Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-16
A TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
AUSTIN. NEW. DEvAsrArED ~
a CLOUD-BURsT.

AUSTIN. NEW, DEvAsrArED II
A CLOUD-BURsT.
Main street . Psrfees wrect-Ths
nusins~s Portion or tbf Tow
IDestroyed-Ons Man 4fe~n 90
Have Bees Kined-rH1 Women
and Chiidreu or che I6wn safs.
AUSTIN. New. August 16.-Austin has
again been devastated by a terrible ca
lamity In the shape Of = cloud.burst. Last
wednesday tho clouds commenced 10
gsther. and that night there was . light
shower Of rain. Yesterday during the day
the clouds gathered thickly, the atmos-
phsre was close and sultry. the fears Of the
people were aroused. and such prcpsra-
tons - could be made In the shape Of
barriers were got In readiness for an
emergency. But everything proved Of no
avail whom the food rushed upon Us. At
twenty minutes 10 4 In the afternoon .
heavy rain. accompanied by hail. com-
msnced pouring down Cedar street. which
forms the water shed OF the hill lying on
the north side OF town. Main street 10
the bed OF the canyon. and 10 the water
shed for . large area OF hills. Gradually
the water began " cover the surface Of
Main street, and In . few moments the
bed Of the street was
| uAafrn roppr~r
Running . river from three 10 ten
feet In depth. Destruction marked
every step Of the torrents path.
The Rsvsins ONCE, q ons.story brick, was
the first building TO 10. Then followed
sidewalks. porches. awnings. merchandise.
cattle. wagons, wood. timbers and frag-
ments Of small buildings. Tho sight was
Q frightful one to behold. and struck con.
~sternstion 70 every heart. Fortunately
the rssidence portion Of the town 10 sit
uated on the hills at the side Of the main
canyon. and most Of the women and chill.
drsn were out Of danger. and such a. were
not were hurried to . place Of safety.
One man named Sparnum was washed out
Of the Philadelphia brewery at tho lower
end Of town. and later In the evening
h' nop' WAS 'oosp =.
over . mile pe'ow' sriPped naked. a
freight teamstsr unloading his wagons In
front of Gage. Curtis A Co.'S store. sue.
-. A.
oseded In Retung out MS muies' put the
| food caught his wagon one OF the
large wagons called prairie schooners"
and carried him down. by next TO .
miracle tho man caught In an eddy In .
WIZ 'P.na H. .sc.nad VIII .iioht In.
iuTies. Your reporter saw q man have
. very narrow escape. In tho early
stages OF the HOOD. ne ran inlo INC streim
\. rn.h ~ water snd carried Town sbon,
200 y,rds sgainst a fence, which he caught
| hold Of and sayed himself. The scene
| this morning IA a sad one. The main
street IA completely Quilted, and every
| bouse n Allied three or four feet deep with
and and debris. The entire street il q
vreck. TIN R.s,iM Office IL
~
A COMPLETE RUIN.
Ops M tbs compositors In the RsrsiWe
oince hAu hArfo" eeAP' " wv NV
| When the building commenced to oil with
vster he climbed 10 some timbers d
-, .na .,.n an. ,r..h cam. n.
.ns .J H. az. mir. Int msn.gcJ AZ
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10 impossible At this time TO give the
amouh' o. S,S 1 ~ ", .,v n .bs. mr. T. mo-,
business man or house in tho own that
10 not more or les. injured. Tho total loss
will approximate FULLY
oSx uuspnEp ruousAsp DOLLARS,
A. u-.,.,.n Iii ~, ,oo, aoor 90.
""' p~'
covered with sand to . depth OF TWO OF
| three feet, which 10 all the damage done 10
A.. nronsr,v NJ that comp.nv. When tho
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waters nAa somesh.' upsluea w sno.'
wAs mAue 70 estnoilsh 'e',sraph'o
nicaton. !he Westerh Union oih11 "As
hooded ana tne wlrea uc~n ppIn s,u.s ~
'. Du. .ns ns. so la, ya sonr ,onor,sr
nj ,hs me..sneer how roJa out of tow
and tapped the wires. but all efforts failed
10 get ? circuit. This morning men are
n..,,s i,,,is ,ovp ~ ;sstcpdsy morning h
now : sorry sight Of wrecks and dev.sta.
| tion, which 10 will take months Of time
| and Thousands Of dollars In MONEY 10 TO
| pair. An effort will be made by the R,r,iHe
| proprietors 10 get out some sort Of Q paper
to-dsy, Their ofics is entirely
COM ur rue fLuhh'
But thoy hope to fish . few type out OF tho
vreok and Get ont A sbcet. This dsscrip-
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Won wv pov'ty -"
calamity Win wnicn tnls VOW mas pe.n
visited q cannot = msae mois comp,e
owing 70 tne a.iscui.y Si ss'.hs s,uun
IN tho mua Wy muoA o. y niIp VI
streets. Tho niegrspn opela'or nn Jus
once on . box IN tne sIee., anu Jour ~
porter's desk Is IN tne teiesrapn ou u.
owing 10 the nood peinB connheu 70 uno
are rendered destitute OF nomeless, pu' .ns
visitAuon u : $40 oio" W .ns s.inh,
prSsps.,.y Au''"' ~
..orvv, .r,.r ,o.n,v.
.h..v, .bo,s, Of rain and
II -,,.omn,r,od NV ,bundor and