Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
STORMS AND FLOODS.
Details Of tie Disastersl Iowa and
Kansas.
Iowa and
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH,
Heavy Losses Of Stock and Other
Property.

evening. and explains why no lives were
lost. The downpour of water COM
menced at 8 O'Clock in the evening, and
at 8 O'Clock in the morning, George
Thompson, q member of the Cherokee
fire department., became alarmed at the
increased ferocity of the storm. On
going out and finding the entire bottom
stimulated, he hurriedly sounded the
fire bell as warning. 1t proved to be
just in the nick of time. Citizens re.
sponded to the alarm with alacrity, and
taking in the situation at a glance,
rushed from house to house awakening
the endangered people. The water
rose so rapidly that many families had
to be carried from their homes through
several feet of water. To add terror to
disaster terrific electrical storm pre-.
vailed. Vivid flashes of lightning served
to aid the sight through the binding
rain then falling. There was but one
refuge from the flooded district, the
bridge across the main street, and hun
dreds flying for their lives we're soon
rushing across, hurrying to reach
higher ground. The rise Of the water
people p barely escaped With their IiVess
in crossing the bridge. Three men
were on the bridge when it gave way,
but saved themselves by climbing to
trees. The river raised six feet in an
hour. People who refused to leave
their houses had to be taken out later
fro from 9 the upper stories tori by boats manned manned
oumbing to exhaustion, and anoth r
house just before it WAS dashed to
Of animals went floating down stream,
and the struggling Of the large numbe r
OF helpless creatures in the current made
standing on the bottom was flooded,
some Of them to the second floor, and
many were moved considerable dis
tance, while others were showed from
their foundations. They are now, with
out exception, dismal looking ruins.
filled with mud and water. Vandals
we're at work, while aid is being rendered
the unfortunates. The flooded houses
all show they have been entered and
robbed of everything of value. The
waters are now fast falling, and pros
poets are frightening.
IN AND AROUND CHEROKEE
Words fail to convey an idea of the
nature of the damage done. Cherokee
has in the last year increased its popula-
ton by six hundred. Many of these are
young people, employees and mechanics,
hard workers and builders of cities, with
but limited supply Of this worlds
goods, who have been saving to build
home have lost the home and all their
effects. Fortunate ones of the CITY done
all in their power to aleniate the suffer
ings OF those who were deluged. Com
munication with the city by rail is en-
tirely destroyed and it is only by ford
ing swollen streams and wallowing
through the mud that anyone outside
can reach the city. Nearly the whole
track from here to Lemars is washed
out Intense indignation prevails
against dagos who have been sent here
by the railroad company to repair the
track. Farmers along the river have
!. been taking goods out of the water and
piling them up for claimants and the
dagoes were detected stealing them.
Special police have been appointed, and
everything is being done to stop the
pillaging.
SEVERE IN KANSAS.
EMPoR1A, Kas., June 27.-Word is
just received in this city of great dam
age caused by the heavy rains of Thurs
day in this and adjoining counties.
Many farms have been entirely flooded,
and barns, implements and entire crops
washed away. One farmer, Joseph
Stotler, on Jacobs Greek, had large or
chard destroyed, and hedges of ten years
growth washed away. Tho storm also did
great damage to buildings. B. More
ledge lost team of mules and wagon,
9 corn crib and summer house were also
destroyed. At Taylor rancho, shocked
grain and binder were carried away.
Taylor lost field of rye, fourteen head
OF fat hogs and lot of poultry. Peo-
pie were compelled to flee for their lives
to high land, and see their property de-
stroyed. All farms about this place are
submerged. At Sodens' mill, inst be-
low Emporia, the Cottonwood is out
OF its banks, and spread over the coun-
Try for miles. In the food as it passes
may be seen all kinds of wreckage,
barns, parts Of all kinds Of farm ma
chinery, wheat in abundance and dead
animals The food is now subsiding.
CYCLONE IN COLORADO.
DENVER, June 27.-News has been re-
peived of 3 destructive cyclone which
passed over this country twenty. five
niles east Of this city Thursday night,
douses were blown away, trees uprooted
md carried away and crops for many
niles are completely ruined. A dozen
Iersons were injured but none seriously.
=. CLARK was in from his ranch, three
piles west Of Deer Trail, and reports
AL teil for twenty minutes and killed
nout twenty five sheep and the eyes of
pany were put out. Mrs. j. w Adams.
wing twenty-five miles northwest Of
Peer Trail, says hail stones as large as
mans fist fell killing chickens and
ncks B p. Beatty, one mile north of
sow, reported crops badly damaged.
sUML FURTHER ACCOUNTS.
hAIsrEanA. June ". By telephone