Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-04-14
From Des Arc.

| FULL 06S AIC.
l made a flying trip to Hogan and
back Saturday. / never saw as much
damage done by a little stream of wat
er as L saw along the route to Hogan
station. The first place l struck was
Annapolis bridge; there the big dump
was gone, rails and all. 1t took sew
enty-fve men four days to repair it
temporarily so the train could move
over, and after passing Annapolis ev-
cry place where the creek had struck
the rail road it was entirely gone. 1t
washed away saw-mill above Sabula,
drowned COW and calf and billy goat.
He got up on top of the boiler, think
ing he would be safe, but the water
washed the shed down and knocked
Mr.. Billy Goat off and killed him.
And from Sabula on to the Ketcherside
bridge, the road was all gone. The
wreck at the bridge was a sad sight.
There lay the engine with all its con-
nection gone. The cars were scattered
down the creek for miles, and broken
INTO kindling wood, while the bottom
of the creek was full OF car wheels;
and from there on to Hogan every
thing was washed away-farms and all.
There were about forty or fifty head of
cattle drowned. and some missing out
in the woods. Dat of 129 head that
went down, ~ are missing. | got this
from a stock man that was in the
wreck and had charge of the cattle be-
fore they went down, but refused to
have anything to do with them after
wards. The creek below Des Arc did
not do very much damage; only wash
ed rails off. They say it was higher
than ever known before-at least, Col.
Lowe says it was higher in his mill
than ever before. The railroad COM
pany has a large force now at work
putting the track in order again.
Mr.. Benson had 800 bushels of corn
wet from water coming into his still
house.
One fellow living in the bottom
below Annapolis bridge was cut off BY
a deep slough and the creek on one
side, and when the water began to get
in the house, he commenced praying,
saying if God would only spare him
this time, be damned if he would ever
i've IN Inefe any more.
All the family at Ruble & Co. s mill be-
low Annapolis, had to be carried out
through the water.
Tom jackson says the water washed
up Il tree inches through in front of
his door, and the water was waist deep
before he could get all his family out.
and he afterwards hauled ten wagon
Of, 81, I, L
Lem Hall. Jr., who taught our last
public school, will commence private
school here Monday, for three months.
He is a first-class teacher, and his great
success is discipline or order, and that
he will have.
L. Lovelace has moved his family from
Sinking Creek to Des Arc, in order to
school his children.
Our town was lively Friday and Sal
urday, it being payday for several
mills.
p. Maddox came home Friday night
from Little Rock. He has been down
there blacksmithing.
|. G.. Ness. our eX-teacher, is visit
ing friends in Des Arc. At present he
lives in St. Louis. From his frequent
comings here | think he means more
than visits. or, in other words. | am
thinking he is trying to steal one of
our Des Are girls.
Mr.. Simpson, from Annapolis, is
here to-day. He reports business a
little dull in the piling town.
There is not much said about who
will be our next Governor, but from
what l can learn Stone is the choice, so
far.
The Truth man was here last week.
He says he heard that Giles Hender-
son intended to beat Pres. Whitwo rth
for Collector, if it took one thousand
dollars. Ididn't think that Iron county
voters were bought, and | think Giles
Henderson did wrong if he said it.
Whitworth will be a hard man to beat
the next term. as it is customary to
hold the Collectors Office two terms.
Geo. Morris of st. Louis is home to-
day to see his wife and baby girl.
Several ear loads of cattle were
shipped from here last week. This is
quite shipping point for cattle.
Our sick men, Mr.. Bergman and H.
Farrar, are a little better, but both are
confined to their rooms. ISAAC.
April II, 1892.