Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-05
Bodies Being Recovered from Aus
tin Flood Wreckage as Rap
idly as Possible.
GOV. TENER VISITS DISTRICT
Great Steam Log Roller is Used
to plow Path through Mass
Of Tangled Wreck
age.


Austin pa oct 3-Gov. John K. Tener
reached here tonight. several hours be-
hind his scheduled time to inspect the
broken dam and the territory devastated
bv the nood Of las, Saturday. With him
came Adiutant-General stewart. State
General Fred W. Pleitz. vice-presldcnt Of
the State water supply commission, and
rarloy Ciannctt, II member Of the water
commission.
This is no time to talk If investigation
or Of suing anybody said Gov. Tener,
shortly after his arrival Recovery on
the dead must ne attended TO nrst' Ne
said. Later however the Governor as
cuaSed the question or responsibility III
s"ch DISASTERS ana 'h""c one "el'''''e
'h'e'"e"' as W ms ''" '''''' WIN '''
oi''N 'e'O'''''''''u o", WILL "a Wv. P',,'
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.'s.noa, ,'a,t,',, aia.a1 ,oor- t.,
.i',.,, .,,a Cn,.or,,o,. n,d an ,bo ct,,o ON.
a,ats %, ura.,n, hsro ,,,rti.t,,o,.d Dr (
- pixn, stat. bea,tb commissioner sub
,,i,.oI a, rn,,ort If what Mad hoen done ana
,.h,, was nronosod to he done in the ma
,,re of r.scuo AVID relief vork The Cow
ornor stpni,.d his approyal of the report.
Al daylight Tomorrow Governor Tener
with several engineers and departmental
heads wifi INSPECT the Bavless dam
With six bodies recovered from the
flood wreckage here to-day the face of
another and a skull badly charred. the
total known dead in the food now stands
nj u.s. All but one of the bodies found to-
day were identified They are: Mrs Pres
ton Wolcott. aged s.. Arthur Ainsworth.
a. Mrs Daniel Pearson 30 Ellen Benson,
Ia Mrs Thomas Lawlor. %. Mary Karp
f,ce onl,). %
The remaining number Of bodies is
apnroxima,ed only. It IS given out
onic,olv as obopt 40 and II is feared
,hot , nu,uber Of these mover will he
,oud
r,,o hod,. Of Autumn Ainswor,b re-
.,...' -. ,,.,. .io, .r.t r,aruod
-, ,,.,,, 49,, q Gov
no
49,. 100
-Ni' '"o a.
- $500,
ana "'e sNe" o"''' "''" '"'
I ass 'S"I''' "''Vie 'ee"
mere Ne'o app ON '''"'olN wv
WORK clearing up Tue "'e'hAse
daN' ana the 'haotI' appearance % 'Hc
village Is iast oelne changed AZ 'He
end of Main street and along Ruckper'
so much has been cleared away that
several families were enabled, with
| official permission, to take out what
was left Of their household goods
| THO fret business euforIriSes since the
destruction of the village appeared to-
! day when several storekeepers began 10
display their wares one tobacconist sal
vagad quantity Of tobacco hut soon
sold out his stock \ merchant on Ruck-
Der street who had carried a s9DcoC
stock Of miscellaneous ware to-day
reached some of the small wares in his
wrecked building and displayed a few
trinKets as Souvenirs
Silhtseers to-day were few. their only
| way of getting in being by automobile
or carriage. All that came by train mua
pass the guard at Heating Summit, ter
miles away and only an official pass
through the lines is recognized
Anxiety is felt tonight by the STATE
officers in charge, because of the non
arrival of several cars of supplies tina
have been reported on the way,
I'VE want food and we want money,
wa" the appeal OF DR.. S c. Dixon, Stat