Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-05

| house when the food struck the pu aan I,
| Only himself and one other succeeu.u .
escaping before the building foppieo vJ
Mr.. Flake was hysterical from ~,
and could not give the names Oh '''
thirteen who were lost. , ,,,
Marsh CallicQtt, the son OF WASH Saii,
colt. and wife, who perished, naoe re-
heroic effort to save his parents -.
secured row-boat and got WITHIN ioi y
feet OF the home where his mother any
father were Imprisoned. when the swirl
current swept him away. the paren,t.S
stood in water up to their armpits await
ing the arrival Of the boat, when sudu my
wave swept them into the current az,
they were drowned before their son
eyes.
David Rookendorfer and wife were IN
their home, right in the path of the huge
wave that swept through the broken
dyke. Their little son, In the yard, saw
the wave coming. and hurriedly clmoed
a tree. The father and mother had time
70 rush upstairs. when the house was
swept from it's foundations. They climb-
ed out on the roof as the house hoated
on and heard their little son in the tree:
crying, "Good-by. papa and mamma:
The agOnized parents were powerless 10
go TO his assistance and in few mo-
ments the house had been carried be-
yond the little boys voice. They hoated
from the north to the south levee, Gus
lance of a mile. and were taken OFT IN
rescued i'm the tree-top by a boat, and
the family were reunited.
DROWNING ON ALL SIDES.
Mr.. Rookendorfer said that as he
floated down the current on the house
top he saw people drowning on all sides
The colored quarter of the city. known
as NEGRO Flats" was completely mum
dated by the rush Of water 1t Is be
lieved that 4 large number OF colored
people persisted, as the ground was Hood
ed in a twinkling. and tonight the water
stands p feet deep in that locality Every
means of assistance is being used 10
provide food and shelter for the thou
sands of homeless refugees. Hundreds
are tonight sleeping on the river banks,
under such rude shelter as they can con-
struct from floating debris.
Absolutely nothing has been saved In
the city. The stores and other business
houses are flooded 10 the second floors.
All the streets are under water from ten
to thirty feet. Provisions are constantly
arriving from all the neighboring towns.
A relief train arrived here tonight but
owing 70 the high wind and roughness
Of the water at the ferry crossing, all
attempts 10 transfer the provisions across
have been abandoned. They have been
taken to the waters edge, and at the
break Of day will be ferried across. The
inhabitants Of Ridgeway have organized
into a relief committee, with Dent Reid.
j. o. Brooks, and q. NJ. Kimbo at its
head
TROUBLE NOT OVER.
CYPRESS JUNCTION, ILL, April A.
The latest reports. at $3.50 tonight say
il is feared the entire levee i'm front Of
Shawneetown will be destroyed by morn
ing, and that every frame house in Shaw
neetOwn will be dashed TO pieces. The
wind is blowing thirty-fve miles per
hour, and rain that cuts like glass Is
falling Fear is felt for the rescue force
now in Shawneetown, as nothing can
stand the waves, which are rolling ten
feet high
The reports come from a temporary
telephone station on the hill, just this
side Of Shawneetown. If the gale keeps
blowing the entire town is doomed.