The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-20
A SIGHT.

Poverty n,..a.~ sol Death. suPp'e"'~"'e"
~, Storm. b~d.~~ . FAMILY ct u"ssss Nv
pI.,-t,.., On, tho ohIo Eis~r q" tho Direct
IsIrsmit,-~ar.or at Iss'. Hut To" s@'"
for some of uhsrr-
EV|,NsyUIIr. ini, Au.. lS-ihoss
Noon Yesterday Township Trustee spir-
vcl uas notified that his services were
uanlcI nj the river. lie vas directed to
\ small family boa; living near the water
wurss. The orasi ua> a noHsic~crtPi
vessel, sud bore cSidrHC- Of hard usage
L. bow va< STAYED IN and nearly the ef'-
TT. ROOT blown 81. hut u the outside
Wa. uuiuvltia: the Inside Wa even more
-. The cabin ~ the boa; - about ten
irct hong and twelve feet Wide. and n
this miserable cooPcd-uPhoX were twelve
Persons whose every appearance Wa an
evidence ot piurhiu: and :,unt poverty
Hollow eyed. cmsciatrJ an y "a scarcely
4 r1c 80 covering they isy uH"u The hsrr,
dark 10 y of The boat, hudjiri together
and a., c~ou'~EGlD. with that dread dis-
ea~", m.lsriai fever. Ia tie midst ~
them Nv the lead BODY of su s-ed woman,
: partially .i-rnmpr~cI. over t.i~ = piece
If IA. Carf.et 1ad been thrown. tar living
occupants being too III 10 remove lie
body.
Trustee S2ir.cl q, nncr sent for patrol
wa-uuS ani removed The sufferers - tho
hospital. anl then scuitu. ioF the cot-
on"r an inquest Na> held, n verdict IF
death t.om ma!lIisI fever he!n: rcn-
drrsd
Mr.. George Bus. one oi The occupants
q; tie Cat, ~. seen ~ ;hr hospital last
night ~ a reporter. H. was ven ili. but
ale 10 .isci clear narrative 81 Inc terri
bic and >lckeu'u. experience 10 which
They bad been subjected. The story i.
bcv"nd parallel. AMI Was - follows:
tHtl three wrrN,J.p Gr"T.c aud John J
Bush, brothers. were farmer. IN Nytd
COUNTY, hcutuckv. about twelve miles
from the mouth - Salt uscr Their 4
Iini was poor, ard u was with dlrhCul;y I.
that they ohiaiuci sufficient food Ga Keep
The wolf frufn The door They nnS,ly be-
came di>hr1rtcuyd sud determined o. try
To- better their condition further West.
I" this end they constructed a small
boat. and on >audiy, Ju.y -, both
families. cpu>i,'ln: ~ the brothers, their
wives AMI nine children. ,hirjecn Ia al.
together with their Ii.tic belongings, en-
barScd on the boat. aud showing ~.
started on thcir terrible trip down TIE
river. Itry reached tho mouth of Salt
river late SUNDAY night. AMI when Mon
dIy muTnIu. broke were In The pIip.
Two weeks ago Nancy Bust. a.ci lffy-
seven. Gcvr.C'~ wife, wa taken IL with
malaria. ami not hcIn. able Ia procure
necessary medicines, u soon DEVELOPED /
into typhoid malaria. The other mrm-
bers were stricken down ono hy one. un-
Ill finally al were helpless. In THIS CON
they were ovcrtlkcn on THURSDAY
hv n heavy storm which tossed
their craft about Ike an e.. she'll.
thrown. them from one cud
IL the boat io The other.
Their possessions were all swept away Nv
the waves AMI the roof taken Of bur
ing this fearful night Mr.. Bash sud.
denly -reH worse. and began p'-tdiu.
'ccbly for water, which uo one could give
her, AMI lust a. lay broke she died b. IN
suffering and a."nv. al dlv tri-
!Jy they Omitted with iEc current. the hot
hcatin: cruelty down upon ,hr little
Of sufferers. The approach q :
gave tArm SOM" relief. hu; m :
pycTpuW rju thirst and hunger nearly
deprived Ih.m Of all reason. :
Yesterday noTUIu. thew had driftcd :
nearly opposite the city. when SON. FISH :
'tmrH, who were out juggling. saw tho
'r~patcniIT t"n1n'it>, boat aui boar ID .
Z, di~r"N'IIu: The condition II The people !
II II. They secured lines and RAJ the .
lp1' ashore, after which H." authorities :
A"rc notified, with the result before stat |,
ii. !
All The sick people We're b"iu. tcnd~rlv '
'ir"d Tor last night, but hopes are only .
entertained for az al them. The fatal AMI ,
"iid atmosphere, tainted with the dead +,
hIVIn had it, deadly effect on lh- .
Mr.. Bush Ms buried List -
ycnin. and ia, boat burned.