The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-10-05
MINE DEBRIS FOR
BODIES OF FLOOD
TRAGEDY VICTIMS
Terrible Scenes of Desolation
From Turbulent Waters at
Austin, Pa.

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Austin, Pa.
Austin, Pa. Oct. 3.-With h arrival
of a carload Of cofflns here this morn
ing the grimness of Saturdays flood
tragedy, which has practically oolit-
Grated this town. was impressed on the
survivors and q considerable number
of workers who today began anew their
effort to mine deeply INTO the hard hills
of debris. Twenty victims. including
two at Costello, had been placed m a
temporary morgues at Odd Fellows
hall. one Of the few buildings stand
ing in the ruined district.
The identified dead are IL, as fol-
lows:
J.. E. BALDWIN. father of State Sen
ator Baldwin.
MRS. MARTHA KINNICUT.
MISS IDA MILLER.
MRS. WILLIAM NELSON.
MRS. A. e. MANSUY.
MISS ANNIE JACKSON.
MRS. CHARLES SOFIELD.
MRS. GEORGE SCHWOLD.
MRS. GEORGE RENNICKS.
MISS FLOSSIE MELZER.
MRS. LENA RICHIE.
MRS. RALPH DONIFERO.
Plans for the funerals were being
made today.
The most essential matter in hand
here, aside from the persistent work
of clearing away the more accessible
ruins, is the completion Of a census OF
the living Austinians. If the death list
aggregates anything like the enormous
number some have estimated, the
health officials realize that conditions
demanding prompt attention will arise
within Il few lays in the ruins. The
most careful and we'll informed nves-
tigators, however. are u~nprepared to
earn that more than 200 have per-
ished.
There is, indeed. a possibility that
$50 will be the total. There is little
hope that any of the bodies remaining
in the wreckage will be found intact.
The general aspect Of the debris indi-
Gates that hundreds of thousands OF
javelin-like splinters and shreds OF
through the first accommodations Of
ruins by the rushing water.
The policing conditions today are
practically perfect. A IL hours dowr
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
sanitary engineers and chief officials Of
the state health department are co.
operating in the measures for protec
ton and relief.
Scenes of DesoIation.
IllG dSDeJl ii 9uSllD, COSItIlO AM
the valley beyond is as dreary as it Il
appalling. The town are pictures o
desolation. The valley side hills il
which they lie are still Uttered by thu
shattered homes Of their people ant
the remnants of prosperous places 0
business and manufacturing plants.
No reliable estimate Of the propert,
loss can be sooa made, but it is SAT
to say it will not be less than IS, 900, O0C
The paper and lumber industries ar
utterly destroyed. The lumber suppl,
indeed was rapidly reaching exhaustio,
and at the best it was thought fv
years from now the supply would b
practically at an end. In fact 200 fami
lies had moved from Austin this fail
Five hundred more would ave gon
Within the next year or two unles
some industrial development came i
to hold them.
Delay Was Fatal.
Questioned as to the cause of TIL
sudden failure of the Bayliss pulp ,
Paper company's dam, citizens an
business men accustomed to visit Aus
tin shake their heads o~minously. The
recall the scare a year ago last jar
uary when a considerable leak was dis
covered in the immense cement struc
ture. Although the two feet along tn
rim OF the am were emoved to re
lieYe the pressure and a 14-foot pate
was placed where needed. the aligr
h Cd5eE VI lIle udl
gradually became a slight arc instea
OF a straight line. This bulge cause
worry to the citizens and led to
somewhat recent inspection. Certai
protective measures were determine
on, but the delay was fatal.
l. never went to sleep in the hot
on Main street here said a visitir
railroad official today. without
mighty fervent prayer that the appa
emily inevitable might be delayed.
away during the night"
Below the torn dam today the yallt
for a mile or more is swept practical
clean to bedrock and F~reenlans run Il
reservoir feeder swollen by last nigh
rains, IS sweeping through new cha,
nels where the main business porto
|, OF the town once stood.
costello, three miles away, is DIT
! ~tlonate as shattered as Austi
! only the loss of the foods momentu
! n the timely warnings given by ope
q ators who risked their lives to do s
held the death list to two.
Tener Thanks Taft.
Pittsburgh, Oct. 2.-Replying to
a telegram received from President Tt
q last night, Governor Tener sent the fc
n lowing:
Pittsburgh, "a, Oct. ITO the H,
0 VIM. 7. Taft. President of the Unit
states: Your message of sympathy a
0 kindly offer Of assistance gratefully
0 ceiyed. Pennsylvania thanks you for Il
0 prompt rendering of help. Loss of |
/ will not exceed 25. Situation well
hand.
4 (Signed.) John X Tener
0 DETAILS OF DISASTROUS FLOOD
FOLLOWING BURSTING OF d.