Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-05-22

wrecked and whole
on'e' !"
,wned Thrilling i"'i''"'s
x,,row Escapes Tho
,,.,,od Inv .
Nal''s
storm Dong "'s'
manage.
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mt, ,,.,oh, MAYS sun
Nay ID -lic y, ,,,,a,a and
lg sholle o'' " I', ~, dor,,.
Ai'er " .zs,,I '.s to have
FOr u Is tl",, I., an owfn,
n' Uu' ~ "''" l,id waste
eVe"'' ''', aa,. ,n1 worse
sweep "'"'' ,,.,inn of lifo
|yhOlesaIe ocstr''o''o,' ~. VI ',', '''o'
| lock last night a mtgh'y rai''
q s,orm came up, which con
'''' s s,r fully ,bree
|aOaleu iu'S IVA ~, ,Ia
| nd came in a coli'li'ua' ea'c'
rust which woulddown trees,
and do other damage. The
'"' ~, +, n ,,,sl,v WINS -liyid
u.s. N'l'V Wv ....,.,,. and tho
wave OF ele'''''',S "''' '''e
he thunder were hoai'se anu
,,, fumilips were huddled to-
81 e.. no opn knew at what
lol Nv '' 40 10
)rm mlEh' prov, W "V "o'
persons dreamed tllat Il hooo
rb would sweep away part OF
many sorls
O"u "''''' " e..I,ol1e ro,ao,,t
| CLOCK l''t ~ ,.,,,,,ho,' "a; 600,
!, luI l9 siv", IT,, ,l,,,,, ,'"''' thanosht II
b lnc eau, 'S Ivy ','GuI ~, ,,',,,h ~, ~
aIlo 'lay !. !. 'U','' ,,,, uWt '' Iirontl"
rain ana aloItln ,.,,.,,l,, ',Gt u''NI,5 n,, NJ
D came anu .'l"HS.' i.,,,il and uu ,ho w.
| he streets were va n ,,, ~ y, ,,,,'S .ne
Z down III 'uIlyi',,' uIl'.ti1' nu' ,,,,., " ,ha, T"t
|Yhal lno lI"",,,u 10 90 l;,,ia III
d heretofore ''n' ''.. ''',,1t ',1t ~ t's',U i,s
Fome l'iau, N.Iu .,I.,, ""S w., ,,''.a W '.'
plOg every ''"'s :, ',I','to ,ro soono a.
tue NatNIl,'s I !" ,,,I VIZ 'OVru, ,rhn
0 WOg' 'u'S 'SS,,',,,.,,"d ,".,,, ,ho nv
com 1e'V5{S .,,,'.,, su",''t,Ir ,,.-,,, W. W.
me- Nla" N.Y. I'V'll wv,
efg III enters w. ~ S.,',,, tt'" ~, W.
fJi u "'s'o,IS' I, VI, ", Inn ,',,'i, eiio U,io
hun'rel S.rulH l,,tm, ", t"C', ,,,nu, a.uo
Clear ao"' ,,l'l,,,o yo l'I,,o'' ~ a,',t., ~
| gbty stream IN the rain and
nappa lIug situation There
|Gob6yc the roaroi the angry
Cry ,ol uo. . ',",'' ,.,.a nnon,o E',,Vri1'
|antically from the shore
pr,; Others ran in other di.
q,. ladders. lights and boats
Thp sItuatiou was at once
|ugbtluI inthc extreme. The
Al rms through the town.
creek. never known to do
(which foilowsHhcd laid out
lQae walls six feet high and
| al become a verituhlc river,
Enmsny places two squares
|teentothtrty feet deep. The
been submerged and every.
p"N, Whlln me screams OF
fer were most pilcous and
The Grst,hJ0g to do was to
bis was partially accomplish.
great bon0ros in the streets
The hood Then. with
ladders ami surA other
a be obtained, the work
red From one house, which
md lloalcd down two squares,
| as mcnrscuud the family Of
| d, niDe people in an. They
100 gut safely out until the
ccas, Atothcr points along
flood more than Il mIIc in dis
e, were enacted.
good work of roscuing was
roor souls were going down
gH waters how many God
Bars bottom a low. narrow
ong the creek the scene was
|flie,L Of lnorc than twenty
rort five wIhstoul the Hood,
sNep down and wrecked
nnatip.kc bridge, Il massive
tbs point later on several
covered from thc debris. At
bridge two squares further
had lariy pllod the debris Of
M an uwlu, mass, among
e'd bol,c, were found this
Morris. wifc and seven ven
n a little frame house on
twas raised from its moor. Or.
Siet toward the bridge.
d II aud q man was seen NJ 4
lsat When il struck and
SINKING the IIght went out
awful fate .' From Tr,'r Nh lhr ,sI',,,S sborc
Eto reach tb.m, ana there
tDlm To escape. Nfterward
z gtr0s Nerp u.-plird altya