<br />Facsimile article from the Greeley ~, Wednesday, May 31, 1876.
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<br />ERIE UNDER WATER
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<br />: 'r.'nn.l cre~k. lays Iht Boulder' Nt.." .~fIJ.
<br />mnndrd T<<,'Jttct Il.nll inl'lpirc\l Ittrar OD )10';'
<br />(lny In!l, if lll;,er be(ore. ..\bout r.~OD ltr
<br />elrecll or f,rie begl,n to Ell wito l'f'.1t~~, flc!l
<br />bdore an hour bid tlar~cJ jJO!'l!'C!~ "'tI"~
<br />fknuoelJ. and, ~he "btlla 1\lI.t O!1 "hieh thl! 10":1
<br />i. locILle1 wall ."tf'l by .. mu,Io1,. Tor.riOt
<br />flood, Oftr. quarter or a mile io width.
<br />People were Dot di!5cieot in br~;rr.' or cool.
<br />ntu. ~Itrebant., ~laDdiIlg in tbe riling
<br />..ler, piled their gllode higb DO tbe .beltu
<br />"ben the ..,aUII da..btd .&gllin.l the buildio;.;
<br />with a futy that m.df the wbole "tOClaN
<br />'lU3ke and lr,cmbla. l'eaple w.ded through
<br />tbe boiling"ftood with children on their Iboul.
<br />dc"n. "ban Ihe tUrreDt threl\teoed enT! mo.
<br />menl to dash lhrir teet from beo,ntb tbem,
<br />acd to burl them belI1le.. Dud drowciDI dowlt
<br />lbt rcarlot lide,
<br />At tbree o'clock p. m., ~be 800d attained lie
<br />bighellt poiot. Out..bor.Ises, Ibed., (bichtl~
<br />COOpll, ete., "eot canning dowo tbe Itrum.
<br />Doot! n.nd "indo"l .....ere "renched oren ill
<br />JIlome of tbe boulel, aud articltl of f'u:"oilure,
<br />beddipg, ete., "AI bed out Wilb relillle411 toroe.
<br />.T, T. WilliAm,' d1rr'elHDg, about 1 612G, "at
<br />\\"tl!bed frClm HtI to'undatioD, turned lud(
<br />(Itallo,l, anti {ore&4. .earl,. ngGoioll M. &; J.
<br />Jll:'rm'ln'lI clothing bOllse.
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<br />The taitronu gra.de "1\.bl)ye lowo" gne ".y,
<br />11'~('lhcr witb the hrldgo. The luek And tiel!
<br />lHrc lined (Lad dt'TIt)fli1od iolaet .bout thrh
<br />huudrcd (eet from tu{'ir origin.l pOlitioo, tn
<br />lilt' forID of nn CHIli\\'. I'rnhnbl)' leyentt rod,
<br />or rnih 1l1'l,llie!'J, uttndlllg frOIn the 'Doulder
<br />\'nl1l'Y Cllnl \\'ork~ Iloro~ 10 the high land on
<br />Ihe olhrr eiJv, "ere Ihul dill paled qt, m.king
<br />11. ncw ttnck, witb ecnrccly (L tic mi!,ing or a
<br />rlli! Lroken.
<br />In tho !I",ift cdr-rellt John Tbom.. Itaarbled
<br />nnd (ell witb I. child or ~lr, Robert. Bumrn~r..
<br />Wiling (rom the mudl.!y .valer, Mr. T. grabbed
<br />Ihe cOl\t.in which the elJil,1 bl!1i jUPl beeD eo.
<br />,.el~T'f'ct, But eue WIlll, not there. Anolber
<br />~ll\oec Tet'uld bi,l ebGrge 'a number of feet
<br />1'1l'10", ~IIPpitlg in tho boiling flood. A .row
<br />deepenlo plungf's reatored be.r to his e.rms,
<br />hilt 10 ftollnr!('r oUt. or the ToariDK etetD'Dt,
<br />lue'] hill onergie. \11 Lbe ulmOIC
<br />11(' plllcet.! bie better balf high on bi, .boul-
<br />del', llill John mOel, to tine ber'lire, and tu
<br />keep her fl"l)tI'l gelting 'WO~; but, iIltepplng on a
<br />fr11'1\\1 ",!'1\er CGtl, LOl'\nn1.e.1 lho wife 01 hill
<br />lof)~urn Jlc:\lllocg into \ho llecthing "...Ier"
<br />'l'll\'u, in "Jlita Ilr llrr.hg":'r. \n "pito or onr,-
<br />"Jillp/". "'~"Idll alFli!l:d ,dul/.1.
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