The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-04

and 1t spilled upon each side MS high rs
the top OF the cars. When the lower part
OF the town was reached tho scene pre-
scented was be yond description.
HALF HAS NOT BEEN TOLD,
nor never will be, as TO the extent of tho
awful wreck From the Pennsylvania
Railroad to Main street there is nothing
standing but the stone church and the
large brick sehoolhouse. The Mansion
House is gone, and over 100 people were
lost there. From the Baltimore & Ohio
depot YOU can sec for blocks in every
direction, and between the depot an the
point there is standing only part OF the
Morrell block and two small brick offices
that were protected by the Morrell build
ing. The town was at rest early in the
morning Everyone was thoroughly ex-
hausted with the terrible strain and the
work OF the last two days and nights.
The town is under martial law, and every
one who goes about the place is challenged
and required to give an account OF him
SELL The water has subsidized to great
extent, and the streets in the main part OF
the town are free from water. The falling
water has laid bare the terrible work of
the flood, and the full extent OF the disas-
ter is only being ascertained now. The
streets are one sickening, foul smelling
mass OF wood and debris, and the work OF
searching for bodies has only fairly begun.
The latest estimates puts the
LOSS OF LIFE AT PROM 10000 TO 1900.
II is impossible to get any account OF the
number lost. Every one is 80 thoroughly
tired out and overcome by the weight OF
the disaster as to be utterly unable TO give
any accurate details or figures
The work Of identiilng the dead goes on
very slowly and comparatively few so far
have been identified. Among those idcn-
titled today were Nuns Wolf and wife;
Mr.. Goldbert, a merchant on Main street,
whose body was sent TO Baltimore. accom-
panied by his daughter; Mrs. j. Kaier-
stein and son, who were visiting Mr.. Bohn,
the father OF Mrs. katen,cin. They were
standing in Mr.. Bohms store, on Main
street, and were washed away in front Of
his eyes.
The Hotel Holbert has been entirely
washed away aud scventy.two persons
persisted in the wreck. Behind the Nor
rell property lies locomotive, which was
carried over the bridge and swept up by
the food.
Frank Mcdonald, a conductor on the
y.
was in the Pennsylvania Railroad depot
when the food came. lie said when he
| first saw the food IL was thirty feet high
| and gradually rose 10 nj least forty feet
"Ihere Is no doubt that the South Fork
dam broke" said Mr.. Mcdonald "Fif.
teen minutes before tae food came Decker.
the Pennsylvania Railroad agent, read me
n telegram hc had just received saying the
South Fork dam had broken. As soon rs
lac heard this the people in the station,
numbering 200, made a rush for a hill.
certainly think
IsAw 1000 BODIES 90 OVER TnE BRIDGE.
The first house that came down struck
the bridge and ut once took fire and rs
fast rs the Others came down they were
consumed. | believe q AN safe In saving
| saw thousand bodies burn. Ii re-.
minded me OF n lot OF flies on fly paper,
struggling to get away, with no hope aud
no chance 10 save them. ! have no idea
that had the bridge been blown up the
loss OF life would have been many less
They would have iloated little further
with the same certain death. Then, again,
II was impossible for any one 10 have
reached the bridge in order 10 blow II out
Tor the waters came 30 fast that no ono
could have done IL. | saw ten TO cigh.
teen bodies go over the bridge at the
/ same time. ] offered man so 20 row
inc across the river, but could get no one
10 go. and We finally had TO build boat
and yet across that way"
Prom under the large brick Sc. dollhouse
| l2i bodies were taken last night aud To-.
day. From every corner aud place the
bodies arc being found aud buried ~ fast
| 4. .lss
| burial Is becoming manifest and the
stencil arising from the bodies Is sicken.
| ing A number Of bodies have been
found with bulc,-holcs In them. showing
conciusivcly that in their mnddening
fright suicide was rcsortcd to by many.
4 SAMELEss PAUL REVERE
lies somewhere among the namelcss dead.
/ Who lac is may never be known, but his
ride will be famous in local history.
Mounted on a grand, big bay horse, he
came riding down the pike, which passed
through Conomaugh 10 Johnsiown,
like some angel Of wrath Of old. shouting
his portentious warning "Run for your
lives 10 the hills" run 10 the hills"
The people crowded out Of their houses
along the thickly settled streets awe.
struck and wondering. No body knew
the man, aud some thought lac was q
maniac and laughed. On, nj a deadly
pace lao rode, aud shhlly rang out his
awful cry. In few moments, however,
there came cloud OF ruin down tho broad
streets, down the narrow alleys, grinding,
twisting. hurting, Ovorturnlng, crashing,
nnnihilatng the weak and the strong II
wis the charge Of tho flood wearing It's
coronct OF ruin aud devastation, which
grew at every instant OF It's progress.
Forty feet high. some say, thiriy-accord.
ing 20 Others, was this sea, and u travelled
with n swiitness like that which laid hid.
den In the heels Of Mercury On aud on
raced the rider, and on and on rushed the
wave. Dozens OF people took heed Of the
warning and ran up 10 the hills. Poor
faithful rider, II was an unequal contest.
Just ~ he turned across the railroad
bridge tho mighty wave fell upon him.
and horse, rider and bridge and all went
out into chaos together. A few feet
further on several cars OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad train from Pittsburg were caught
up and hurried into the caldron, and tho
heart OF the town reached the hero who
turned neither 10 right nor left Tor safety
for himself, but rode on TO death for his
townsmen.
SCENES At LAKE coSENAUou.
li:2O Am.-Mcssrs. II. Singer, George
Singer, Louis Clark and X. llussey Binns,
of Pittsburg, relatives Of some OF the
members Of he South Fork Fish
ING Club, have Just arrived from the broken
dam. They al have friends or relatives
AZ tho lake al the present time, and being
very anxions o. 10 their fate, they made a
dayin,, break through the flooded district,