The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-06
ENTIRE TOWN BURIED.

about o'clock this morning had r
coded eight feet from the highest wat
mark of Wednesday. A high nor
wind was driving the waves before
and if no more rain comes it is pro
able that the town will dry in tv
weeks. Not a single body has be,
recovered as yet. and there is no DO
sibility that any will be found uni
after the waters have entirely SUI
sided.
The levee broke on the north side
the town, sweeping what is known
the First, Second and Third wards clea
of all buildings. All of the people WI
were drowned met their fate in Il
First ward and northern part of II
! Second ward, which was nearest to II
break.
THE DYKES.
There is a large semi-circular dyke
! the south of the town. enclosing it O
| that side, as the broken dyke did q
the north Down the edge of the dyk
and in the. town proper is tangle
mass of trees. shrubs and brush Woo
Into the curve formed by the souther
dyke the bodies were carried by til
| flood, and all of them are supposed I
be scattered along the southern dyk,
which is nearly q mile in extent n
attempt will be made to find the bodie
unless they come to the surface. unit
the waters have entirely subsidized.
SPEED OF WATERS.
AS an example of the speed wit
which the flood came it may be men
toned that Mrs. Charles Pillew had jus
removed her dress for the purpose o
fitting a new gown When she re
moved her gown the dam was prac
tically intact. Before she half dome,
the new gown, and she lost no time il
doing so. the water was six niche
deep on her parlor floor. Warned b,
the shouts of her husband she graspe'
the baby and ran for the unbroken por
ton of the dyke, Il distance of but
few feet from her husband. Before sh'
could reach ii the water was knee deeI
and she was thrown to the ground anC
would undoubtedly have been drowned
but for her husband, who followed he
closely. and succeeded in getting hel
upon the unbroken part of the EN-
bankment The flood was so quick anC
so thorough in it's work that no mer.
chant, butcher. baker or any dealer wa:
able to save any portion of his stock
The consequence is that in Shawnee.
town there is not loaf of bread, g
pound of meat or an ounce of drugs
that can he bought with money. There
is absolutely nothing in the town fol
sale.
Charles Carroll, the chairman of the
relief committee. and the richest man
in Gallatin county, says this after
noon:
JUST LIKE THE REST.
q cannot buy anything with which
to feed or clOthe my family. / shall
go 10 the wharf boat where provisions
are stored. take my place in line and
draw rations for my family, who have
absolutely nothing to eat and can get
to eat but what is procured
for them in this way"
In addition to the pressing necessity
for food, TO sustain life, 700 people
have been driven from their homes
with no clothing but what they wore
at the time they were overtaken by the
food. Every available room in the
town is taken, every family is living in
the second story of its house, and of
those whose homes We're wrecked.
hundred or more are camping in the
court house. 100 in the school house,
3 in the loft of a small elevator, 50 in
L Touring mill, and the ferry boat
Jessie Wilson has furnished refuge for
100. Many have been taken to Mount
Vernon, Cypress Junction and other
II.
south and west of Shawneetown is COW
red with water, and locomOtion in
most directions is almost impossible.
ILL WIND THAT BLOWS, ETC.
Immediately north of Shawneetown
here is not sufficient dry ground to-
lay for single polling place, and
here was therefore no election and
he old officers will hold over for an
ther term.
Many acts of heroism were per-
ormed by the townspeople in rescu-
lg their fellow citizens. Prominent
mong the leaders in this work were
lloyd Rowan, an old man, who with
skiff saved "a people by his own in
ividual efforts; Frank Robinson.
larshal Gallicott and William Vaug-
an, all of whom did heroic work with
Siffs. Gallicott is the son of Wash
lgton Gallicott and was within 30
eet of his father and mother when
hey were drowned. He made desper-
te efforts to reach them but they were
orne down by the flood and did not |
Sc again. The only way in which |
nose using skiffs could save people |
as by dropping down to points lower. |
The flow of water was so rapid that |
one could make Roadway against ii
nd no rescue work could be done in |
lie neighborhood of the dyke. With |
lie exception of the lives lost in the |
lree squares near the dyke all per- |
ms in the town escaped as the water |
bread with less and less rapidity
WHOLE FAMILY LOST.
The family of Riley Galloway, sheriff |
Gallatin county, was entirely lost. |
le nephew being the only member TO /
icape. There was a report that a
)ung lady visiting the family of |
leriff Galloway was also lost, but
lis report could not be substantiated. |
Dine said the young lady was with |
lie family, but others denied it. The
Ieriff is distracted, and it is feared
. will lose his mind.
Mrs. Reinholt, three of whose chill
EN- were drowned. was carried
rough the town on a board which she
I'd managed to grab. When the
scuers reached her they were unable
life her into their skiff, she being