The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-27

feet of water on the side toward the
mountain. There was no possible
way to get across that span of flood
waters. When the water rose to a
certain point, the batteries in the
train were wet, and put out of COM
mission, and if it had not been for
the moonlight the party would have
been in pitchy darkness.
The party of isolated travellers
made heroic efforts to cheer each
other and search for the silver lining
of the cloud Music was made b.
members of string band in the
party, and two or three of the men
who were prepared with funny
speeches made these, for the enter
tainment of the companions in mis-
cry but the danger was so pressing
that after awhile even this was given
over In one hour the waters rose
three entire feet, and in the moon
light the. party watched the brush
and inhumerable kinds of property
that had been caught in the food
swirl by on the bosom of the food.
Doubtless many of them wondered
if they, too, would be floating down
stream before long, or if they would
be able to seize some serviceable
drifting material for a life preserver,
for from time to time the heavier
drift striking against the sides of the
ears rocked them so that it was
doubted if the train would stand the
pressure of the tide water.
Ice Cream Their Menu.
During all this time ice cream was
the menu for the marooned travellers.
A large shipment had been placed in
the train 70 baskerville or Hot Springs,
and this was opened up and served.
The party had ice cream for Sunday
night supper, they had ice cream for
Monday morning breakfast and again
for Monday at luncheon. Some Of
them arriving in the city yesterday
at noon, when asked as to what they
would like to eat replied, anything
but ice cream
Monday afternoon the rCscuers ar
rived, and the, party of ninety trav-
oilers who had left here on the pre-
3eding Sunday morning finally got to
Hot Springs. There they were housed
and fed on the fat of the
and, while they were wholly cut off
rom the outside country. 1t was the
treat, and the railroad
reated for all it was worth. No ex-
oense was spared in caring for the
and they made up for the
menu of ice cream, on which men.
and children had existed alike
or many hours.
In such times going comes high,
md the passengers cost the railroad
| pretty penny on it's expense ac-
count. When the water had sutfi-
.iently subsidized for the ninety trav-
,llers to get ashore, they had two
nile walk over the mountain, and
here were taken on board automo-
lilies and hauled six miles to Hot
Springs at five dollars each, but thei
ailroads gladly footed the bills. At
he summer resort prices went up,
md one guest alone was housed for
35 per week.
AT Hot Springs the entire guest list
vas provided with a menu that made
hem forget the privations Sunday
nd Monday. and the horn of plenty
verfowed with the exception of the
act that the -four supply gave out
n Friday and the corn meal lasted
nut day longer.
The party on its way home saw
hundreds of men engaged I'M work
ng on the tracks. Many of them were
e-routed to Morristown, but others
we're brought to Knoxville and spent
heir time at the Colonial and Atkin,
While they were in the city Monday