Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-06

he second. He waA Impelled NV so,,o
pnknoWn motive TO 20 10 the door OF big
2ouso and cast bis gaze up the atrest. ia
Naw advancing rapidly toward him what
s,eemed 70 be huge mountain.
:. efssping the situation In an instant he
an Indoors and told tho family to get ia
! lhatop floor as quickly a. possible, Ihsy
aeQ scarcely reached the second floor
xnen the water was pouring IN tbe
wtndpwet They went higher no and the
WateS followed them, but Il soon reached
tts exifelle height. While the family ware
huddled in the third story of their home.
The Doctor looked out and saw A yonng
girl floating toward the window on q
door. He smashed the glass and at the
great risk OF bis own life no auooseied in
hauling the door and its fair floatsr 10
the house and the girl WAS lifted Ia the
window. She had not been there long
until one corner Of the building pays
Away and she became frightened. She
inaiyted on taking shutter and floating
down Stream.
In vain did the doctor try TO persuade
her to forego such 0 suicidal attempt
She said thai she was . good swimmer
AND that once out 10 the water, she had
no fears for her ultimate safety. Tho
physician pleaded and entreated her 10
ysay. where she was, saying that they
wauid all DO seyed ere long. She would
net lihtsn, and, lifting 4 shutter from tbs
! window, she plunged out Into the surgine
waters. She has never been heard from
ginoe. and u 10 probable that her bruised
body lies among the debris at the bridge.
After the gtfl deserted lighthouse DR..
Lowpan and his family made their way
TO tho roof OF their dwelling. While no
there another corner Of the house gave
away and though the structure was still
0olid the doctor thought that II wonld be
best TO lsayo u o. soon as an opportunity
Afforded Itself. Not far from where he
stool vas bank building In which he
WA Interested and no selected the roof Of
" as q hayen Tor himself aud iaInily.
After waiting on the house roof for sew.
oFal holrs tue intervening spacs between
the bank aud the building gradually be-
came filltd With DRIFT. he gathered his
family stoand him md ghys them In
structioua to make oil possible haste over
tue debris to the bank root Troy did
80. and after . psrlious walk they all
eA'ShAA hhe NRlNNAANH DLlnt Ia hNiEtAs
DR.. Lowmsd's aged father was ono Of
lhe party and u was oily with extreme
difficulty that he was go,t,n over. Once
on the bauk roof this doctor commenced
working to got the trap 1oor open 30 that
be could got shelter or his family, the
X ,'Ar ntt being up to the top noor. After
80. work hc wn rewarded eiih SUCCESS
@AasfsmJy stsyod In the bank build.
a light La tho morning they
- 10 tina roof; end by construct
l .s,sl satt from tho drittwoqd they
) ~ Sa3sp kun safely to land.
IA lsI4h iiiI fatnliy was Hsfo Or, Lownan
ysS 40 r. cue other unfortunstes aud
Ss%As, oaa work. All day Saturday he
Nss&e7a liked beaver IN water to his
Ytok ami + sRvad the liyev of many,
When tha ~ rond was run into Johns.
town and ~ rei,t PHI sieians came, III.
toad Of ps&ting to rest hs went to work
with thea " relieving tho injured and
doing othS 6eeda OF mercy.
THniLLIsG ADVENTURE or SINE LADIES'.
Mis- reia d, daughter of Manager
John FulsAi Of tho Cambria Iron Works,
together Win i've or ak others had
thrilling aYorienos. They Rsse at the
First Natio 4 Bank building and were
driven TO tho toaf. At last the building
moved and the ladies' leaped 10 another
roof. Thts was moving down stream and
i;Sstv ,e6osd 10 another tla;, n, an
otbsr. avoiding all dan asy WIN ,ha rayast
Good iudomans and cotin.ss Tha. ,,ss
siad almost the entire length of MAN
y,reet on TOP of rc,ots and iinally Ianasd
,aiely at Vine pfrsst.
CAUGHT pY A LIGHTNING ROD.