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

those he met. Did you sec them? Did
you see them go down; thcy will come back
for the wedding tonight She has gone for
her bridal wreath"
At Sang Hollow a man named Duncan set
on the roof of a house and saw mis- father
and mother die in the attic below him,
whom he was powcrless to help and the
poor fellow stood there the picture OF
despair:
Squire Fisher and his wife had an inter-
esting family of seven children. Their
house withstood tho attack OF the wave,
but locomotive was swept down. struck
the residence. and all save one, boy CT
II, were lost =. This lad q few days later,
overpowered BY Its grief, committed sui:
eide by hurting himself from tho top OF o
building.
Under the ruins OF a house, bent double
beneath the overpowering weight Of sew
eral huge timbcrs, was II woman, evidently
another. In her arms she held her chill
dren tightly claspc.1; seeking even in death
to ward of tho cruel blows she
could not avoid. In her right
arm was little boy and g.1l
and two-year-o:d girl baby was hc!e in
her left arm, this baby held three mur-
b]es clenched in its chubby hand. and tao
girl still chung to a waxen doll-baby. Near
by was a small toy tool-chest, probably the
boys The mother had seized them at the
first fntimation of danger, snatchi,.g t;;e.c
up as they were at.plny.
Mrs Lindsay, tho wife OF a pro;:;inc,d
YOUNGSTOWN merchant, being asked what ele
had lost said ''Thc kindest-heartedh us
band that over graccd home would still
be with me had he not saol ihced his life 1T
the rescue of others For ton minutes be.
fore the dreadful torrent came down urop
us ne had been carrying people fro,a
the houses across the street to the secoai
floor OF our own house. lie crossed the
street the seventh time to rescue a lady
but failed to return. That is all 7 know,
Ny heart will burst with grief"
DR.. Matthew'S is horo. Several of nil
ribs were crushed in by falling timber and
his pains were most severe, yet through .u
he attended the sick
i Connecting Woodvale with Jollnstown
before the flood, was long bridge and
trestle, used by q strcet-car line and sp
teams 20 cross the COncmaugII Toward
this bridge. coming from Conemaug;,, wera
two horsemen, who were riding h: bleak
neck speed just halt mile OF 50 ahead of
the flood, shouting the warning right and
left They dashed upon this bridge one
after another, and just as the first cnc
crossed In safety, the other about fifty feet
behind, the wave struck the bridge and
carried the rear, rider Down with it.
Edward G. VIII is a young found1 lyman Of
Cambria, ~ years old, whom no one ever
suspected of possessing more than or<lj-
nary courage. Whom tho food was ut ltd
height, and people were floating dcvn
the :. rushing 4 torront in hundreds.
viii rushed to his beat and, scnss.
less TO-. the ploadings of wife .asd
relatives, shovot his frail craft far out futo
the angry current. Gliding rapidly a!or1
side . floating roof upon which n wo:nAh
and two chihlrcn were knaeling with
blanched faces anil stony ktarc, lie skillfully
evaded the distractions that every minute
threatened to crush Lis craft, aad
lifting tho tnrrorixcd creatures to lii
boat, lspees-ncross tho current back 70 the
hank wllsnce he came. a shout u an
plause swellcd from tho throng thet Tined
the banks; but. unpoved BY plard4A
young WIN rcpeatsl ~ pesstous Journey
seven times, until ~ i,two nyes I'D
been saved By his IND sste9 energy.