Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-03
Known Dead ITO.

Austin, IA, Oct- o.-1 "euty Aoui
known dead, eighty-six missing and
believed to be buried beneath the de-
bris was the official census last night
Of Austin's loss Of life In the flood OF
Saturday.
1t is conceded, however, that several
II not many visitors and strangers
were in town that day and undoubtedly
perished.
Including them and allowing for in
eyitable errors in compilation, the to-
tai Of dead may reach $50.
Twenty one Of the twenty-four bod
les recovered have been identified and
of the missing hope Is entertained that
some may yet be accounted for.
The problem tonight 10 to 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 laborers must
reach the town within the next thirty
six hours, officials say. Otherwise the
torch may transform the wreckage in
to the pyre Of most of those who have
persisted.
Ask Aid From Outside.
The single line of wire between Aus
tin and the outside world carried an
Urgent plea for workmen to the may
ors of Buffalo. Pittsburg. and Philadel-
phia. Samuel G. Dixon. state commits
sioner of health, supreme in command
at Austin, wired each Of the mayors
as follows:
I'VE are in need Of laborers to as
sist in rescue work Desire about 400
sent in a bunk train. Please advise US
what you can do. Work consists Of
recovering dead bodies from ruins.
Please telegraph what assistance you
can render"
Encouraging responses were hoped
for early today.
Give US our dead" is Austin's cry.
voiced By State Senator Baldwin, who
lost father mother. sister. and other
relatives. Only the body of his father.
John e. Baldwin, had been recovered
last night. The others are locked in
the ruins.
clamor For Bodies.
II speak for the people of Austin
he said. THE state of Pennsylvania
owes US the bodies Of our loved ones.
For forty-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.
The nine mile railroad line leading
here from Keatings Summit was given
over yesterday to rescue and relief
work Locked cars pulled ont of the
Summit for the scene Of the disaster.
When they reached here the workers de-
trained; the drones. kept aboard. were
sent xback. Every man on Austins
streets except the newspaper men was
conscripted for service. but despite the
efforts of the authorities only $50 were
working at sunset.
Il WAS just after noon when Com
missioner Dixon issued an order that
nobody but officials and employees Of
the state health department. other
state officials, and newspaper cores
pondents should be allowed in the flood
zone. This order was issued because
news Of the disaster had attracted
thousands Of persons to Austin from
both north and south.
Passengers Made 70 Wait.
Yesterday afternoon the state health
department sent men to Keatins's
Summit. the junction Of the Buffalo
and .Suaquehanna railroad Con which
Austin is situated) and the Pennsyl-
vania and, Erie. with instructions to go
thru the trains there and notify pas
sengers that only those having busi-
ness at Austin would be allowed to
enter.
Bromley Wharton. secretary Of the
state board Of charities, and Herbert
NJ: Peck OF Philadelphia, special agent
of the Children's Aid Society. are ar
ranging to care for children orphaned
by the fioOd. For the present they will
bssput In receiving homes and later
placed in proper permanent homes.
In no case will any OF tine children
be put In almshouses." said Mr.. Whar-
ton. 49,
1noldering flames burst forth anew