The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-11
INCIDENT Of IHs CAMPAIGN
Which Dennis Flyun Tells with
tsreat Delight.

Guthrie. o. T.. New. Io.-Ths Capital
says New that the battle hiss b.s1
fought and wan, The opposition canpiets-
ly routed and Delegate Flynn 1871 a.ala
represent The Land Of the Fair Cd n
congress. many interesting stories Of chs
campaisn ere c0ming 20 Hgat and no enc
takes greater delight m relating thea
than Dennis Flynn himself TO maize
such 9 campaign as was inside b. BIZ
Flynn and his running mate. p. g Barr
many OBSTACLES had rs be overcome q a
many up0-easant Journeys overland tak.
such a. tine orgressmsn iu many az fes
states know nothing oC
Al Republican headq0 YESTERDAY
AIr. Flynu related The bows ana where
foros OF the larding OF the swollen lan-
adian river in Dewey county. Among
his hearers was e. s. Barnes. who elaine
70 Be the hero ri the story in thar hs
aas The last man rescued from the sN r.
current
'yye had been IN Butte over night.
said mr. Flynn. "aud 70 was verg mess
essary TO reach Tsloea 20 dH ano.aer
date The river was between. swollen
ont Of IT'S banks and very dangerous or
account of the swift currents and quick
sand. Many farmers drove CD the stream
and turned back, afraid 10 tackle t. hut
we had 90. I'm cur carriage were Hafa.
Kester ana myself Kestcr proposed
swim for %. Barnes was willing
7 knew ia Setter stick 10 the sig So
plunged ia having put che carriage toe
down. and beaded across stream soon
the riE was floating and both h5as
Isl 'mmlns Harues Was sitting ou csc
back OF lhe seat a. hIgh up aa be- could
get
The carriaee kept shaking and me ro.t
~ it was soon QUO ~ sight when tur
broke allowing one horse o. shove for-
ward whsle 1e other noundcso8 in taa
qucksaud. all THAI could be seen 81 bin
oe.ae EOS nose
''Wei there we were. Half eay
across and covered with water Keetcr
jumped in she current and went clear
under the FIRST thing then Dsrnes fs-
cd up that be himself colllnt swim
What on earth We would have done BAD
not several horsemen appeared. g. rot
know but they saved tha day. faa
horses ana Barnes ne
'~rhe horseneu rode ia. uuhitehrd sar
team and hnaIy got The one borae out
~ the quicksand The other one was
given to me and as I jumped from tAs
buggy Barnes cried eat. Great CA
Dennis do not leave mo here. e- fE
drown. hut the horse plunged f1r4arf
and the last ] faw was only iwo iarh
o. tho dashboard above water elt1
Barnes perchsd thereon
thar dashboard unfG the horse was sent
back f7r hlm ara now hs claims. ea ar
count ~ being the iaat rescued shat %
wac fhe hrsvrt of rho three
'~rhe borsemen had ropes and afrr
great difficulty pulled our carriase OFT re-
The water and sand Kestcr f'd not have
a dry stitch on hlm and barnes and B
were rot in much better OK
the wind was numerically keen. Sc
ing che ~ IRE coolest MORNINGS ~ fs-
autumn 70 ihe boss who ~ great
assisted g gave f1 rot fhat they
uarfsd o. take lt baf 'ref on ar-
count Cf the'r having saved Hernes ife
Sot worth mat mgra7 WeH ffn
want fim % Gle eH m5 hanfr Tos know
"gFe covered tfe eighteen mfsa iaf1
Ta,osa al qairkg 81 peRls only fa
fad lHst Rcd ws gone fhere fs tsrf tie
Caradian. faa e.iizen rsd provided
aay ~ taks us over safely ard ahoat
dimc8lty
Daring 3l- Hymns rerGu7a ~ fas
story Wr raues attempted reerai
times 20 nferrapt % gte woz ~
TIE AFFAIR bt fhs fs % fae rroHi
sezIed s'm 1eHa aaT ha r