The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-07-13
a DELUaE.
A Downpour OF Rain Floods tho
q. K. Creek Part Of Kansas
City.
Houses Washed From Their FOunda-
lions and Children Reported Miss
ing-Narrow Escapes.
Salvation Army Nan Drowned at WASH
ington-Two Children Drowned in
New Hampshire.

KANSAS CIrY, No., July GA terrific
ram storm swept down on the city last
night at ten O'Clock and continued for forty
minutes With all the fury Of a cloud burst.
Thousands OF dollars damsgs was done,
houses were flooded and washed away
along the tOrtuOus channel of .. K creek,
and ut one o'clock this morning four chill
dren were rep,raed missing, two OF them
being Ethel and George, children OF Mr..
and Mrs. James A. Williamson, OF Twenty
third street.
At this point O. K. creek was Ike .
mountain torrent. 1t lifted three frame
houses from their foundations and filed
them with eight feet Of water. A rescuine
party was Organized by J. b. Brinkley, Of
Twenty fourth and Vine streets, and the
families imperiled were rescued with the
exception of the children who were re-
ported missing. The fire department was
called out, but could venture no nearer
than within three blocks Of the scene.
Eighteenth street WAS flooded to depth
Of from three and Q half to four feet BE-
tween Vine and Campbell streets. While
the rain was des. ending It resembled Q
river. The surrounding premises were
submerged to about the same depth. Gel
lars were filed and first floors stood four
feet below the water. Foundations were
weakened and frame buildings fairly
groaned and totsered from the pressure Of
the water.
The sky was black and the night was al
most impenetrsbie to the eye in the re-
vines where the creeks did SO much DAM
age. The 'escuing party had q great deal
of difficulty in accomplishing its work e1-
peditiously and at the same time with safe.
~. William A. Brown of Twenty first and
Harrison streets, who ventured out with
out lantern to the assistance of some reia-
| tives in the wrecked house plunged into
ravIne. almost eighteen feet deep, and
barely escaped serious injuries. His shout
Ger was dislccated and his fac, and neck
| were badly bruised.
People living along Eighteenth street in
| the flo Oded district were wild with fright
and either hurried into the street or sought
upper stories. During the excitement on
Eighteenth street. between Troost and
Tracy avenues where the twater was tho
deepe 81, Mrs. E. 4. ShOdy, Of 1G5 East
Eighteenth street, plunged through
broken sidewalk into six feet of water in
the cellar Of J. H. Kay's undertaking es-
| tablishment. she was barely Saved from
| the accident.
The fire department did not arrive at
| Twenty fourth and Vine streets. where
three frame houses were swept away. until
all the tenants were removed. They were
scattered about among hospitable neigh
boring fsmilies. and it was impossible to
secure all their names. Joe Graham, q
| cOlored man living at Tw enty-second street
az Qvssnn M n hsa
! ing party. He said that he helped to ex.
tricate the Williamson family, and that tho
| surviving members had Q very narrow
| escape.
The houses submerged stood near the
| junction Of the two branches Of O. K.
| creek. A culvert which was not large
| enough to carry OF the water in one Of the
| branches damned up and this caused the
| big overflow. Tho houses were filled with
| almost eight feet Of water and were
wrenched OF their supports. The escapes
made were narrow ones. The Williamson
| family occupied the house. Mrs. Will
hanson had been very ill for some time
| and she was hysterical over the absence OF
her two children whom she said had been
drowned. Mr.. Williamson was also great
| ly affected.
Between Tracy and Troost avenues in
the ravine near Twenty. second street q
| frame house occupied by James McHenry,
his wife and two auehters was lifted
| from its foundation and filed with six feet
| of water. The inmates were removed in
safety 10 the residence Of W lillian c. Mas
tiers, where they were provided with
shelter for the night
1t was rumored that four children had
been drowned in this ravine alone but the
rumors could not be traced 10 any reliable
| foundation. The residents OF Tracy avenue
| were awakened with the cries of the women
and children for help and gladly offered
them shelter for tho night After the
| waters had subsidized organic d parties of
| men with lanterns searched the ravine, but
so much mud had b.en washed down from
the hillsides that it was impossible to find
any traces Of former habitatiOns.
SALVATION NAN DROWNED.
WIsuISGToN, July 0-The male members
Of the Salvation Army went out to the
Eastern branch, Saturday afternoon, for
| q bathing frolic. The party was in charge
Of Captain Joseph Davis, and the men were
having glorious time in the water. Cap
tain Davis was looked upon as a very ex-
pert swimmer, and some Of the army peo-
pie having requested him to show how far
out he could swim he started, but before
reaching the middle Of the channel, he
sank. When he rose to the surface he
called for help and several Of his followers
FASTENED to his aid. but before they could
reach him he sank and did not rise again.
After searching for about an hour the
body was recovered and carried TO the
morgue.
TWO CHILDREN DROWNED.
TACOMA, n. H., July 9.-While party
OF two ladies and four children were cross
ing . bridge on the way from Weirs to
Governors Island, Lake Winnipiseogee,, Is.
terday, the horse became frightened and
backed the carriage into the lake. Two
children. Carrie and Arthur Brockeiback,
OF Boston, Mass, were drowned. Mrs. ].
F. Dudley, Of New York, was badly in