Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-05-26
The Flood at Clones.

Ed. Register-Thc acme of freshets
for this section Of country has been ex-
ceeded by fully five feet and four inches
of water. Black River is completely
devastated. On Friday afternoon, the
18th inst, indications for an approach
ing tempest became apparent, and at
about 8 o'clock, the rain came down
in torrents, and so continued till $3.50
O'Clock, A. NJ, Saturday, when the bot
toms were covered from hill to hill
with a vast volume of water, which
left destruction in its way. 1t was a
sight long to be remembered, horrible
in the extreme. Within radius of
ten miles from this point, the country
presents a scene too serious to contem-
plate. Farmers that were worth before
the freshet $4,000, and were thought
to be clear above high-water mark, are
to-day not worth a postage stamp.
Messrs. J. H. Trollinger and w.
Volner were damaged to the extent of
at least 81 900.
Jno. Mcmahon and J. NJ Latham,
while their farmes were not materially
damaged, lost / 900 panels of fence.
Fl. Latham had just finished planting
fifteen acres of fine bottom land to corn,
and the vast volume of water swept off
the soil to the depth of about eight
inches. and at least 1000 rails.
JOS. Stricklin lost not less than 49,
900 rails, and his farm is very nearly
ruined.
J. NJ. Blacks house at Edge Hill was
washed down, but fortunately the fam
lily escaped to the hillside, and saved
themselves from being drowned.
The store house of H. Waldner was
washed off its foundation, the out
houses adjacent thereto were all wash
ed away, the stock of goods damaged
was fully 80 per cent, and Hitler him
self escaped being drowned only by
tearing his way through the roof, sit
ting upon the warehouse till the water
subsidized so a man on horse back could
relieve him from his perilous position.
The water was four feet and nine inches
deep in the store house.
The main volume of water struck
Camp Ground at six o'clock A. NJ, and
owing to it's increased velocity and
momentum, completely devastated that
church house, structures that cost
probably 81 800; were washed off their
and swept away with the
vast seething volume of water, coming
in contact with the large house Occu-
pied by Jno. Hendricks, taking it with
them down the stream. How the oc-
cupants escapted, is question | can
not answer.
Many families will be compelled to
to suffer, for their crops, including
garden vegetables, have been washed
away, leaving them destitute of any
thing on which they may subsist.
On West Fork several farmers. whose
farms were valued at from $500 to
81 800, have seen their farms SO COM
pletely devastated that they have been
to remove to other quarters. |
where land may be rented.
Wright Asher. while attempting to
remove some floating debris from his
house in order that it might not be
washed off with the current, fell into
the water and fioated down the stream.
He saved himself, however, by being
drifted against tree, which he climb
ed and waited till the waters subsidized.
Owing to the fact that the roads are
absolutely impossible. / have not been
able to gather sufficient facts to enable
me to give anything like detailed ac-
count Of the terrible destruction to this
and adjacent localities. +.
Nav 90. 1892