, 1876-06-10
CASUALTIES.
Details of the Terrible Flood in
Douglas County, Mo.
Thirteen Lives Lost, and Mills and
Buildings Swept Away.
Annual Coincidence with tho Heated Term
Of Great Fatality by Drowning.

FLOOD AND loss OF LIVES.
H'ngla, Gnnnty tNo., Leadtr.
Tic memory Of mnn, history nr tradition OF
douglas County furnishes no account vi such
tonl rs Inundated large portion thereof on
Thursday night, June l. The rain commenced
falling here in Ava about dark, and was pretty
severn during most Of the night.
No one, however, Wis prepared for the news
of the terrible destruction Ut 1ifc and property
tint Ind occurred Of, Iiryant, Hunter, Dry, fnr
button, and Fox creeks, though little doubt ex-
listed TINT some damage hall bccn lonc. rs tho
rainfall seemed to have tnken northeast d.
scctipn toward them. Last evening, however,
news came III tint ao1no damage had hrcn done
on Hunter, even TO the wishing away Of Charley
Wilson'S lnE[l-rAco and moving the mill somo
four or liye fcct-that's nll: Tlfa n'orninE news
cn,nc from the various creeks before mentioned,
filling all with horror. at the sckening tales:
First to reacl, lts wns tic total destruction of
butler & Onultling's Hour and saw-mtll-tha
bust In tho cu,nty-on bryant creek, fifteen
miles from Ava-ya'ucd nj 34,Wo. >, ".
Que Of our infoFnants,, William II. Iloopner,.
len Alsup's on Fox creek. On rising at day-
| light yesterday morning and looking down tic
creek, l,s nottrcl that Enos Lakcy's house Ton
un adjoining farn a1tal quarter Of I. milo dis
tant) was missing lie set out,. !n company
With several others, to ascrrtan the fate Of the
| fa,nlly, nlno IN number Including Mr. Levi
Royal, who was tlacrc temporarily. lie fellow
| ell tho wrcek Of tho house about hnlf milo BY
the scattering, nontinK fnrntttlre clothing, etc..
when they f6und Mr.. Lakey lo.lEctl In the brush
-,lcail! About ITO yards below where the body
oflluslantl n,ll father was discovered were found
the dead bottles Of Mrs. lI:akcy and two Of her
childrcn-onc babe, the ither. about eight
years of agc. Mr.. Royal saved himsclf by
climbing tree, rs did two Of the children,
whtle es WIS saye S EsfttnE EtIn ppn iasl an snE
nhont four years. found in the trec, was askc.l
put him there atNl told him to stay. Mr.. Lakey
was nntiyc Of this county, aboui Is yenrs sf
tic Gn!on ar1ny during the 1nte rebellion.
Dry Creek, but ssI!l live there nj moro forever:
lItn'solf and fa1ntlyy-cisht r. o'l-werc all
drowned. Six nf their 1'otlies lnre been rccov-
cred, thc otllcrs set unhrnr,l Of. George Dry
ant, Millcr's hrothrs-in-law, was IN the house
md the nn1y occupant Tint cscaled. Mr.. Miller
wns native of Rlaun County, Tenn, ard came
To ths rounty sumo two ycars ago.
Thomns Rllcy's house, II l,alf mile below Mil.
lcr's, iiuntcu of some distance md struck
agniss mulberry tree, whirh tnrc It to nto'nH,
when It in,natcs-Rtlcy, wife, anil hahe-at
tempted to talc rcfugr In tin tree. While
making this enscavor Mrs. Riley WIS seized Will
cramps mud dropped l,cr hahc. Tic fathcr, IL
fr darkness. was unable to savc #, anll Il
| ,1rwr,al: and It Wig With the utmost difficulty
TINT hr enycl his wife.
Henderson EItt, at the mmtll OF If11ntcr
nut! pilI-uwncr, lost his store-ttossr, yAvant
.lwcllingho,.sc, TO bushels Of cor.', af al til,
lumber o,! tle yar.l, will tic exception Of o1lt
stack--prnbally nlsmt 1000 fret.
Jn,nes Cuats, on Tar Hutton Greek, llhd hi
ktal}G washed away, IN which were two hbrscs-
one found dead, tile other not yet heard Of.
Mr.. Hopper has lived In this county for thirty
nine Tcars, and says tc has never snw tue waite
40 high by : feet. lie resides m Bryant, INT
Didn't escape tho general devastation. lie hat
thirty acrcs In corn, and not five nrc now wortl
tending. Most of It will again harc tn be lai.
or anH rcpMntctl or Ills prDsrccts for n corr
crop Mrr anything hut ptcaeant.
Two Of thu ClArk family, residing OIL Fo!
Creek, 3 miles below KcndafI's null, arc report
Cd missing.
.Jol,usoii Rurris, at Rsce.traca, on Fox Creek
lost two llorscs by the destruction OF hi
stahics.
Dcputy-Sheriif Woods enmc In from TINT ecc
| tton this evening, and states the destruction d
proncrty to be immense. 1t says the wAtrr
If Brush Crcck, AcHr where the Miller faHfl,
,vns tlsuwncd, and for sun,c considerable .lii
tuncr hclnw, WIRE Mt least 100 feet deep. Crop
at all kinds along these creeks arc almost en-
tircly destroyed. ....
From tho best Information TIC can obtain, oil
| inforuleta Knowing tho country well, We hay
no ttlcn that talf the destruction Of life an
property has been reported, rs 4 vast extent q
territory Is yet to lie Heard frnIn, wllera til
danger Is apparently more threatening thai
from which VII have the partial reports a1oy
given,