The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-06
n THE RUSH Of WATER
Whole Families Wiped Out at
Shawneetown.
FLOATING ON THE ROOFS
\ Henooop the Salvation OF Mr.. Kook-
ondorSsr Paul Phalen's Marrow
DDunpeeThe Disaster Caused
by . ouicksand.

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hou and q half after the dyke first
broke that the town was completely
submerged. The family of Charles
Clayton was entirely wiped out. with
b exception OF Neil Clayton, a grand
ION. OF eight years. He in some n
managed to reach the roof of the house
and was taken or by Lloyd Rowan.
The family OF Riley Galloway. sheriff
Of Gallatin county. was entirely lost.
n nephew being the only member TO
escape. There was a report that a
young lady visiting the family of Sher-
III Galloway was also lost, but this re-
port could not be substantiated. Some
said the young lady was with the fam
lily, but others denied IL. The sheriff Is
distracted, and IL is feared he will lose
his mind.
Mrs. Reinholt, three Of whose chill
dren were drowned, was carried
through the town IN a board which she
had managed to grab. When the res
cuers reached her they were unable to
lift her into their skin. she being a very
large woman. and throwing her a rope
they towed her half a mile to a place
OF safety.
David Kookendorfer and his wife,
finding their escape cut of through the
door. rushed to the roof BY the time
tOek ISaCncQ III the mouse was HOdtine
south. In q few minutes IL parted. Mr..
kookendorfer being on one half and his
wife on the other. For the second time
the roof parted undo Mr.. K~ookendorfer
and he sailed away on what was left of
it, Ill-fortune still pursued him and his
portion Of the roof. 1t broke dow I'M
der him just as a hencoop came along
and he abandoned his roof and got on
b coop. This proved his salvation
and he was finally to reach the
levee. which he climbed in safety. Mrs.
Kookendorfer remained upon her a
and ach the levee without any in
terruptions n met her husband.
Paul Phalen. whose wife and daugh-
ter were both drowned, had a narrow
escape from death. The two ladies'
reached The roof. Mr.. Phalen being close
behind them. The roof broke as he
was about to emerge .pinning him in the
ecuttle hole. Being a slight man, he
was Unable to extricate himself, and to
this fact he ives his life. His wife and
daughter were WASHED from the root
and drowned. Mr.. Phalen was carried
about a quarter of a mile before he was
picked up. He is now in a critical on
dition. and II is feared he will not re-
cover.
The break in the dam wfiened to-day
TO a gap OF $50 yards. IL is said by
those who witnessed its first giving
away hat the disaster was caused by
Quicksand. upon which its foundations
rested. The first sign of the disaster
was a sudden whirlpool about Is feet
north of the dam. as though the bot
tom had fallen out of the river. The
water rushed into this hole and proved
too much for the ~quicksand under the
dam. All witnesses agree that the dam
sank toward the bottom of the river
n was not carried inward by the rush
OF the water.
The total amoun Of damage Is esti-
mated by Tax Assessor Junius at $780,
900. Charles Carroll. chairman OF the
relief committee. said to-day that the
things most needed were blankets. meat.
bread, meal and bacon. There was
enough food in the town to-day and
known to be on the o a to feed the
hungry until Wednesday noon. II Is
said by that time all actual suffer-
Ing will have been relieved. Contribu-
until the people are able to enter their
stores and resume business once more.
The revised list of drowned follows:
MARY MALLISTER. colored.
ELLEN MALLISTER, colored.
MRS. FLORA FLAKE.
CHARLES REINHOLT, 10 years of
3
ANNIE REINHoLT. 10 years old
ELLA REINHOLT. s years I'D.
CHARLES CLAYTON, SIR.
MRS. CHARLES CLAYTON.
GERTRUDE CLAYTON. 7 years old.
JESSIE CLAYTON. 3 years old.
MYRTLE CLAYTON. eyed ID years.
GRANT CLAYTON. 8 years old.
NOAH WEIGH.
MRS. NOAH WEIGH.
MRS. CHARLOTTA HOLLY.
WASHINGTON CALLItcT and wife.
JOHN NJ. CALL1COT. brother OF
Washington Callicot.
MRS. RILEY GALLOWAY.
MISS DORA GALL >.yAY
MISS MARION GALLOWAT.
MRS. PAUL PHALEN.
MISS MINNIE PHALEN.
There u a possibility that The number
Of e may exceed the iist Ivy a small
margin. but there is much uncertainty
regarding the numbe Of people drown
ed, with the exception Of those mention
ed above. and there In no ground for
hAliRXtnR thai QlhaEz nCaHa l0xt Ra1.a Aha