The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-03

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buried beneath the debris. is
The official census tonight of Austin S
loss of life in the flood of Saturday.
IT is conceded, however. that several
visitors were IN town that day, and
undoubtedly pershed,
Including them and allowing for
errors in compilation. the total dead
will probably reach $50. Twenty-on
Of the twcnty.tour bodies recovered
have been identified, and of the miss
ing hope is entertained that some may
be accounted for,
The problem is 10 recover the dead
from the thousands of tons of debris
choking the narrow valley. To do so
before it becomes necessary to burn
the ruins and save the living from an
epidemic, an army of laborcrs mnst
reach the town within the next thirty
six hours, officials say. Otherwise the
torch may transform the wrcckage into
a pyre.
The single wire between Austin and
tho outside world carried an urgent
plea for workmen to Buffalo, Pitts
burg and Philadelphia.
Encouraging responses are hoped for
early tomorrow.
"Give Us Our Dead. .
s'Give us our dead is Austin S
cry, voiced by State Senator BALDWIN,
who lost his father. mother. sister and
other relatives Only the body of his
father, John F. Baldwin. has been re.
covered tonight The others are locked
in the ruins.
Il speak for The people Of Austin.
| inc said. 'Pcnnsylvania owes us the
| hc) pf p1r
| eight hours they have been In the ruins;
how much longer Will the commonwealth
leave them there The state should
have a thousand men working here
now
Austin stands 10 a man against the
suggestion that II may he necessary 10
high and should the health authorities
| he forced to this extremity there is no
foretelling the result The Pennsylvania
state constabulary holds the town IN iii, ,ils
grasp, however and the troopers Will
remain here until Health commissioner
Dixon gives the word to GO
The flood swept valley offers no shelter
! for the laborers expected tomorrow. and
unless they come in bunk cars they can
not be cared for
Plenty to Eat.
Food and clothing reached Austin in
carload lots, and there was enough 10
Across the street from the morGue life
insurance companies nailed their shingles
| TO a tree near a small shack today.
topping them with o sign INQUIRE inquire %i,as innk
turns at recording their claims.
4 call for aid came from tood .SWept
Costello. three miles below Condiu0hs
tinciion being that that town Is much
| smaller .and less damaged than Austin
while tic death list at Costello remains
at two. II is believed that all Others
Eight men charged with lootins the
ruins were arraigned tonlSnt netore
Magistrate Johnson and committed 10 lhe
Coudersport jail for grand jury action,
| 4 little girl entered wrecked dwelling
and left with jcwclry valued al several
hundreds Of dollars. She was stopped
and relieved of her loot 10y the police
Police Order,
Shortly before 10 o'clock today State
| Commissioner Dixon issued an order that
no one but officials and employees OF .ne
4 state health department. othef oi,Gia's
| and newspaper correspondents shouid pc
allowed IN tho flood zone, This order was
issued because news OF the disaster had
attracted thousands To Austin, ,; o.
Il Few sichtseers brought in anything TO
eat and they have applied TO the public
commissary In such numbers that tlood
victims have been crowded out, and ont
for the citizons' committee the deserving
would have 10 go hungry.
Officials of tho state board OF charl-
ties and the Childrcns Aid society are
arranging to care for children orphaned
by the Hood and place them in proper
The FIRST erTective step toward an or
ganizcd movement To extricate tho COM
mnnIty from its dcsolation was taken To-
dan, Dr. Samuel Dixon. state comIn,s, ,
sioncr Of health, called meeting ana
appointed IL committee. which tminedl-
aicIy started work -on a systematic basis.
a steam derrick and 100 men were put
10 work to clear the Buffalo X Susnue-
bnnnn tracks down the valley 10 Costello.
| Another 100 men started work at Cos"
tclIo TO meet the crew from this place
. A hundred bridgcmen are constructing
two bridges TO replace steel structures
washed away.
Bread Line Formed
4 bread llnc was formed for the nrst
time In Austin today. Heretofore reilet
had been extended to the needy ny
neighbors or friends.
State Sanitary Engineer Herbert snow.
} who is in charge OF getting the bodies
ONT and clearing away tho wreckage:
has sent in rcquisition for several
hundred carpenters and they arc being
rushed here on special train with tools
Sheds and kitchens and other buildings
| TO care for the homeless Will be erected,
In taking the census on which tonight
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