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The Detroit times., 1911-10-18

NEW ENGLAND Piano, sis2, wheel
oek. sIss, HaseIton, siss, ON small pay
mrnts--at Grinneii Bros, great SUM
nser Resort Sale.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-18

EXPRESSING AND BAGGAGE
Main ~ City N.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-18

a Newspaper AZ for the Home.
"A Newspaper found In the Home
New-York tribune., 1911-10-02

SUNDAYS NEW-YORk TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere n the United States
for 81 30 year.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-02
DAM BUILDERS SHOCKED
Paper Company's Head Says His
Firm Is Aiding Relief.

Binghamton, n. Y, oct. IF. J. Bay
less, of the Bayless Pulp and Paper
Company, tonight made the following
statement
We are greatly shocked because of the
loss OF life, injury to persons and damage
10 property at Austin We have taken
steps 10 aid I'm the relief measures now GO
ing forward.
The loss 10 our plant will not exceed SlOO.
coo II VIII In no way affect the solvency
of our company, as the value OF our Cana
dian properties exceeds the amount of our
bonds. We have news that no Binghamtou
people were killed at Austin ana only one
slightly hurt. \ large part of our plant
remains uninjured. save for water damage
The larger buildings are I'm fair condition
We believe the loss OF life viii not exceed
one hundred, aud that the injured will mum
ber three hundred, az the most
All of the officers Of the company are
Binghamton men, and all except one OF
the twelve directors belong in the same
city. George c. Bayless is president and
general manager, A. j. Schlager. vice
president, and f. j. Bayless. secretary
and treasurer. The directors besides the
officers. are Il, n. Crary, S. y. Davidge.
g.. O.. Davidee. A. j. Parson. G. w.
Berkalew, Il. r. Phelps. f. A. Phelps and
John Bayless. all of Binghamton. and ].
Il. Fiebig, OF Candor, n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-02
TAFT OFFERS NATIONS AID
Directs War Department to Fur
nish all Needed.

Omaha. Oct president Taft having
travelled all night did not learn the de
tails OF the disaster at Austin, Penn. until
to-day He Immediately sent kilograms Of
sympathy 10 the mayors of the three
towns. directing the Acting Secretary of
War ut Washington to dispatch an officer
to the place to determine what aid can be
given by the federal government. and sent
a message to Miss Mabel r. Boardman, ac-
tive head Of the Red Tross saying that as
president Of the Red Cross he had offered
the assistance OF that organization.
In his telegram to the Mayor Of Austin
Mr. Taft said:
| have been shocked and Mortified by the
news Of the catastrophe that has befalen
your thriving village ! want to express to
you my sympathy as an individual and as
President of the United States, in which.
j am sure, the entire nation joins. Such
assistance as can be rendered by the gov
ernment or the Red Cross is at your dis
posal Please wire me at Omaha as to the
extent Of the disaster and as TO your needs.
The President also sent "A telegram to
Governor Tener, which, after quoting the
above, said:
| should be very glad to have you tele-
graph me at Omaha If you have any sug-
gestions To make
To Mr.. Oliver. Acting Secretary Of War,
President Taft said:
Please send competent officer of the
quartermaster's department to the scene
OF this disaster at once and report as to
what service If any the government can
render.
On his arrival here the President asked
for the latest news
1T is terrible, terrible." he said
Pittsburgh. oct l.-Replyng TO the tele-
gram received from President Taft to-
night Governor Tener sent the following:
Your message of sympathy and kindly
offer of assistance gratefully received
Pennsylvania thanks you for this prompt
rendering Of help. Loss of life will not
exceed 255. Situation well in hand
(Signed) JOHN X TENER
New-York tribune., 1911-10-02

Tlossle Melzer n man also vas resc;ss
alive. but is in a precarious condition.
Laughed at Warning.
Mrs Martha Kinncut. a restaurant heep
er laughed when warned OF the food A
child Was drinking e. glass Of soda.
"Oh. let the kid finish her glass slh
Mrs. Knnicut TO a boy who came runninz
in with the alarm. few moments sltsr
ward The store was swept away. and n.
woman and child are among the missing
The young son OF Mrs. Thomas Reese wls
sitting on the doorstep Of his fathers
house when the food came dsshine down
Their house is on high ground, and Is one
of the few that escaped. His mother hat
just darted ont Of the door. when she saw
her boy swept into the waters. Tho fran.
tic mother plunged in 10 save him, whs,
a big Hungarian waded in and pulled he,
out on the bank.
Infuriated with rage and fear and steeled
with the hope that she might save her boy.
she turned back 10 the food. In restrain.
ing her from plunging in her clothes were
torn from her body and her arms broken.
Her child was drowned
Mrs. William n. Erhardt escaped from
her house, but turned back TO get hand.
bag containing $50 She was drowned.
Those Of her party escaped. This afternoon
her handbag was found. but her body has
rot yet been recovered:
Mrs Jay Gallup was helped over h,
barhed wire fence where many persons
met death by an unknown woman, who
sacrificed her life that a mother might Ge
saved.
You CO." she said 10 Mrs. Gallup
You've got baby in your arms"
A curious sight in the valley just below
Austin to-day was a train Of Buffalo a
Susquehanna cars, loaded with coal and
weighing hundreds OF tons, which had beeF
carried two hundred yards from the tracks
Two OF the cars stood upended, formin'
an inverted letter ~" upon the apex o
which was about ton OF hay, high an
dry.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-02
DAM DESIGNERS COMMENT
T. Chalkley Hatton Says Expert
FavOred Changes,
nv Telegranh 4 Tho Tribune.

Wilmington, Del. oct. IF the recon-
mendatons made by me in collaboration
with r. Wegmann, consulting engineer OF
the New York Aqueduct Commission, in
January Of last year. regarding repairs TO
he made to the Bayless dam at Austin
Penn. were carried out, do not see how
the awful disaster could have occurred. |
do not know whether our recommendations
were adopted, for I was not consulted
further. / do not know, in fact, whether
the repairs were made or were not made
r. Chalkley Hatton, civil engineer, OF TINS
CITY, who originally designed the dam
made this comment tonight on the break
ing of the huge basin with such great loss
OF life He said he had not been ADVISED
what portion Of the waterway went out
and was therefore not in a position 10
give definite cause for the disaster. lie
then said:
have not seen the dam since January,
1910 when Mr. Wegmann and ] mace lI1
recommendation Mr. Wegmann examined
IL and approved the design The dam was
built In the best manner possible. lhe
foundation OF the structure was sahostone.
The damage was caused Dy wafer 5stSi'i $50 = ?
under the foundation because or hssures III
the rocks after we had bored TO seem
| ingly safe bottom.
Mr.. Hatton said he had been of the opin
ion that the Bayless company was not using
the basin since he said II was unsafe. He
| further said:
| A good test of the rock foundation Of the
| dfm was made before we began the origi-
] nal construction We bored through tho
| rock nine feet This. We believe. was suffi-
GENTLY deep to search for assures, even for
| so extensive a dam.
| The assures must have existed further
down however, for the rock under the
| dam slid I'm January. 1910. allowing the large
wall to go forward. Then the weakening
| first became apparent I understand the
company has had under course OF con
structiOn a second dam, upstream from the
/ ill-fated one. II was designed to take
| some Of the strain from the original dam.
| The great wall of masonry 55 feet in
height and 600 feet across the valley was
! finished on Thanksgiving Day, 1909. 1t
/ had not heen completed two months before
heavy SHOWS caused q mighty volume OF
water to pile up behind the wall Of masonry
and stone.
Mr. Hdtton described the breaking of the
| dam on January q Of last year. when a
, workman discovered it and aroused the in
! habitants, who took refuge In the noun
! tains. At the direction of Mr.. Hatton a
/ large hole was blown in the concrete wall
with dynamite. The imprisoned water
! escaped through the breach, and the dam
and town were saved. Mr. Hatton then
! said the dam was unsafe. and made eXten-
! inforcement, for its repair. He was not
| engaged to supervise the work, however
| and knows nothing about IT. He therefore
| does not assume any responsibility.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-02
RELIEF SUPPLIES AMPLE
State Equips Camp for Austin
Flood Survivors.

Austin. Penn. oct. 1.-The survivors Of
the flood disaster will not suffer from hun
ger or lack OF care. as the supplies and
medical assistance rushed to the place To-
day seem ample to care for them. E. F.
Bicknen. national director Of the National
Red Cross. arrived, bringing with him
$4,000 in cash for immediate aid 10 the
food victims. The homeless have all been
provided with shelter. on the outskirts OF
Austin are several houses which were va
Gated by workers in the Goodyear mill
when that plant was dismantled. Those
houses have been filled with homeless peo-
ple. The residents of Keating Summit have
taken in the others. several hundred IN
number. Provisions continue 10 arrive IN
large quantities. and there viii be 40 SUI
fering for lack of food.
At 10 O'Clock the relief train arrived IN
charge of the Health Department OF the
state. II was loaded with tents, provisions,
cots and clothing things the peopi,gi on
most. A camp was quickly estdphsheu w
the hillside. and a semblance OF order az
peared. But IL was not until the c0nsiaou-
larry. under command Of Captain HoOe,,'
son, reached here. at ! O'Clock, thal t"e
people took heart. -
Country women from miles around ur.se
to the place, and between c0mtOftn5 We
Austin women who had lost HUSBANDS ane
children and getting luncheons for the SUI
vivors were busy all day and into tne
night Meanwhile men fought their wa
through woods and brush for mile Q.
more to get pure water Ior C',iiS',.s Conee, oi
fresh milk. .-.t,,
Later in the day. after the supply iran. uau
had arrived, three loaves of bread, TWO ..s cs,s
of tomatoes and A two-pound can ol rois. US.
head OF each surviving household. 90 -
Governor Dix telephoned from h9sny
this morning that the State OF New iuLH it
was prepared to send anything me sut
ferers might need as soon as Pennsi " ",,,a .c,
should make known what would be az
ceptable. and Governor Wilson OF New ,. ys.-
sey offered military supplies, AS did uo''
ernor Harmon OF Ohio.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-02
PHONE GIRL THE HEROINE
Gave Alarm in Austin Before
Fleeing for Her Life.

Austin. Penn. oct Credit for the
quick spreading Of the alarm that the
dam had gone was given to-day to Miss
Lena Bnclscy, n telephone operator.
Miss Binckey saved her own life even
after the torrents had rushed down the
little valley of death. Horror stricken
With what she had witnessed, the girl
was found this afternoon among other
refugees. The girls experience In the
short time that il took to wipe out the
community is best told by herself.
'I was about 10 leave my board for
the day" she said, when a message
came from a number near the dam. III
was a mans voice, and he cried: The
dam has broken. Warn people below!
afterward learned that this man was
Harry Davis. He and some others had
been up there looking at the water ana
The pulp seepinG through the dam.
81 heard a roar like distant thunder up
the valley. II sounded as though thou
sand trees were swapping right at my
ears. The valley seemed to darken. !
began 10 work the switch plugs and call
as many persons as could; / also had
tbem blow the whistles and ring the
bells. | worked party lines as much as
possible. and then ! thought about the
neonIe NJ Costello. They were two miles
down. and | was afraid that | could do
no more for the poor people i'm Austin.
only got a couple of messages into
Costello. and then the crest OF the HOOD
seemed right by my ears:
Il can't remember anything that took
place around me. Finally Iny board
failed To work"
Miss Binckoy then rushed to the street
screaming the warning cry, The dam
has brokenl" As she fled for her life
toward the steep hillside at the north
end Of Main street she kept up her cries,
warning dozens. Turning toward the
VALLEY. she saw the great wall of water
descending on the town.
From where | stood" she said to-day.
the wall of water seemed fifty feet high.
Above il rose a great cloud Of spray I'm
which houses seemed To toss, humping
against one another, spinning and turn
ING as they fell To pieces or were swept
out Of my sight. The noise was appall-
ing.
"When / fled from Main street there
were scores Of people behind me. many
of them children. They did not seem to
apprcciate the immineuce of their dan
ger. Some turned into stores, as II To
make a casual purchase. While ! was
looking down on them, utterly helpless
To give further warning, the cloud of
mist that seemed To preccde the Hood
hid them from view and a moment later
the green water buried the houses from
my sight"
New-York tribune., 1911-10-02

already hopelesslv damaged property
The flames which followed did no more
than to aid in the work of clearing
AWAY the wreckage. So far as is known
now. no one was killed or even injured
by the fires when followed the food.
The Pennsylvania State officials re-
enonded quickly to the calls for aid sent
out by Chief Burgess Michael Norm.
At 6 o'clock this morning the first re-
lief trains from Oean, n. " and Re-
novo. Penn, had arrived with food sup
plies. and within another two hours
| Troop c. Of the state constabulary, from
Pottsvlle. under Lieutenant Meyers
came i'm with further supplies OF food
/ and clothing. on the same train was
| Major Finney with a detail from the
sth Regiment, Pennsylvania National
! Guard. and Captains Schell, quartermas-
/ ter of the Sth. and George Jack, OF the
/ Governors troop. DR.. Roger, chief medi-
I cal Inspector of the State Board OF
Health, and a corps OF nurses were also
on that train, and with their advent or
der began to come out Of the hopeless
chaos that gripped the town up to that
time.
Doctor Took Charge.
The medical representatives. assisted
by thirty doctors from nearby towns
took charge of the distribution OF sup
plies, and both survivors and volunteer
wreckage clearing crews from the vicin
ity were fed from an improvised mess II
Odd Fellows Hall. Meanwhile the STATE
Constabulary took charge of the situa
tion arornd the wreckage, but theil
labors were chiefly of direction. Late
this evening Lieutenant Meyers said tha
here had been no vandalism and that hi
men have been busy at nothing excep
directing and assisting I'm the work D
clearing away the wreckage and debris
The property loss Of the village is esti
mated tonight at approximately $1,000
600. OF this the Bayless Pulp and Paper
Company Is damaged to the extent oi
about 81. .5OOGc0. The dam which II
owned cost about 100000. The Good
year Lumber Company lost about ST.
100000 The Buffalo & Susquehanna
Railroad station tracks and shops were
damaged TO the extent of about 5000,
900. Four churches and three hotels
were smashed to pieces and wiped out
and about five hundred houses were
either wiped out entirely or so cracked
and shaken as to make them useless AND
unsafe
Ernest Bicknell. from the Washington
headquarters Of the Red Cross, arrived
on a later train this afternoon with tho
Red Cross emergency fund Of Slo,oVO
He was accompanied by DR.. G. J. Dixon
head of the state Board Of Health, anc
F. Herbert Snow, chief sanitary engi'
neer Of Pennsylvania who with five as
sistants will take charge Of the work OF
re-establishing the village and looking
after it's sanitation in the mean time.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-02

out into the valley at the foot of Main
street. offered the first resistance TO the
tremendous wave which shot down from
the broken dam. and this hill turned the
obstructive wave through the Main
xtreat business district.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-02
Dam Recently Changed.

Roughly speaking, the disaster was
caused by a section Of the dam about
thirty feet i'm width breaking off from
New-York tribune., 1911-10-02

the valley to the o'ner
hnnhhe by who built the dam)
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
"SaVe the Babies"
Crusade Inaugurated

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The gigantic
advertising campaign planned by the
committee for the reduction of infant
mortality, was inaugurated today. More
than 5000 letters were sent out on the
subject.
Huge electric signs of Save the
Babies will CLEAN on Broadway before
the end Of this week, and in news
papers, theater programs, subway sta
tions, and billboards the best adver-
tising space will be taken by the COM
mittee in making its appeal for $500, 900
annually to provide sixty milk depots
for infants.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
Saengerbund Planning
For Its Fools Session

Plans for the annual fools session"
20 be held in Saengerbund Hall next
Monday night, are being made. 1t is
probable there will be several hundred
In attendance.
At Saengerbund Hall last night Capt.
C. T. Schweiger gave a talk, illustrated
With stereopttcon slides, on the Panama
Canal,
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
Deaths,
WHITE.


Mary A. Armiger, 70 years. e36 E street
Henry ]. Wertz. 81 years. 472 I street
southwest
Elizabeth Sullivan, 8 years, 72s Fourth
Barbara A. Elmore, 65 years, 513 Third
street northwest.
Thomas R. Wall, "a years, Casualty
Hospital.
Lolly 6. Renner. 10 years. Emergency
Henry B. otterback, 81 years, ia Fourth
street southeast.
Herman s. Joy. A years. Casualty Hos
pital.
Maurice Ruddlesden. s5 years, Garfield
Hospital.
James Marchment, IS years, United
States Soldiers Home, D. c.
Thomas J. Burrell, So years, sol Fifth
Catherine Plant, moaths. 8s R street
northeast
William E. Walsh. days, 10 Maple
View Place.
COLORED.
elizabeth Clark. 81 years. 2425 street
northwest.
Lucy Spencer. e8 years, 1340 Fifth street
northwest.
Andrew L. Boswell 36 years. 1906 D
street southeast.
Ada z. Mathews, 30 years, 730 Third
street southwest.
Henry Paynter. 28 years, tuberculosis
Hospital.
John jackson. 90 years, Home for the
Aged and Inhrm.
Albert Thompson, 1 year, Nichols ave-
nue., Hillsdale
Marion ]. Freeman, s3 years, 1900 v
street northwest.
Phillip Davis, 20 years, tuberculosis
Hospital.
Irine l. Dixon, q years, 1859 v street
northwest.
Elizabeth Warren, 40 years. 632 Sixth
street southeast.
Gertrude E. Jackson, 4 years, rear AS
Ridge street northwest.
William Curry, 80 years, 1889 Pierce
place northwest.
Richard E. Coombs, l month. Kenil-
worth, D. c.
Roy johnson. 16 months, 1913 Tenth
street northwest.
Dorothy Green. 8 months, Washington
Asylum Hospital
Juditha L. Beverly. 50 years, a7 E
street southwest.
William E. Lucas, "a years, 1909 Thir-
teenth street northwest.
Mary Watson, 65 years, 120 Fourth
street northeast.
Matilda johnson, 75 years, rear Of 1871
Twelfth street northwest.
Iverson Haskins, 20 years, 2G35 Eighth
street northwest.
Helen A. Moss, q years, AS Florida
avenue northwest.
Mary G. hewitt, 5 months, TO First
street southwest.
James WinsIow, Is days, 500 Dixon
court southwest, --.---.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
The Vital Records.
Births.
WHITE.

Births.
WHITE.
Henry F. and Frances NJ. Sawtelle
boy.
Frank and Rose Rabok. girl
Herbert and Kate Martin, girl
Ernest and Katherine Burkhalter, girl
Samuel and Cecilia L. Gall, girl.
Sorval and Charlotte Curtin, girl.
berland. girl.
Harry A. and Evangeline A. Seay, boy
Joseph D. and Malvine Dreyfuss, boy
Clarence NJ. and Catherine Horton, girl
Lawrence L and Alice Jenkins, boy.
COLORED.
Henry and Louisa johnson, girl.
William and Hannah Motion, girl.
James D. and Lula Pair, girl.
Ernest and Louise Gatewood, girl.
Richard and Pearl Ireland, boy.
John l. and Corine Venus, girl.
Allen and Mabel Hammond, boy.
Richard and Daisy Williams, girl.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS and

NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS and
other matter neatly arranged
and mounted into scrap books.
Extra illustrating of books.
Letters and papers arranged
for preservation. Having had
several years experience, high
class references can be given.
100000 engravings on hand for
extra illustrating, all kinds,
portraits, views, etc. Prices
moderate. Will call on request.
LEWIS S. HAYDEN, The Chel-
tenham, 1905 U st.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
Marriage Licenses.

WHITE.
Amsy Wurster, 3S. and Lena A. Scouten,
3s. both of Williamsport.
Elmer f. Dickey, 81, of Great Falls,
Va, and Vera NJ. Henderson, 26, of
Washington.
COLORED.
James Baldwin, %, and Bessie Washing
ton, IS, both of Washington.
Robert Johnson. %, and Sadie Butler,
q, both OF Washington.
Robert Posey. q, and Pauline Bell, 10,
both of Washington.
William H. Carter, q, and Gertrude
Wright, p, both Of Washington.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 23-Edward B.
Wayson, Washington, D. c. and Mary
e. Duffy, Alexandria, Va.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

FRENCH LADY, in her youth
a teacher in the Chegaray In
stitute, would give French
evening lessons at the resi-
dence /of her pupils. Nine. B.
H. R., BOX 240, Times office.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

GENTLEMAN, aged 81, good
executive and clerical abil-
ity; Is years manager of busi-
ness firm now retiring, desires
to obtain a position with cor
poration, bank, or other busi-
ness house; good accountant,
correspondent, manager, and
salesman; perfect in health and
activity; excellent bank and
commercial references. Please
address BOX 234, Times office.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

GENTLEMEN-I am 80 years
old, am hearty and strong. 1
have done almost every kind of
work and can still do 1t. 1 have
spent some years in the capacity
of watchman, and would like to
have a position of that kind now.
T. H. HINTON, 2111 1st St
N. w.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

WANTED-Situation as general
carpenter and jobber, with
hotel or real estate firm, by ex-
perienced man Of 80; fine sat
isfaction guaranteed. Address
J. N. B. CAMPBELL, 928 New
York ave.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived-Salem and Eagle at San
Juan. Hannibal at Key West,
Paulding and Drayton at Havana,
Strtngham and Bailey at Norfolk,
Dubuque at Charleston, Maryland
and West Virginia at San Fran
cisco. Dolphin at Port au Prince,
and Sterrett at Newport
Bsiled-Truxton, Paul Jones. Perry,
Preble, Davis, Fox, Goldsborough,
and Rowan from Santa Barbara
for San Diego, Vicksburg from
Acapulco for Amapala, Saturn
from Santa Barbara for San
Francisco, West Virginia and
Maryland from San Francisco
for full-power trials, Solace from
| Guantanamo for Hampton Roads
Tacoma and Marietta from Trux-
lilo for Ceiba, Paducah from Nor
folk for Guantanamo, Justin from
San Pedroc for Tiburon, Tallahas-
see from Washington for mouth
of Potomac river. Wheeling from
New York for Guantanamo and
Salem from San Juan for Samana
bay.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

l AM AN HONORABLY dis
charged soldier of the civil
war. have worked as an as
sistant engineer, understand
firing furnaces and boilers and
am handy with carpenters
tools. BOX 2S3, Times office.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

WANTED-A situation as jani-
tor in an apartment house or
some public building or some
other light laboring work in
doors; sober and reliable white
man, 50 years of age; can fur
nish reference. Address 914 H
st. n. E.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
CIVIL SERVICE

IF YOU WANT Pitman shorthand, touch
typewriting. progressive bookkeeping. or
Civil Service preparation go to the only
business college in Washington that has been
endorsed by the official reporters Of the House
and Senate, and the only school that has an
sX-Civil Service examiner to prepare you for
Civil Service examinations. THE Drill.
LERY. llOG New York ave- n. W.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

WANTED-Any kind Of work
by man handy with tools and
with natural ability to adapt
himself to most any kind of
work; experienced in real es-
tate and insurance. Address A.
c., BOX 225, Times office.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
Are There Any Positions For These
50-Year-Old Work Seekers?


older IN
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

WANTED-By white man, nom
drinker, strictly depend
able, a place as watchman,
night clerk in small hotel, or
care taker Of any kind that re-
quires strict attention to du-
ties, shall be pleased to be in
terviewed by would-be employ
er; will furnish references.
Address CHARLES, 1856 L st. S.
w.