The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-28

FORT DODGE, Ia, June 27.-The first
detailed information of the remarkable
flood at Cherokee was received this after
noon and explains why no lives were lost.
The downpour Of water commenced at 9
o'clock in the evening, and at 3 o'clock in
the morning George Thompson, a member
of the fire department, became alarmed.
On going out and finding the entire bottom
inundated he hurried back and sounded
the fire bell as a warning. 1t proved just
in the nick of time The citizens responded
to the alarm with alacrity. and, taking in
the situation, rushed from house to house,
awakening the endangered people, who
escaped to the high land safely To add
terror to the disaster a terrific electrical
storm prevailed, which, however, served to
aid the sight through the binding rain.
The path to the only high ground in the
neighborhood lay across a bridge across
Main street. The rise of the water was SO
rapid that many people barely escaped
with their lives in crossing the bridge
Three men were on the bridge when it
gave way, but saved themselves by cling
ing to trees. The people who refused to
leave their houses had to be taken from
the upper story windows by brave men
manning few available boats. One man
was rescued in the top of tree when
nearly succumbing to exhaustion, and an
other was rescued from the roof of float
ing house before it had dashed to pieces
against the bridge.
Vandals were at work while aid was be.
ing rendered the unfortunates. The flood
ed houses have all been entered and robbed
of every valuable thing. The water is now
fast receding. Communication with the
city by raj is entirely destroyed, and it is
only by fording the streams that anyone
outside can reach the city. Intense indlg-
nation prevails against the Italians who
have been sent here by the railroad COM
pany to repair the tracks. The farmers
along the river have been taking goods out
of the river and piling them up for claim
ants, and the Italians have been stealing
them. A special police force has been ap-
pointed and everything has been done to
stop the pillage
An appeal for aid was made today by
Mayor Bloom. The appeal is addressed to
the American public, whose hearts and
pocketbooks open simultaneously to every
appeal of those in need" The appeal says
that the floods have rendered homeless
500 people who are dependent upon public
charity Many lost everything barely es-
Gaping with their lives. The damage done
will reach $3.50, 600 Every bridge in the
city is gone and nearly every bridge in the |
country.
ANOTHER STORM.
HOLsTEIN, Ia, June 27-Yesterday |
occurred another most disastrous storm. |
and hail in abundance did ire |
parable damage to crops and cattle. The |
district stricken by hail is three miles |
west of here, and is three miles wide and |
ten miles long. Much damage was done |
by lightning Rogers mill near Quinby |
washed away. No trains have arrived !
here since Tuesday evening. Hogs, cattle |
and horses in large numbers are floating |
down the river
DEs MONIES Ia. June 27-An extra
ctn ctruPk this " bic oft
noon. The rain fell at the rate of three |
inches an hour and flooded the streets. |
The wind blew at the rate of fifty miles an
hour. Several buildings were unroofed |
and damaged in other ways. The sur
towns have been even more
severely damaged. Considerable damage
was done to the grain.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 27.-At the gen.
eral offices of the Northwestern road to-
day it was stated that matters are not
nearly so bad in Iowa as reported by the
dispatches. No trains are reported late to-
day, and while heavy rains are reported in
the western part of Iowa, it is not true
the state.
A COLORADO CYCLONE.
DENVER, Col, June 27-News has Just
been received of destructive cyclone
which passed over this country twenty
i've miles east of the city Thursday night
Houses were blown away, trees uprooted
and carried away, and crops for many
miles around completely ruined. Dozens
IF persons were injured, but none serious
y. c. S. Clark was in from his ranch,
,hree miles west of Deer Trail, and reports
hat hail fell twenty minutes and killed
about 250 sheep, while the eyes of many
others were put out Mrs. J. w. Adams,
living near Deer Trail says that hail stones
Is large as a mans fist fell, killing chickens
md ducks.
EMPoRIA, Kan. June 27-Word has
ust reached here of the great damage
.aused by the heavy rains last Thursday
n this and adjoining counties. Many
arms have been completely flooded. and
he barns, implements and entire crops
washed away. On the farm OF John
Stoller, on Jacobs creek, large orchard
vas destroyed and hedges of ten years
growth We're washed away. l.. B. Nor
edge lost a teap of mules and wagon
md his corn crib and summer house were
At the Taylor ranch the
hooked wheat aud the binder were wash
d away. Taylor Marsh lost field of rye,
ourteen head of fat hogs and lot of
poultry. The people were compelled to
lee to the high ground for their lives A
'oung man whose name is not known
vas drowned yesterday while trying 70
win the Cottonwood near Liberty school
louSe. All the farms about this place are
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