Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13
FALLING LIB.
Blown Down at Chickamauga It
Kills an Alderman,
ISJURIEG A CHIEF OF POLICE.
Great Rain In Colorado, Bursting Irriga-
ton bitches and Drowning Live
Stock-The Pomeroy
Calamity.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 10.-The
excursion of a merry party of picnickers
from this city met with sad ending at
Chickamauga- One of the party, ex-
Alderman John ID. Crimmins, was
killed, and Chief of Police Dock Mitchell
was seriously injured About a dozen
members af the Tammany political or
ganization. headed by Chief of Police
Mitchell, took one of the city's patrol
wagons and drove to Chickamauga,
where they intended to spend the day.
About noon a severe storm came up,
the wind blowing at an unprecedented
rate in this section. Part of the crowd
took refuge under the wagon. and Grim
minis and Mitchell got under large
oak tree.
They had hardly become located
when a terrific gust of wind tore the
top of huge tree from the trunk and it
came spinning to the ground with
frightful velocity. Both men jumped,
but too late. The falling tree struck
Crimmins on the top of the head and
the limbs caught Mitchell. The for
mer's head was frightfully mangled
and the latter had two ribs and a
wrist broken, a foot badly mashed and
received several cuts over his body.
The injured men were removed to the
Chickamauga Park hotel, 4 mile dis
tant, where Crimmins died in half an
hour. Chief Mitchell is very danger
ously injured, but it is thought will re-
cover.
The wind was the Severest ever
known in that section Of north Georgia,
tearing down fences and moving the
tallest corn as if cut by a scythe- IL
was confined to the Immediate section,
Chattanooga, only six miles distant, eX-
periencing only slight storm
COLORADO DAMAGED BY RAIN
DENVER, Col, July 1O.-Southern
Colorado was visited by rains which
did great damage. At Lamar one and
Il half inches OF rain fell in an hour.
During the storm lightning struck the
county Jail. but little damage was
done. South Of Lamar Il clOud burst in
the Willow creek aroya, and an i'm
mense body of water rushed down the
creek, carrying away the Fed Rock
ditch fume and striking the Bent
ditch, which brought the torrent into
Lamar, covering the streets from one
to five feet deep. Many families had
to move to places of safety.
At La Junta the heavy rain caused
several irrigating bitches to overflow
and the streets were covered with water.
Fifteen hundred horses and d large
number of hogs and fowls were drowned
in this vicinity, while the crops were
badly injured.
Trains on the Santa Fe and Missouri
Pacific roads were delayed by the wash
ing away of the tracks east OF Boonville
and San Carlos. The rain also extend
ed into New Mexico, where it was light
and of much benefit The total losses
by water will amount to 800. 600.
MANY MANNED FOR LIFE.
FORT DODGE, Ia. July 1o--The ap-
peal for financial aid made by Gov.
Boies for suffering survivors of the
Pomeroy cyclone is meeting with fair
response from all parts of the state,
and already 81. has been received
by the relief committee. This city will
send $500 and the county the same. The
injured are having good care from
physicians and nurses, but many things
are needed for their comfort. Clothing
Of all kinds cannot be sent in too great
abundance. Food for the sick viii also
be a recurring want for many weeks to
come.
Owing to the severe nature OF the in
juries the ma ority have sustained, sew
eral months must intervene before they
can care for themselves. Some will
linger IN anguish fog weeks and some
will be horelesSlv crippled for life