St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-22

Tommy Fennessy. lO-year,old son
of james Fennessy. who, with his wife
and two of his children, persisted Ill the
food. got separated from his parents
when the house was first struck by the
wave. and. clinging to pile OF lumber
tloated half way to Florence. when he
was rescued by James Landy. VIII" I'M
periled his own life by wading far into
the current.
WONDERFUL ESCAPE OF WOMAN.
\ most wonderful rescue-and prob
ably the only one of an adult person from
the flood itself at Leeds was that OF
Mrs Mary G.. Harding. Il sister of Miss
Marcia Clark of this city. She WAS at
work Oh the second floor of the silk
factory when the alarm was given. and
hardly had she reached the ground
when the shout was raised. Run across
the bridge She started. leading the
whole company, but soon the cries
were OF another sort. and Come back"'
and Don't 60 over were sounded on
every side. 1t WAS too late for Mrs.
Harding though WAS on the bridge.
and going back was as pcriloIs AZ run
ming forward. She ran as woman sci
dom ran before. and no sooner had she.
and perhaps half dozen others, reach
ed the further shore. than that immense
mass of debris struck the bridge, and
it went down with Il crash, carrying
with ii six or seven girls and women
who were just little too late. The
woman kept OH running for Ross store.
and making. as she AYERS. pretty good
time. while her companions who had
crossed the bridge entered the fatcd
boarding house. She passed the little
gate near the bridge. and just got
through the large gate. below the steps
leading to the store. when the water
r,,sled up. carried off ting gate and
ihit" her down near the love. stair
Luckily two men were OH the bank,
and she WAS drawn up. but not IL mo-
mcnt too soon. tuI just then the steps
went of. and the three had to seek
safety higher up the shore. The escape
from the bridge. from the descending
debris. from the chance of entering the
house as her companions did. and from
the water attcrWard. make Mrs. Hard
ng> ra>c Il most marvellous one. She
only of all the l:} ~ hn started over the
bridge WIS saved. 1t :" happened that
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pluckili L" work, spending most of
the afternoon attending to the dead
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