The western recorder., 1898-04-07
shawncetown H., Flooded by 6
Mighty Rush Of Water.
Over 100 Drowned. The Town VIII b. Isizi,
Destroyed By the Flood.

~"~Ies " 'hr Ftoru-
RIpaEwAY, Ill, April 4.-To-
night almost two score of bodies
of victims of the Shawneetown
food have been recovered and hun.
dreds of homeless people nre de-
pendent upon charity for food and
shelter. The death list ia likely
to be largely increased when def
mite information from Tho negro
quarter, which suffered most, is
secured. Tho fnod burst on these
people without warning, and owing
to the weak construction of their
shaEties, they toppled over in the
rush of water, leaving their Inmates
no means of getting out OF danger.
Hundreds of people who lived far
thrr from the river front found
safety OH roofs and in upper sto-
ries, or made retreat to the hills
TO the west. These are being re-
moved as rapidly rs possible to
places where they can he given
proper care. No effort has yet
been made to search for bodies,
the attention of the relief parties
being directed almost entirely to
the distribution of supplies and
making the homeless as comforta-
BILE as possible. Tho relief work
is well organized. Tents and
blankets sent by the governor to-
day will be promptly distribu Q
Those who escaped lost everything
and their homes are in ruins.
The missing, so far as krcwn to-
night. are:
Col. Callicot, Washington Cal
licot, Mrs. Callicot, Mrs. Galloway,
Dora Galloway, Mary Gnllowar,
Mrs. Holly, Mrs. Greer, Mrs. Ed
Fiakc, Charles Clayton, Mrs. Clay
ton, four Clayton children, Annie
Rhineholt. Clarence Rhineholt,
Mrs. Paul Phalen, three Phalen
children, nephew of the Phalens.
Mrs. McClaine, Florence Evans,
Ellen McAllister (colored), Mary
AfcAllister (colored), r. B. Hook
er, telegraph operator Mt Louisville
& Nashville depot; Henry King
and four children (colorcd), Miss
Cora Sherwood, Frank a. Morris
on. Mrs. A. A. hathaway.
| Late to night It is estimated that
the loss of life in the negro quarter
may reach 80 besides those ac-
counted frr.
Ed Flake, whose wife was
drowned, came TO Cypress juno
ton to-day and said that thcre
were Is people in lis house when
the food struck the building. Only
himself and one other succeeded
in escaping before the building
toppled over. Mr.. Flake was
hysterical from grief and could
not givo the names of the ID who
were lost.
Marsh Cullicot, the son of Wash
Callicot', rnd wife, who pcrishesl
made heroic efforts to save his
parents. He secured n rowboat
and got within 40 feet of where his
mother and father were imprison-
cd. The swift current prevented
him from getting nearer. The
parents stood in the yard IN water
wrists awaiting the arrival of the
boat. Suddenly a wave swept them
INTO the current and. they were
drowned! before their sons cyes.
! David Roo'senlotfer and wife
wcrc in their home, directly in the
path OF .hc huge wave that swept
through the broken dyke, Their
little son in the yard saw the wave
coming md hurriedly climbed a
| tree. The father and mother had
time to rush up stairs when the
| house was swept from its founda.
tions. They climbed on the rool
as the house fouted off and heard
their little son in the tree say
"Good-by, papa aud mamma
The agonized parents were pow
erless to go to his assistance and
| in few moments the house had
been carried beyond the boys
voice. They foatcd from the NORTH
llevcc to the south leyee, distance
of a mile, aud were taken off III
safety. The little son was sub
seoucntly rescued in the tree tor
by boat and the family reunited
Mr.. Rookcndoffer said that as he
ioated down the current on the
housetop he saw people drowning
on all sides.
The colored quarter q the city
known as Negro Flats" was com
pletely inundated by the rush ol
wafer It is believed that n large
number Of colored people perished
as the gruunll WINS flooded in
twinkling and tonight the water
stnnds 25 feet deep in that local.