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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
SAW THE DAM BR REAK
coudersport Man Was on Near Hill
side When Water Burst Out.

John Newman, politician of
Coudersport," said the state engineer,
told me he was driving along the hill
side away from the dam. His COM
panion turned back to look at the
food of water.
1T seems to me that there's one
awful lot of water coming over to-
day." said Newman. "Thats right"
agreed his driver, and then as they
looked. Newman shouted: "By God!
there 1t goes!"
1.-THE big lump popped out of place
and catapulted down the stream.
Then like the cracking of whip the
other snapped out, In another Sec
ond the great mass of wood pulp was
being flicked into the air like matches.
1t went up like cloud. The smoke
stacks of the Bayless Paper company
were hidden behind the spray and
cracking logs"
The chunk that popped so far down
was the first to give way. 1t was the
top half of section ripped off as
cleanly as II it had been sawed. The
exposed surface and base that remain
ed in place showed today that it had
not been roughened. 1t apparently
marked the end of days work in
the construction and the only way in
which the next days section had been
welded to 1t was by four twisted iron
bars. which were pressed downward
today.
Mr. Gannett was not willing to say
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
Saturday.

A dispatch from China announced
that foreigners would be permitted to
leave Chengtu within few days.
The assembly at Albany passed the
New York city charter bill after four
hours of debate by vote of rs to
81.
1t was predicted that the coming
general election in Mexico would be
accomplished without serious disorder
in any part of the republic.
The Builders association declared
strike were on the verge of settlement
nearly every large building in New
York city and may throw $4,000 men
out of work.
Matters in the Irish railwaymen's
strike were on the verge of settlement
when the roads refused to reinstate
the strikers in their old places, and
then a deadlock was created.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
WARNED FIREMEN OF DANGER
Fire Fighters Escaped to Safety, but
Four School Girls Were Swept
to Death,

John DeZiel, carpenter and NOV
ing picture man, was standing upon
the high ground at the west, on Good
years. hill. Tle saw that the men
below could not see and he shouted
with all his might. You can see how
close this hill is to the valley when
you know they heard him. dropped
their ropes and ran to his place of
safety.
The hose cart was sceoped up a
minute later. Deziels sister was he
side him. She screamed and pointed
down to Main street, where four
school girls were walking along arm
in arm, looking into the sky for
sparks. AS they watched these four
were caught in the force Of the wood
and water and hurled against the
brick buildings. Their bodies have
not been recovered.
Just before this Tam Lawler, who
kept bar at the Commercial House.
came to the door to see where the
hre was. He gathered an idea Of the
real disaster from the noise that came
from above. Lawlers house was only
few doors away and he threw of
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
Thursday.

The Bank of Egypt failed in Lon
don; its assets wer esaid to he worth
.$l0,000000. its liabilities being stat
ed at $7,50O,00O.
A battle between Chinese troops
and rebels occurred on Sunday ten
miles south of Chengtu; the insur-
gents suffered the greater loss.
Sonora Julia NJ. Creel, sister-in-law
of the Mexican statesman and one
of the richest women in that coun-
try, died in her California home.
Governor nix removed Lawrence
Gresser. president of the borough o.
Queens. New York city, for neglect
of duty, incompetence and inefficiency.
A cable dispatch from Madrid,
Spain, saws that Don Jaime. second
son of King Alfonso, has recovered
his hearing.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
REPORTED BATTLES FALSE
No Naval Engagements Have oc.
Cured Between Italians and Turks.


Constantinople, Oct. 3. - All com.
munication with Tripoli has ceased
and the town is believed to have been
captured.
il was announced here that all re-
ports of bombardments OF Turkish
ports by Italian fleets and OF naval
engagements between the warships of
Turkey and Italy are unfounded.
A Turkish sailing ship has been
stopped in the Gulf of Salerno and
towed into the port of Salerno. where
the crew is detained
The promise made by Emperor Will
lam OF Germany to renew his efforts
In the direction OF Intervention be-
tween Turkey and Italy was qualified
by the condition If circumstances
permit Of such intervention"
The people and the newspapers
here are very much pleased and en-.
conraged at the sympathetic attitude
of the foreign press towards Turkey
and the almost universal condemna.
tion of the Italian aggression. 1t is
hoped here that this universal out.
burst OF feeling will turn to Turkeys
advantage and lead to Intervention.
Meanwhile there Is no slackenlng
OF enthusiasm among the people in
the resolution to defend Turkeys
honor, interests and integrity to tho
government has decided on an ex-
bitter end. 1t is believed that the
tensive mobilization Of troops in or.
der to be prepared for eventualities.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
PHONE GIRLS GOT BUSY
Spread the Alarm Over Wires and
Then Rushed to Safety.

Then Rushed to Safety.
"The dam has burst" yelled Har
ry into the telephone. "Quit yer kid
ding" said Miss Binkey. "He says
the dam has burst" she repeated to
her co-worker, Katherine Lyons, at
the next desk.
81 tell you it has," shouted Davis.
Something in the way he said 1t made
Lena believe 1t this time and she and
Miss Lyons lost no time in spreading
the alarm. They called up the Stand
ard Wood company, told the man who
answered to send out his warming and
then began calling everyone they
could reach.
Miss Rinkey waited till she saw the
wall of water coming and then she
ran into the streets. Miss Lyons
stuck to her switchboard until she
saw the steeple of the Presbyterian
church drop. Then she clattered
down the stairs. She stayed so long
that she forgot her pocketbook. But
1t was just step to the higher
ground for the bank building
was the last one at the western end
of Main street and she came out all
right, as did Miss Binkey.
Somehow the men at the kindling
yards did not sound the food signal.
Instead of one long blast there came
eight short toots and then a sus.
tanned whistle. That was the town
fire signal The immediate result was
that the inhabitants leisurely laid
down their tasks and strolled out to
see where the blaze was. From. the fiat
valley they looked up into the sky
to see where the sparks were flying.
Only one group was active. That was
the volunteer fire department.
They yanked the single hose cart
Of the town into Main street, trottcd
off with 1t and whirled around the cor
ner into Railroad avenue, the CHIEF
thoroughfare, that cut off at right an
eles along the banks of Freeman Run,
the creek that went over the dam
and then rippled through the town
with a width of not more than a
,lozen feet The firemcn turned up
the valley and raced right at the wave
that was spreading towards them.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
RODGERS HELD UP AGAIN
Machine Was Damaged and Aviator
Slightly Hurt In Fall to Earth.

Huntington. Ind, Oct. 3. - G. P.
Rodgers, the coast-to-coast aviator. is
tied up here with a broken machine
and with slight injuries which he re-
ccived in fall
After a night of much needed rest,
Rodgers resumed his flight from a
field half a mile south OF here and
had Just got into the air when tho
wind whipped his machine AMI he
lost control and 1t dived to the ground
In a nearby wheat field.
Both planes were badly damaged,
its carrying wheels were twisted and
broken and Rodgers himself was
slightly injured. He may be delayed
n considerable period.
Rodgers had flown abou. half
mile and was near the water works
tower when the treacherous winds at.
tackled his machine. He was flying
about 80 feet high when the aeropIane
darted to the earth. Ihe aviator's in
turies are not serious.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
STEAM DERRICK AT WORK
Clearing Wreckage Around Goodyear
Pond, Where Many Dead Are
Thought to Be Buried.

A big steam derrick was put to
work on the broken end of the Buf.
falo & Susquehanna railroad and the
work Of clearing the wreckage around
the Goodyear pond. where many per-
sons are supposed to be buried, is
progressing rapidly.
With the arrival at Austin Of car
lead of collins the grimness of the
tragedy which has practically oblit.
Grated that town was impressed upon
the survivors and considerable num-
Der of workers began anew their eff.
forts to mine deeply into the hard
hills of debris.
Many evidences OF the tremendous
power of the food were seen by the
workers in. the town. Engines weigh.
ing 25 tons were rolled along the
ground, an immense steel hopper was
carried a half mile and thrown through
the side of house and steel freight
cars were bent double.
The greatest damage was done by
the piles of cut lumber swept before
the food. They acted as great bat
tering ram which swept buildings
from their foundations and unques-
tionably caused the deaths of scores
who otherwise might have escaped
after surviving the first rush of the
wSter.
Investigation into the cause of the
breaking of the dam will be started
a. once, according to officials in
charge of the work of rescue. That
there had been constant danger OF
the catastrophe of Saturday, due to
the instability of the structure and of
the great water pressure, was known
to many residents of the towns and
a thorough investigation is demanded
by many of the survivors.
One of the mcst pathetic in the long
list of tragedies is the case Of Joseph
Leeman. a night worker, who was
asleep at his home and did not hear
the alarm. When the rush of water
swallowed up his little home, he was
tossed out upon pile of floating de-
brs and eventually foated 10 land
ing, a mile and half below the viii
lage.
Wounded and bruised, he made his
way back, only to find that his wifo
and four children had perished- in the
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
POLICE ARREST VANDALS
Eight Have Been Caught and q
Strict Guard ls Maintained
Around Wreckaue.

For the first time the constabulary
found that 1t had to deal with vandals
who poked among the ruins where a
strict guard was not in force. Eight
arrests were made and the prisoners
werH arraigned before Justice John
son. They had to be locked up in the
school house for the Jail was swept
away. AS result of these cases o.
larceny, the cavalry police have
mounted their ponies and have es.
tGblished patrol routes over the whole
area where the wreckage lies.
No one is being allowed to cross
over the valley without an escort and
the orders are to drive any one out,
even the men and women who had
houses in the desolated tract and to
ride after and capture anyone who
does not take advantage of the first
warning.
Frank and George Bayless, the
heads of the concern, have. been ex-
pected In town, but word came that
they were confined to their beds in
Binghamton, N. Y, where the COM
pany has its chief offices. as Il result
of the shock of the disaster.
The office of the mills here was
tossed downstream in the impact OF
the pulp wood that headed the wave.
The companys safe which was rolled
over in the sweep OF the waters has
not been injured. It will be opened
today and 1t Is believed a consider
able sum of money will be found in
side.
The end of the month was to have
been pay day and the 400 employees
would have drawn their money late
Saturday afternoon. George Bayless
sent word to F. N. Hamlin, the mill
superintendent, to gather all the
hands and to pay them today.
Extra money has been sent to meet
the emergency. HamlIn himself did
not suffer great deal from the
flood. His house was in what is known
is known as Rayless Row, a short dis.
tance below the mill and it was close
against the fringe of the valley, in
comparative sofety.
Hamlin was bruised in the flood, but
his injuries were not serious enough
to keep him in the hospital after to-
day. His instructions from President
Bayless are to clear enough of the
pulp wood away to keep the mill
busy. Most of the plant itself was
not damaged badly enough to hold up
work,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04

what he thought mad caused che
break. He will make close inspec.
ton of the designs before he makes
his report to the water supply com.
mission.
The dam was owned by the Bay.
less Pulp Paper company. which has
its headquarters in Binghamton, N. Y.
The vast amount Of water confined
above the dam was used in the pro-
cesses Of washing pulp after It's chem
Zeal treatments before it is turned in.
to paper.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
100 FLOOD VICTIMS,
Hundreds Of Men Search Ruins
In Austin For the Dead.

Many Pathetic Incidents and Acts Of
Herolsm Are Recorded In This Ter.
rlble Disaster That Wiped Out So
Many Lives In the Little Pennsyl-
vanla Village - Survivors Delvlng
Into the D.brls, Looking For Bodies
Of Relatives and Friends.
The town OF Austin, Pa, today
Is practically a desert. Two mini
ature streams OF water trickle
through the main streets and are
mute testimonials of the solid wall
of billions Of gallons of water that
swept away Austin Saturday. The
state constabuary arrived here and
they are pairolling the town and sur
rounding country. Fifty men have
been sworn In as deputy police and
are aiding IN the search for bodies.
Over hundred bodies have been
recovered and there is great need OF
collins. The school house on tho hill
has been converted into a morguo and
1. is crammed with bodies. Bodies
nre said to have been seen as far as
10 miles south OF Austin and a great
many of them will never be recovered
as they will be swept down in the
mountain creeks to the Susquehanna
river.
The food has covered up every
thing with wreckage and not sven
foundation or cellar remains. Ex.
cept for the bank building the site OF
Austin is leveled mass OF buildings
and bits OF wreckage. Fires burned
among piles Of driftwood and many
bodies were burned.
Al the Buffalo & Susquehanna car
shops a great pile of bodies is be-
lieved to have been caught beneath
the wreckage.
Relief trains have been sent from
Williamsport, Port Allegheny, st.
Mary's, Olean, Corning. Carleton and
Coudersport.
Three. carloads of provisions and
clothing we're sent from Wiliamsport
and the citizens have raised over
thousand dollars as a relief fund. All
the cities in the state are handing in
contributions to Austin.
The tents sent by the state depart
ment proved a godsend. 1t rained all
Sunday and the injured women and
children were sheltered by the tents.
The state department also sent re-
lief train with Is physicians and 20
nurses. DR.. Sykes is In charge. DR..
Trainer OF Williamsport is the head
of another relief corps Of doctors and
nurses.
Many OF those who escaped from
the wall OF water and the fires are ly-
Ing at the point Of death from the ter
rible injuries they have received. A
OF amputations Of legs and
arms have already beel made. DR..
Matsuay lost his entire family in the
food. He is on the ground now, one
Of the bravest OF the remaining citi-
zens of Austin.
Word received here from Costello,
a small village ten miles south Of
Austin, states that ten OF its residents
lost their lives in the food which de-
scended from Austin on them. Fifty |
were washed away.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
ADOPTS SHOT GUN POLICY
Allen Warns Thieves In Advertise.
ment and Guards His PittsfieId
Farm Day and Night.

Pittsfield, Oct. 3,-William Russell
Allen of Pittsfeld and st. Louis, arm
ed with a gun, is guarding the vegeta-
BILE garden and potato field at his
stock farm near here day and night.
Several nights ago thieves visited
Mr.. Aliens gardens and carried away
several wagon loads Of vegetables. He
has offered reward of $50 for the
arrest of the thieves.
In his advertisement Mr. Allen
says: "As many Of our new citizens
and some of the older ones fear not
the puny majesty of the law, the shot
gun policy Of self-defense will be
adopted and trespassers, thieves and
vandals are warned"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
Wheat That Grows Like Corn.

A. f. Cushman of Balcom, N. Y,
has large quantity of Egyptian
wheat which he raised on his farm
this year. The stalks and leaves
closely resemble common corn. The
stalks and an anadnanadnnathethe
stalks grow aobut four feet high, and
the wheat is of superior quality.
Mr.. Cushman plans to raise a large
crop next year.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
Buffalo Provision Market


Buffalo, Oct. Q.
WHEAT-No 2 white, CSC; No. 8
red, $l.00.
CORN-No. 2 yellow, 75lsc; No. 8
yellow, 75c.
OATS - No. white, SIC; No. 8
white, 5lAc.
FLOUR - Fancy blended patent,
per Dbl, $6OO0675; winter family.
patent, s5.OO15.75.
BUTTER-Creamery western tubs,
extra, 2S14c; creamery, state, fair
10 good, 24026c.
EGGS-State hennery, mixed, 200.
CHEESE - Good to choice, nov,
1i@14Rc.
POTATOES-Home grown, fancy,
per bu., 70Q7ic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
THE NEWS SUMMARY
Short Items From Various Parts
of the World.
Record Of Many Happenings Condensed
and Put In Small Space and Ar.
ranged With Special Regard For the
Convenience Of the Reader Who Has
Little Time to Spare.
Wednesday,.

wednesday.
Dimitry Bogroff, the assassin OF
Premier Stolypin, was hanged at
Kiev.
Several hundred additional changes
in the New York charter bill were
introduced at Albany by Assembly.
man Foley.
DR.. James A. Petit, a prominent
physician in Virginia, was killed by
BENJAMIN Hubbard because of an old
grudge.
1t was anncnced that the navy de.
partment will give the two new
dreadnoughts opportunity to engage
in battle practice at an early day.
w. A. Post, head of the Newport
News Shipbullding company. said his
firm would not bid on the new bat
tleships because Of the new S-hour
law.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
Church and sabbath schooI.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:4o a.
m, M. K. Sabbath School at 1000 q. m.
Preaching In M. Il. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W. .. Calhoun.
Preaching In the f. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
g. A. Garrett, Pastor.
Preaching In the Presbyterian church
every Sabbath at 1l:00 a. m. ano 1850 p.
IN. Rev. II. A. Bailey, Pastor.
The regular meetings Of the W. q. L.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays OF each
month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
MARKET REPORT
New York Provision Market.

New York, Oct. 3.
WHEAT-No. 2, +. o. b., 9qc.
CORN-No. 2, t. o. b., 52isc.
OATS-Standard, SIC.
PORK-Mess., $1700@17.5O.
BUTTER - Creamery Specials,
2yc; extras, 2Sc.
EGGS - Freshly gathered, extras.
2762Sc.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
Too Uncertain,

Salvation Lassie (whose laddie is on
top Of the bus)-You'll get my fare
above. Conductor-Sorry, miss, but |
fan't wait till get therel- Everybody's
Weekly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

Buryess.-J. d. W. Reck.
Justices on Peaee-C. A. Randall, ID.
w. Clark.
ObuNcitmen.-J. W. Landers, ]. 7. Dale,
@. b. Robinson, VIM. Smearbaugh,
r. j. Hopkins, W. o. Calhoun, A. B.
Kelly.
Constable Charles Clark.
CoLlector-W. ii. Hood.
School Dfrect0rs-J. O. Scowden, r. M.
Herman, @. Jameson, ]. j. Landers. J.
@. Geist, Joseph Clark.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
Monday.

The brother of the deposed shah
lost 200 men killed and wounded in
a battle in Persia.
NJ Billdavsky, a Russian astron-
omer, discovered new comet in the
constellation of Leo.
Italian warships began a lombard
ment of Tripoli and troops were land.
ed on Turkish soil at Prevsa.
Governor Xix at Albany signed a
pardon for Captain Peter C. Hams,
Jr, who killed William Il. Annis in
1908.
Thousands OF shopmen on the Har.
an lines dropped their tools and quit
work quietly at the hour ordered by
their union.
The trial OF Miss Annie Crawford,
held in New Orleans, will not begin
for at least Two weeks, the district
attorney announced.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

TICNESTA LODGE, No. $3.50, I. o. o. F.
L M eets every Tuesday evening, In Odd
Fellows Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274
" G. A. X. Meets lst1Nesday after
noon of each month at O'Clock.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
" 1877, w. r. O., meets first and third
Wednesday evening Of each month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
East Buffalo livestock Market.

CATTLE - Prime steers, $500
7.75; 1900 to l,4OO lb. steers, $3.50
G.6O; choice fat cows. Si75a5.O0;
choice heifers, $5.5045.75; export
bulls. s4.S0Gj.OO: choice veals. 1915
q1O.OO; fair to good, $9OO@9.5O.
HOGS-Light Workers, S6.90@100;
heavy hogs, S6.9OG 100; pigs, $6.269
$40.
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Choice
spring lambs, s6.600675; mixed
sheep, $3.50@i15.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
Its Deqree.

Mrs. Blowlt-Are you planning an
expensive gown Mrs. Knowit- Well,
It will take at least five courses and
his favorite dishes to get it.-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
Tuesday.

The Ferris direct nomination bill
passed the assembly.
The German steamship, the Koenig
Friedrich August, is ashore off the
coast of France, near Bouloene.
Officials OF the Illinois Central rail-
road say that many of the striking
shop men are ready to return to
work.
Jack Johnson, in an interview ca
bled from Paris, reiterated his deter
mination to retire permanently from
the prize ring.
City chemist at New Orleans finds
twice as much poison in the body of
Elsie Crawford as her accused sister
admitted giving her.
Three Turkish Yarships were sunk
at the mouth Of the Dardanelles, ac-
cording to report received at the
italian ministry of marine
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
Buffalo Hay Market.

Timothy No 1, on track. $4,000
22.OO; No. 2 timothy do, $4,000
1000; straw, wheat and oat, $1,000
$50.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04

Believe in the better side OF men. II
Is optimism that really saves people,
Eaclaren.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
THE FOREST REPUBLICAN,.
Published every Wednesday by
J. e. WENk.
Office in smearbaugh & Wenk Building,
ELM STREET, TIoNEsTA, PA.

Terms, sI.OO Year, Strictly in Advance.
Entered as second-class matter at the
post-office at Tionesla.
No subscription received for shorter
period than three months.
Correspondence solicited, but no notice
will be taken of anonymous communica4
lions. Always give your name.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
DILL. EMERT

FANCY BOOT & SHOEMAKER.
Shop over r. l.. Haslets grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
kinds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten-
ton given to mending, and prices rea'
sonable.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
Regular Terms Of Court.

Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday Of May.
Fourth Monday Of September.
Third Monday Of November.
Regular Meetings Of County Commis'
sioners lst and Sd Tuesdays OF month.