The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-05

Ing before the building ,oppled over Mr.
Flake was hystericsi from grief and could
not give the names Of the thirteen who
were lost.
Marsh Culiicutt. son OF Wash Cullcut,
and WIFE who persisted. made q heroic eff
fort TO save his parents. He secured row
boat and go, to within forty fee; Of where
his mother and father were imprisoned.
The swift current prevented him from get
ting any nearer. The parents stood In the
yard In water TO their waists awaiting the
arrival CT the boat. Suddenly wave swept
shem into the eurrent. and they were
drowned before their sons eyes.
David RuckendorfYer ana wife were In
their home. directly In the path OF the
huge wave that swept through the broken
dixie. Their little son In the yard saw the
wave coming and hurriedly climbed a tree.
The father and mother had time TO rush
upstairs when the house was swept from
It's foundations. They climbed on the roof
As the house fioatea Off and heard their
little son In the tree say. "Good-hye. papa
and mamma" The agonized parents were
powerless TO go to his assistance and In q
Few moments the house had been carried
beyond the reach OF the boys voice. They
noafed from the north iepee TO the south
lesee. distance OF a mile. and were Ia ken
on in safety. The little son was subse-
auently rescued In the treetop by a boat
and The family reunited Mr. Rucksu-
dorffer said that rs he foatee down ,hs
current on the housstop he saw people
drowning on all sides.
Coiored Quarter Suffered Heavily.
The eoiored quarter &C the city known =.
Negro Flats" was completely Inundated
oy the rush of water IL is believed ,ss,
large number OF colored people, perishaa
as the ground was flooded in a twlnslin~
a''a 'onisnt 'ne water stands twenty-five
feet deep In that locality.
j. i. Hogan. OF Omaha. III l.,, ~
scene of the food half an hour before The
d!ke broke. His bro,har-in-law SHERIFF
galloway, OF Galia,ln county. whose hon.
was In Shawneetown had The Same s~,,
fortune. The sherifrs wife and two aanrn-
'ers were swept away. and their bodies
A@fS hpA YET peSn recovered.
Came without Warming.
Hogan's story Of the food shows that the
;ownspeepie had absolutely TO warning or
the danger. About ) o'clock last evening
he said the levee or the north side az the
tSNsn gave way a; the north end Of Market
street, near ;he courthouse An opening
zen feet wide was at first made. bu, #
quickly spread 20 twenty. and a wall %
water ten or fsteen feet high poured
through shc main street. sweeping every
thing before Il. About fifty small frame
houses along the hue Of the ievec 10 the
south were crushed Ike toys. and noae OF
the occupants. uost Of whem we're poor
eolored folks. escaped Those living in the
mere substantial houses managed 10 Climb
10 the second ard third stories. where they
chung fer hours. through the chilly night.
The houses in the western part 81 the town
asa not az once seel tne effect % the food.
and the residents made hurried steps for
safety. most Of them fleeing 10 the top Of
,ae levee on the south side OF town.
large number also reached She lg;tie hills,
which are a mile frQu TOXIN, and fran
thcre an ;As!r property erumhle in the
muddy waters when dayliSh; came this
morning che streets were ssiI II water 10
a depth ~ ten or twelve feet. Only Ire
fno~t substantial buildings in the ceHtra,
business district remain standing. Water
Is every Where.
Relief Hurried Ia.
RIdgeway. wAlch = twelve miles from
Shawnee:owD e&s made ;he basis az re-
nes work Al rau Communication being
Gu; CT fer gosr niles eut. beats were
constructed tAis morning and committee
started for the seece. They reached
point wi,hsa iwo miles - tha flooded town
More boats were secured ard The rescaers
rras<ea - Shaw nesta~n- TAey tognd
sal coa4ig.oa existing - tAe Inflated
.ewn Hundreds Of tsose wha escaped TIE
rash ~ water we're pesCae! CO roofs
trees aga a.oag the top oI The leyee
Trey were saseu from fhss- dangerous
l,oss.}ens as rapidly as possible. osing -
fhe sesr-Ety 81 eos.s. TIRE wess was very
slew hu; ever sae peroas. .zcsa6sag souaeu
aEe cisiletea. we're sasea 70 The roadway.
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