"No more pitiful scene was ever witnessed in Williamstown (Kentucky)than when the bodies of the drowned family lay in their caskets in the undertaking establishment of O.P. Elliston after they were brought here. Scores of people visited the establishment to see the bodies and hundreds attended the funeral and burial. The bodies of the six members of the family were interred in one large grave in the Williamstown cemetery, Thursday, April 3d.
The Porters lived at stop No. 1, on the Dayton and Troy traction line, about one-half mile north of the Miami river. On Tuesday, March 25, they left their homes and started for Ebenezer, about two miles away. They were taking a part of their stock with them. Two of the girls were driving three cows and the father was leading three horses. They reached a small ravine in the valley, when all got in the wagon. As they started over a small bridge, one of the horses became frightened and pulled back, pulling the wagon off the bridge. The wagon was overturned and all the occupants thrown into the water. They climbed into the wagon and clung to it for about five minutes, when they were swept away by a wall of water. The house which they had abandoned to seek safety, was left high and dry.
The Porters formerly lived near the Grant and Pendleton line, on the Falmouth pike. J.W. Porter was married to Ida Whaley October 22, 1891. He was born April 12, 1868 and she October 22, 1872. The children were born on the following dates: Flossie, May 10, 1895; Goldie, November 11, 1897; Harold, May 8, 1900; Sherlie, February 27, 1904."
Above article from Kentucky newspaper - no name or date
The Porters lived at stop No. 1, on the Dayton and Troy traction line, about one-half mile north of the Miami river. On Tuesday, March 25, they left their homes and started for Ebenezer, about two miles away. They were taking a part of their stock with them. Two of the girls were driving three cows and the father was leading three horses. They reached a small ravine in the valley, when all got in the wagon. As they started over a small bridge, one of the horses became frightened and pulled back, pulling the wagon off the bridge. The wagon was overturned and all the occupants thrown into the water. They climbed into the wagon and clung to it for about five minutes, when they were swept away by a wall of water. The house which they had abandoned to seek safety, was left high and dry.
The Porters formerly lived near the Grant and Pendleton line, on the Falmouth pike. J.W. Porter was married to Ida Whaley October 22, 1891. He was born April 12, 1868 and she October 22, 1872. The children were born on the following dates: Flossie, May 10, 1895; Goldie, November 11, 1897; Harold, May 8, 1900; Sherlie, February 27, 1904."
Above article from Kentucky newspaper - no name or date
"No more pitiful scene was ever witnessed in Williamstown (Kentucky)than when the bodies of the drowned family lay in their caskets in the undertaking establishment of O.P. Elliston after they were brought here. Scores of people visited the establishment to see the bodies and hundreds attended the funeral and burial. The bodies of the six members of the family were interred in one large grave in the Williamstown cemetery, Thursday, April 3d.
The Porters lived at stop No. 1, on the Dayton and Troy traction line, about one-half mile north of the Miami river. On Tuesday, March 25, they left their homes and started for Ebenezer, about two miles away. They were taking a part of their stock with them. Two of the girls were driving three cows and the father was leading three horses. They reached a small ravine in the valley, when all got in the wagon. As they started over a small bridge, one of the horses became frightened and pulled back, pulling the wagon off the bridge. The wagon was overturned and all the occupants thrown into the water. They climbed into the wagon and clung to it for about five minutes, when they were swept away by a wall of water. The house which they had abandoned to seek safety, was left high and dry.
The Porters formerly lived near the Grant and Pendleton line, on the Falmouth pike. J.W. Porter was married to Ida Whaley October 22, 1891. He was born April 12, 1868 and she October 22, 1872. The children were born on the following dates: Flossie, May 10, 1895; Goldie, November 11, 1897; Harold, May 8, 1900; Sherlie, February 27, 1904."
Above article from Kentucky newspaper - no name or date
The Porters lived at stop No. 1, on the Dayton and Troy traction line, about one-half mile north of the Miami river. On Tuesday, March 25, they left their homes and started for Ebenezer, about two miles away. They were taking a part of their stock with them. Two of the girls were driving three cows and the father was leading three horses. They reached a small ravine in the valley, when all got in the wagon. As they started over a small bridge, one of the horses became frightened and pulled back, pulling the wagon off the bridge. The wagon was overturned and all the occupants thrown into the water. They climbed into the wagon and clung to it for about five minutes, when they were swept away by a wall of water. The house which they had abandoned to seek safety, was left high and dry.
The Porters formerly lived near the Grant and Pendleton line, on the Falmouth pike. J.W. Porter was married to Ida Whaley October 22, 1891. He was born April 12, 1868 and she October 22, 1872. The children were born on the following dates: Flossie, May 10, 1895; Goldie, November 11, 1897; Harold, May 8, 1900; Sherlie, February 27, 1904."
Above article from Kentucky newspaper - no name or date
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