Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-12
Swept by "A Flood.


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 awful calamity 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.
| q. ". Duncan. wife of the Rev. G.. ".
Duncan; Miss Matte Duncan. daughter
of the Rev. C.. W. Duncan; John Norris.
George NevinS, Mrs. Ncvins. mother of
George Nevins: Miss Norma Neyins. sis
| ter of George Neyins; May Wright.
| The residents of the village were caught
totally unawares 10y the cl0udburst. The
evening had been calm. with TO 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 10 wreck the town and engulf
| human life in its terrible sweep. About
9:30 clock rain began TO fall, but il 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 valume, swelling Pike creek 10
IA flood. Then came the cloud5urst, and
within an hour the village WIS ruined and
eleven OF its citizens were inanimate OBJ
| jects, being dashed and buffcted by the de-
| bris as ii was hurried down the valley by
the seething waters.
| Pike creek runs through the corner OF
| the town from west to east. \ few miles
| west several smaller creeks and valleys
empty into il 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 a half hour the village
| for q space of a quarter Of 4 mile square
| was covered with water 10 Z depth of four
| feet. Frame houses went crashing down
into the torrent as the foundations were
| 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
| lumined the scene and added a CHASTITY pal
! lor TO the white faces of the victims as
they struggled for a footing in the mad
| flood. 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 n building in the entire town with
the exception of these in the suburbs on
| high ground escaped the flood. 4 few
years ago the village was almost destroy
| ed by fire. only 4 few houses remaining at
| that time 10 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 &c
neva, Wis. Sunday afternoon about $50
which unroofed buildings and demoralized
shade trees. The hail broke large amount
of glass and ruined corn and what little
fruit there was. The steam launch Dis
patch was chartered just before the storm
| by a party consisting OF Father Hogan
and Miss Hogan. of Harvard. H., and DR..
| John +. Hogan, assistant superintendent
of the Elgin, H., insane asylum, wife and
| child. The boat was in charge of John
Preston. reliable young man. They were
caught by the storm and the boat was
swamped and all on board were drowned.
The body of Miss Hogan was found float
| ing near Hayes Park.
| 1t is reported that four men who were
out in boat near Wauhegan were drown
ed in the storm. The storm over the State
was severe in sections. 1t passed 10 the
north and south of Milwaukee. but did no
damage in the city. although from moager
| 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 6
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 ut 4 90
mile an hour gait. and for few moments
it looked as if well-devcloped Western
twister was about to turn itself loose on
the city. One man was drowned by the
capsiZing of n small boat and a number Of
others had narrow escapes from like
fate.
Ten Killed i'm Georgia.
4 terrific cyclone swept across Eatonton
and Morgan County. Ga, about 4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. Meager accounts only
have been received At Wizards sta
ton on the AIlutie treorEl9 ana Ati9ntlc
Railroad every house was torn TO pieces.
Henry Adams. white. and Robert Hard
ing. colored. were killed outright. Build
ings. fences and crops on the Martin plan
tation were carried away. Over in Nor
gan County Andrew Perry's farm build
ings and house were blown down. Perry
and his family were buried in the falling
timbers. Perry is injured internally and
will probably die. His wife is in a critical
condition. The home of James Collier
was demolished and two of his children
were mangled by the wreck. Full reports
cannot be obtained until daylight. Twenty
persons are known to have been badly
injured. and the list of fatalities will
hardly be less than ten.
Sparks FROM the Wires.
Frank Jerost has been convicted nj Ash