Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-21
THE GAL WESTON HORROR
Remarkable Incidents Of the
Storm Described by Survivors.
ESCAPES AND DEEDS OF HEROIsM

How James Irwin Found His wife.
George McIlhenny's Brave Fight
For Life-Heroism of Three Gall
weston Police Omcers-A CONNER
Mary stories are told by the surviv.
ors of the great catastrophe at Calves
ton of marvellous escapes from hurri
cane and flood and Of the heroism dis
played by men and women in saving
or attempting to save their fellow suf-
ferers, says the New York World.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Irwin got out
on the roof of their dwelling and when
the building blew over they tioated off
separately on sections of the roof. Mrs
Irwin was on her raft alone all night
Mr.. Irwin. who had found refuge at the
Ursuline convent and who despaired
of seeing his wife again, heard a cry
for help. Hoping merely to rescue
fellow sufferer, he swan out to the
raft and was overjoyed to find his wife.
A woman and her daughter from st.
Louis We're in Officer Bowels home
when the storm struck the house and
washed ii from its foundation. The
officer made a heroic effort to save .tha
women and children and had partly
succeeded when house came rushing
down the street and demolished the
raft upon which six persons We're bat
Ting with the storm. -Bowe was car
ried away, but saved himself by clutch
ing piece of wreckage, to which he
clung until rescued.
Mrs. Dorian. five children and nine
house at Twenty-seventh street and
Avenue L. The Dorian home, which
was deserted, withstOod the storm,
while the house where the frightened
women and children sought refuge was
wrecked. Adolph Schuler, his mother
and five sisters left their own home,
thinking 1t would not withstand the
storm, and sought protection in house
which was crushed to kindling wood.
Their own home was not wrecked.
George Mcllhenny was rescued alive,
but completely exhausted. He says the
water came up so rapidly that he and
his family sought safety upon the roof
He had son, Haven, in his arms, and
the other children were strapped to-
gether 1t was not long before heavy
piece of timber struck Haven, killing
him. The father then took up young
Rice, another son, and while he had
the boy In his arms he was twice wash
ed off the roof, and in this way young
Rice was drowned. Finally the roof
blew off the house, and as 1t fell into
the water it was broken in two, Mrs.
Mcllhenny remaining on one half and
Mr.. Mcllhenny on the other. The por-
tlon of the roof to which Mrs. Nell
benny clung turned over, and this was
the last seen of her. Charles Wollam
lost his life after he had saved several
women from drowning and while he
was trying to save others.
Stories of heroism making one proud
to be an American are told. Take, for
example, the devotion to duty shown
through that Saturday night, Sept. s.,
by Byrd, Johnson and Rowan, three of
the remnants of Galveston's police
force. When the waters swept up the
streets and panic began TO spread,
these officers found their way TO the
city hall and reported TO their chief,
Captain Ketchnlm, for duty. Hour
after hour they made life saving trips
in various directions as the chief gave
the orders. Houses We're falling; the
wind carried through the air bits Of
boards, of slate and glass. The officers
piloted women and children through
the water TO the city hall. They res
cued from wreckage many who must
have petlshed from fright and expo
sure before morning. Without one
word of fatigue or of languor, their
chief says. these men continued their
life saving all night.
A graphic description of one mans
experiences Is given by commercial
ira veler Mr. Won F"'-' 80 - &c Kew