Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-03-16

news to the Record office that the Memphis
Araianche of the day before Sunday had
been obtained from passing steamer, and
that on Saturday all of the upper rivers were
falling. With his usual enterprise, the man
ager of the Record printed off an ''extra, !" and
sent the Office devil in his gondola, at II 80
flying down the Grand Canal (Main street,,
distributing the printed slips to the patrons
of this paper. This intelligence was most
welcome, and the opinion was universally ex-
pressed that the water had reached its high
est point which was confirmed by the marks
at dusk that evening. Next morning Tues
day, 28th1 revealed he fact that the water was
on a stand with hardly perceptibIe decline.
BY noon the water had receded about half an
inch. Since which time the water has stead
lily declined. and at this hour FRIDAY even
ing, March Sd it has fallen Is inches.
SOME OF THE SCENES AND INCIDENTS RE-
PORTED BY THE ''RECORD."
Little Lulu Stone, daughter Of Mrs. M. L.
Stone, died Saturday evening. The saddest
scene ever witnessed in the town OF New
Madrid was the funeral procession which
formed on Main street, Monday evening to
follow the little one to her grave. The first
skiff contained the casket, with Senator Nor
rison, the grandfather, and David Smith as
carmen; the second boat contained the grief
stricken mother, supported by her mother
and sisters: and these were followed bv half
a-dozen other boats loaded with friends and
relatives. The boats passed down Main and
other streets, on out to the river, down 1t a
short distance, and thence across field, ov-
er the top of fence, and then across to Judge
Atkins mill. Here the boats landed and were
met by wagons, which conveyed the people
to the graveyard. After the interment the
people returned to town in their boats.
In the bottom opposite Hickman, KY, the
| Sunday, picked up man and his family who
had taken refuge on corn pen. His house
| and personal effects were entirely destroyed.
| The wonder is that he had sense enough to
| survive. It is related of him that, when all
| his property had been destroyed, except a
yoke of fine oxen, he succeeded in getting
| them on raft float. He tied the steers
securely to IA tree and retired to his couch on
| the corn pen, to wake up next morning to
| find the raft gone and the oxen still anchored
safely to the tree-drowned.
| Mr.. Zenas Lewis called on some lady friends
Sunday evening, and when ready to take his
| leave he hailed Mr.. VIII. Purdy, who was
passing in a dug-out, to take him home.
The dug-out was brought to, and Mr.. Lewis
came out Of the house, dressed in nobby
| suit of broadcloth, neatly BACKED boots, kid
gloves, blue necktie, &C., and as he stepped
| into the gondoa he kissed his scented glove
to the ladies and said TIA, ta." in his most
charming manner-when the treacherous
craft took sheer and landed him on his
| back in water two feet deep.
| At | O'Clock P. NJ. Monday two houses float
| ed past New Madrid, one Of which was recog-
niZed as belonging to Charles A. Laforge.
ESD, and lately occupied by man named
| Stanley on ''No. s."
| On Tuesday two young gentlemen were out
| boat riding on Mill street and found spread
ing-adder, two feet long, on fence, which
they killed.
Cap. Richards killed fish two feet long in
| the steef in front of furniture store, or
Wednesday evening.
| SCENES ON MAIN STREET.
| The Record says the people of New Madrid
| especially the boys, We're equal to the emer-
| gency, and their taste for the construction OF
| water craft was developed rapidly as the
water came surging through the streets.
| Main street was to that little city what the
| Grand Canal was to Venice, and was
covered with gondolas of every size and
style. On Saturday the boats were of rude
construction, bat by Monday the style was
greatly improved, and some Of the gondolas
| (of which section of plank sidewalk was
| the original moden were quite unique in de-
sign and would be coveted by Venitian
gondolier. At first the only gondoliers were
the boys, but within q hours gondolas bear
! ing ladies. cergyinen, doctors, merchants,
| lawyers, and others, made their appearance.
| Here comes boat loaded with beautiful girls
and their gaiIans, laughing and rocking
| along; then passes his excelency, the Doge
| (Mayor kochtitsky) in gondola closely re-
| sembing a'Skif. Over on the other side Of
| the canal dt1sky youth called "5abe' is seen
| in bath tub, pulling it along with a couple
| Of pieces of plank for oars; then Constable
| Neil is seen aground in gondola which was
| a horse trough last week: and the Revs. Con-
| molly and Full shoot past in their gondolas =
''the Ultranontane and the Zion" BOATS
| to the right, left, rear, and front; boats ey-
| erywheTe, loaded with passengers on their
way to prayer meeting, to get beer, to see
sick, to circulate scandal. to collect debt, TO
see the girls, to buy gum boots, to get the
news, etc."