The Sound and the Fury, 114 (Event)

Page Number: 
114
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
Louis Hatcher never even used his horn carrying it
Page Event Ends: 
115
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Mentioned: 
Narrative Status: 
Remembered
Date: 
Sunday, January 1, 1905 to Thursday, December 31, 1908
Notes: 

There was one major flood in Pennsylvania before 1910 and that was in 1889. This is probably not the flood Faulkner is referring to. There is no real way to order this in the chronology.

Summary: 

Hunting possum in the woods, Quentin and Versh Gibson talk with Louis Hatcher about his lantern and the famous 1889 flood in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Chronological Order: 
4.96
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Keywords: 
horn lantern flood Pennsylvania Mississippi high water graveyard Jefferson fire ridge-pole knoll hunting opossums Unc' Louis coal oil October dogs front porch darkness

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