The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-09
wINONA's AWFUL WIND.
a Dozen Lives LOst-Very Heavy
Damage Done TO Property.

a Dozen Lives LOst-very Heavy
Damage Done to Property.
Winona. Mo-, July Snow that the ia
tai deluge is subsiding in this ill-fated
town and vicinity. the horror of the dis
aster and the enormous destruction Of
property become apparent to the brave
body of searchers and others who are
here to render what aid they can to the
survivors. The flood has left only a scene
of desolation and a menace to the health
of the living from the presence of hun
dreds of dead horses, cattle, hogs and
other stock. For miles below the town
are strewn the carcasses, wagons, house
hold furniture, organs and other proper
ty which has swept away with the dwell
lings by the raging torrent of water.
The loss of human life is placed at a
dozen to a certainty. all but five being
known. The bodies have been recovered,
with the exception of that of Lloyd
Wright's daughter.
The body of George Nevins was found
a little before noon to-day.
No arrangements have been made for
the burial of the victims. The unidentified
body is that of a stranger who was a guest
at hotel. AS usual in cases of calamity
men and women have come to seize and
appropriate as their own all the movable
property which they can lay their hands
on.
This region is so mountainous that wag-
ons can hardly make connection, and there
is a big gap in the railroad bed caused
by the flood The Fort Scott railroad off,
cials came to Winona on a special train
this evening to do what they could for the
fon1 -gfV ii nnr,fo s,c
from each end of the Current river branch
as far as the gap, thus establishing rail-
road communication for the first time
During the flood a human form was
whrled past a rope a man held. but he
jumped in and carried the body to shore
assisted by men on the bluff. In this way
he rescued three from death and recovered
two bodies.
Besides an unknown stranger, the fol-
lowing are dead
Rev. G. w. Duncan. Matte Duncan,
Crawford Cart, Norma Nevns, daughter
of Lloyd WrghtS Mrs. Nevins, Mrs. G.
w. Duncan, Mrs. Crawford, George New
ins, Maggie Cannon and John Norris
The following business houses were de-
stroyed and the stocks were partly or to-
tally destroyed:
A. Garter Lumber Company, building
carried 100 yards and goods damaged
$1,000.
Mrs. A G. Scranton, millinery, building
and stock totally destroyed, loss $780,
j. j. Brown, three buildings destroyed
with their contents, loss $1,000.
Church & Kissell, building and stock
damaged $500.
Many other business houses were dam
aged.
The following persons lost their dwell
ings: Tom McCandles, Bill Howell, George
Jordan, Ulysses Randolph and John Nor
ris, drowned; George Hayden. four houses;
Jim Hensley, Jack Chiffon, Joseph Miller,
Rev. G.. w. Duncan, drowned; d. w. Van,
DR.. Holmes, George Farris, Crandall Rob
ertson. Mr.. Lloyd and Tom Galbraith.
The Barr hotel, Petit house and Lewis
& Sill's hotel were badly damaged.
Hardly a building except those in the
suburbs and on high ground, escaped be-
ing flooded.
Winona, according to the last census,
had COZ population. 1t was the largest town
in Shannon county, although IL was not the
county seat. Three years ago Winona was
almost wiped out by FIRE.
Another storm struck this territory yes
terday and about o'clock IN the even
ing severe earthquake shock was felt