The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-22
TWENTY FEET HIGH
BIG WALL OF WATER IN BEAVER
COUNTY, o. 7.

esty and Plays Havoc With the Settlers
Living Prosperously in the Little Valley
Who Never Saw SO Much Water Before
in Their Residence There-Barns,
Great Damage Done to Crops-Ne"
Scheme to Make Indians Go to Work
Guthrie, o. T., April 21.-In the valley
Of blackberry near Hardesty Saturday
night a wave Of water twenty feet In
heighth came down with a rush and
roar and did great damage.
Hardesty is in western Beaver county
once No Mans Land, and the sudden
sweep of the waters is without prece-
dent. The Hardesy Herald describes
the disaster as follows:
f'Last Saturday after a terrific rain
on5 the head of the blackberry rush
OF water came down that stream and
almost proved to be the runination Of
the residents of the little valley The
water came down with a rush fully
owenty feet higher than usual Just af-
ter dark, and the settlers had no notice
OF the danger until the flood was upon
them All of the houses are built on
slopes and in every instance the ocu-
pants were forced to climb out through
windows toward the upper slope to es-
cape. The houses OF A. Palmer, Will
liam Edwards and ]. c. Denison were
washed down. w. q. Caples' house
was flooded and almost ruined. In ad-
dttion to the residences corrals, out
buildings, wagons, etc, went with the
flood. The front room Of w. G. Caples'
residence is lower than the rear room,
and the only doorway is in front. The
water suit off that avenue of escape, and
Charles Caples, mother and sister were
hemmed in the back room and were
finally forced to climb up to the garnet,
in which place they remained all night
completely surrounded by water and no
avenue OF escape. George Rays wagon
corral, orchard and feed went with the
flood. His meadow land was made a
bed OF sand and steep embankments
cut in front Of his house. Wallace Nc
Kay, who was stopping with Mr.. Den
ison, had his buggy team tied to a
post He was unable to get to them
TO cut the ropes and the team drowned;
Wallace also lost harness. Curt Lowe
and Sam GapleS were damaged TO
considerable extent, but the water did
not get into their houses. Jim William
sons house was about even with high
water mark and was not damaged.
The basement of Gus Wards house
was flooded, but we did not learn the
extent Of the damage. In addition to
the loss of homes, furniture and i'm
proponents, many head of cattle were
drowned for these parties-the exact
number cannot be ascertained- No one
n
out warning. Under such conditions 1t
is almost miracle that no lives were
lott.
THREE WILL DIE.
Details Of the accident which occur
red to County Surveyor Gilmore, of
Woods county, a few days ago show it
to have been almost without parallel
Mr.. Gilmore sent his boy to Erwin for
a pint bottle of bi sulphate of carbon,
which is used quite often for smother
ing prairie dogs in their holes. The
boy returned home with the danger
GUS drug and hading the bottle to his
father who was sitting on a chair by
the stove, stepped out of the house.
MIR. Gilmore unwrapped the bottle and
thought he noticed it was cracked.
Holding the bottle up in front of his
face he shook it and TO his surprise the
bottle fell to pieces, his clothes were
in part saturated with the carbon and
in an instant the heat from the stove
ignited the drug and the unfortunate
man was enveloped in flames. His wife
hurridly threw bed quilts about him,
but her clothing caught fire also, and
had not the son heard their cries and
come TO their rescue, doubtless the
father. mother and house would have
all burned up together. The fire was
finally extinguished but not until 1t
had burned Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore in 2
horrible manner. Much of the flesh
fell from his legs and arms, and his
chest and face were horribly burned
His wife was also burned until a part
of the flesh fell off her lower limbs,
while the son, though not burned, bled
profusely at the lungs from inhaling
the burning carbon. Attending physic-
ians say all three will die.
TT WAS a MURDER.
The Blackburn Globe has the follow
ing:
ION last Saturday evening a week
ago, Jesse Pore. living near Pawhuska,
was brutality murdered. Pore was en-
ployed on the ranch of John Pappin
on Sand Greek. Pore and a boy had
gone out 10 Go the milking. The boy
took the milk to the house, leaving the
old man at the COW lot. Considerable
time elapsed and Mr.. Pappin came TO
the conclusion that Pore had gone to
the agency. Tuesday while out looking
for some cattle the boy found the old
mans body besmeared with blood. He
was undoubtedly murdered for his
as his pockets were turned in
side out. He was known to have con-
siderable money saved up, which he
had buried somewhere on the ranch
He was 40 years old. Tuesday night
Charlie Tinker, who lives about seven
miles northeast OF Blackburn, was ar
rested as one Of the murderers and TAX
en- TO Pawhuska."
NEW INDIAN SCHEME.
An experiment towards overcoming
the natural Discrimination of the Ameri- |
can Indian to work is being tried al the |
and Arapahoe Indian agency |
in Oklahoma.
In compliance with a suggestion from |
the commissioner Of Indian affairs. In |
dian Agent Woodson, captain in the |
United States cavalry, has issued or |
ders TO the supeTintendents Of all the |
farming districts, 10 their assistants |
ana to the Indian police to keep a record |
Of the names Of all ahle-bodied male /
iAu4duS dtpfC NLiS oe,C "a 70 years VINO /
do not perform continuous manual la |
Dor and report such names 10 him al |
the end of each month. with a view of /
having ratioas withheld from such per |
sons.
MUST BE RE-ASSESSED.
The town assessors books and aSsess- /
nent lists were burned in the IRE at \
Chandler. This VIII necessitate the re-
assessment OF the town
The Chandler News gives the fol- /
owing list of losses:
None Of the buildings or property