Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-01

fine. 1t is miraculous that no one wa.
injured. Only one car was badly
damaged. The others were turned
over and some Of their trucks
broken.
Four of the cars turned over BY
wind were loaded and fifteen un.
loaded.
The new bank building at Mar
tinsburg had the gable blown off O
it. The old CAN'T st ore house ex.
perienced the same loss.
The Masonic building was dam
aged to the amount of several hun
dred dollars.
Every house in the city was shak.
en- up more or less.
Gus Meyerpeter's blacksmith shop
was blown down.
The greatest damage was prob
ably done to the general store ot
jacob Bros. 1t is reported the
building and stock were injured tc
the amount of $1,000.
The damage to the crops in this
locality is severe.
GIDEON J. MALLORY DROWNED.
About 8 O'Clock Friday Gid.
con J. Mallory and young mar
named VIM. Ford attempted to gel
some horses belonging to Mr.. Kom
brink out of the water near the Paris
bridge, just north of the city, when
the former was drowned and the lat
ter came near losing his life in the
same way. A large rescuing party
took skiffs on the first report and
went to the Paris bridge and sawFord
in tree three quarters of a mile away
MIR. Peake, of near Santa Fe, took q
skiff and rescued the young mar
who says there is no question but
what Mr.. Mallory was drowned. In
riding out after the stock they rode
right into a branch where there was
a small whirlpool. Ford says that
he and his horse went under the
water twice when he got hold of 6
branch of a tree and pulled himself
out of danger. At the same time he
saw Mallory and his horse go under
twice and when he got to a place Of
safety he looked around to see where
Mallory was. He saw his horse es.
Gaping from the water but could see
no trace Of Mallory anywhere. An
other rescuing party with larger
skiffs searched all day tor Mr.. Nal
lory's body but it is thought the
current carried it off. Mr.. Kom
brink also witnessed the drowning
from some distance away. He say:
there is no question but what Nal
lory was drowned. Gideon J. Nal
lory was about sc years old anc
leaves widowed mother and two
sisters who were dependent upon
him for support. He was a farmer
and stock raiser living on the Har
din place at the time of his death
He was highly respected citizen
and his death is deeply deplored
by all who knew him. 1t is be
hoped that his remains will be re,
covered.
The wind storm on Thursday
night. May 25th, was one of the mos
severe of the season. Five and one
half inches of rain fell in one night
which is unprecedented in this part O
the country. Althoughthe damage ex
tended over a great deal of country
and was somewhat severe it was
nothing compared to what it woule
| have been if the storm had been ;
regular cyclone. The damage tt
crops is not SO severe as if the storm
had occurred two or three weeks
later. Full returns are not in ye
but as far as can be learned the loss
of life is not what was at first re
ported but the damage to buildings
fences and out houses will be con
siderable.
| Will Bradley, who came in from
a ten months trip through Kansas
says when he got off of train her,
last night and saw the immense LAKE
by the depot on Liberty street, h'
thought he had landed in st. Louis
and that the lake was the Missis
sippi.
| All those who live along Sal
River are seriously damaged by th'
water which was never SO high. Mr.
James Abbay alone was damaged
some two or three hundred dollar
by loss of fences, etc.
Ketter & Harrison will suffer quit
la loss at their brick yards just north
| west of Mexico. Some valuabl
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