Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

Bee 1T. o~ta< - the S@-t.t~aa--. -
the o-s~.s sf water. wsi~s c.rvt~ss
~ a.-.~. sad rA-ir .s<ssr.ss. tIs-
rtsythlax. ~sas- 90 the t.-ss. st.
tutcNso. April a. speciai 20 the
Chruniclr fr',tn Carmi. III. ssys,
>uaday nigat's disaster az >hawass-
town. Ill. came when the srrcst ma
fsrity cf the people werr IN their homss
eating slpper
ris- ervak IN the icvs~ occurred q
mile above Tire town an.i us>. within
ten inmates. msarv than haif mile
wide
\ stream % water - - - fsst d~-p.
carryiuE half % the current - the
hs--i-rIsss,i uhis. sirs.,.,usicsi "a tho un-
susp.tcsiug p-upis- IL caHns sissu Ia n
great ru-h ike tidal wav~ There
was NJ S4ny risinx of the water. o.
glvs warning The hsuss-s On the out
s-,irts scrc lifted M ant rolic,i over
anil over. Most - thcni Ncrv tern into
sriintcr~. Their inhabitants were
sroYs nc.i tn them Nearer the enter
% tAc town s.,ue hrick ~tructursa
s-epp,,i the ca-rash vf the water for q
ict. minutes but about twt-thir,i> -
th, dNeliin<s werc lifted fr,,an thcir
foundations. and fipate,i rar,,~uiny vat
into the current - the rive
Aftcr few minute, tn. horr,1r % the
situatiun Was added u ~ the catching
arc ~ a large hogsr that hal started
down ,trcala with the others
The P-,Pir "a the ru.sf, w,re already
Ia danger - J-sing thrown - by coli
siuns with o.hcr H,Atin- hous-s. bat
the app,aran.c of this fiA.ing hr,,-
brand a.isi,i horror n Il strac.s ons
housc after anath.r In it, ug-zlx
courss, spue eau yht tire. and thu uu-
fortunate P,-oPle werc compelled la IN
TRUST themselves u the mercy 10 tbs
ssri irling water oa ., -.., af vssi -
aVut,i a ulor,. terrible death hv frr
The br.ak Ia the ievss a.-sicsi four
milSs 10 the valley iaoi and sut II
communication sn two raiir,zs +. tn.
iia-til1s~v a uAsn >siuth svestsr.a ansI
t., Louissiil,. = Nashville
Tlc dr,t rush - tn current dld NOT
y, all the damasc Whcu tAe water
hal ~.sis-lsca,.I ,ssdusys hat many huu..
were SSH >taulln-r. bat q was quickly
s.'su thaf s.sm 81 the franz, oaeS would
uni last IN tho crush - the L. Il Is
uieaus ef RATS aad swimming In n.
s't.d Nater 80 ~ - p.-uple were trans
fsrrc frasa the5r xarret window anl
rs-sis l. shc d4t tops - the tsaIlctia
euaaty taus. = bFieS an stoae build
sng- ami t-aS cuari hoas4.. which il Of
hrlcs
IL Was ha7--'l that ths<. Woai with
stand tae rr.ssare aad un.isrminias
bat IS asn tas .tu.ic courlvr VIM r.sis
fsr h-ip se q typr.ss Iun=t pu left shaw
ue-=tuwa emily thpac tuo buildings
saa vtsl shuve the hrssad shcst 20 the
lsa.st ia the iaN-r part ~ tAc tow IA.
ami II full tnr=s was hsiug ihro "a
against them Il was doubtful = ths-s
81. u.'i npt collars aH thrOW the refu-
gsss iuto th- rtEvr-
beside The hundFs,i ~ uioFc xho were
cu the ru.sfs ~ tas. sound bEildings. Il
j. known that usarly a thousand 20 tbs.
inhabitants maaasc,,i. in one way ~
ausss her. e. masse thsir way "a the
high hills h.hini the town or
IL the hou~s> In the high 49,
tian ei the village ITSELF \
sew ~ th-s.. >arT wei the sn.tten bar,s
of the waiter bl their nr,, and - "A :
tines their ss-aai 4 -ors We uusisr
water T.s,s,. Nap uaa l.. a.. ir WA 10
them went ouIy in the .she. they
uyr- 1vcztrru-, = al-n tn water eIa4e.
Nene hal timf to srcure either tr-as-
sTe ur cioghing The property loss is
xsfy heavy
i he sesu ia the street az tn uppsr
eud - the town wh~r. lncu anl vomen
werv >tFug- ing against the musiiy VA
fer> - highcr tupIast- sf-ne earryiu<
babies On their hcats. whsre water
uas up q their neess. uthers half
- inning. half boating "a usists and
ensi> ~ lumaer frsut hon~s that had
gone hsat5ng down tae river. maay
struggling IA vain aul sinking n the
rssartus waters. was u1s that will live
N the raeraury ~ every t-chol her
II o1e plarr a.l.,.hs-- had a-hesi
safe sa-as aat tara 4 10 hc.p aer hus-
tan.i y ho hal followed W.T. their
child ~ she reach.,I daxu from a
window for his hAnd n w4s throvn
from his fOo,iug AMI lse and the chlld
werc swept away in tbs swift current.
Anuther family pailled ha,f way u
safety en- plank whieh half held ths.n
out uf the water. \ ssds currelt caught
thrm and sWrps them cut toward the
mis.dls Of the stream herr. in the
ruuEher water, thcy we're seen To cap
slze and sink
| An old man % tbs name of Griffin.
living on high grOuad. stopped in the
upper story Of his trembling hoss. To
s--eure hoard % naa.y hid len under
the bsI ilis 81. y0uny ulln of 81.
had to climb uppa thu porsh - rcs.us
him - quick Ma ths rise of the VA
ter. and when the two attempted To
swim for safety. the youIysr mtl SIP
| porting the osher. a dnatiu< house that
came rolling 1ud tInslils : 81 tn cur
rcut oveTyv HELM n tAe.n-
| \ s.-ho.oi-teaehcr. y lose name i sup
p.1ss'l u b. JesePAsoa. vsls waraei %
the danger in tims 10 get 10 the high
ground. bat in turning hack 20 help her
mother was caught with the elder
woman in an e,idy and they were
i drowned One WOMAN made an effort
10 save her loser by throwing a clothes
line to him from the roof oI
her house. His house was svep,
away at the moment and he was
thrown into the water. tie swan u
aid the girl. but she was standing o1
the side Of gable ROOT and was puIled
from her ins~eare footing. Both were
drowned. their bodies toating Of in
the tood- .A-
These are some of the incidents o