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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-25
EDeERToN-PoWERs
Bennington Young Man Takes Bride
From North Adams.

A pretty wedding took place
Wednesday morning at st. Francis
church when Miss Julia L., daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Powers was mar.
ried to Norman W. Edgerton OF Ben
nington, Vt. The bride was gowned
in white satin with pearl and embroid-
cry trimmings and wore a hat to
match.
The bridesmaid, Miss Mary II. Pow.
ers, sister of the bride, wore a gown
of lavender satin with silver trim
mings. The best man was j. b. o.
Donnell of Bennington.
After the ceremony so friends and
relatives gathered at the home of the
brides parents where reception was
held. The couple left on the 2.25
train for trip through Connecticut
and New York.
The out of town guests included Mr..
and Mrs. f. B Edgerton, j. b. O'Don-
nell, Mrs. James Ryan, Miss Frances
Ryan, Mrs. s. +. Slattery and son, VIII
liam, Mrs. Fred Rice, Miss Charlotte
Barber, Miss Nellie lockwood, and
Miss Bertha Green of Bennington, Vt,
Miss Josephine and Miss Catherine
Toohey of Cohoes, N. Y, w. f. Jones
of Brooklyn, Miss Mary and Miss Hell
en- McSweeney Of Wateryliet, N. Y,
Miss Margaret M Edgerton OF Hart
ford, Conn, Mr. and Mrs. p. Rooney
and family of Williamstown, II. J..
O'Brien of Pittsheld The ushers
were T. j. O'Brien OF Pttsheld and
NJ f. Rooney.-North Adams Trans
cript.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-25
NO PRISON STRIPES FOR ouveEN
Poor Health Saves Fraudulent Impor-
ter-Fined $4,000

New York, May 25.--Henry j. Du-
yeen, of the millionaire firm of art inn
porters, was fined $4,000 by Judge
Martin In the criminal branch OF the
United States Circuit Court yesterday
on his plea Of guilty to underyalua-
lion frauds
The fine is the highest that could be
imposed for the offense.
In filming Duveen, Judge Martin stat
ed that Duveen's poor physical condi-
ton was the principal reason for him
escaping a Jail term.
Judge Martin also declared that he
did not feel that the importer should
be sent to prison for an offense that
had been repeatedly "winked at" by
government officials.
Il would have been glad TO shift the
responsibility for presiding upon the
punishment to be inflicted in this
case" said Judge Martin, land have
had one of my associates pass sen
tence. / feel that | could hardly send
this man to Jail while he is suffering
from a severe illness that would UNI
doubtedly be greatly aggravated by
n period of confinement.
1T has been called to my attention
that | recently sentenced Syrian con
victed of smuggling to seven months
in Jail The circumstances, however,
in that case differed greatly from
these. This Syrian perjured himself
on the witness stand and tried to shift
the blame upon an innocent girl.
In the sugar cases also, 1t has been
pointed out to me, Jail sentences were
imposed, but none of the prisoners
were in the feeble physical condition
of this defendant"
United States District Attorney
Wise addressed the court, saying that
he hoped Judge Martin did not refer
to the district attorneys office when
he said the government officials had
"winked at" violations Of the law.
Judge Martin said that he had re-
ferred to the customs department
Mr.. Wise had previously urged the
court to impose a jail sentence upon
the brothers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-25
MAY EXTEND LINE
Mt. Mansfield Electric Company lnVes-
tigates.

Stowe. May 25.-The directors OF
the Mt Mansfield electric railway held
their annual meeting Tuesday, Messrs.
Soden of Boston, Bartlett of Derry, N.
H.. Burt, Mcmahon and Macutchan of
Stowe being present The board of
officers were reelected. Messrs. Burt
Mcmahon and Macutchan were ap-
pointed committee to investigate
and report upon the advisability OF con
tinuing the road from Stowe to Nor
risville Messrs. Burt and Mcmahon
gave the party an automobile ride over
the proposed route to Morrisville, Sen
ator A. A. Pike, DR.. II. w. Barrows
and A. II. Cheney being in the party
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-25
SLEEPS ON JAIL LAWN
George Maloney, is Years Old, Given
Ten DAYS for Drunkenness.

Burlington, May 24.-George Ma
loney of Rutland aged 16 years, was
in City court Tuesday on a charge of
He said he struck up
an acquaintance with an Italian, a
stranger to him, who donated the
booze for his jag He went to sleep
on the jail lawn. He was sentenced
to ten days In Jail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-25
COMMISSION ON PROBATION
Superior Judges of State Select
Messrs. Hall and Stanton.

st. Adams, May 25.-Orders have
with act No 237 of the Laws of
Vermont of 1910, an act creating a
commission on probation, the superior
judges of the state have appointed
Judge Alfred A. Hall of this city and
Judge Zed S. Stanton of Roxbury, to
act as the commission on probation
as the law provides. Judges Hall and
Stanton in turn, have appointed as
their secretary Adjt.-Gen. Lee S. Til
lotson of this city.
The members of this commission
have the same powers as probation
officers and police officers in the dis
charge of their duties and the object
of this commission is, as the law
reads, to provide for such organiza-
ton and cooperation of probation
officers as in their judgment will best
promote the system of probation"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-25
cIPRIANo CASTRO MISSING
Former Dictator Supposed to Have
Left the Canary Islands.

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, May
25.-The civil authorities are conduct
ing an inquiry into the alleged depar-
ture from here fortnight ago of for
mer President Cipriano Castro of Ven
ezuela.
Venezuelan spies are here searching
for traces of the ex-President, and 1t
is stated that the Venezuelan Govern
ment has offered a large reward for
the discovery of his whereabouts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-25

On April 10 John Potter, who at
one time was employed by Frank
j. Boyd, a farmer, went to the lat
ter's place for the purpose OF demand
ing certain money due him for wages.
He found Boyd in his sugar house and
during the alteration that ensued
Potter received blows from wooden
sled stake from which he died. The
defense in the trial, which has just
concluded, endeavored to prove that
Potter was of particularly quarrel
some nature and that he attacked
Boyd, who struck him in return, in
order to save his own life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-25
OUR WARsHlP THE BIGGEST
Delaware Will Surpass English Yes
sells at Coronation Review.

London, May 25.-British pride re-
ceived jar in the House of Commons
yesterday afternoon.
Reginald McKenna, the First Lord
Of the Admiralty, sorTowfully admitted
in reply to a question: that the United,
States battleship Delaware will be the
largest ship at the Coronation Naval
Review, surprising Great Britain's
show ship, the Neptune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-25

Mr. Edgerton is one of Benning.
tons best known and popular young
men. Mrs. Edgerton has been EN-.
ployed as stenographer in the village
for several years and has had a large
circle OF friends who will wish her
every happiness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-25
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for this Section for tba
Next "a Hours
For eastern New York and western
vermont fair tonight and Friday. Not
much change in temperature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-25
BEAR FOR BRIGGS BROS.
Searsburg Young Men Make Second
Capture Of the Season.

The Briggs Brothers of Searsburg,
whose recent capture of bear was
reported in the Banner last week,
have added another to their score.
When they visited their traps on
Monday they found that they had
caught a good specimen weighing
about $50 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01

that, hurting Itself down tho Slnnama-
horing valley. swept through Austin.
picking up its Buildings a. though they
We're kindhng wood. jainminS them into
the little gulley below. where the town
once stood. aud burying its inhabitants
in the debris.
With my own ewes I saw "a hole fam
ilcS-entire family cpnncrtions-s went
away When The G"dh bad p.ss,ed I
saw dozens of persons living dead in
what had on been streets. / cannot
describe the horror Of tie scenes. !
fed nine miles On horseback TO tell
the world of the disaster As 7 sped
away from Austin I turned To look back
upon the scene. and then dashed away
in horror. for everything WAS gone
beautiful homes. hiE brick business
buildings. the churches. the opera house.
all i'm a heap At the mouth Of the galley
and piled severed hundred feet high.
All out of THIS siSantic pile the flames
were creeping.
l could see women screaming and tear
ing their hair H. they crent through the
the priests and clsrEEmen we're busy
The Rev. Father pBrien and the Rev.
Mr. Harter Were doing hrro'r work.
They administered TIRE iast rites. some
of the victims were without legs and
arms: the heads cf some were crushed.
Ii WAS appalling
Thousands of people liuod tire hillside
las / hurried away. some OF Them were
without clothing. al OF them Wera With
out food and many were 80 badly IN
jured that they could not walk
Everything have in the world Is swept
away. | am peDnilesS. hut I am happy
to have escaped with my life.
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STORY OF a SURVIVOR.
Narrative of a Man Who Escaped to
the Hills.

NEW YORK. September 3o-The
Western Union Telegraph Company.
through its local superintendent. obtained
direct communication with the chief
train dispatcher of the Buffalo and Sus-
quehanna railroad at Galeton. Pa. at II
O'Clock tonight and obtained the follow
ing story from an eyewitness who walked
from Austin To Galeton:
II had been working in the streets at
Austin when | heard a noice and ran
on the hills. / saw the whole thing. The
water washed away the Bayless plant
completely with al the employees. 1t
washed away everything in the center
of the town. The plant of the Standard
Wood Company. which has offices IN
New York city, was destroy ed by fire
after the flood The Emporium Lumber
Company's mill was burning when l left.
The Commercial Hotel was destroyed.
The Muschkia furniture retail house was
also destroyed
The Goodyear Lumber COMPANY 3 mill
was washed away The Goodyear Hotel
was very much damaged. but stll stand
ing when I left. The Stockweather block
was destroyed well the post OIL
block The Buffalo and Susquehanua
railroad station caAed in and the railroad
shops and ira rs were washed away.
1t was estimated that from so to go
people were missing when / eft.
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the great wall of water had passed Aus
tin is piped for natural gas. and the
great force OF the flood tore the mains
from the streets. one Of them. the larS-
est pipe in the town. burst in the business
section. \ moment afterward the gas
gushed out, and in twinkling II had
taken fire. There was no explosion, but
the flames leaped to height of twenty
feet or more. and blown by strong
wind were communicated To the nearest
house. In ten minutes IA dozen other gas
pipes had burst and were pouring their
deadly iniammable contents into the air.
Men who had rushed forward in the hope
of doing some good were overcome and
FELL while others We're caught in the
flames and incinerated. The street be-
came d glowing hell, and there was no
salvation for those who CHANGED to be
near. How many persisted at this point
is not known, but one estimate places il
at a score.
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AID SENT FROM EMPORIUM.
Rushing Assistance to Austin, Eight.
cen Miles Away.

EMPORIUM, Pa. September 30-Word
Of the calamity at Austin was received
here shortly after , pm. Within short
time every automobile, carriage and Wag-
on in the town. carrying physicians.
nurses and abie-bodiel men, had started
for the scene OF the disaster. located
eighteen miles over the mountains The
roads from here to Austin ale difficult
and few Of the rescuers were expected 70
reach the scene until long after dark
ness.
Meager telephone reports received here
describe conditions al Austin a. terrifN-
ing. The streets are strewn with dea I
and dying; upward of 1908 buildings
are wrecked the death list is reported
to be from 500 TO 1000 persons. the &C.
bris is burning. and everywhere there IS
confusion.
Reports received here tonight are u the
effect that State Senator Frank r. Bal b.
win, his wife and children have DeDa
Niiled.
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Voting Place Overwhelmed.
Miraculous Escapes Related,
Terrible Deaths Described

AUSTIN, Pa, September 30.-Many in
cldents are being told tonight of
miraculous escapes and terrible deaths
Mrs. Mansway, the young wife of Dr.
MansWay was bathing her infant child
when the great wall of water swept
into the town. The house was torn
from it's founda tons. crushed almost in
stantly and the entire family drowned
DR.. Mansway was at the Pennsylvania
Hospital. the hill. safe from the
food, performing an operation. and es-
capped. He is almost wild with grief
and spent the hours of tonight i'm an
agonized search for his loved ones
Police Chief Dan Baker. a candidate
for sheriff of Potter county was on
Main street when the laarm was given
His house was only a short distance away
He ran to it with all his speed. and
arrived in time to give his wife and
family warning. They fled to the hill
and escaped. Tonight they are without
fsod or shelter, except that provided
from the meager store of their more
fortunate friends.
William Nelson one of the most
prominent merchants of the town. and
his wife. were lost. 1t is said they
were walking on Turner street when the
wall of water rolled-down that thorough
fare. Their bodies have not been re-
covered. Every house on Turner street
"
debris piled high along the little valley
An incident of the flood came TO light
when Harry Davis, the engineer who was
standing near the dam when ii broke
found that his family had been saved.
Even while searching for them, distracted
by the fear that some OF them had been
lost. he found time to answer the tele-
phone and reassure frightened persons
living at a distance. who. hearing rumors
of the ca 'anity fear 20" the safetv of
their loved ones Davis lived not far
from the dam. AID his house being or the
hillside he was in safety. but all the
members of his family were not ut home
when the dam broke. He was first to
give details of the catastrophe to the
Associated Press.
Anon, the victims of the flood were
Mrs. Elliott and her daughter. They
were walking on the street when they
heard the roar OF the approaching wave.
Not knowing what had happened. but
impelled by the instinct of sf rreserva-
ton. they ran into the nearest building,
which happened to be the mouse of one
of their friends They had scarcely en-
tered the doorway when the tearing.
roaring water was upon them. The house
crumbled. and persons on the hillside
was seen to reach for her daughter and
with arms clasped about each other they
were swept down and from view. With
them went a boarder at the house they
entered. He made vain endeavor to
save the women. but was struck ~ a
floating tie and his body was found
along the bank of the creek just before
niehtfall He was among the few identi-
fled dead.
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GOV. TENER TAKES STEPS
FOR RELIEF OF DISTRESS

PITTSBURGH. September so
Gov. Tener. who is in this city
tonight, wired orders to Harris
burg to have the state health Of
ticialS. Adjt. Gen. Stewart and AS
many state police as can be
gathered together to proceed to
Austin. Pa, in the quickest pos :
Sible time. Gov. Tener also wired
the state board of charities to
send representatives to the scene,
taking with them the necessities
of life The governor called The
Associated Press by telephone at
$3.50 p. M. and said:
Il have heard with the great
est sorrow of the fearful disaster
at Austin. / have sent word to
Harrisburg, which will result in
the giving of every aid within
the power of the state. I have
ordered the state constabulary TO
the scene in sufficient numbers
that will do away with the neces-
sity of calling on the state
militia. Adjt. Gen. Stewart will
go there Immediately.
Tents. blankets and food sup
plies will be on the road within
a few hours, and everything will
be done to alleviate the suffering
of the people.
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Flames Reveal Horrors.

After the avalanche of water had pass
ed down the valley il left the ground Wis
IDLE in many spots. The fire lit up the
scene, and was reflected in hundreds of
pools OF black water along the main
streets.
But no one was then able to get down
into the ruins of the town. On the out
skirts was muck knee deep great heaps
OF Wreckage, the whole covered by dense
clouds of smoke pouring from the scores
of fires burning fiercely about the site of
the city. The heat from the fire was SO
even the frantic survivors on the hill
side dared venture even to the out
skirts.
\ little girl three years old. who said
her name was Elsie Lamley. peered
down into the pyre My papa is down
there" she lisped. He was down town
after medicine for mamma when the wa
ter coined.
Yes, and her mamma is down there
too a bystander said Elsie had been
on the hill looking for chestnuts and had
escaped.
Il can't find my way home. now" FL
sic sighed. \ big man Spat out chew
of tobacco and took Elsie in his arms.
girl he said. he carried her back
from the moaning and weeping victims
of the flood.
Separating the hill and the rear of the
residence section of the town was a high
fence several hundred feet long on which
Were three strands of barbed wire One
survivor a. NJ. Walker said that more
than a hundred people had lost their
lives at this place.
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SENATOR BALDWIN SAFE.
Every ether Member OF His Family
Was Lest.

AUSTIN. Pa, September I'D Definite
information was obtained tonight that
every member of the family OF State
Senator Frank l. Baldwin, except the
senator himself was killed. These in
clude Mrs. Baldwin. their children. Sen
ator BaIdwin's mother father and sis
ter. The senator was injured For a
iong time il MAS thoGght hc had been
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POPE GREATLY INTERESTED.
Asks to Be Promptly Informed of
Progress of Hostilities.

ROME. September "o.-Pope Plus today
ordered Cardinal Merry Del Val the pa
pal secretary OF state. to communicate to
him Immediately upon receipt all mes
sages regarding the Tripol affair
When the pontiff read a dispatch today
saving that all the Italian missionaries
had refused TO leave Tripoli. and that
they remained under the protection of
the Italian flag at the Italian consulate,
his holiness was considerab bly, affected. and
falling 10 his knees on the prize dieu ex-
claimed: Let Us pray for those true sol
diers of God and religion.
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Fancy Stunts of Aviators.

CANTON. Ohio, September 90
Aviation field this afternoon was the
scene of fancy flying stunts by Harry
Atwood and Andrew Drew In addi-
ton TO these Atwood took Leo Stevens.
New York aeronaut. on a cross country
trip of ten miles TO Navarro and re-
turn. a to4al distance of twenty miles.
Later Dress made trip to Massillon.
six miles from await on field, and cir
cled over the city before returning
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No Check to the Flames.

Austin has little fire protection, at best.
and with this swept away by the flood
and no one left to man the little appa-
ratus the town possessed the progress of
the flames was uninterrupted Rapidly
they swept from house to house, leaping
streets and alleys, and fed by the con-
tinued supply OF gas from bursting mains
there was no staying their progress. They
licked up what the water had left.
Many persons. crushed and helpless in
the wrecks of buildings only partly de-
stroyed by the water, We're consumed in
the flames. Their silr.eks could be heard
by the helpless ones, who, awakened from
their paralysis by the scenes about them.
endeavored to save a life here and there
where it seemed possible. But they were
driven back by the deadly fumes of the
gas or the heat of the flames, and half an
hour after the food had passed they
stood on the hillside, pitiful in Their ia
ability TO do anything but bemoan the
fate of their friends. Women and chill
dren there were among the wounded and
dying but among the scores OF men, who
might at other times have braved death
to save the lives of the unfortunate, there
was none to dare.
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WANTS u. S. TO INTERVENE.
Massachusetts, Peace Society Makes
Request of Knox.

BOSTON, September "a telegram
requesting the United States government
to tender it, friendly offices to Italy and
Turkey with view to prevent further
hostilities was sent today 10 Secretary of
State Knox by the officers of the Massa-
chusetts Peace Society.
The appeal j. in the name OF humanity
and out Of respect for law. and suggests
reference Of the differences between Italy
and Turkey to The Hague court of arbi-
tration. provided they cannot be adjusted
by diplomacy.
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NOT DISTURBING ALBANIA.
No Troops Sent by Italy Into That
Territory.

PARIS. September 3o.-Ismail Renal.
Albanian member of the Turkish parlia-
Incnt. in q Geographic dispatch TO the
Paris Temps today, says that Italy has
not sent ont rife into Albania. On the
contrary Italy has kept every Albanian
in Of passing through Italy under strict
Observance.
The Aibanians, who have been during
so many centuries the faithful defenders
OF the empire. will have no relations with
a foreign power inconsistent with their
fidelity TO Turkey.
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SUFFERING IS GREAT
ReCedinq Waters Show Bodies
Broken and Bruised.
LIVES WITH NECK BROKEN
A Mrs. Barnes, U. S. Pensioner, Con-
scious of Intense Agony.
DEVASTATION ON ALL SIDES
Scarcely a Semblance of Habitation
Left in Turner Street, Main
Residence Section
DEVASTATION ON ALL SIDES

AUSTIN, Pa. September 30.-Crushed
and bleeding, with both legs broken.
child not more than three months ole
was carried into the house of Harry
Davis at 10 o'clock. The poor little suf-
ferer had been found lying in the mud,
left there by the receding waters. In
another house half mile away it's father,
an unacceptable mass of twisted and
broken humanity. lay dying. while high
along the washed-out road leading from
the dam they picked up the dead form
of the mother and two other children.
This is but an incident of the many
narrowing pictures one may see in Austin
on this most terrible of nights
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Witness Rode Nine Miles
To Report the Disaster

Special dispatch from c. j. Buckley,
who rode nine miles on horseback to
report the disaster:
HEATING SUMMIT, Pa, September
3d. was an eyewitness to the deluge
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Fund at His Disposal.

Al his disposal is the emergency fund
of $1,000 of the Red Cross This he Is
nrenared to expend freely in promoting
the safety and welfare of the suffering
people =. -,
All IN physicians, nurses, tood, clothing
and shelter that VIII be necessary 10 meet
i,,,,nediate needs he viii call for i'm
mediately upon arrival
If th,, available funds of the Red Cross
and the unrequested contributions which
invariahle flow in the wake OF a national
disaster are inadequate, President TAFT
may he asked to issue proclamation
calling upon the people generally for as
sistance.
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The Chester at Gibraltar.

GIBRALTAR, September I0.-The Amer
lean scout cruiser Chester. which was or
dered 10 Cyronacea to protect the Amer
lean arcks logical expedition. is coaling
here The crew is juhilant over the pros
pect OF Witnessing the lighting in Tripoli.