Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-08
HEAVY WESTERN RAINS.
Forty Families Flooded Out and Bridge
Carried Away Mt springfield, Mo.

Forty Families Wooded Out and Bridges
Carried Away Mt springfield, Mo.
SPRINGFIELD, No, May 7.-One OF the
{ heaviest rain storms ever known in this
section took place yesterday afternoon, do
ing q vast amount Of damage to property
both in town and the surrounding country.
The rain was preceded by hail, which fell
thick and fast for about fifteen minutes,
many of the hal stones being from one
halt of an inch to two inches IN
diameter. The rain began to tall
soon after noon and continued
to pour down in torrents for nearly three
hours, causing sll the creeks and their
branches to become much swollen, tearing
away fences and inundstiDg bottom lands,
badly damaging the wheat and corn. Jor-
dan Creek, which runs directly through
this city, rose higher than for many years,
overhowing the low land and driving thirty
or forty families from their homes. Some
of the women and children were carried
out on horseback and on mems shoulders
to higher ground to escape drowning, the
"nICI III ploSOo AioAb S'Sh Jaw bAS oSSSAN
stories of the Dwellings.
About half mile of the Gulf Railway
track within the city limits was completely
submerged, and the grade 30 demolished
that trains cannot pass. Three OF the city g
wooden bridges were washed away, besides
sections Of sidewalks, and the Easements
OF number Of business houses were filled
with wa.er. Some of the smaller dwelling
houses we're washed from their foundations,
and large amount of lumber was swept
away. The total damage in the city caused
By the food is estimated al $75, ,00O and in
the surrounding country at $4,000.
Sad Drowning Affair.
Fort Syorr KAs, May L. During the
heavy rain storm here yesterday afternoon,
Lambs ice dam broke, and the immense
body OF ws,er, unitiDg with the already
swollen Buck run, rushed down the valley.
The house occupied by Sarah Brown, h
widow, was struck By the torrent and swept
about 100 yards down the dam, where II
lodged among the .rees. Mrs. Brown ard
four of her children were in it at the time.
The water rose rapidly around it to the
depth OF several feet. The mother held her
little six months old infant in her arms
above the water, leaving her older children
10 care for themselves. She suddenly no
iced that her fve,year.old boy was drown
ing, and in attempting to save him the in-
FAINT slipped from her arms and was drown.
ed before aid could reach it. The remain
der of the family were rescued. The dam
age in this city and vicinity resulting from
the food will smout 10 stvJal thousand
ollsrs.
FataI Strom on Lake Calumet.
CHICAGO, May 7.-Yesterday afternoon
Daniel Dunbar, ot Pullmsn, one Of thetesm
selected to row at the spring races Of the
club, went out in shell for training preo. ,
tice on Calumet Lake. A fierce equall !
blew up. and all sight Of Ddubar Was lost ,
A rescuing party went out but WAS unable {
10 reach him before nghLtall, and then
lost him in the darkness. This morning !
MS boat was found bottom up, on the west
shore Of the lsks The young osrsman
undoubtedly lies beneath the waters Of the
AXE T
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Kerr left Pullman
% cross the lake before the storm. They
we're supposed also to be lost, but reached
be shore in safety. I