The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-06-13

.b,urning furiously. Boards and diff Of al
vas unEe aro1D1ad haeap& AhNDald
I'd mSvo 6Ssy I'll 81 BIT her Hands land he'd.
II aSmel prep0 eealr and nearqr. andshe
became flIptic, plliqf QUIT tn me1Son
> AGnk 16sh0de heF8r stGhe hi tod 9TH.
AZ lastsa rope was thrown her which she
fasteuGd around her body. The flames at
tbs time were all around her The men
dragged her ashore more dead than alive.
#Her loft arm was broken In two places and
10Th lsgs.wepe badly orushsd. j.
6 MrR George s6tanltcr was rescued alfvos
Thursday night from the wreck of house
sway down the river When found she was
lying II i cavity beneath d. pile OF beams
and rafters which held up the mass Of ruins
on top and prevented them from crush
ing her. She was unconscious and
was Just h breathing. Her hold ON
life was a very slender one, and
1t 10 not probable that she will
live, although she is receiving the tender
est Of care. When the news OF her rescue.
after six days and. nights OF exposure and
lack OF nourtshment, spread through tins
town, hundreds Of people crowded about
the stretcher on which she was being car.
riod to;4see her. It is considered almost
miraculous that che should have remained
alive SO long. The rain and cold were
enough to kill hor.
The body OF woman was found with a
pretty baby c]aspod lii her arms with what
had been a most loving EMBRACE. All efforts
to unclasp her arms were unvavatling. The
only way to get tho. baby from the dead
mother was 70 break the arms, and tho res
Ecuers resolved to let them lie in death as
they had in life ~,
william Gatfney lost fourteen relatives,
-1.,Sli -
Several Of the bodies he recovered, and I'M
aided performed the mournful duty of dig
cling their graves and burying them. In
speaking of tho matter no said: II never
thought that could perform such a sad
duty. but had to do it md did 1t. No
one has any idea Of the feelings Of, man
who acts rs undertaken, grave-digger and
pall-bcarer for his own family" -
Mamma. mammal" cried child. Sho
had recognized body that no one else
could, and in q moment the oolpse was
tcketcd, boxed aud delivered to laborcrs,
who bore it away to join the long funeral
procession.
No hearses were seen III yohnatown Rel
atives recognized their dead, secured the
collins and got them carried the best way
they could to tho eraveyards. A prayer,
some tears and few more of the dead thou
sands were buried Ii Mother Earth
Mrs. Ogle was the Western Union tele-
graph operator at Johnstown for twenty
years. Herdaughtcr, Minnie, was her as
sistant. Shswas at her post whom the flood
came. Her last message was one of warn
ing to thae lower down in tho valley. She
could have escaped with her daughter aud
two other assistants had she sclfishly mind
ed the first warnings that came over the
h,,t ol> - ~
the office until the valley was warned. All
wealthy young Phtladolphinn named
Ogle recently became cnea9od to a Johns
town lady, Miss Carrie Diehl. They were to
be welded in the middle Of June, and both
parties were preparing for tho ceremony.
The lover heard Of tho terrible food, but,
knowing that the residence of his dear one
was up in the hills, felt little fear for hor
safety. TO make sure, however, he
started for JohMstown. Near tho Fourth
street mOrgue he 81 met 81 Mr. DiehL
THANK God you are safe! he exclaimed,
then added: rs Carrie well?" She was
visiting! In the valley when thewaye came,n
was the mournful reply, then he beckoned
the young mant to enter the chamber OF
dcath A5monnent later Mr.. Ogle was kneel-
ing beside rough bier and was kissing tho
cold, white face. from the Hfeless finger
he slipped thin, gold ring. and in its place
put one of his own. Then he stole quietly
Out--One of the thousands made to mourn
by the bursting OF tho South Fork DAM
The most pathetic case yet brought to
light is that OF James Elgin. He had come
to Johnstown to attend tho wedding of his
sister Ellen. He knew OF the fact that .
terrible disaster had taken place, hut
had no idea that his family was involved.
His agony may be imagined rather
than described when learning OH his
arrival that his mother aud three eistcrf
had been drowned and his father dementcd
over the terrible affection Tho old gen
tlaman was crying like child and asking