Crawford avalanche., 1895-07-11

Pleasure Party Qoss Down to Death
In Lake Gcnevec
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swept bfIa Flood.
Eleven persons wt2t killed, eight others
are missing, twent1lhr thirty were hurt,
and thirty houses fe demolished by a
food which all but1twept the town of
Winona, Mo-, out Of existence Friday
night. Not in the history Of Missouri has
such an awful story of terror. and destruc-
ton been told as that which comes from
the little town, and Saturday its inhabit-
ants were wandering about In despair,
some homeless, many with relatives or
friends dead or missing, and all almost
dazed by the awfuyfalamity from which
they had emerged. The dead are: Maggie
Cannon, Mrs. Clara Crawford, Myrtle
Crawford little daughter of Mrs. Clara
Crawford; the Rev. q. w. Duncan, Mrs.
G. w. Duncan, wife Of the Rev. q. w.
Duncan; Miss Matte Duncan, daughter
of the Rev. q. w. Duncan; John Norris,
George Nevins, Mrs. Nevins, mother of
George Nevins; Miss Normp Nevins, Sis
ter of George Nevins; May Wright.
The residents of the village were caught
totally unawares by the cloudburst. The
evening had been calm, with no sign of
an approaching storm with the exception
of fitful flashes of lightning far off on the
horizon, which, If given a thought, were
attributed to the heat, instead of being
set down as the precursor of a storm that
was soon to wreck-the town and engulf
human life in its tefpbie sweep. About
0:30 o'clock rain began to fall, but it was
so slight that the few who had not re-
tired for the night did so, thankful for
the needed Showers, The rain rapidly in
creased in yalume, Swelling Pike creek to
a food. Then came the cloudburst, and
within an hour the village was ruined and
eleven of its citizensiwerc inanimate OBJ
jects, being dashed and buffeted by the de-
bris as it was hurried down the valley by
the seething waters.r
Pike creek runs through the corner of
the town from west to east. A few miles
west several smaller, creeks and valleys
empty into it and the torrents of water all
Joined the main stream and burst upon the
town at 10 o'clock There was no time
for escape. Within d half hour the village
for a space of quarter of mile square
was covered with water to a depth of four
feet Frame houses went crashing down
iulO the tOTTeHI tut WcIt
washed away. High above the roaring of
the storm and the whistling winds arose
the screams of the terror stricken people,
awakened from their slumbers to battle
with death. Vivid flashes of lightning il
lumned the scene and added CHASTITY pal
lor to the white faces of the victims as
they struggled for a footing in the mad
food. Children could be heard calling for
their parents until their cries were for
ever stilled by the relentless waters. AS
the smaller structures were washed down
families were separated and people could
be seen on drifts, floating down to what
for many of them was certain death.
Hardly building in the entire town with
the exception of those in the suburbs on
high ground escaped' the flood.1DA few
years ago the village was almostsdestroy-
ed by fire, only few houses remaining ut
that time to mark the site. Reports from
surrounding villages indicate that great
damage has been done elsewhere, although
there are no reports of loss of life.
Pleasure Party Drowned.
A heavy storm passed over Lake Ge-
neva, Wis, Sunday 4 fternoon about 4:3O
which unroofed buildings and demoralized
shade trees. The haif-broke large amount
of glass and ruinedScorn and what little
fruit there was. ThS steam, launch Dis
patch was chartered ihst before the storm
by a party consisting of Father Hogan
and Miss Hogan, of Harvard, ILL.,, and DIR.
John T.. Hogan, assistant superintendent
of the Elgin, ILL.,, insane asylum. wife and
child. The boat wars in charge of John
Preston, reliable young man. They were
caught by the storm and the boat was
swamped and all oniBoard were drowned.
The body of Miss Hogan was found float
ing near Hayes Pink.
1t is reported thatrfour men who were
out in a boat near WaBkegan were drown
ed in the storm. The storm over the State
was severe in sections. 1t passed to the
north and south of Milwaukee. but did no
damage in the city, although from meager
reports received from the State it must
have done considerable damage to prop
erty and crops. -
A furious wind and rain storm struck
Chicago Sunday afternoon just before @
o'clock and ragged for an hour, leaving
death, injury and Destruction in its wake
on land and sea. The, wind howled across
the lake and through the streets at 90
mile an hour gait, ahd for a few moments
it looked. as il weHdeveloped Western
twister was about tyIturn itself loose on
the city. One manJwas drowned by the
capsizing of small boat and n number of
others had narrow escapes from a Ike
fate. INV
Ten Killed in Georgia.
A terrific cyclone swept across Eatonton