Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-03-05

the morning alter the disaster, when thfeat of lynohing him were made.
 The water was four feet higher al 5adgD Abner wsde's place than during the lac food. coming up to the floor of his resi denee. They ali retired at midnight when the water had remained stationary for two hour and hslf. He lost nun Der of buildings by the food.
 George Merwin vas in the canyon below the dam. but escaped. Frank AafmArte better kuswn as
 ''Tas FLYING pvrcitMAN."
 Was in camp down the stream and escaped the flood, but lost his teams and wagons, All the animals that were loose instinct, lively fed at the approach of the food and escaped from its fury, while those which were tied up were all lost. Burke va mounted on Steve Conaron's best horse, and had ample time to have given warning. which would have saved all below.
 SURVIVORS STORY.
 The first arrival of survivors et the flood came in "Wednesday evening They were Jehn Hardee, Ed. H. Davis and W. M. Russell. After having par taken et gosd Eeai as the Csb Web restaurant, Mir. Hardee, on invitation ef the JeuRsAL-EIsER, visited this office and told the story of the greatest disaster tast CT occurred ia this ter ritory, as it appeared to him. He said
 :" was located at the Hume camp, between the lower dam and Heaaquars. ters. Oar camp was situated on bar of the creek. On the night of the disas- ter, myself and three others occupied tent, retiring about ten o'clock at night. There was one man in bed with me. 1 was walked up towards morning by the
 ROARING SOUND or THE COMING FLOOD, When I jumped out ci bed and yelled te the boys to get up, that the dam had broken. All had sn WAS my under clothes. The others get up and VIC all staried on rus for high greuRd My pants and vest were under my pillow. In tbs former had slG6, and in the latter two fine gold watches, but l had no time tc stop for either, aad they were lost We run as fast as we could, but when we got abou; hallway up the hill isil down and injured nay leg. l ran on my hands and feet for qnits distance, the water crowding me all the time. When Tell, 1 looked back and cav a wave twenty feet higk strike the tent. i finally got on Esy feet again and
 IN REACHING HIGB GROUND, Abcve the line of the flood. At tais point the valley is two hundred yards wide, and the water was sixty feet deep.
 Ths first person saw after getting sat of the waters was Tom Boen, who is about Is years old, who had his S-yesr-olS sister in his arms. Mrs. Boon soon came, and said her husband and l4-yesreld daughter had been lest. Mrs. Boon had narrow escape, having been knocked down by the water. Mir. Boon awakened the family, and as the boy came to the aeor Of their tent he saw his little sister, whom he imme- aiateiy took in his arms and ran as fast as he could. Ar. Boon was
 TuE LAST ONE OUT OF THE TENT, And, instead of starting direct for high yreund, ras around the tent, presunia- ply looking for the little girl, whom be ,ad not seen.
 In front of my tent there was large 'eaiSer, weighing hundreds ol tons. 'eiere the water came. After the Aeoo
 went down the stream ter fesr or five niles, but could ind no trace of it. At he lower dam was large upright 'oiior and engine-twenty-ho power t least, 1 shsuld judge, ss if had been 'sed as hoisting engine, and ia iun. ing saw mill. Parties who had been icng the river as far as wickenburg ad seen nothing oi them. The FRONT WAVE or THE hIGHrY FLOOD .olled oyer like the waves eI the ocean, Rd the roar was indescrieahly daafen- ng and dsataly. The first bSdy re- evered was that Of Pat Berry, about 1
 mile and halt below the lower am. The next enc was Chinamsn, i'm, at Headquarters" These parties have been on the road l Yer since Monday afternoon. When hey left, the bodies el the following ad been recovered and identified: L. N Haynes and wife. ott Haynes, aged 22 years. Miss Fay yses, aged 9 year. Baby" Haynes, aged years. Pat Berry, aged 50 years. Jehn Boon, aged 65 years. One Chinanan. A. McMillaa, aged Go years
 c. l.. Cook, aged 22 years. Charles Braoken, aged 30 years.
 Hannah McCsrty. aged 4o years.
 Joseph Reynolds.
 F G. Wheeler. Frank Cassills (aexicsn). John Brown. Altogether. at Wickenburg and abeye.
 THmTr-FIyE BODIES
 lad been recovered. Cofiius hsd been LaSa Al tha l.,xxar dnr, and .hen l