Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1896 — AWFUL CLOUDBURST. [ARTICLE]

AWFUL CLOUDBURST.

TEN LIVES ARE LOST IN TUCKY. Mas; Homes Completely Swept Away —Big Failure* in Massachusetts Towns—Negro Criminal Taken from Jail and Lynched—Red Cross Work. Swept Away by the Flood. The recent cloudburst in Clay..and Owsley Counties, Kentucky, was more disastrous -than .at first, .reported. Buffalo creek, which is across the south fork of the Kentucky river, suffered more than Sexton —creek —by—the—unusual—rainfall— Every house on the bank of the stream was washed away. Miss Mary Garrett was drowned while trying to escape the flood. George (‘apsou’s wife and three children, two,children of Will Burns and two others whose names are not given, were also drowned. John Crane, a logger, rescued his wife and small child when they were drifting down the stream on some uprooted trees. Thousands of logs - arc-going do wn the—stream; The large booms at Booneviiie are dhoked with logs, and it is feared the booms a;,)<J all will be carried Away by the water. Part of the town is inundated, and a number of persons have had to remove their household effects up on the side of the mountain. N'ofclh Fork. and Mjddlq creek are both overflowing their -banks, and at Jackson Military Instructor Bull, of the Jackson Institute, was drowned while riding on a raft. Quit the t)l<l Army. Edward Fielding, of Chicago, brigadier general in command of rhe northwest division of the Salvation army, and, with the exception of Commissioner BoothTucker, the -most prominent officer in the forces in America, has resigned his commission and will join the forces of Ballington Booth's Volunteers. The majority of his staff officers go with him, and the blow is -qonceded to be the most severe which ‘has been suffered.by the Salvation army since tile recall,of Commander And Mrs. Baliiugton Booth. Brigadier Fielding's wide personal influence Will now he 1 'exerted in 'behalf of the new organization, aud it is coniidently predietetl that the news of iiis resignation will cause a tremendous defection iu the ranks of the army, not alone in his own division, but all over the country. Among the officers who have resigned tire: Brigadier General EdwarcT Fielding, Brigadier General Emma Fielding. Adjutant Washington B 1 ackhn rst. Ad i uta nt Chris tot >h er (Herron, Adjutant Bertha Herron, Ensign Duncan, Lieutenant Galloway. Manufacturing Jewelers Assign. Wade, Davis & Co., of Plainville, Mass., manufacturing jewelers, ami Tlarlan 0. Bacon, of Lincoln, Bacon & Co., also in the jewelry business, have made assignments involving more than SIOO,OOO. It is feared tihatother jewelers will be forc*ed into insolvency. The firm of Lincoln, Bacon & Co. is not affected by the personal assignment of Mr. Bacon. The exact condition of those involved cannot be ascertained for several days. The accounts -are being investigated and the creditors will'hold a meeting. The reason given for the failures is dull Times.