Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-06
CLOUDBURSTS.
Thirteen Persons Drowned at Hot
Springs, Ark, in a Terrible
DOWnpour.
Five Sleeping Cowboys Perish in q
Colorado WaterspOut-Wrecks in
AlgOa Bay.
Floods in Mississippi-The Damaged
Thingvalla-A Millionaire in Run
away-Gas Explosion.

Hot SPRINGS, Ark. Sept. Ruin and
wreck meet the vision everywhere and
nothing has been known to compare with
the results of Thursday nights storm,
which occurred too late to be telegraphed.
Without warning people were awakened
from slumber to find themselves threat
ened with destruction by the mad wave,
but strange to relate people were uncon-
scious of the disaster until they awoke to
look upon the desolate scenes next morn
ing and dragged the drowned from the
drifts.
The storm struck the town about eleven
O'Clock from a northwesterly direction. 1t
was accompanied by stiff, cool winds
though not strong enough to produce
damage. The rain fell in torrents from
eleven to one O'Clock without intermission.
Indeed, those who were up and witnessed
the deluge describe it as one never before
seen by them. Vivid flashes of lightning
displayed, as it were, great sheets of fall
ing water.
At the close of the storm great and ON
inOuS sounds, mingled with the shouts OF
people and cries of distress went VI, from
the valley, and such citizens as were in
the vicinity of the creek and ravines went
forth to render assistance.
The flood on Central avenue, the prin-
clpaI thOrOuGhfare, was like angry
river, whose rushing tide swept every
thing movable on its bosom. For one half
an hour the avenue was transformed into
torrent fifty yards wide. Barrels, boxes
and parts of houses came down on the
stream, and were left strewn on theasi@e-
walks. Several large hotels We're flooded
to depth of four feet, and many buildings
were totally wrecked.
Up to last night six persons are known
to be missing, five of whom have been
found in the wrecked buildings. The
damage to property is estimated at
100000.
THIRTEEN DROWNED.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. 1.-George w.
Brown, of Lancaster, Pa, and G.. II. Cool
idge, of Cincinnati, visitors, have just
| rived here from Hot Springs, and say that
the 'desOlation is beyonddescription. They
report thirteen people drowned andsnine
bodies recovered. The lost are mostly
ocolored peoples Owing to the confusion
they could not learn the names of the
drowned or the amount of damage done.
Houses along Central street are badly un-
dermined and those damaged will have to
be rebuilt: Telegraph wires are closed and
it is impossible to get particulars.
FIVE COWBOYS DROWNED.
> PUEBLO, Col, Sept. 1.-Word has been
received of the Drowning of. five cowboys
in the northwestern part of Pueblo County,
just west Of Pixies Peak, while attending
a cattle roundup. Last night seven of
them pitched their camp on the Beaver
+ creek, small stream that usually has no
water in it, Being very tired all slept
sound, paying no attention to the slight
shower that came up during the night. 1t,
however, proved to be the edge of E. large
black cloud that burst short distance
above them, and the result was breast of
water six feet deep swept down upon them
nd iod in re of he
sleepers carried down, but two of
them saved themselves by clinging to
branches of the trees.
A RUNAWAY.
PITTsBURGHs Pa, Sept. 1.-The horses
attached to a barouche containing the
family Of Captain j. J.. Vandegrift, the
millionaire, took fright Forbes street
yesterday morning and ran away, and at
the corner of Craft avenue collided with
| lamp post and both horses We're killed and
the vehicle completely demolished. The
occupants, Mrs j. j. Vandergrift, Mrs.
Harry Vandergrift and Miss Victoria
Vandergrift, of jamestown, n. Y, were
thrown out and seriously but not fatally
injured. The driver was badly cut and
bruised and sustained a fracture of the
right shoulder, but will recover. The team
and barouche were valued at s., 800.
VESSELS WRECKED.
LONDON. Sept. IA hurricane occurred
in Algoa bay. July 80 during which a num-
Der of vessels were wrecked, among them
the British bark Jane Harvey, Captain
Seyens from Cape Town. which arrived
there July %, and the Swedish bark Natal
+ Captain Berggreff, which sailed from New
York May IA for Port Elizabeth. Only a
portion of the outward cargo of the Jane
| Harvey had been put aboard. "A part of
| the cargo of the Natal was still on board.
Her crew was landed. Nine vessels were
wrecked in the gale off Port Elizabeth.
| Many lives were lost.
THE THINGvALLA.
| HALIFAX n. S., Sept. Port Warden
| Hunter held a survey of the steamer
Thingvalfa after she was placed on the
| slips and ordered that she have a new
| bow and stem from the collision bulkhead
| forward, which will include the first scarf
of the keel Those who saw the steamer
on the slip yesterday say it is miracle
| that she ever reached port, as her bow is
| gone right down to the keel.
FLOODS In MISSISSIPPI.
| JACKSON, Miss, Sept. LIT has been
raining hard almost constantly through
| out this section. Trains on the Little Jack
son road are delayed owing to the loss of
| bridges. and flooded track. The damage
| to cotton is said to be very great.
STRANGELY KILLED.
| DULUTH, Mimi, Sept. 1.-Gabriel Marrillo,
while working on the streets several days
ago, was hit in the face by a hydrant
| stream and his false teeth knocked down
his throat. To-day he died of hemorrhage
| following their removal.
EXPLOSION OF GAS.
| SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. Am explosion
| of gas in the Mount Pleasant mine yester-
! day afternoon blew the head house and
| fan house to pieces and set them on fire.
|
| Private Bill Day.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-To-day is pri-
vate bill day in the House, consequently
| the Oklahoma bill could not be taken up.
| Mr.. Springer, who had charge of it, does
| not expect to get it up until next Tuesday
| OF WedneSdaY. He saws he has no Doubt