The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-07-26
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AFutf "a.
Last Sunday noon, the
clouds seemed to sat- bave John
son City only coming rom North,
South, East and West. Quick as
thought the stopper fell out and in
twenty or thirty minutes perfect de-
huge was the reeult In twenty or
thirty minutes more all the streets of
the city were converted into young
rivers, which flowed on continuously
for two and half or three hours. At
this juneture the stopper WAS partially
replaced, but not sufficiently 30 to pre-.
vent another downpour, as it came
down in a little while as fuiiously as
ever and wet some OF Hop Wo's kin
dred, as there was certainly enough
of it to soak through TO the place Of
Hops nativity,
To be serious, two livery stables,
Carr & Co, and ENCLOSING & Co, con.
cluded that the waters would sub
merge their stables and wisely removed
the stock TO where it would require
"fory days and foity nights Of the
food to drive them from their high
and dry stalls. Carr & Co.'s stock was
taken to the doctors farm, and, OF
course, ESCAPED tho raging tide Of an
cry old B. ush but Englesing & Co.
found closer quarters on higher
ground, where, at moments warning,
their customers could be accommo-
dated. Cherry street is the point
which is situated between Spring and
Buffalo streets, and the stable stands
on Cherry street. The stable is run
and operated by doc Lusk q. H. Pr
Up to Monday afternoon the stock of
ENCLOSING & Co. was taken care of
and the customers Of the same accom-
modated by doc" at his large and
commodious stable.
Carr & Co. and ENCLOSING e. Co.
we're not the only sun rcr- by the
stnhh.rrn,ss Of The waters. There
were, that we know of, Mrs. Murray,
i
at the creek, on West Main, who suf-
Tered The loss OF her garden and had
to witness the waters invade her prem
ises, running into every room Of her
house except one, and, but for her
own brave personal attention, she
might have suffered severer losses.
Uncle Van Corroll, jim Akers and
those living along the banks OF the
stream as far down aud below the tam
merry, suffered equally with the bal
ance, 1t didn't stop here, but crossed
the raihoad on Division street, and
that so suddenly that it struck Mat
Miller's (our efficient policeman home
and well nigh drowned he and his
little family out.
viii Hart another sufferer, had his
tannery almost entirely covered by
water, and last Monday, while We were
present, he, with a number of hands,
was busily engaged in repairing tenn
porarily the injury done to his tan
merry After he had gotten through
with the lifting out Of his hides, skins,
ETC., he transferred them to Mr.. Gil.
dersleeve's place, and there, by the
latter's spirit of liberality and neigh
borly conduct, Will was enabled tC
save part Of that which be consid
cred lost. The rain was terrible, ye
we must admit that it was sent for
, purpose.
These argered waters determined
while rushing against the court house
to recede, but the oncoming current
which, as everybody knows, was vic
lent, resisted, Right then began
tussle between the rushing, roaring
: stream and the mad waters it had de
posted behind the White Elephant
i. whose proboscis was as long as hi
tail is short, Suddenly, after restles
: wrestling, the backwaters shot througI
, the residence Of Capt. Joe Hale, an
created a panic among the children
r they being frightened almost beyon,
!. recall