Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-11
HAVOC BY TEMPEST
Wild Waters Sweep Away All
Of Winona, Mo.
ELEVEN LIVES LOST IN THE FLOOD

UisAster EhAt WAS Like ShtpwrcCk on
land-No me to Oct Out OF the Line OF
the Torrent sweep Which Occurs IN
the N,ght-Bsxt-r springs, Kan, Wis.
tied by a Cyclone That sends Five
Persons 70 Eternity.
SFRINGEiELp, Mo-, July S-A storm
awful in it's terror and total in its work
Of destruction has wiped out the town OF
Winona, on the Current river branch OF
the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memnhis
railway III shannon county, at l0:So
O'clock at night tbs known that eleven
persons lost their lives and eight men are
missing. The te,d Are: Rev &. w. Dun.
can, Mrs. u w. Duncan, Matte Duncan,
Mrs. Crawfori iaughter Of &, W. Dan.
SAM, Crawford Cert George Nevlns, Nor
ma NevinS, littlo daughter Of Lloyd
Wright Maggie Cannon, John Morris,
and Mrs. Nev,ns. Tho bodies Of Row. q.
w. Duncan, his vito and daughter. and
George Nevins Norma Nevtns and the
Wright girl were recovered, but the others
have not been founi.
like n Sh,pwreck ON Land.
A slashing rain preceded by fierce
wind set i'll at o'clock ut night While
the wind ceased the rain increased In
tensely. until at 10 O'Clock II became u
warning tumult. At 1913 four feet OF
water W ~ IN the streets II tlftecn min
ntes more tho buildings could no longer
stand the strain and began to carocn and
fall to pieces in the waters. Vivid flashes
If lightning pierced the lownpour, which
came like the falls of Niagara Houses
were smashed and In the water were
hundreds OF men, women and children,
dashed about like corks. 1t was like
.hipwreak on land. Cries Of terror and
shouts for help from the struggling poo.
pie clinginC To places Of timber made the
sccao ono that bnfflAi Intelligent effort to
save the helpless The strong current
cushing down The ravtne or valley carried
many to higher land and places OF safety.
When the torrent hHd TO . degree sub
sided the men who had seen to their own
families turned their attention to Others,
and Ivy 3 o'clock in the morning the
worst was over.
shelter Tor the Unfortuuates.
Bnt those who escaped found them-
solves homeless, without food and nearly
without clothing. AS soon ms tho do
stroypd Geographic communication was
restored Mavor B f. Evans autographed
| to this city for aid. Tho inhabitants OF
| Winona are now scattered among farm
houses, ar have gone to neiEhhoring
towns In all thirty buildings were de-
stroyeG, most OF them being dwelling
houses. The total loss Is about IS 200.
| At places the water W ~ twelve feet deep
| In Minnna. 1t IL now known that Birch.
| tree, eight miles west OF Winonn, had its
greatest storm at the same hour. No
lives were lost there, no" ever but Cortez
& Fisher lumber dealers lost 81, 600 Ivy
the destruction Of their building. Other
buildings wcrn slightly damaged there.
Til. " ay the Flood Cam. Down.
Winona IN point of population and
business, was tho most important town
I'm shannon county. The railway that
passes through tho town follows valley
east and west and n deep ravlnc goes out
northwest toward the river Along tho
81 les Of this ravine or valley were
clustered houses occuniud by tho
families Of tho mon who had been
employed in the Ozark Lumber com
pany's sawmlll When the clouds opened
on the hills tho water rushed duwd this
ravlne, carry ing all before it, Tho rail.
way track was torn up and residences
houses and business buildings were swept
along with It into the torrent.
Brchtres In Hard Luck,
At BrchtrCc on the morning Of July 4
there Vas u downpour that was almost
equal to n coudburst. Great prepare
tons had been made for II celebration,
md n mammoth dinner was sDreai under
| the trees Tho storm ept everything
aw ~, and many had narrow escapes from
Or wninV. Again lHrc in the evening
Tn re came another flood that was most
disastrous I'm its results.
DONE by TaE DREAD CYCLONE.