The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-10-01

Metzger. Laurence.
Miller. Edith
! Nelson Mrs william
| Reese, Meredith. and children.
| Renwick, Mrs. George. and two daughters.
| Ritchie, Lewis.
| Richie, Lena
! Starkweathcr. Mrs. -.
| swallow, Martha.
| Swartw rood. Julia
Sykes. Gilbert.
! Sykes. Marvin.
Sykes. Mrs. -, and babies.
Venner. Hannah.
Nenner. Mr.. and Mrs.
ELMIRA, y. Y, Sept 80 Mrs II. c.
Mercereau Of this city tonight received
word from her brother Arthur r. Buck,
that his dry goods store at Austin had
been destroyed, but that he and his family
escaped Mrs Mercereau's sister, Mrs.
George Sterner. escaped TO the hills. but
her house was destroyed by fire and
water.
Miss Ella Mansuc of Elmira. a trained
nurse, received word from her brother.
eight-months -old child were among the
drowned, Frank kosenbloom OF Orchard
/ street Elnira, whose wife and seven
children were visiting in Austin. became
distracted because Of his inability to
learn the fate Of his family. and left for
mobile
CoupERsPoKT, Pa. Sept. 30.-District
Attorney Nelson returned to Coudersport
at 1880 o clock tonight from Austin and
said that l39 bodies had been taken from
the wreckage, He said it was impossible
to tell how many remained. His estimate
of the number dead is between 500 and 500
The business centre of the town was
jammed as high as second story windows
with pulp wood and pieces of houses that
had come do&n the valley in the flood and
had been left in the streets when the
waters subsidized. Some Of the debris had
been Matched up and deposited in so short
. space Of time that it was not even wet.
When Mr.. Nelson left Austin the wreckage
was burning furiously. The town water
system had been destroyed and men were
trying to put the fire out with water car
ried in buckets from Freeman Run.
The father and mother of State Senator
Frank +. Baldwin were drowned but the
Senator escaped He owns a lot of real
estate near Austin and is member Of
the legislative committee that has been
investigating municipal affairs in Phila-
delphia
Another who got away from the flood
was William NJ Metcalf, superintendent
for the Goodyear Lumber Company. He
ran up a hill with the water at his heels.
Relief trains have gone to Austin from
Coudersport. 81. Mary's and Bradford.
food district from all the nearby towns in
automobiles.
Ex-Regster and Recorder William
Nelson a Lending merchant. and his
wife were lost Every business house
in the place except the Goodyear Hotel
swept away. The Commercial Hotel,
a large three story brick structure, was
completely torn from it's foundation and
not a brick or stone left. and this was
true of nearly all of the business places
About the bodybuilding standingiis theAus-
hill: corner of this was torn out. This
is partnership bank owned by George
c. Baylcss and his brother Edward of
Binghamton. y. V. owners of the de-
stroyed paper plant.
All the residences not located on the
hills are gone, and tonight those who
are homeless are being cared for so far
as is possible at the homes on the hills
While these are safe, the fire. gas and
water plants are destroyed and they are
without heat or light. Some are being
The Goodvear Lumber Company had
several millions Of feet Of hemlock timber
swept away besides their mill. The
Emporium Lumber Company had about
the same amount Of hardwood destroyed.
One brave mother escaped with ten
children and saved them all. Attorney
l.. B. Seihert and Liveryman Keck had
just reached the dam as it went out and
II they had not run their horses up a
nearby hill would have gone down.
Deputy Prothonotary l.. s. Newton and
Clerk George Sutton Of the Commissioner
Office saved the family of Dr. F. Worwan.
proprietor of the Commercial Hotel. with
only moment to spare.
Costello and Wharton, little hamlets
further down the stream. are also partly
ruined, but at this hour no details have
. been secured. as all wires are down.