Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-26

been carried by the surging waves
about three miles.
j. NJ. Holmes had very narrow es-
cipc. He was helping John Rant TO
rcrnuVc some things from the latter,
house. when the building WAS swept
away. Both were submerged in the
waters. and carried down with irrcSiSt-
able force To near the Consolidated
furnaces. lie was rescued i'll Il drown
ing condition.
Afcr the Terrible Calamity
The town presented mournlul sight
MI places of business. stores and sa-
looms, were closed in token of respect
Of those who had lost their lives. On
the corners groups of men and women
were occupied in discussing the hor-
rors the day had brought forth. Up
and down the streets men, women and
children. bereft of homes and all that
they possessed. We're seeking tempor-
airy shelter. Those who had not sui
icrcd by the disaster threw open their
houses to those less fortunate. ON all
sides a helping hand was extended.
and all provided for.
No doubt there occurred hundreds
VI N'ItilNN VI SlltNitl Ipll.
but oMlnr To tine great cXcitcinen.
which prevailed during the day and
night. il was found impossible To CLEAN
fuller particulars than we have record
ed. Horses. dogs, poultry e:c.. We're
seen going down i'll great numbers.
and all pcri>hcd. The scene down tle
canyon after the flood had >ub>ided
helgarS description. Thousands Of
people lined the canyon from the
Rithnond furnace to the six-miie
hollse. Some men searching for the
missing. others looking after their
goods, houses and furniture which
had been swept away. At one place
Il casi< of liquor was found and broken
open by party of men. They soou
became buiSterous and when sheriff
sullivan and Constable He'll appeared
and attempted 10 preserve order they
We're set upon by the crowd and bad
lv beaten with stoncs and pistols The
Sheriff il is thought Lad one shoulder
diSloc1tcd in the row. The OFT narrS.
however. We're arrested and lod-ei i'll
Jail. During the evening several o.Eer
belli@crentS. as we'll as Il batch of pill
iCrprS. numbering all about fifteen OF
twenty. We're arrested and placed III
.ilii. We are reliably informed that
there WAS much petty stea ing III the
NAY down the canyon. Trunks We're
hlr,ted open and ritlei and other val
uahieS were carried of. Il >eenas
strange that any man could be found
So mean a~ to attempt To profit by thc
terrible ni~tortunes oi the sufferers oi
- dire 4 calamity as Was that Of ya~-
terday. \ large number of special
officers Wcro promptly detailed. am
after this force got on duty better
state ofatilir> was speedily iilaIt&ura-
ted. Officers We're Kept on duIS ali
night.
one of pri;chard's biz teams encotm-
tered the Hood below the toll ga.e.
The driver turned the team up the
mountain side and thus saved the
mules. While Il huge pile of rubbish
.od rel against tho wagon.
The roal having been oostrlicted 10
Stage WAS dispatched for tie railroad
last NIGHT.
The search for missing bodies and
lost properly will, OF course, be re-
He"ed to-day.
We have not heard when the lat
sad rites viii be performed with ref
orencv to the bodies already rccoTtrei
y n1n;iu@ of citizens is called for
II o'clock to-day. To take such steps ,t~
the necessities ufthp sad occasion may
seem 10 demand. We be>pcak Il large
attefdancc.