Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-05-28

In the middle of the night, - far a. can
be determined, great wall of water came
rushing down the creek and in an instant
the houses were swept away and dashed 70
pieces.
Six persons, who were in the structures
are known to have persisted in the flood.
Their names have not yet been learned.
FOUR MORE POSSIBLE DEATHS.
Mr.. Ria, Mrs. Wood and her two children
attempted to escape from the floods during
the afternoon. In crossing . creek ct
ford, which in ordinary DAYS was shallow,
but which the storms had turned into q
mighty torrent, their wagon was overturn.
ed and all four were precipitated into the
fosming food and were drowned. Such 81
least is the story brought here to-day
though nothing positive can be learned. II
is also Just possible that the four persons
named were part of the six who lost then
lives in the flood on the Card creek. Nc
positive news can be received here fol
some time.
INCALCULABLE DAMAGE TO FARMS.
The damage to the farms and the losses
of the farmers will be incalculable. 1t il
said that thousands of horses, COWS and
hogs were lost in the southern part of the
State and that scores of fine farms were
completely ruined.
All Geographic communications with the
west line of the Southern Kansas railroad
was cut off and the lines still remain down
80 that the full extent of the disaster can
not now be leaned. The railroad was
badly washed in many places. Nearly ev-
cry bridge along its line was destroyed.
County and township bridges also suffered
greatly.
1t is utterly impossible to give any esti-
nation of the damage done, and it is not
extent of the calamity can be given before
several days. Enough is known however
to justify the statement that the storm was
the worst ever known in this section.
LATER.
The foods are subsiding and the farmers
are looking and caring for their stock.
Five persons were drowned on Gard
creek.
The railroad companies are repairing
their roads, and the county officials are
looking after their roads and bridges. So
ar the amount of stock lost is much less
than at first reported, and the loss of life
has been small, when compared to the
number OF persons in danger. In Mont
gOmery county. five persons are known to
have been drowned. They were: DR.. J.
H. Mccoy, John Rice, Mrs. E. A. Wood
and an year old son, and a son of Ira Van
Vusen. They were drowned on Saturday.
While trying to get to a house the boat
was capsized. The bodies were recovered,
and the funerals held on Monday.
The postmaster at Sedan reports nine
persons as being drowned on the Big Ca
ney in Chautauqua county, and it is re-
ported that three boys we're drowned near
Havana, Sunday.
Farmers are resuming their work, and
will at once plant their corn and in the
end raise a big crop. The railroad COM
psny are heavy losers, as large amount of
track and nj mber of bridges are washed
out. There has been no trains from the
west since Friday morning and the mails
have been brought from the east in a boat.
All the streams have been higher than
ever known before, and the farmers who
lost stock did not expect the rise to be 30
great. w. H. Simton's mill, near Liberty,
was carried away. The loss is about 81, :
600. Everything will be in good shape in
a few days.