The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27

is feared that the deathlist will amount
considerably higher as the details OF
the storms efforts arrive.
Fresh reports of the havoc show
that the storm is the wors that has
been experienced since the great New
York blizzard of 1898.
Seven thousand Working.
In New York City alone today, 1000
men were working with might and
main to clear the streets of the close
banked snow. Many of these have
been laboring constantly for 36 hours.
Trains, delayed from two to twelve
hours, began arriving early today on
the various lines. The Pennsylvania
lines as far as Washington, the New
York Central, New York, New Haven
and Hartford roads we're the principal
sufferers, and at places traffic on these
lines was practically abandoned dur
ing the storm. while all energy was de-
voted to clearing the right of way. AS
a result the trains were moving slowly.
Boston, Mass, Dec. 27.-Two thous-
and men, women and children are
homeless and being cared for in the
aters and public halls and two score
are reported as missing, as the result
of the inundation of a section of the
city of Chelsea. Mass. half a mile
square, in the district which was devas-
tated by the great cOnflagration OF not
quite two years ago.
The known drowned, whose bodies
have been recovered, are an aged cou
pie, Cornelius Hawkins and his wife,
whose bodies police officers in a row.
boat, took from their flooded home.
The terrific hurricane which has rag
ed along the New England coast dur
ing the past 20 hours. littering it with
wrecks, was responsible for the second
Chelsea disaster o. the decade. Last
nixht Chelsea was in total darkness.
Live Wires Abound.
The gas plant is in the flooded dis
trict, and owing to the great number OF
live wires in the streets the electric
light company was ordered not to turn
on the power.
A Gordon of police reserves guarded
the flooded district from thieves and to
prevent any of the refugees from re-
turning to their homes, as the return
of the flood tide last night again Gov
cred the section.
All day the police were rowing in
boats through the streets, rescuine
people from their homes. The Chel
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lief committee. and Governor Draper
of Massachusetts,, caused supply OF
mattresses, blankets and food to be
sent to the State Armory in Chelsea
where about 1000 refugees have beer
given shelter At the Gordon theater
the Scenic theater Elks' hall and
knights of Columbus's hall fully anoth
| er thousand were Q,:artered.
Scores Of Tragic Scenes.
Although Sundays flooding of {
section of Chelsea did not result in a:
great financial loss as that which at
tended the former catastrophe. fully a.
many pathetic and tragic scenes were
furnished by the fleeing, panic-stricker
thousands.
| All dkSU Sctt wall, uul Cp04ICu oAAS'
it was built, IS years ago, gave wa!
before the gale. and high beating
waves in three different sections, ant
through each breach tons of wate
poured and roared through streets
flanked by newly erected dwelling
buses.
The police were quick in coming t
.o,o,,o ovI Ala nroot ypnr1- in oi6ins
women and children from their home
to places of safety.
One of the refugees, young woman
evidently scarcely out Of her teens
with a baby in her arms. started t.
walk to Boston through the snow AM
slush, in places knee deep.
/ She Fell Exhausted.
She was but partially clad and tn
infant in her arms had nothing on bu
thin shirt. She eluded those who er
! deavored to stop her until she finall
dropped exhausted. They were take
to the Charden Street Home, in Bos
ton.
At the Frost hospital and other in
stitutions at Chelsea there are hun
dreds OF women and very young chill
dren who are suffering seriously fror
exposure.
: Women with infants in their arm
slept last night on the stages and i
the seats of the two theaters in Chel
sea.
Chairman William McClintock. c
the Chelsea Board of Control. appoint
ed to govern the city after its recen
staggering disaster said that wor
would be begun at once to repair tn
sea wall and that hereafter the cit
would assume the responsibility g
keeping it in repair.
Fire Follows the Flood.
/. The dixie was built By the owners {
t the property it Immediately protect
: from the ocesE. each of whom decline
y responsibility for not keeping it in r
K pair. The wall was so feet wide s
t the bottom, 10 feet wide at the top an
I 10 feet high.
p Shortly after nightfall the refugees
t were thrown into second panic b
three alarms of fire coming in one at
er the other. Many of them had pas
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