Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-25
3 odics Recovered.
Partial List Of The Losses and Names
Of the Victims.

Dur community has been visited by
a great calamity: a calamity in pres
ence of which man stands helpless and
appalled,, oyerawcd by the mighty
forces of Nature. For some days
past our ordinarily arid region has
witnessed II rainfall which would
even in the height of the rainy
reason in Oregon be regarded rs
phenomenal. Yesterday morning a
sfrirp shower, broken by glimpseS of
sunshine, greeted the early IiSers III
oar town. About So \. NJ. it assumed
proportions threatening y severe
Storm: and even at that hour consid-
cradle damage was done by the flood
on Ruby hill. After occasional lulls.
at about 10 a. NJ, the shower in
creased III violence; the lightning grew
more vivid and more frequent, and
still more closely followed by the omi-
nous thunder. The storm apparently
passed away and blue riffs of sky.
harbingcrs of al unfounded hore, We're
visible III the northern heavens. But
on til hills 20 the south and vest the
heads of tie great ard preeipitous ean-
Sons which debnuch into our valley,
still hung gloomy ana threatening
vast masses of black clouds. Shortly
after IL o'clock the effects of the pre-
- ling storm were made manifest III
a., x.a.t i,.a,.A of ,y,,,. i.,:.r
down the channel constructed along
the lines of Buel and Spring streets.
by Ibis Hood, though great excitement
WAS created, but little damage Wa
done. Solae houses i'll the more cX-
posed localities had their first floors
Hooded and much furniture injured:
and some cf the smaller bridges AMI a
few o~ut-hou>es were carried away.
This was but the precursor of the ter
rihle visitation of Il few hours later.
Again the falling wind. the balmy
air, the growing glimpseS Of blue sky
held up TO us the dt!usive phantom Of
hope; and still gloomy and threaten
ing AS Il preinonI;orv fate, hovorc THE
heavy clouds ovcr the southwestern
peaks. (About | o'clock, the rain re-
commenced, and thi, time with re-
doubled force. Hard and fast the rain
poured down mingled With hail. TIE
black clouds closed down upon Us. the
lightning crew nearer and ~tinrcer, and
calculations closely made proved Il
period Of about o1c an1 a halt second,
between the flash and the following
iAundevh0lt. fihiS established an ell
ovation of less than 100 feet. and u
surrounding mountain peaks are AZ
least 5000 feet above our level \. few
horSemen came galloping down Main,
Spring and Buel streets. warning the
startled people ofthe approach of the
mighty flood. Most thought Only of
their lives and saved themselves re-
GardleSS of their effects. Others stood
supplied al the threat OF an approth-
ing underlined danger. Too many
rlung too late to their houses in Il vain
eadeavor To I'VE their property by
removal 10 higher ground.
The recent disasters in New Eng
land excited universal horror not
muiiNcd with Il righteous Indignation.
In u misfortune nought but sympa-
thy can be felt for our industrious poo
ole. suffering under the irresistible
ilnl urli.l, InS .1,,s,,-t .1AEt ~ I-..,j t,
Close upon the heels Of the warning
hor>emen followed the torrent. And
such Il torrent! over the entire ridge
extending from rintoto Ruby XIII the
massive clouds had Internationally
broken. Towards the SUBMITS there
WAS no rain, bus II delugc, and down
lsallroad, Eureka, New York and
Goodwin CANYONS flowed the water at
an almost Uncomfortable rate of SPEED,
gathering strength and fierceness i'll
iha descent. From the Richmond to
Inc Jackson furnace, where these can
.Nnn> unite, and where u valley ap-
p'nicle> u quarter ofa mile iii With
lie entire groand was covered by a
terrible seething mass 81 waters a
least thiee feet in height. bearing
heavy tinbers, tho wrecks OF cabins,
and even masses of rock i'll its angry.
head.onS career upon our deNoled
town. As the valley narrows towards
tie center Of the town the current in
creased N ~lercenes n power.
Inc entire town WAS aroused. Great
and certain destruction Of property
-' "a- evident, and mantully d,d most Of
our citizens struggle to save Via
could be saved. But eVe up To this
m9men, none imagined the fearful loss
ot property and of human life which
followed.
Ton oNer half al hour the water
rolled ON. one house after another
fappled id fell and the angry pillows
haat upon the wreck and dash,l At TO
FhsceS. Many house tsone OF them
4Neil!ns houses and with families i'll