Show EFFECTSOF A CLOUDBURST Whole Town Was n Sea of Surging Water Hermanville Miss May lOThe cloudburst at this place yesterday did great damage to property but no lives were lost The downpour of rajn was terrific and the flood overflowed all the streams in the neighborhood The town and the surrounding country was a sea of surging water Fences outhouses out-houses etc were swept from their foundations and through the main street of the town rushed a raging river five feet in depth I overflowed many houses sweeping over the ground floor and the stock which could not be gotten up in time had to swim to places of safety Men had to give up the task of rescue as the water soon rose above their heads The people sought safety in second stories and so far as can be learned no lives were lost The wires are all down |