The Republican., 1889-06-22


story. One mans hand (he was res.
cuing people) was cut so badly thai
he was bleeding to death. How
thankful I was that 1 could do sonoe.
thing for him!
Morning dawned on a terrible
sight. The house was in a dreadful
condition. The water by this time
having fallen to the first story, and
the mud was foot thick on the car.
pets. furniture and piano unset :
every small object covered up by
the mud which seemed like slime
About 7 A. M. persons came to get
US out. Before this we had seen
thieves getting into the wrecked
houses around us, and robbing them
of money and valuables.) Waking
over the debris, at the imminent
danger of falling in, for the water
was still about eight feet deep, we
finally reached house near the
shore, were carried by men through
the water, and then were taken off
on raft across the river to tie hill,
where the people opened thsif 81.
feeding the thousands of hoHsSass
people. /9iF
The scenes were eheartrendn(i par
ents and children, wives al hus-
bands separated. with a dreaFul un-
certainty as to their fate e news
constantly coming, telling d father,
mother. brothers and sisters Sowned.
And, oh what rejoicing ven some
one appeared who was thofht to be
lost. And yet there were Sers who
showed no emotion whatter when
telling of losses of dear frieds. They
seemed dazed. 1t was EOmething
terrible to see. One poor ioman lost
her husband and seven children.
Her little boy before g,ng down
said, "Mother, where is Jsus? Isn't
he with us now?" PersonMere taken
out alive who had been ! the water
all night, and the sixth oy after tine
flood, a woman, her bab and little
boy were taken from uher pile of
debris, alive. Dead bodjs have been
constantly found ever since. At
Mineral Point, in one hole washed
out by the water. 15Obodies were
found, so more in one lace near The
Presbyterian Church, 8 were picked
up at Pittsburg 76 mics away. one
woman and child alive.
A great many tried I. commit sui
eide. frenzied by the dath of their
families. A Mr.. Fisher was resGed
three times, but finally died fDm
grief and exhaustion, II
Miss Gussie Linton had a narnw
escape. Their house was cut in tip.
Clasped in each others arms. Gss
Linton and her sister, Mrs. ChNey
Moore. went down for the econd
time. When Miss Linton cane up
she was alone. She seized a board,
stripped off nearly all her cldhing.
thinking it would impede her, and
was rescued near the Stone Bridge.
She is frantic over the death Of her
sister, who she thinks died ofheart
disease brought on by her fright.
The family of DR.. Walters and rela-
tiyes, forty in number. were all
saved. In some instances the escape
seems miraculous. When the rush
came the family were in the attic.
After the terrible noise, in a few sec.
onds roof of a house came by with
DR.. Marbourg on it. DIR. Walters
called to him to climb the telegraph
pole and he would draw him into
the attic. Instead of doing this, he
made for brick house next door,
and with the whole Hoffman family
was buried IN its ruins. Another
rush of waters and the family climbed
out on the roof. when his brothe.in-
laws house from across the street
crashed into his, and its inmates were
rescued, one woman who had been
helpless for years. They worked
hard and during the evening and in
the rain rescued 35 persons, which
with the family made Al, who spent
the night in the attic. Theuext day
they were helped out over the debris
to the hillside, where the doctor went
to work in the temporary hospital.
After losing the result of yeais,Of
hard labor, his home a wreck, hein9
tried to alleviate the su.
fering, going about without proper
clothing for four days. till relief WIS
sent in. With home and practice
broken up, the outlook is dismal.
1t has been said that warning was
given to the people of the town that
the dam was likely to give way.
Such was not the case, and could not
have been done, as before the reser.
yOir broke the streets were rivers Of
water, in many places over horses