The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
SEE THE WATERS
SWIRL ROUND FATHER
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This is regarded as a conservative esti-
mate. One hundred and fifty of the
best residences were swept from the
earth. The debris is piled along the
railroad track to the height of freight
cars. The relief work is progressing
at a satisfactory pace.
Among the incidents of the catas-
trOphe was the saving of three lives by
Julius Keitley, seventy years of age,
who rode one mile and a half on the
roofs of houses and pulled in three peo-
pie from the flood.
How Railroad Agent Died.
James Herman, the Oregon Railway
& Navigation agent, met his death at
the key trying to raise Portland to in
form the outside world of the impend
ing calamity. His little daughter,
Katie, who was saved by remaining in
the station house, saw her father and
mother lost in the whirl of the mad
waters. Katie stood by while her
father was calling the Portland office,
when the flood swept in the lower floor
and curled around him. Mrs. Herman
rushed out of the house and started for
a high point Of ground. Herman
braVely sought to save his wife and
both were lost.
One of the most thrilling adventures
was that Of Thomas Shutter, who, with
his family, was carried down stream in
his house a mile and a half. His wife
and two children stepped into the up
per rooms.
House Is Shot Across Creek.
Below town the house was shot
across the creek to the west side,
where it lodged in debris $50 yards
from the canyon bank. Shutter then
took his little ones on his shoulder
and swan 200 yards in the boiling tor
rent. He landed the children and then
struck out to the house for his wife
and rescued her.
The Mcbride family, who were lost,
went down in their house. The daugh-
ter screamed and beckoned from the
windows to Louis Mckinney, who, with
his family, ran out in the nick Of time
from their house to escape. He saw
the whole Mcbride family perish.
Seventy men are digging graves on
the hillside. Prompt measures are be-
Ing taken to prevent a plague. The
weather threatens to become hot and
a relief force to clean the town is ur-
gently needed.
H. R. Baird, Of Portland, lost his
wife and three children. They were
visiting her father. Mrs. Clarence An
drews and three children, Of Seattle,
are among the lost. Her husband is in
Sitka, Alaska. She is sister Of Mrs.
Baird.
New List of Dead.
Following is list of identified dead
persons who have been buried:
JAMES MATLOCK.
TWO HOCKETT GIRLS
WILLIAM AYRES.
NJ. JONES.
A. c. GEIGER-
MRS. JAMES JONES.
PERCY DAWSON.
BABY DAWSON.
NORA FLORIN.
ADA CURTIS.
MRS. THOMAS MATLOCK.
MRS. REDFIELD.
MRS. PERRY DAWSON.
ONE CHINAMAN.
J. NJ. HERMAN AND WIFE.
MRS. KITTIE WALTER.
VESTA ANDREWS.
PEARL JONES.
JAMES AND WILLIS.
DAUGHTER OF FRED KRUG.
MR.. and MRS KRUG.
LEA STALTER.
FERN STALTER AND CHILDREN
MRS. THOMAS HOWARD.
MRS. WELLS.
HARRY MANN.
MR. AND MRS. LIME
ANNA MBRIDE.
MRS. MBRIDE.
GEORGE WELLS.
CLYDE WELLS.
MRS. JESSIE KIRK.
MRS. PEARL JONES.
BABY ASHBURGH
BABY UNIDENTIFIED.
DIR. w. P MSWORDS
FOUR-YEAR-OLD BABY daughter of
Krugs).
GEORGE THORNTON.
ROBERT STALTER.
LOUIS STALTER.
WILFRED MBRIDE
FRANK HARTMAN.
ALEXANDER GUN AND WIFE.
MABEL HOWARD.
THOMAS 3. HOWARD AND WIFE
MRS. PATRICK BURG.
MAUD LEFFIER.
GROVER WRIGHT
MRS. JAMES WRIGHT.
MRS, JAMES LONG.
ORA ROBERTS,
MABLE MBRIDE.
MRS. KEITHLEY
MRS. BINWOOD AND TWO BABIES
baugh).
FARMER (from below town..
FRANK OXLEY.
WILBUR BIRD.
FLORENCE FRENCH.
zelda MCDOWELL.
NELLIE HOWARD
GEORGE KRUG.
MRS. WILLIAM MEYERS AND TWO
CHILDREN.
DREN.
FREDERICK WILLIS AND AN IN
FAINT SON.