Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03
SEARCH FOR DEAD
IN AUSTIN RUINS
IS STILL GOING ON
Twenty Victims of Awful Dis
aster Lie Cold and Stark in
Temporary Morgue Sur
rounded by Wreckage
CBy Associated Prss.)

AUSTIN, Pa, Oct with the ar
rival OF carload OF collins here this
morning. the grimness OF the tragedy
that practically oblitersted this town
was impressed upon survivors and
workers. who today began anew their
efforts to mine deeply into the hard
hills OF debris. ''
Twenty victims had been placed IN a
temporary morgue at Odd Fellows
hall. one OF the few buildings stand
ing in the ruined district. The iden-
tined dead are u. as follows:
]. f. BALDWIN, father OF State Sem
ator Baldwin. .a. t ~
MRS. MARTHA KINNICUT. d
MISS IDA MILLER.
MRS. WILLIAM NELSON. 80
MRS. DIR. A. E. MANSUY. ~
MISS ANNIE JACKSON.
MRS. CHARLES SOFIELD.
MRS. MORTON SCHWoLD. r.
MRS. GEORGE RENNIcKS.
MISS FLOSSIE MELZER-
MRS. LENA RICHIE.
ROLPF DANIFIRE. 49,
Plans for the funerals were being
made today.
The most essential matter in hand
here. aside from the persistent work or
clearing away the more accessible
ruins, is the completion Of the census
Of the living.
IF the death list aggregates any
thing like the enormous number some
have estimated. the health officials real
lie that conditions demanding prompt
attention will arise within a few days
in the ruins. $3.50. r.
The most careful and well informed
fnrI
to learn that more than 200 have per-
ished. There is, indeed. possibility
that $50 will be the total.
POLICING CONDITION PERFECT.
The policing conditions today are
practically perfect. A 12-hours' down
pour OF rain served to materially re-
duce the number OF incoming sight
seers, and to this extent the police
were relieved.
The state constabulary. state sani-
tary engineers and chief officials of
the state health department are CO.
operating in the measures for protection
and relief.
Ruined Austin, Costello. and the
valley beyond. today present pictures
of desolation. No reliable estimate OF
the property loss can be soon made.
but IL is safe to say 10 will not be less
than SS,OOO.O00. The paper and lum-
Der Industries are utterly destroyed.
The timber supply indeed was rapidly
nearing exhaustion and at the best IL
was thought FIVE years from now the
industry would be practically at an end.
In fact, about 200 families mad moved
from Austin this fall Five hundred
more would have gone within the next
year or two unless some industrial de-
velopment came in to hold them.
ne IN "a nf
sudden failure of the Bayless Pulp
and Paper company's dam, citizens
shake their heads omniously. They
recall the scare a year ago EAST Janu-
airy when a. considerable leak was dis
covered in the immense cement struc-
ture.
Although two feet of the rim OF the
dam was removed to relieve the pres
sure. and a l4-foot patch was placed
where needed. the alignment OF the up
per edge ,of the dam gradually be-
came a slight arc instead OF a straight
line. This bulge caused worry on the
part OF the citizens. and led to a some
what recent inspection Certain pro-
tectfve measures were determined upon
but tbe~delsy was fatal
Il never went to sleep IN the hotel
on Main street here said visiting
railroad Official today, without a
mighty fervent prayer that the ap-
parentIy inevitable might be delayed, l
always felt that we might be swept
away during the night" |
Below the torn dam today the val
ley for a mile or more is swept prac-
tically clean TO bed rock and Freeman's
run. the reservoir feeders. SWOLLEN by
last nights rains, is sweeping through
new channels where the main business
portion OF the town once stood,