The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10
MORE ABOUT THE FLOOD.

There is a tradition among our sold
est Inhabitants that in 1856 the NeO-
sho river was over nearly all of the
present townsite of lola. However that
may be there has certainly never been
so disastrous flood since that time as
the one that visited us last week. From
Emporia to its mouth the river has
swept the valley, the flood rising so
rapidly and remaining SO long that
scarcely anything escaped. We gave
a general view Of it in our last issue.
Since then we have been trying to get
a detailed list of losses in our immedi-
ate vicinity. Even yet this is hard to
do, as animals that were thought to be
drowned, are many of them being
found all right. The following list, for
which we are largely indebted to Mr..
G. Kreuter, is as nearly accurate as can
now be obtained:
On the west side of the river,
Nate Heath lost % sheep, 8
hogs, nearly 800 chickens, 60 turkeys,
60 acres corn, 10 acres wheat and some
millet. N. Hawkins lost all his wheat
and all but Sacres of corn. X. NJ. Pur-
dom lost some bottom corn. Joshua
Butler, Andrew Beahm, John Cleaver,
Geo., Jack and Mark Castator, Clark
Cleaver the Bars, John Bale and
Frank Stoddard, all living along the
west side, each lost most of their crops
and some stock.
On this side of the river Capt. Ewing
lost large amount of wheat and oats,
about 100 tons of ice, some potatoes and
garden vegetables and some hogs. The
Loo. mill ha yaor 90 ll0
The Durnbergers, father and sons,
lost about 80 acres of wheat, 80 acres OF
corn, acres potatoes, 3 calves and
some hogs.
VIM. Groomer lost 80 acres of wheat
and corn, and Is hogs.
- Mckenzie lost about 20 acres of
corn and 9 hogs.
Sandy Ellis acres Of wheat and
corn.
]. w. Hunter 20 acres corn and large
garden.
Jack Sweeton Is or 20 thorough bred
hogs, some chickens and large
amount of clothing and household
goods.
Bird Kellar lost crops and some
stock.
OF course the gardens of all those
living in the bend of the river are ruin
ed.
Below the mouth of Elm creek, John
Harris, Mrs. Hubbard, w. G. Adams,
G.. Foster, Henry Culla, - Wilson,
- Nail and County Treasurer Hay
ward, are among the heaviest losers,
their crops being almost utterly ruined
and some of them having lost consider.
able stock.
On Elm creek, just south of the Min
eral Well, Mr.. Watt lost about 80 acres
of corn and large garden.
Gray & Ross lost is hogs from theil
slaughter house, and their ice is badly
damaged.
Our correspondent, Occasional, u
gives a good account of the losses nortl
of town. :.
AS stated in the beginning, this lis
| is necessarily incomplete and defective
Nothing has been said about the dam
ages to fences, wells, etc. But enough
has been given to show that an i'm
mense amount of damage has beer
done. 1t would seem that some fami
lies, who have had everything swep
away, must certainly suffer unless the.
are i'm some way assisted. We hav
heard of no such cases but it is to b
hoped that the proper authorities viii
take the necessary steps to provide 10
them should they appear.
For several days trains from tn
north and from the east could get N
farther than this point on account
washouts in each road. These hav
beer repaired however, and trains ar
now running as usual.