Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-23
FROM QUASQUETON.
Heavy Rains--FOrtunate Escape from
Observation-Disclosures


/ DrOwning--PO1itical.
Correspondence of the Bulletin.
QUAsoUEToN, Aug. 20, 1873.
1t is some time since our town has
been heard from in your columns, and a
small space is requested for the detail
| OF local news. We had the heaviest
rain of the season in this region yester-
day. About 5 o'clock p. M. the heavens
grew black and the rain soon fell in tor
rents, completely flooding the streets of
our village, and swelling to an unprece-
dented extent all the small streams and
tributaries of the Wapsie.
| Consequent upon this, serious acct
dent and narrow escape from death oc-
Cured at the crossing of Nash Creek,
about one mile north Of this village,
near the residence of r. L. Wright.
Mr.. Cannon and wife, who live few
miles below here, was returning from In
dependence,and reaching the creek about
shutdown, attempted to cross. When
they drove into the water, the bed was
floated off the wagon, and the latter be-
coming uncoupled, in some way capsized
the bed, precipltating Mr. Cannon and
his wife into the angry waters. At this
moment Dick Yockey, a wide-awake
young man, rushed into the stream,
which was then seething and boiling at
fearful rate, and succeeded in getting
the unfortunate persons across the main
channel, when, leaving them clinging to
small tree, he started to get a
rope, or some other means Of rescuing
them from their perilOus situation,
The current, however, was to strong
for him, and after he had foated down
the stream some distance he came in
contact with tree, and, from an ms tinct
OF self preservation, chung to it. Mean
time, Mr.. Wright had come on the scene,
but having no boat or other means by
which he could assist the unfortunate
people in their peril, he got out large
dinner bell and rang it vigorously. After
some time it was heard in town and a
number of our citizens hurried to the
rescue. BY this time it had become
very dark and it was difficult to locate
or get to the sufferers. Two stalwart
young men, however, entered the water
and made their way to Mr. and Mrs.
Cannon, whom they found still clinging
to the tree where they had remained
two hours. They were carried ashore,
the woman in an almost insensible con-
dition. She was taken to the house of
K. j. Akin, where everything that kind
hearts and willing hands could do, was
done for her, and before morning she
was comfortable, and to-day was able to
reach home. The team made their way
ashore and the wagon was recovered in
the morning. Dick was afterwards
found perched in his tree and all safe.
A young man named STAGE, who had
jumped into the wagon to cross, was al
SO precipitated into the water The re-
port is, that not being a swimmer, he
travelled on his hands and knees, ten
rods on the bottom Of the creek and
came out all right-a much cleaner
looking boy than he has been for some
time.
Though the natural sky is somewhat
clouded, our political sky is bright and
fair. Several aspirants for Office are be-
ginning to present their claims. [ believe
Liberty township has no candidate to
offer for any of the big paying Offices; in
fact she has always been very modest
in this regard. None Of her citizens
having held county Office in the last
twenty years, except the Sheriff's office
for one term, and as there are three
members of the Board of Supervisors to
be elected this fall, and Liberty has
never had member of the Board since
the system was changed, we wish to
have it distinctly understood, and to
publish and declare to the world and
the rest Of mankind, that we are a part
and parcel of Buchanan county, and
that we shall insist upon it as our right,
and not rest satisfied short of anything
less than member of the Board of Su-
pervisors. We expect as usual to do
good campaign work this fall, and if the
straight thing is done by us, to roll up
a good Republican vote.
Yours. J.