The Meeker herald., 1892-09-10
AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE.
TWO P1osFEcroRs CAUGHT IN
q cLOUpRURST.


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wafer u ~ lHct hlsb rpinln: w.ih u
, roar OF ,hoI,ani ca,Hrncts Tho
I 10 20 was dca cnlng In the iaco o.
ths wall u. water wn, u mass Of de.
hgls-whoi. trees turning end over
being rrept forward by the power.
iul goscc b-ninl u, du.; /. swept DO.
tors tho broom oi til, housewife.
0 Nc r. urging our poo b-nsi, To
their utmost Limit of endurance. tho
wafer II ouni u, growing dc-p,r md
deeper each second tn, rain still fall.
IN. In torrents Will, that terrible
wal bchinI ~, VIZ, !aercn.in. Ia
h. hi aud velocity. and steadily gain.
lag on us l uls htt, in nivanc,
ui HFaSh and shouted Tor him 10
b break fog III, hills. bu, tn. horrible
=. behind drowned my yo.rc. ard |
could no. hear 10 my,ciI .purrcd
my mule up Tia, side hill and LODGING
lacs to SEQ IL Brown wer. following.
raw that Irresistible clrrrn. fairly
ct: h.g, up and In ma in.inn, ha
u til the niue ho va. riding wa. alb.
.nrbcd n tho mas, which was rolling
dawn I'll. .aao, ~. on. m,sn, as-np.
pear In tho NAV of some 'n.a,ia,s
monster -
eoaia not s'cp 10 'oox furthor
'or hlh- mo roiIin; wall o! waller
Wa coming Gown inc canon WIN mo
tPrru u. u" pres ram hhd every
'"' "'s'""''e voc.
~ Ahi me, IL WIS n matter oil so!''
I7sacr'hion "a race 'or III, " IN IN,
echehs J. hhu io' down tho canon
!" pace "hcrr ~ was WIDEN nS nni
VIC H""Hh' sproN" out IN width los
'Hs '"n'"h"' Oh Tvs ucP'h o"t stl!i u
tuehu' 10 pros o. ne some tidd'n
mnn ''nF i"ph' upon Tvs pr"y anu Tear
~ 'e'' u tno"'l DO na ell was
f"'"'". on tho s'uch ''L nnt inc cur
i'a' was gaming "h me- moment oy
'au'h.ht u came hFer ~ was now
nN' 20" 'e'' h's'hhI " ) couih nat
'"Fro my poo ofnst lew loot higher
~ INC inonninin We should To above
'ao i9rcr anu DO sac. thrust Tho
fo"cis deep IN MS SIDE ana he cnso
mad PLUNGE. The water had
reached us. and 'c't him carried OF
us Get gra,pcd nn ovcrhanging
bash and hc was swcp, away In tho
torrent. leaving suspended my
feet u-t touching tho surface OF tho
water ! hung TO that bush for my
Lie nnd despite tho strongest cSer.
to keep from being carried away by
tho tpy.f.ripu. inrr,nf