The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-07

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awful in its terror and total IN IFS
work OF destruction wiped out the town
of Winona, on the Current river
branch of the Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis railway in Shannon county,
at 1890 last night. That eleven per
sons lost their lives is known to a
certainty. and eight men are missing.
The dead are:
Rev. J. ". Duncan.
Mrs. J. W. Duncan.
Matte Duncan.
Mrs Crawford, married daushbsr On
Rev. Duncan
Crawford Cert.
George NeVins.
Norma NeVinS-
Little daughter OF Lloya Wright.
Maggie Cannon.
John Norris
Mrs NevinS.
The bodies of Rev. Duncan, his wife
and daughter, George Nevins, Norma
Nevins and the Wright girl were re-
covered but the others have not been
found.
4 SIaSLing Rain.
A slashing rain followed by a stun
ming wind set in at 8 O'Clock last night.
While the wind ceased the rain con-
tinued until 10 o'clock. The water
seemed to come down in a continuous
stream.
At 1915 o'clock four feet Of water
was on the streets.
In fifteen minutes, many bulIdInSS
could not longer stand the strain and
began to careen and dissolve in the
waters. Vivid flashes OF lightning
pierced the downpour which came Ike
the falls of Niagara. Houses were
smashed and in the water were nun
drsdS of men, women and chlldren- II
was like a shipwreck in the ocean
Cries OF terror and shouts for help
from the struggling people clingins TO
pieces of timber made the scene one
chat baff1ed Intelligent effort TO save
the helpless The strong current ruSn-
ing down the ravine or valley carried
many 10 higher land and places OF
safety When the torrent ,had TO de-
gree subsidized, the men turned their
attention to others and iyE 3 o'clock in
the morning the worst was over.
No shelter, Food Nor Clothing.
Those who had escaped the sweep Of
the devastation stood Ehivering with
out clothing or without an opportunity
to dry themselves. When day dawned
there was nothing of the homes in the
town. There was no shelter, no 1000.
no clothing. As soon as the destroyed
telegraphic communication was re-
to this city for aid. Tonight the in
habitants of Winona are scattered
among farm houses or have gone to
neighboring towns. In all thirty
buildings were destroyed. Among
them were the \. Carter Lumber COM
pany's building. loss $1,000; Mrs. A G.
Scranton, millinery building, $1,000; J.
]. Bowen, three buildings, loss $, 1000:
Church and Kissell Lumber company.
loss 81, 800; the Barr hotel and Pettis
house, Lewis house and SillS house,
were all carried away.
Total Loss.
The total loss is not less than $780,
0O0 Rev. J. W. Duncan. who lost his
life, was pastor of the Winona circuit,
and was but recently ordained. He
was formerly an engineer on the Iron
Mountain railroad The bodies OF Miss
Mamie Duncan and Mrs Crawford
were found at ( o'clock this morning,
the others recovered long after day
break.
II is now known that Birch Tree.
eight miles west of Wincna, had it's
greatest storm at the same hour last
night No lives were lost there, how
leaders, lost $1,000 by the destruction
of their building. Other buildings were
greatly damaged there.
When the Clouds Opened.
Winona, in point of population and
business, was the most important town
in Shannon county. Surrounding it
are the finest of the great pine trees
of Shannon county. To the north
eight miles Currant river flows north
east and then bends to the southeast,
touches the branch of the Memphis
railroad at Chicopee, a dozen miles
east of Winona- On the south and
southwest of the towns the road fol-
lows the valley east and west and a.
great ravine goes out northwest to-
wards the river. Along the sides of
this ravine or valley were clustered
houses occupied by the families of the
men who had been employed in the
Ozark Lumber cOmpany'S saw mill.
When the clouds opened on the hills
the water rushed down this ravine,
carrying all before. The railway was
on a slight grade, but the track was
torn ND and residence houses and
business buildings were swept with it
into the torrent. Church & I<iSsell had
the largest general store and the Mis-
souri, Land company had the other
building near the railroad. Both Suf-
fered from the rush of water
Winona, at the last town census, had
sos people. Eight miles west of VIM
ona was situated Burch Tree. next IL
size in the county. with 525 inhabitants
1t had similar lumber interests and
was 2 thriving place. On the morning
Of July { this town suffered from a
downpour that was almost equal TO a
cIoudburst Great preparations had
been made for & celebration and a.
mammoth dinner was spread under
the trees. The storm swept everything
away and many had narrow escapes
from drowning. Again late in the
evening there came another flood visi-
tation that was most disastrous in its
results.
LAMONT AT PORTLAND.