The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-07-15
An APPEAL
For the Flood Sufferers Of
MagOffiR and Floyd.
The Destitute Condition ofMany Fani-
lies Ruined BY the Recent Cloud
burst IN Licking Valley.

Frankfort, July Gov. Will
son has issued the following:
THE Governor has received al
resolution adopted by a meeting of
the citizens Of Magoffin county, July
5. reciting the great loss suffered
by the people in the flooded
district at the head Of Licking riv-
err.
1T appears that on June ~ there
occurred cloud-burst covering
about ten square miles Of territory
at the head OF Licking river. floDd-
ing the district with thirty-five feet
OF water. washing away many hous-
es. drowning five persons. destroy
ing great quantity OF livestock.
carrying off in the flood the house
hold effects OF fifty or more fami-
lies and devastating the valley for
more than twenty miles OF all Of
the growing crops, garden truck,
stored grain and provisions, leaving
pennlless and homeless about 4S0
people. who are poor people and un-
able to provide even the necessaries
OF life.
That owing to the volume Of
water and It's suddenness, not only
the homes OF the citizens and
their stored grains and provisions
and household effects we're carried
away. but the surface OF the ground
IN which we're their growing crops
and other means OF subsistence for
another year were washed away
The roads were filled by landslides
from the mountains with debris and
SO blockaded that 1t is impossible to
travel even on horseback in that sec
ton. and that for more than seven
ty-fiye miles down the valley the
flood destroyed large part of the
growing crops, washed away the
fencing and rendered tlse citizens
helpless to aid the stricken district
materially.
And that owing to the financial
condition OF Magoffin county. the
Fiscal Court is unable to make any
appropriation in their behalf That
} these $50 persons are poor people,
, many tenants with large families
and without immediate aid in food
stuff and subsistence. They are
; in danger of perishing and for these
/, reasons the citizens of Magoffin
!, county appeal TO the Governor to
.ae a proclamation asking aid
: from the citizens of the whole state
1 to buy provisions aud clothing for
2 the people Of this stricken district
and asking him to appropriate mon
! ey from the revenue of the State
/ or provisions, and they appeal tc
4 the President to appropriate funds
4 10 buy provisions or direct proper OF
flcers to furnish provisions for the
/ Immediate use of these destitute
? people and citizens. The meeting rec
y commended that appropriations in
: money be sent to L, l.. stephens
cashier OF the Salyersyille National
Bank and all provisions furnished
be shipped to Judge r, c. salyer
Prestonsburg, and notifications Of
such shipments be made by mall &c
] Judge Salyer at salyersville.
!, The Governor appeals to the
: people to raise contributions in The
cities and towns wherever peopl,
i, are touched by the pitiful condition
OF these Kentucky neighbors, to hell
them and bring them relief from
pressing trouble and great suffer
= Ing just as promptly as posslple,a nc
! asks that the contributions in
money be sent, as requested in the
a resolutions, directly to E, l. steph'
ems, cashier of the Salyersyilie MI
: tional. Bank, and that all provisions
! be shipped to Judge r. q salyer
prestousburg, and notification oi
OF the shipments mailed TO hnn al
Salyersville Prestonsburg il this
nearest railroad station to the flood.
cd district.
"1he newspapers Of Kentucky arr
3 req asted to call the attention Of
q the people in every county "a this
y distressing condition.
: This July ., 1910
AUGUSTUS E.AwILLsoN.
Governor OF Kentucky,
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