davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
UNUSUAL INTEREST IN
ToDAYs TOWN ELECTIONS.
Note on TIVE Cen rstitutienal Amend
n1ents Throughout the State.

Ne~ Haven, Conn, Oct. More
than usual interest Will be given the
little town elections, which will be
heid teuorrew, by the fact that two
censtitptienal amendments are to be
submitted TO the electors fer accept
snce or rejection. One of these has to
Do with defining the powers and duties
OF the lieutenant governor in case of
the vacation Of the efflce of governor
for any Gauss, and grew out of the sit
uaticn which followed the death of
Governor Lilley. The other fixes the
time At which the legislative sessions
must be adjourned as not later than
NE first Wednesday after the first
6en.
In many of the towns vote on the
license question will be taken. There
viii be city elections in New London
Norvaik, South Norwalk and Bristol.
The last named ia the latest accession
TO the list ef cities in the state, and
chief interest centers in the mayoralty
contest. City elections will be held at
New Haven and Waterbury next Tues
day.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
A CHASTITY SCENE.
Death and Devastation on All Sides at
Austin.

Austin, Pa, Oct. 1.-The curtain of
night which fell upon the scene of the
flood scarcelv before its victims had
all been claimed and its survivors had
realized how great havoc the elements
of water and fire had caused in this
valley in the Allegheny mountains was
lifted by dawn today, revealing
grastly scene of death and devasta-
ton.
Only Ghost of Town Remains.
Austin, yesterday a busy mill town
of 5000 people, many of whom were
enjoying the fine autumn afternoon as
a Saturday half holiday. is only a
ghost of a town today. Torn to pieces
by water and eaten up by fire the wet
and charred remnants of its buildings
believed to hold the remains of three
hundred or more persons, were Strewn
along the valley edge, piled in win
dows where the Main street business
section was or swept in scattered
masses far down the ravine
Property Loss Over $6,oco,ooo.
Men who barely escaped being vic
tins of the disaster and hundreds of
others from surrounding towns looked
down from the steep hillsides on Aus
tin and Costello through a Veil of fog
this morning to see the wreckage here
OF some four hundred houses. twenty
business blocks, three churches and
several large lumber mills, and three
miles further down the river, Mt Cos
tello, the ruins of more than fifty
buildings. The food did not spend its
force until it had raced more than ten
miles from the reservoir. Wharton,
still further on suffered somewhat
but is practically intact The loss of
life at Costello, where the residents
had more warning, is believed to be
but three. The property loss in the
valley is estimated at upwards of S.
G0e 0oe
Big Dam Crunbied Away.
In Austin, of the hundreds directly
caught in the deluge, hardly a dozen
survive. The furious food was let
loose when the Bayless Paper and Pulp
company's dam crunbled yesterday af-
terncon, picked UP huge battery of
heavy tirabers in the mill yards al the
foot of the dam, and with these thou
sands of planks and logs ranlraing
pathway Of terrible destruction.
Six Injured in Hospital.
AT the hospital today there were but
six injured for the care of the small
army of physicians and nurses who
poured into the deva stated town all
night and day. The medical SUPPLIES
remained unused in the cars rushed
here by the Buffalo and Susquehanna
and the Pennsylvania railroads, and
the only use found for blankets and
bedding WAS in the care of the few
recovered dead which up to a late
hour this afternoon numbered but 15
To Keep siahtseers Away.
The state constabulary arrived this
Continued on page six.)
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
A CLINTON TEACHER
SERIOUSLY INJURED
Carriage in Which She Was Riding
Demolished by Auto.

Clinton, Conn, Oct. Miss Emma
Stevens, a school teacher of this place,
and Howard Chittenten, a local resi-
dent, were seriously injured about last
midnight here. when an automobile
crashed into the runabout in which
they were returning from a dance at
Beach park, throwing them to the
ground and demoHshing their vehicle
Miss Stevens was rendered uncon-
scious, and is in a serious condition,
suffering from injuries to the head and
bruises about the body as well as
shock Chittentens chief injury is TO
his hip. Miss Stevens was taken into
the nearby home of Mrs. Louis Mer
rills. where she is being cared for now,
the physician in attendance, owing to
her condition, having forbidden her re-
mova1 to her own home, although that
is only a short distance away. Chit
tenten was taken to his home. Their
horse escaped injury, despite the fact
that the collision was head-on. Chit
tenten today said he thought the horse
must have shied just before the i'm
pact, thereby saving itself.
The automobile after striking the
carriage, veered across the road and
collided with a telegraph pole, wreck
ing itself. IT was owned by J. A.
Christensen, a hverynan of Deep Rlv-
er, and was driven by Merton Lee of
that place With him in the machine
were four Deep River high school stu
dents, who had also been to the dance
at Beach park. Their names were not
learned. The five were thrown out
when the car struck the telegraph pole
but none was injured.
Chittenten says he was driving on
the right side of the road close to the
trolley tracks and although he saw
the machine coming and the scene of
the accident was lighted by electric
lights, he did not have time to change
his position. and he thought further
more that the machine would turn ont
on nearing his team. The men in the
automobile claimed that they were not
running at high speed. They had come
to Clinton TO convey a. young woman
from the dance to her home and We're
on their way to Deep River. No ar
rests have been made.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
Property Loss From Flood at Austin. EST
mated at Over $6,000,00O
GHOULS LOOT BODIES OF THE DEAD
Man and Woman Caught Removing Watch From Flood
Victims Pocket-Cash Registers Broken Open
Large Proportion of the Dead Children-Plenty
of Supplies for Survivors-Two Dead at Costello

Austin, Pas Oct. 1.-Esti imates of
the loss of life in the flood which
overwhelmed the town of Austin yes
terday happily diminished today when
an army of volunteer rescuers worked
its way into the masses of wreckage.
in the opinion of many on the ground
tho number of deaths will not reach
15s while the less hopeful place the
fatalities at 800.
Town May Never Be Rebuilt.
The property loss will exceed S.
100000 and il was the general opinion
that the town never will be rebuilt.
Two. at least of the large plants will
Tot be reconstructed, and majority of
ine business men of the place have
been financially ruined.
Sixteen Bodies Recovered.
But sixteen bodies have been recov-
cred al a late hour tonight. Chief of
Police D. f. Baker. however believes
that fully gao are dead or missing.
Plenty of Supplies for Survivors.
The survivors will not suffer from
hunger or lack of care, as the supplies
and medical assistance rushed to the
scene seem ample TO care for them.
j. F Bickrel national director of the
National Red Cross, also arrived to-
CAV. bringing with him SIS 900 in cash
Tor immediate aid to the food victims
of the eight injured in the hospitals
none is fatally hurt.
Shelter for Homeless.
The homeless have all been provided
with shelter. On the outskirts of Aus
Tin are a number of houses which
were vacated by workers in the Good
year mill when that plant was dis
martled. These houses have been fill
ed with homeless people. The resi-
dents Of heating Summit have taken
in the others. several hundred in num-
hers. Provisions rentinue to arrive
in large quantities and there will be
no suffering for lack of food.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
PRESIDENT TAFT HAS
A pERiLOUS JOURNEY
Travels Over Railroad Lines Damaged
by Floods.

Omaha, Neb., Oct President Taft
arrived here tonight from .Sedalia, Mo,
eleven hours late, after a perilous trip
over flood-dama geo railroads The
train was caught in a storm in north
eastern Kansas and eastern Nebraska.
Creeks were turned into torrents, riv
ers overflowed their banks and rail-
road travel was impeded. Several
bridges We're swept away and a por
ton of the tracks over which the pres
ident Travelled were covered with more
than q foet of water
Mr.. Taft did not seem to mind the
inconvenience or the danger, but he
expressed regret that the programme
In Omaha today had to. be abandoned.
Bryan May Welcome Taft.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 29.-William J.
Bryan may help welcome William H.
Taft when the president arrives in Lin
coin next Monday. He is endeavorins g
to arrange his speaking dates SO that
he can take part in the entertainment
of the chief executive.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
Triple Murder
AT Monmouth
NAN, WIFE AND DAUGHTER
FOUND DEAD IN BED,
SKULLS OF ALL CRUSHED IN
Revenge May Have Been Motive of
Bloody Crime-Male Victim Turned
States Evidence Against His Pal.

Monmouth, Ill, Oct William E.
Dawson and his wife and daughter
were found dead in their beds today,
the skulls of each having been crushed
in
Mo Evidences of Struggle.
Dawson was the caretaker of the
First Presbyterian church. There were
10 evidences of a strUg ggle. Some years
ago Dawson was sent to the peniten-
tiary at Joliet for stealing.
'Peached" on Partner.
He is said to have ''peached' on his
partner, and was given only 3. short
term.
Pal Got Longer Sentence.
The other man was given a longer
sentence and was released about a
year ago. He has not been heard of
since.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
LUCKY COSTELLO.
Only Tive Victims of Flood There
Bicyciist Spreads Alarm.

Costello, Pa. Octi. while the
town Of Costello was almost destroyed
by the flood. its death list is only two.
The victims are Edward W. Earle,
whose body has been recovered, and a
Mrs. Hodges. That the fatalities were
not rroportionately es large as those
in Austin is due to dramatic and
successful warning of the disaster.
5cyolist Spreads Warning.
Edward Young. workman in the
STANDARD lumber mill in Austin, whose
home is in Costello. heard the roar of
he food while II was still a half mile
away. and his arst thought when he
saw the wall of water. was Of the wife
and little ones here. three miles from
the mill He measured the torrents S
speed with his eye, then. coatless and
fetless jumped on his bicycle and sped
for Costello
Rode Like Mad.
Down the three mile valley he ped
allied with the roar swelling in volume
feaind him. He shouted warning
rs he dashed past isolated houses
whose occupants fled to the hilltops
TWO minutes in the van of the flood
he rode like mad into Costello Shrek
ing his MESA se. and Ceste11o's people
fed.
Saved His Own Family.
Young gained his home, burst into
the house. shouted to his wife and
between them they carried their chill
dren TO safety Before the arrival of
Young, a. r. Mcdonald, Western I'm
ion operator at Austin. had flashed
down the line the news of the danger
10 the towE. The Costello opera tor
was not in his effice The despa tcher
at Galeton, however, heard the warn
ing, The dam is broken wired by
Austin The depetcfler leaPed to the
key and asked for further information.
bur Mcdonald merely telegraphed
Goodbye" and fled to safety.
Fifty Buildings Destroyed.
About hftv buildings were destroyed
here The principal hotel was twisted
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
TURKS DELAY ACTION.
Address Themselves to Powers and
Postpone Recourse to Arms.

Constantinople. Oct IA meeting
of the cabinet was held tonight A
new note to the powers was not elab-
grated. but a circular was passed
which was telesra plled TO all the Otto
man ernhs ssies. The circular saws
We answered the Italian ultin1atunl
in ceneUitatory tone implying a
peaceful solution Vow know under
what conditions italy declared war
and how hostihties fegan, contrary to
the rules of international law. By this
fact we are at liberty to take all
measures necessitate by a state of
war; quite apart from military opera
tions, strictly speaking. Put while re-
serving for herself this right, Turkey
holds the conviction that state of
war can be avoided Thus, she ad-
dresses herself to the powers and post
pones recourse to arms.
In acting thus, the Ottoman gov
ernment IS going contrary to the legit-
innate sentiments of the Turkish peo-
pie and hopes that the powers will
give a favorable answer to her re-
quest.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
AVIATOR RODGERS HAS
THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Arrives at Huntington, Ind, After En-
counterine Three Rainstornns.

Huntington. Ind, Oct. aviator c..
P. Rodgers. whe is contesting for d
prize of $50. .aGe in flight from coast
to coast, landed here this afternoon at
428. after day full of thrills and in
which his life was endangered several
times.
Rodgers ran into three rainstorns
while flying 1.500 feet high. For sew
era1 hours he was lost sight of, and
even when he landed all trace of him
was lost to his manager and others
Rodgers left Bobo, a little town
south Of Decatur, at s.45 a. M, when
the weather was clear. ffe expects to
reach Chicago tomorrow morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
German Steamer Stranded.

Dover. Oct. 1.-The steamship Koe-
mig friedrich August of the Hamburg
American line, plying between Euro
pean and South American ports, was
driven from her moorings today by
the heavy gale. She stranded on a
sandy bottom inside the breakwater,
She carried many passengers who are
still aboard. An attempt was made to
refoat the liner. but it was unsuccess-
full and will be tried tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
HUNTING SEASON
OPENED YESTERDAY.
Eastern Section of State Likely to Be
Mecca for Men With Guns

New Haven, Conn. Oct. 1.-The
hunting season for small game open
ed in Connecticut today, and sports
men all over the state with their shoot
ing pieces prepared for action and
their licenses tucked carefully away,
made ready to sally forth in quest of
the birds, rabbits and squirrel, which
under the statute it is now lawful to
shoot. Many hunters started for the
eastern section of the state today,
where, according to reports, the indi
cations are for exceptionally good
hunting. Quail, partridge, woodcock,
pheasant and gray squirrels may be
shot until November 90. when the pro-
tecting hand of the law will again de-
scend. Rabbits are lawful game until
the end of the year, as are ducks and
shore birds.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
Farm BUILDINGS BURN,
FARM HAND MISSING.
Oanbury Man Saves Livestock, but
Sustains Loss of $1,000.

Dsnbury. Conn, oct. IA collection
of barns and smaller buildings be-
longing to Henry II. Knapp. in the
Stony Hill district. were burned early
today. Several herses and some cattle
were taken out without injury. The
loss is placed at $1,000 Olaf Nelson
employed farm hand by Mr.
Knapp, is missing. It is said he was
heard to leave his room in the house
about the time the fire was discovered
II is slsc said that his personal effects
are gene from his room. He was en-
Raxad b. Mr.. Knapp q week ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
EIGHT CHILDREN
BURNED TO DEATH.
Little Ones Left in Bed While Parents
Fought Blaze.

Indiana, Pa, Oct. Eight children
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Dias of Hesh-
pon, near here, ranging in age from
13 years to three months We're burn
ed to death early today, when fire de-
stroyed the family home. The parents,
after discovering the flames. left the
children in their beds and went te the
flrst floor, where they made an attempt
TO extinguish the fire. The blaze
spread rapidly, however. and they were
una bic to return to rescue the little
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
TRIkEBREAkERS STONED
BY MOB AT M'coMB, MISS.
Were Being Transported on Train from
Chicago to New Orleans.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. IA carload
of Illineis Central strikebreakers from
Chhicago to New Orleans was attacked
by a mob of at least four hundred per-
sons at McComb. Miss, this morning.
The car was stoned, most of the win
dows were broken and several of the
occupants were slightly injured.
Effords We're made to detach the
car and when special agents saw wha [
was intended the engineer was sig
nailed to pull out. 1t is believed this
prevented serious trouble. The car
arrived at New Athens at 1915 this
morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
QUIET AT TRIPoLI.
All Ships in Harbor Leave Crowded
With Refugees.

London, Oct IA news agency des-
patch from Tripoli, timed Saturday
afternoon, says:
at 1890 this morning big gun firing
was heard from the Italian cruisers
ten miles west of the city. They were
not bombarding, however. At noon
two cruisers came within three miles
of the harbor, flying white flags at
their mastheads.
"At 1890 In the afternoon all the
ships in the harbor left They were
crowded with refugees. The garrison
is preparing to leave for the interior.
Camels are being hastily loaded with
arms and ammunition and caravans
are passing inward. The city, is quiet
and orderly"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
BRIDGEPORT CHILDREN
RESCUED FROM SOUND.
Dory in Which They Were Boating
Capsized Near Milford.

Milford, Conn, Oct. LIN a rough
sea off the Milford breakwater this
afternoon a large dory occupied by
a boy and girl eapsized. The occu-
pants managed to crawl onto the over
turned craft and cling there until tax
en- off and brought to shore by Mr.
Falls launch. The boy and girl, broth
er and sistez, are said to be members
of a Bridgeport family which has
been spending the summer at Silver
Beach. Their names could not be as
certained. The boy was apparently
abeut II years old and the girl IL.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
PRISONERS MUTINY.
TWO ARE SHOT DOWN.
Tennessee Offenders Were Locked Up
in Workings of Mines.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 1.-Mutiny
by the state prisoners in the Brushy
Mountain mines has resulted in the
death of two of the miners They were
shot after they had used BOMBS to bat
ter down the barricades which held
them prisoners in the working.
According to reports reaching here,
the mutiny broke out Thursday, when
the prisoners refused to work im the
mines. They We're locked in the work.
ings. Late Thursday night they began
throwing improvfsed bombs against
the doors The guards opened fire,
Wounding several
On promising to work, they were re-
turned to their dornnitories. The next
day they mutinied again and were
again fired upon. Notwithstanding the
authorities say they have the situa-
tion well in hand, more ammunition
has been ordered from Knoxville.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
MADERo ELECTED AS
MExICo'S PRESIDENT.
His Candidate for Bios President May
Also Be Successful.

Mexico City, Oct 1-Basing his be-
lief upon information received from
various parts of the republic, Francis
co I. Madero whom the people of Mex
leo today officially elected president,
said there was no doubt that his can
diSate fer vice president, Jose Pine Su-
arez of Yucatan. had also been electad
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02

the Tribuna says that all the consuls
at the Deraanelles have telegraphed
that a naval battle is going on in the
straits. Reports of guns are head as
far as the Bosphorus."
At l.3e o'clock this morning the same
agency sent out a Rome despatch dat
ed October =, saying:
News OF the destruction of the
Turkish. feet seems to be confirmed"
British War Craft at Malta
Malta, Oct. 1.-The British battle
ships Duncan, CORVALLIS, E.sSoil
Triumph and Swiftsure and the cruis-
ers Bacchante. Aboukir and Lancaster
arrived here today.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
HERE TO ESCAPE WAR.
French Liner La savoe Brings in
Four Hundred Italians

New York. Oct. Rough weather
for seven days, with occasional sun
shine, was reported by the American
liner st. Louis and the French liner
La Savoie on their arrival here yes
terday. Within few hours after
leaving Havre the Savoie ran into Sc
we're weather and many of the pas
sengers who fell iii then were affected
continually for the remainder of the
voyage.
Although she managed to. get into
Quarantine early in the forenoon the
Savoie was detained by the health au-
thorities because she on Board four
thorities because she had aboard four
who Journeyed from the cholera dis
tricts of Italy to fIavre. The greater
part of the male steerage left Italy
anticipating the present war between
Italy and Turkey.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
ARE YOU FOR SHORTER LEGis-
LATtVE SESSIONS?

legislative sessions? Do you believe
the lieutenant governor should be le-
gaIly empowered to act as governor in
his absence? If you do turn out and
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
Sunday Session of Legislature.

Albany, n. Y. Oct. 1.-Da Wight was
breaking ever the capitol today when
the legislature adjourned after an all
night struggle over the question sf di-
rect nominations which has been Il
bone of contention among legislators
for five years. The senate passed one
bill and the assembly another. there-
by supsetting the plans for final ad-
Journment yesterday and prortca ttng
the session at least another week
Legislators said It was the first time
the legislature was ever in session on
Sunaap f
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02

and duty of public service was preach
ed by President Arthur T. Hadley to-
day in his matriculation sermon to the
students of Yale. Not pleasure, and
not gain, he told his hearers, was the
chief object of their collegiate educa-
ton, but service to the public.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02

Captain EneIehardt. the pioneer
German aviator, was killed during the
aviation meet at Johannisthal field,
near Berlin
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
WHARTON SAFE
Long Distance Telephone Message
Brings Good News.

Philadelphia, Oct IA long-dis-
tance telephone message to the Asso-
ciated Press from the telephone ex-
change at Austin says the town of
Wharton is safe, little damage having
been done.
Costello, which is collection of
about 35 to 40 houses, was almost
completely wiped out, only half a doz-
EN- houses being left. standing There
is no estimate of the number of per-
sons who lost their lives there, but it
is not believed to be large.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02

Rushing from Her Home at Lewis
ton, Me, Saturday. Mrs. Hattie NJ.
Wright, so years old, ran to the An
droscagsin river nearby and jumped in
to her death
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
INSANE MOTHER browns
HER BABY IN RATHTUB.
Then Attempted to End Her Own Life
by lnhaIins Gas.

Brockton. Mass. Oct AFTER
drowning her baby daughter, Helen,
aged Years, in the bathtub, Mrs.
Florence Bridgwood was discovered by
ne1ghbers today as she was trying to
end her own life by inhaling illuninat-
ing gas 1t her home. Mrs. Rridgwood
is "a years old. Physicians who exam
ined her at the police station pro-
nounced her insane. and she will he
taken to the Taunton insane hospital
tomorrow. Her husband, Fred Bridg-
wood, was absent from home attend
ing to his duties as organist at Trim
ity Episcopal church in Stoughton at
the time of the ira gedy
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02

The Annual Convention of the Am
ericab Electric Railway association
will be held in Atlantic City beginning
October g.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
FowIer Abandons Fiisht.

Enigrant Cap. Cal, Oct. aviator
Robert 6. Fowler has abandoned his
tra anscontinental flight His engine
will net carry him over the Sierras
It will not bite the thin air. He
made two unsuccessful attempts to-
day.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02
Stear,shin ArrivaIs

At Plymouth: Oct. 1, Cincinnati,
from New York for Cherbourg and
Hamburg.
At Liverpool Oct. /. Caronia, from
New York
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02

Dublin Oct. 1.-The bronze statue of
Parnell, one of the finest achievements
of the great sculptor, August ST. Gau-
dens, which has been erected largely
through subscriptions by American ad-
1nirers, was unveiled today by John E.
Redmond, leader of the Irish parlia-
nlentary party
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02

about and wrecked. The railroad sta
ton was swept away and much of the
town seriously damaged. About $50
people are homeless here tonight.
Many of them are sleeping on rugs
on the soggy ground
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02

Found Guilty of Manslaughter, Frank
Romeo who shot and killed Vito Mon
temourro at Rutland, VT. on August 8,
last, was sentenced to thirteen years
in state prison.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-02

Oporto, Portugal, Oct. 1.-More than
100 royalists have been arrested and
other arrests are being made following
the discovery of monrchist conspiracy
here,