Badly Drenched

CoUNfiL lii.ri'Fs, Ia., June 3. - Loveland, a little villaje on the Northwestern road, in Harrison County, was deluged by a waterapout Saturday night which caused great damage, put many lives in peril and resultod in the loss of one. The town is located on the Hoyer river, and to the eagtward stretched a gully which gradually mercases in width as it leavea the town. A mile or so up the gully a cloud surcbarged with water pourcd a fearful floo,l into the g-ully and a great wave swept down upon the village. It gatliered more and more force until at last it rolled onward liko the ocean tlde. A building1 located somo distance from the river was twisted around on its foundation and lef t in an almost rulned oondition. The dwelling housea in all parts of the town were Qooded, theii-eontents ruined and thoir Inmates eompelled to flee for their lives. Thedepth of the flood varied from three to ten têet in different localities. The house of Luke Sayles, a short distance from the river, was the scène of the direst mishap. The family, consisting of Sayles, bis wife and son, the latter a young man of '2-i, were driven out of the house by the incoming flood. Fmding their escape cut off in the front, they left the house clinging together, hand in hand, going out of the back door. In the back yard there is a steep slope from front to back, and the current of water was so swift that all three were swept from their feet and lost their hold on one another. The oíd man and his son seized a clump of willows past which they were swept by the current and managed to save themselves. Mrs. Sayles, however, was carried past this slender refuge, and all that her busband and son could do was to watch the raad waves sweep her down into the Boyer river to her death. Sho was nover seen again alive. All Saturday night and all day Sunday the friends of the family were busy dragging the river for her body, but tliey were unsuccessful, and it is probable that if the body is ever recovm-ed it will be many miles below. The waters have now subsided and the town presents a picture of desolation.