The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-11
MIRACULOUS
ESCAPES IN
FLOOD AT F0SS
Houses Were Swept Away Like
Strawberry Boxes.
MEN CUT THROUGH ROOF
Nine People in One Room are
Borne Down Stream.
MEN CUT THROUGH ROOF

Guthrie, o. T.. Nay la-Tn relating thu
details Of the disastrous Hood IN sha town
OF Foss. the Eik city Record says thar
eiSht inches % water feu in less than
two hours adding. Many miraculous
escares were had. and when il Is con-
idered that there was twenty-five soot
rise OF water. e. Is strange that so
many were saved 10 one house the
home ~ NJ GgipSl there were nine
persons. one man and cigat -tomen and
children It was carried several rods
down the stream. ac.oss enc branch. be-
tween large trees. ard driven With ter-
rible force against "a large tree or the
etsse OF the ather creek. The side was
smashed IN. che house turned over. part
ly swung around and held - another
tree Between the Broken SIDE and a
petition. il q trians5lar space about three
feet wide at THE widest point we're Zinc
persons clinslug so the sfudding ~ the
house and spiinte6s ol the hrekcn side.
remaining there until shout ga o5sock.
when relief came. Had thc hoase swung
again into the Whiriing waters. they
would have dropped into ths creek into
at least twenty-five feet of water. Tho
large well furnished house yss p coui-
plere wreck. ana nearly everythlrg IN il
ruined. Mrs. Guinei was arouaa che
ruins the next day. cheerful as anyone,
and thankful that their lives wers
saved. Among The number iu the hauso
was Mrs. sumner. ncighbor. Nr. sam
ner and their two boys were n taeir
house near sad iu piain view. When the
water BEGAN u rise around the houses,
sir. sumner became alarmed for the
safety 81 his wife and started for the
house In which she was sfayiug. laklgs
the boys Nth him. They were SWEPT
along hy the force Of the current. heip-
less as babes. The elder Dog and the
father were good swimmers and both
held % the yunger iad. until finally they
were carried against tree. The elder
boy caught a limb and ar. summer throw
an arm sround the tree svcceedlns wiih
his utmost effort. to hold Go it and after
repeated efforts he GOT the lad safely
among tho branches. where the other
/ boy and himself managed so ger This
mother saw them swept away and BE-
H,ved them dead The father saw the
+ house in which she was drifting. capslze.
/ and believed her drowned. Their sos q
the reunion when relief came caa only
be imagined
lie AAsr- hHAtaA+N Hta.A r. ..'ti'A tl..''AA N.H'N
refuge from the rain at The house q
I Mrs Gser when the water raised they
climbed towards the roof ana with
: pocket knife managed to cat a hole n
I the roof through which they cranied %
! the outside. The house foated on fnaliy
( struck a tree. and an climbed iato he
+ branches and as The lady was so chaiod
/ ard frightened that there was asnges
I of her falling from her position. enc q
/ the men took enfhis pantai0ons and tied
/ her fast
The financial loss is heavy the corn
+ and oats suffering greatiy iB tho loser
/ lands AIR CASTER lGst several head
or cattle. Mr. Geer los, ahout nfty hoea
many ~ fhcnn fat end ready fer marast
I about three fourths ~ mile ~ fraes
was washed away between Fass and Par
ker. the rails being doubted around trees
like hoop-iron a pare ~ the hridEs
across the Canadian river at bridgeport
went out. and the track between saIrs
and that point vas badly damaged -
/ many places.