The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-03-15

Full Particulars Of the Terrible lpisn.t..
NJ Tule.

From the Marysvfiie Cali Appeal
Particulars began To be received In
this city yesterday in regard TO the loss
Of property, narrow escapes from
drowning, and great suil.rings attend
ing The extraordinary gale Of wind and
the massing Of waters Ia the Suffer tul.s
on Wednesday. Mr.. John Kimball ~ ~
resides in the tidal district. reported IN
situation IN his section. But one life i
reported as lost, which, under the cir
cumstanccs, is most marvellous.
THE FLOODED COUNTRY
presented on Thursday a terrible aud
desolating aspect, and as the water re
cedes the desolation increases. Nearly
every dwelling-house, barn, granary
and fence are swept clear from their
sites, or left in fragmentary ruins. Con
siderable stock Is either mired in the
tules or drowned, and the roads and
fields are strewn with domestic furniture
and farming implements, includ-
ing trunks, chairs, sewing-ma-
chimes, organs, headers, wagons.
lumber, clothing, hay, grain, and every
conceivable article about farming
neighborhood. At Daniel Whites
ranch, one mile west Of Suffer Station,
the water was only six inches deep. But
one wave flashed through this house.
and Mr.. White lost nothing. One and
half miles west of Whites is the BOYD
ranch. During ednesday night MIR.
Whites family could distinctly hear the
cries Of the Boyd family for help, but
were unable % render any assistance.
On Thursday morning the house and
barn were discovered gone, but the
granary was standing, as il was full and
heavy. From this building was seen
flying white signal of distress. Il i
reported that Boyd and his wife. after
moving their children went back to their
place for the purpose of trying to save
some wheat, and were finally taken
from the granary by John Kimball and
q man whose name was not learned.
Among the saved in the Boyd family +
was Mr.. BIS mother, lady 20 years
OF age. klmball's ranch suffered the \
loss Of fences and trees, but no buildings
were damaged, as the water about the
house was only about one foot deep.
and a levec one foot high was thrown
up for its protection. At this residence
there are stopping
THIRTEEN DESTITUTE VICTIMS
OF the disaster, seven of whom are i'm
migrants Several Of these persons are
without necessary clothing and shoe
less. From Joseph Dean, who, with C..
Thompson and T. Arnold, rescued nine
individuals from the Ink ranch, includ-
ing the Ferguson and Arnold families.
We received the following statement
We arrived at the ranch in our boat al
III O'Clock, but the wind was strong and
the waves rolled so high that it was not
safe 70 attempt a rescue. AT o'clock
P. IN. the house foated off with the nine
persons IN the second story. Mr.. Dean ;
'prang from the stairs TO the floor. :
which was covered waist deep with wa ,
er, and secured the boat. After drift /,
ny with the house a quarter Of mile. !
ne Kitchen separated from the main
building. The boat and house then .
separated by the force of wind and cur !,
ent, anu AT about 3 o'clock in the after !
loon were about mile and a quarter !,
II. But the wind lulling, they rowed :
or the house, which had lodged on !,
ONE obstacle, rescued the families and {
conveyed them safely 10 the house on !
he ranch Of w. II. knight, Of this city.
Turing the floating about Of her house, 4,
Hrs. Mansfield tied together !,
THREE OF HER SMALLEST CHILDREN. u
'laced in a blanket, and suspended 2
hem from the rafters in the upper story ?
4 the house, where the innocents slept .
'terly unconscious Of any danger. The y
lother's object, II her children were y
rowned, was TO recover all their dead z
odies. Mr.. Dean and party deserve q
luch credit for their intrepidity in saw =
~ the lives Of their party at the risk Of u
heir own. At the Jack Percy ranch, p
orthwest from Boyd's, there was only 6
foot OF water, and no damage done. Y,
his place was little too far north to y
Dmc within the full force Of the waves, o
hich were running from the southeast q
the northwest. II was feared ycster- y
ay that the Mansfield family Of nine
ersons, occupying the Bell a Mcmillan
inch, were lost. but intelligence was
'celved last evening of their rescue. \,
hrcc Of the men at this ranch remained N
the house till 1t went "a pieces, when !,
icy got into small locust tree, and m
Gated themselves about its lower ~,
'anches as near the water rs possible, III
= lear the wind and waves would pros ~,
ite y. These men remained 10
IN THEIR rERILoUs POSITION bl
ght hours, when they were rescued BY tn
'atnen. Three hunters occupied i 70
ON west Of John Ury's, and il il be- =
we'd they were saved. a Spanish boy, 81
40 was floating about among The 81
ives, held % his gun until he was 81
rown IN contact with a tree, when he th'
opped his gun and seized the body Of IN
tree and saved himself. Three men be-
atcd on on stack Of straw from the az
dway ranch. Two OF the three saved no