Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-04

caught with the older woman In am eddy
and they We're drowned. one woman
made an effort to save her lover by
throwing clothes line to him from
the roof of her house His house was
swept away at the moment and he war
thrown into the water. He swan to
aid the girl. but she was standing on
the side of n gable roof and was pulled
from her insecure footing. Both were
drowned.
These are some instances told by
John Graham, who reached Cypress
Junction. from which place h. tslo-
phoncd her for help. He said that he
himself pulled twelve persons out OF
the water
ESTIMATING THE DROWNED
st. Louis. April A special 10 the
Globc-Democrat from HidgeWay ILL.,,
says:
1t is hard to learn the particulars Of
the flood nj Shawneetown. but Il "a
known that over 200 persons perishra
among the number being ShorlG Gtilo-
ways family. the wife of Zach Mslur
Charles Clayton. Wash Gallicutt and
others.
Chicago. April A special to the
Chronicle from Carmi. H.. says:
Another courier has just rcUchod here
from Shawneetnwn He estimates the
loss Of life Mt from 200 to 500.
His name is JACKSON Phlllins and
he has lost a wife and two children in
the flood.
SOME OF THE VICTIMS.
Carni. his. April i.--Followiug re-
ported among the drowned at shawnee
town; Wash Calllcutt and family
Col. Callicutt, Mrs. c. K. Galloway
wife of sheriff, and two children. Mary
McCalllster. Mrs Holly. Airs. MuClnln
Noah Welsh and family and %, y.
Hooker. Western Union Telegraph
manager.
Mount Vernon, ILL.,. April 4.-Tha fol
lowing are names Of additional peo-
pie drowned at Shawneetown; Mrs
Greer, William Thompson and family.
Charles Creighton and family. Mary
Welch and family. Mary McAllister.
Junction city reports the following
drowned: Wash Callicout. Pearl CALI
cuutt, Mrs. Ed Flake. Paul Phaleu and
family Mrs. c. II. Galloway and two
children, Anna Sarah Reinhot, Mrs.
ranley and Mrs. McCloise.
DROWNED ARE MOSTLY COLORED
PEOPLE.
Ridgeway, ILL.,. April 4.-According
to the best Information here as to the
flood at shawneetown the levee on the
north was the one that broke. The
north end Of Shawneetown, except the
main street near the river. was hlilt
up of one story buildings of inferior
construction and was mainly inhabited
~ iAfElNfHs IL - DtIfNtl HFft All9lA
the larger proportion of those lost were
colored people.
GOVERNOR TANNER RENDERS
AID.
Springfield, Ills. April i.-Gov. Tan
ner has received the following messages
regarding the Shawneetown disaster.
"Ridgeway, Ills, April i.--Gov. Tan
ner: The ground gave way under the
lcvee at 4:l5 p. m. and the loss Of life
II nearly -fpIYtb nomination,
We have no provisions to feed oar peo-
pie for one meal. We need the tents
clothing, burial caskets Help US at
once.
"(Slgned) u. NJ. CARNEY,
Mayor"
"carmi MS, April i.-oJohn X. Tan
ner, Governor: Mr.. George Goetzman
reliable merchant OF Shawneetown,
Just now confirms report of levee
break last night. Says the mayor
sent him to nearest point Of communal
cation TO get message to you to send
tents. provisions and burial baskets
Immediately via fast st Louis and In
field where train from Ridgeway will
be waiting. Goetzman says the scene
is worse thanh Johnstown. Four hun
dred estimated drowned and all prop
erty lost and the remainder OF people
on trectOps. Answer me here and /
will communicate by telephone.
JOHN NJ. CREDBS,
President White County Telephone Co."
answer:
wv. s. Phillips, president Of
Ridgeway County Bank, Ridgeway, |
Ills; Hon Fred. Fines. secretary Of |
state board of charity and Miss Julia |
l.athrop Will leave on first train for |
Shawneetown. The doctor represents |
me in caring for the sufferers. Co |
operate with me IN forming relief COM |
mittec. l authorize you to draw upon
me for $1,000. Have issued proclama-
tion appealing to the public for relief |
of the Hood sufferers. Am preparing
TO send the train with tents TO shelter |
and accommodate 1000 people. Three
hundred blankets and 1900 emergency
rations.
JOHN II. TANNER, Governor"
LEssENlNG THE LIST OF DEAD.
Evansville, Ind, April l.-The Louis
willie 4 Nashville railroad accommoda.
ton train from southern Illinois ar
rived here at 1880 o'clock The train
men bring the report that the family
of Sheriff Galloway was completely
wiped out by the mood at Shawnee
town.
Mr.. S. l.. Storrs. who had charge of
the provision boat from Evansville,
telephones from Mount Vernon. Ind,
that he had just returned from Shaw
neetown.
Mayor Carney now estimates the loss
of life at 100. There is no list OF
the dead as yet
The bodies OF the members of Sheriff
Galloway's family We're recovered all
clasped In each others embrace.
The levee broke on the north side and
without warning, catching the people
like rats In trap. The entire town
Is submerged from 10 to 90 feet. The
people are huddled In the riverside no,
TEL the court house and the school
house. two-story buildings, The Evans,
vile provision boats arrived early
this morning. Mayor Atkins's dis,
patch was read to those assembled
In the Riverside hotel amid breath.
less silence. When 1t was completed
The people shouted, God bless Evans
vile and her mayor"
The women wept aloud and tears
streamed down the faces OF the men.
pnly two negroes are reported drowned
and they Were very old people.
so far as known only the proprie-
tors of two clothing stores succeeded
n saving any Of their stock.
Carm. H., April 4.-Telephone In :
formation today places the number OF !
lrowned at $50. a relief train is be-
ing made up.
Shawneetown Is completely cut off :
from telephone, telegraph or railroad a
communication and news can only b. q
transmitted by telephone from
point eight or ten miles away. ,
spanish Torpedo Boat sails. ..
Queenstown, April 4.-Thp Spanish !.
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