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<br />Facsimile article from the Greeley ~, Wednesday, May 31, 1876. <br /> <br />ERIE UNDER WATER <br /> <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. <br /> <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. <br /> <br />. 5- <br />