Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-30
The following is the record of the
rainfall of last Sunday, given Seridtin:
Total,

These figures furnished by Mr.. Del
| anO, Observer, will convey some idet
of the water spout which deluged the
Valley that day. The records of Other
years contain nothing TO equal it. II
| August. 1879. from 4 20 p. NJ. on the
14th to $50 p. NJ. on the 15tn, there
were 3.13 inches of rain, and on the
| oath of the same month, from l A. NJ.
to 5 p. NJ, $50. These are the heav'
| lest raiufalIs recorded for the Valley
in thirty years or more, and the man
who says he never saw the like OF last
Sundays rain is more nearly right
than is usual in such cases.
Call you this ga dry MOON" gentle
men? The accepted contemporaries,
when the new moon came in, assured
us that she was dry as the Indians
powder horn. All of them-Messrs.
Craine, Whitworth, Delano, Simmer
man, ct. al. were OF one mind about
it. Perhaps, though, they were right:
the moon may be dry as finder, but
this section of the poor old world has
just been deluged and douched to a
degree beyond the recollection of the
oldest inhabitant. We purpose trying
back to find if the forty days rain was
preceded by a moon upon whose point
the aborigiue could safely suspend his
powder-horn, and if successful will
give the results of the investigation to
the public. In the meantime we are
not unmindfuI of the scriptural truth
that a prophet, be he wet or dry, is
not without honor. save in his own
land.
About one year ago, Mr.. |. e. Whit
worth. Sr., obtained permission of the
county court to dig a we'll on the south
east corner of the square at his own
expense. The sinking of the well was
a stubborn job; rock was encountered
about fourteen feet beneath the surface,
but the work went manfully on to the
depth of thirty feet when a fine stream
of water was found. An extra good
pump was put in and the water pumped
out time and again until its taste be-
came perfectly sweet and free from
the faint of the dynamite used in blast
ing. The supply seems inexhaustible
and the element is clear, cold and de-
liciously refreshing to man and beast
these hot summer days. No more
grateful gift could have been made to
the public, and we are sure no man
here allays his burning thirst without
inwardly blessing the donor, and wish
ing him long life with unalloyed hap
piuess to the end.
DR.. F. w. Lowry died at his home
in this city last Saturday evening at
ten o'clock. He had been sick several
weeks, and for a number of days it had
been apparent that recovery was alto
gether improbable. Peculiarly sad and
distressing are the circumstances lead
ing to this announcement, and certain
it seems, that this is one household
that has had its full share of sorrow
and trouble. Within several months
less than year three deaths have oc-
Cured in that home. The first was
that of Mrs. Brown of Cincinnati
Mrs. LOwry's mother-who, last fall,
while here waiting on her daughter,
was suddenly stricken, and death came
within an hour; on the 4th of the pres
ent month, Mrs. Lowry, after long
and painful illness, extending over a
period of more than a year, passed
husband was called to the Great I'm
known. Two little baby girls, too
young to appreciate the extent of their
loss and bereavement, are left to fight
life's battles, bereft of parental sac
rifice, care and affection. Mysterious,
indeed, are the DEGREES of Providence!
To the bereaved relatives the REGIS
TER offers assurance of sincerest SYM
pathy. May He who doth all things
for the best sustain and comfort them
in their sorrow and aff1iction!
The fas: mail train from st. Louis
ran into a north bound freight train at
Middlebrook about $50 o'clock Mon
day morning. The freight train was
pulling in on the siding and the engine
and pusher which had helped the train
over the Knob grade, had just got in
the clear, when the fast mail came
dashing along and struck the freight.
Three cars loaded with fruits and vege-
tables from the south were badly de-
molshed, and the passenger engine
was somewhat disfgured. A mail
clerk by the name of Sam Ryan was con-
siderably bruised and shaken up. He
was brought here by DR.. Norwine that
morning and sent to the hospital in St.
Louis on the afternoon train. 1t is
not thought his injuries are serious.
The engineers and firemen on the three
engines all jumped but were not hurt.
Before leaving their engines, however,
the engineers all reversed, and the
trains both stopped after the passen-
ger engine had crushed into the first
three cars of the freight. The track
was blocked about two hours, when,
another engine having been secured,
the fast mail went on its way south.
The wrecking crew was kept busy at
the scene of the wreck about all day,
burning the demolished cars and trans
ferring the freight. The latter con-
sisted of tomatoes, cautaloupes, water
melons and other products from the
south. Responsibility for the accident,
it is understood, rests on the passenger
train crew, Shourds, conductor, and
Ford, engineer.
naswa& pvnnIn Tulv dth of Hannnck's