Show family swept away by flood charleston W va bathe the vicinity of big otter creek in clay county was visited by a cloudburst sunday in which five lives were lost and much damage was done to property the home of john pickering was surround ed by water before the occupants occupant a were aware of their danger the family consisting of father mother and tour four children the eldest a daughter 17 years of age were swept away by the flood the mother being the only one saved she having clung to some float ing debris |