River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-06-13
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devout attitude and disapp cared under the
trees of a projecting point short distance
below
The body of Daniel Paytt n has been re
covered and near him was his horse. The
heroism of this modern Paul Revere vii
be remembered in Johnstown and handed
down from one generation to another. He
tried to warn the people; he mounted hil
horse and rode through the city crying tC
the people TO fly for their lives, that the dan
was breaking, but the people only laughed
at his alarm and remained III their home,
to be caught a few minutes later in the fiooC
that carried death on its BOSOM and DAME
Payton was also overtaken and drowned
At New Florence were two young mer
who should be crowned as true heroes
Their dress indicated tbem to be dudes, bur
they were brave in every sense of the
word They dotted their clothing anC
formed lifo-saying crew of two members
and did work worthy of meu expert
enced in sterner walks of lie. TheiI
plan of operation was simple, bu'
a good one railroad tie was Sc,
cured and one of the men fastened
himself to it with rope, making crude
life-preserver He allowed himself enough
rope to work easily A similar plan wa
adopted by his companion, and line wa
tied on the shore. Their work began wheI
they saw an old man coming down
the seething current, and they
plunged in after him The timber
to which they were ATTACHED
buoyed them up sufficiently and they Sc
cured the man, who was taken ashore ant
was able to walk, although he was mucl
exhaus ed by the cold and fear of drown
ing A woman and little girl were the
next saved These three were from Cam
bria City The young men kept at worn
until ten or twelve persons were rescued
They refused to give their names.
Charles Hcpenthal am eighteen-year-olC
lad Of East Liberty, distinguished himself
at Sang Hollow small frame hcust
floated into an eddy a short distance from
shore. From it issued the cries of an infant
Young Hepenthal expressed his determine
ton of rescuing the child and nothing
could dissuade him rope was procured
and tied around bis body. Leaplng into
the torrent he swan TO house and rev
minutes later emerged with the babe II
his arms and brought It to shore amid the
cheers Of the crowd He told them that The
chllds mother was still in there ana he wa
going to get her out also Procuring RAJ
road tie he made another trip TO the houst
and after much dlIHcullN biouGAt th'
woman safely to land They mad scarcely
left the floating structure when sudden
surge swept it into the stream and 1t wa
soon out Of sight The mother and babe
were well cared for and their rescuer wai
the hero OF the hour.
Mike Maley. policeman IN the cambria
Company's store, and Thomas McGil' the
chief clerk. when they heard the roar o.
the oncoming flood rushed to the DOT
After they got up there they bethough'
themselves of a rope on the lower floor BY
which to lower themselves II the delugt
subsidized The rope was procured and tbs
two men awaited events In half an hom
the water had reached to within foot o.
the roof on which they were, and 1t wa
filled with a struggling, frantic mass OF Id
mainly. tie the rope around me and III
swim out and Try to save some, sale
Malev It was done, and into the
Hood filled with swiftly rushing houses ant
grinding timbers the brave man plunged
He continued it till exhausted and the
rope was put around McGIlls BODY, and he
too. plunged into the work q rescue To
gether. these two heroes saved over sixty
women and children