. 81, QUO; @. Taylor. u 200
=: z: partais, Represented by A.. z. Shannon,
Sl,000.