Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-03
MORE BODIES IN DEBRIS
Dead and Missing, So Far as Known,
Now Number Eighty-Six.
MONEY SENT FOR RELIEF
Cash Hurried in Automobiles From
Nearby Towns to Meet I'M
mediate Necessities.


Of the night and early morning revealed
no horrors and Austin today believes
that it knows the worst of the calamity
that overwhelmed it Saturday afternoon
when the waters of the broken Bayless
dam swept the valley.
The list of known dead stood this morn
ing at thrty-two, while the hasty town
census showed ffty-four still missing.
Effective organized relief is we'll under
way and help is being offered from many
communities in the state. Commissioner
S c. Dixon of the state health depart
ment says that money. men and food
supplies are in great demand.
Cash for Relief Work.
Philadelphia sent word that 5000 had
been raised and was on the way. Du
Bois Pa. had $50 volunteers and 200 Ia
borers that would be in this morning.
while WellsborO. Pa. had raised S2,2OO
In few hours and had dispatched the
cash in an automobile. The cash is
needed largely in transporting the affiict-
ed TO friends and relatives in other parts
of the country
More Iaborers on the state pay rolls
have been ordered in this morning. They
will bring their supplies with them. 1t
was definitely learned today that Costello
does not need aid. The citizens are able
to care for any in distress. having sew
eral warehouses of needful supplies and
all the money needed. Some clothing for
women and children will be required.
Bodies Under Wreckage.
rr.o. ;rroo5~ b,,. ,,ao,, ,,oda ;u,o the
mass Of tangled debris A steam log
roller at work all yesterday along the
tracks of the Buffalo and Susquehanna
railroad. whose tracks lay through the
middle of the wreckage, cleared great
spaces. Beneath one. building three
bodies were found. They. were those
of a mother. an infant and a child about
five years old All were terribly mutt
lated With daybreak further inroads
on the wreckage were started. and in
dications are today that by the end of
the week the railroad will be opened
throaEif-eo-Co Costello. enabling the cart
ing away of useless wreekagessss
No reports of any Illness prevalent
because of privations suffered nave
been made to the relief headquarters
The state eonstabulary is effectively
policing the section. and through the
Vigilance of this organization eight ar
rests for petty thieving have been
made the accused being committed to
the county Jail at COudersport for trial
State Officers Active.
HARRISBURG. Pa. October 3.--Morn-
ing reports to state officers from Austin
are to the effect that efforts are being
made to increase the force of men at
work on the cleaning up of the town
More than 200 have been put to work,
but it is the hope to obtain twice that
many. ard the state police are assisting
by making bystanders either join In the
sanitary operations or leave the Town.
Only residents and those who will work
ance of rations will be sharply watched.
state police estimates are that the death
list will not ruE above 100. This is based
or the census taken yesterday
Body Found; Another Identified.
I'D TO noon today one more body had
been recovered from the wreckage and
was identified as Mrs. Preston WOlcott,
ager ffty-eight. a charred skull also
was recovered. but it was in such q con-
dition il was impossible TO determine
whether ii was that of an adult or an
infant.
\ body of a woman that had been at
the morsus for two days was identified
today as that of Mrs. McCOllins, a sister
OF state Senator +. T.. Baldwin. whose
fathers body was one of the first re-