In view of the last couple of weeks in your neck of the woods, I thought this GenuineKansas Tidbit that I just put up was appropriate:
http://www.genuinekansas.com/tidbit_watery_tragedy_in_council_grove_1870_kansas.htm (http://www.genuinekansas.com/tidbit_watery_tragedy_in_council_grove_1870_kansas.htm)