The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-04-04
Wednesday, April 9

(Mrs. Simmerman's SOM did not get any
water but no one could get there, neithtr
could they get out till Thursday. Then
they got out and got decor and have
great big boy. She Is getting along
nicely. Clysta "a married daughter Of
Mrs. Simmerman,) Aunt Mate Mrs.
Simmerman's sister and ourselves ran
TO Adde'S "a married daughter with
whom they are stopping.) and have
been there since Grammie and pap
(Mrs. Simmerman)s parents) were at
our house when the food came. Clysta
and Grammie went to Uncle Sans
Mrs. Simmerman's brother,) and now
they are at Towards. Charlotte and
Charlie (another daughter and son-in-law
OF Mrs Simmerman's were in the Last
Works "a factory till Wednesday. This
all happened Tuesday forenoon. Uncle
George "a single brother OF Mrs. Sim
meTman's) is with US at Adde'S. Babe
and Irma two single daughters OF Mrs
Simmerman' are at Mary's (anOther
married daughter.) Mary had no wa
ter, neither had Aunt Percy or How
ards. IL was up 90 Germantown street
above Greencastle street. Two woman
were drowned there in a boat. 1t beats
anything anybody ever saw or heard Of
Our cellar is full of water yet. All the
fences and sheds gone. Old Sport (the
dog) was up in the hay and scared most
TO death, Thursday when pa got down
there. The government has everyt hing
in charge. We can get the greatest OF
plenty of everything that we want TO
eat, go every day with baskets and get
what we need. They won't allow any
shops to open till the city is cleaned up.
There were people, horses cows and
mules drowned in Cappefs furniture
Store. Newsalt's jewelry store is piled
full of debris to the ceiling and not a
window glass in the first floor These
are the largest stores of the kind between
Columbus and Cincinnatl) There is not
window glass in the first floor Of Rike's
department store either The water was
Is feet deep on Main street. Part Of the
railroad bridge is gone and all Of the
9TH street bridge. The city is in dark
ness and no gas TO cook with. Few
people are prepared 10 cook without
gas.) We cook on Adde'S heating stove
and wash our clothes the best we can
and hang them up TO dry. won't get il
all told this summer. Mart Ney has
not one thing left, house, barn and every
thing gone Hundreds of people in
North Dayton have not one thing ex-
cept what they had on. Uncle Glenn
(MTs. Simmerman' brother) did not get
out He was in their house till Thurs
day morning. You may know what a
time we had with Mate and Carrie,
LENS wife and daughter.) They did
not know whether he was dead or alive.
and the Lord sent little neighbor boy
there to save his life. If it had not been
for that boy, Glenn would have gotten
on a wagon and tried to get out but
would not risk il with the child. No
one knows what those parents let that
child go way from home for at such a
time. The wagon he would have gone
on got on Broadway street just south Of
ClySta's and a current upset them. The
horse was drowned and the people chung
10 telephone pole and climbed up on
the drift that floated by, and chung there
from Tuesday forenoon till Wednesday
at noon. Then they got them out in a
boat. We could hear them cry and beg
for help all night in the dark and hard
rain and cold and the roam of water. Ii