The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-30

it the waters rushed in in q great vol
ume and were soon several feet deep.
A number Of articles of furniture were
jammed up against the door leading to
the second story, where the children
were found. She was unable to get up
the stair case and then tried to get
to the rear Of the house if pos
sible to save the sleeping ones
by the upstairs window. She tried in
vain to rouse them. As she passed out
of the front door the side facing Allie
ghany river fell out carrying her with
it. She was swept down the run about
100 yards and was caught on the top of
some Of the debris of the glue works.
She climbed over this, a distance of
about fifty feet, and had to wade from
that point to shore distance Of about
twenty yards in water waist deep.
Her call for assistance was responded
to by several men who happened to be
in the vicinity, who did what they could
in enabling her to reach the shore.
She is in delicate health, and the cour-
age she displayed was remarkable.
During the time she was being swept
away, Mr.. A. V. Call, with his brother
Isaac, went to the rear of the house by
means Of a private lane leading past,
and by shouting at the top of their
voices, encouraged her.
P1rrsBuRGH, July 29.-By shouting at
the top of their voices the brothers
endeavored to awaken the childrc who
were imprisoned in the upper story of
the dwelling. but the roar Of the torrent
drowned their voices and they were una
BILE to make themselves heard above the
tempestuous element. They then
picked up clumps Of earth and threw
at the windows, but just then the house
was swept off and disappeared in the
flood. and the three children were
crusf I'd to death in its crumbling ruins.
Their mangled bodies were found about
$50 yards below the scene Of the heroic
efforts for their rescue.
Another thrilling incident which oc-
Cured in the vicinity was the miracu-
lous escape Of the watchman ofthc glue
works. He thought the flood was a
small affair and started up stairs to get
beyond reach of it, just as there was
. about foot of water in the lower story.
He had scarcely reached the second
story when the stairs gave way and he
was compelled to jump down to coal
house which stood in vicinity of the
: boilers. Out of this he crowded
. throuph an aperture where the water
was up to his chin. Fortunately he
secured plank and with that made fol
shore, which he reached in safety.
The sudden rise Of water in Butchers
, Run is we'll illustrated by soWe Incl
! dents related by German family re
siding in stone dwelling opposite the
Haeveler glue works. The husband
told his wife to proceed to the cellar
: and obtain some kindling for the cook
:. stove, as he desired to 60 to work early
. Monday morning. The wife PLACED
: the wood in the stove, but b,
the time she had completed tn
: work the water had reached the floor
She notified her husband of th
: fact, and suggested that they had bet
= = ter vacate the house, as the flood threat
= ened to destroy it. The husband, wh'
, had retired, jumped out of bed int
= water knee deep, and with his wife pro
: : ceeded to drop the children from tn
: upper story window onto the ground il
'" the rear. After they had accomplish
= ed this, the husband returned to tn
!. bedroom to get some clothing out o
= his wardrobe, but in the meantime tn
! water had reached such height as t
: upset it, and he found it impossible t.
get the articles, being compelled t
~ h0c ctilu to tho no ortyr yrn0ntc
= The Evening Chronicle has the fol
= ! lowing: From Ben. Mangold, Ger
: man, living short distance from Schan
y appert's, whose house proved the tom
], of family of six, we learn the particu
: lars Of this sad episode in the histor,
T. i, of the Butchers Run tragedy: Schan
= !. appert's house stood Immediately belov
:; the oil refinery of Holdship & Co., an
- was struck by the food with fore
> enough to carry it completely from it
foundation, on Madison avenue, an
hurl it down the torrent
le Mangold, hearing shrek upon shriel
ot rend the air, looked out from an uppe
Of window. The doomed house careene
r along within stones throw. At Al
d upper window stood poor Schanappcr
q and wife, each holding aloft child
It over the raging water, and shriekine
q. .'God Almighty help US God save u.s.
lg In few seconds the building reache
g, the bend where the food turned sout
1t at the foot Of Buena Vista street
rs Here it struck against slaughte
n house and dissolved like
m pile Of snow in the boiling waters
y The shrieks were silent and only tn
e. crash and grinding Of the the timber
ID was heard.
o The Branegan family live on O 'Har
street, in the last house saved, on th
t. left going down street. The famil
lg consists Of Mr.. and Mrs. Branega
I'd and four children, who with
ID neighbor, Patrick. McManus WEI
ed alone in the house when the water to1
t. open the back wall and ground foo
IN and dashed toward the front of til
IN room on O'Hara street. Had the co,
uf pie not speedily opened this door an
ne broken out the glass. tt
ag whole family would have drowna