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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
BATTLE TO LAST
|. BUT FIVE MINUTES
-GFNNERS IN AMERICAN NAVY
ARE RING TRAINED no
THAT PERFECTION.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.-"Naval
battles Of the future will be won at
a range Of not less than seven miles
and within n period OF four or Ave
minutes. The American RA%y-is
training its gunncrs to that end.
Right now they can hit with an ac-
curacy and raptdity that leaves little
doubt asNto the result OF any fight
In which they participate" declared
Beekman Winthrop. Assistant Secrc-
tary OF the Navy. today.
We want to get the other fellows
goat--in the parlance Of q marine
We want to hit h!:sa ars.. and hit him
10 hard and IN such vital places that
he won't have any desire 70 mix It
when he gets ready to do his shoot
Ing" he added.
This 10 the secret Of the great
amount Of time and the big sums
OF money the department spends on
gunnery practice. In the battle Of
Santiago We fred . shot once every
i've minutes and made an average Of
la per cent. hits. don't recall
that single shot from q IL or "a
inch rifle reached home. The. hits
were all made by the smaller caltbre
rifles at range Of a mile and a
half. Today any one Of the big bat
tleships Or armored cruisers make an
average Of 80 percentage OF hits with
three and four times the speed at
ranges running from Ave to eight
miles and all with acavy calibre
rides -.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
GREAT RECEPTION ]
!. To NEW CARDINAL
NEW YORK Is PREPARING FOR
THE ARRIVAL OF HIGH
CHRUCH DIGNTrARY.

NEW YORK. Jan. 13---The great
est reception ever accorded a church
dignitary on his arrival in this coun-
try will be rendered to Cardinal John
a Farley next Tuesday. when he ar
rives In this country from Rome.
where he WAS elevated to- the Car
dinalate on November 81.
Catholics and Protestants have
united in preparing "A programme OF
welcome for the distinguished pre-
late, which will show in = MEASURE
the high esteem In which the Cardinal
is held by all religious sec,s.
The reception. which with be in tho
form of a three days celebration. will
begin on Tuesday afternoon when a
committee Of 100 archbishops, bish-
ops, dignitaries Of the various relig-
ious orders, secular priest and 500
laymen. will sail down the bay on a
specially chartered steamer to meet
the North German Lic-- liner Berlin
and greet the Cardinal. His Emil
hence will board the committee boat,
which will take him to the Battery,
where he will walk through a thick
carpeted, canopied and fioer bedecked
lane to a waiting four horse victoria
Church DiHnitaries Is Escort.
Escortedby ESQ automobiles carry
ing 500 dignitaries OF the church and
an equal number OF representatives
Of various societies. the Cardinals
carriage, which will be the only horse
drawn vehicle In the entire procession.
Will proceed up Broadway to Twenty
third street. where II will turn Into
Fifth avenue.
Places along the route Of the pro-
cession have been allotted to various
societies and II Is estimated that over
one million people will line the side
walks from the Battery Park to St.
PatricK's Cathedral.
Many Societies In Lime.
Fifth avenue will be lined by large
delegations representing the various
Catholic organizations. including the
knights OF Columbus, the Holy Name
Society, the Society OF st. Vincent de
Paul. the Catholic Benevolent Legion,
the Catholic Knixhta Of America. the
Federation of Garman Catholic Se-
cieties. and cadet corps from all the
Catholic military school and orsani-
cations OF the Greater City. When
the end Of the route II reached at St.
Patrick's Cathedral. the new Prince
Of the church will be greeted by co.
600 Catholic school children OF the
metropolis,
The Cardinal will then be given an
opportunity to rest until next SUNDAY
evening. when he will be the guest OF
honor at monster meeting to be held
In the Hipprodrome.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
STRAUS is DEFENDER
OF GIL. ROOSEVELT

.YONKERS, ". r., Jan. 14.-Osvas
Stratus. who served In ex-PresidenA
Roosevelt's cabinet, came to the Col
onefs aid In an address today, when
the Rev. Chester Ralston, Of the War
burton Avenue Baptist church, raped
Roosevelt's arbitration utterances from
the same platform.
The minister. who preceded Mr..
Stratus. had taken exception to the
Colonel opposing the arbitration plan
on the ground that questions Of ma
tional honor are not to be Entrusted
to an international tribunal. The
speaker said war had never settled is
sues Of national honor.
a, III, may be he haA criticized these
peace treaties" replied MIR. Straus
but even his criticisms are of high
value. When the history OF peace Is
written no name will stand higher
than that OF Theodore Roosevelt" He
credited the Colonel with setting the
peace wheel In motion at The Hague
and sssid:
10 or three thousand years tho hope
and aspiration or nations has beet
peace. There to before the country
today arbitration treaties with Great
Britain and France. These treaties
will not be thrown down. It would
be one of the greatest misfortuEes Of
history II these treaties were not ratl-
fed. We win have those treaties T"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
WORD 'CHR|sT|lh
IS MUCH M'susEQ
RABBI WISE MAKES ATTACK ON
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
FOR SPEECH.
EVERY LABEL is LIBEL
WOULD HAVE THIRD COMMAND
MENT CHANGED TO READ
mot TAKE ANY NAME
IN VAIN"

NEW YORK IAN IA. rexi-
sion Of the third commandment, to
make 1t read, Thou shalt not take
any name in vain" was suggested
by Rabbi Stephen s. Wise, at the
close of . an address on Zangwiirs
Epigram. nearly every label Ii a
libel" In the free synagogue In Car
negie Hall today.
I Dr. Wise said he spoke from the
viewpoint OF Jew, as. OF all men.
the Jew Is most justified in resenting
the many labels applied to him with
their libelous shadings and implica-
tions.
I'VE hear as rich as Jew
though no people on earth are so
miserably poor az the Jews Of Rus
STA and Roumania as unass.milata-
BILE as Jew doomed ana damned
to the Ghettos for decades, EXCLUDED
from walks OF other men, and then
called exclusive: as usurious as q
jew, though he was not permitted to
live by other means than by ioaninx
money when his religion called all
interest usury. wonder II they know
whereof they speak?
Rcsents Bryan's Speech.
wish to call YOUR attention to
speech made yestei day ut \. Nj.
IL
man who tive or six times has at
tempted to infiict himself upon the
people OF this country as their presi-
dent. similar speech made ut the
Waldorf-Astoria might be explained
az natural result OF the previous
proceedings, but this speech was In
the 7. NJ. C. A.
-.-"Mr.-TIryan- aaId -the-eossaaHiey
may be aligned in two groups. those
who attend the Christian churches
and all others
In the first group. he said, 10 prac-
ticaliy every man who exerts a force
IN the community. while IN the other
tyou and ID. are the worthless, the
criminal and the degenerate. The
nrst group II composed OF tho salt
OF the country. the State and the
! community: those In the second group
are a burden.
Says "Christian'' Is Misucd.
There II u tendency to use the
word Christian as BILE
for all that standA for grace Aad
charity and perfection and nobility.
II is an arrogant assumption OF a
label. and labels are used to save
the users from thinking.
Those people substitute the term
for the thing. the epithet for the
substance. and are neglectful Of the
things for which the name Chris
tian' ought to stand. Woe to the man
who has reached dnality Of Judgment.
He has ceased to think.
To me Judaism Ia not fnaiity.
l regard It ~ something more than
| preparation for Christianity. but /
believe that some day 1t will pass
that It will grow: that 1t will be
merged and lost In something still
greater"
Rabbi Wise referred also to the
abuse Of other labels. particularly
Oriental and "Astatic." in a con-
temptuous sense.
by their use we belittlc all that
we value most In life." he said wv no
were the great teachers Of religion
Moses. Buddha. Confucius, Jesus and
Mohammed.'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
SNEAD PREFERS
TO STAY IN JAIL
WEALTHY RANKER CAN FUR
NISH BOND, BUT REFUSES,
OWING no SENTIMENT.

FORT WORTH, TEX. Jan. IA
When effort was made today by at.
torneys for J. b. snead. the million
aire Amarillo banker, who last night
shot and killed Captain A. G .Boyce,
Sr.. to obtain baif for him, sneai
protested. declaring he preferred to
remain in the Tarrant county jail
temporarily. Intense feeling has been
aroused by the murder OF the aged
rancher.
Will and Charles Boyce, of Anna
rilo. sons OF the slain man. arrived
here this afternoon. Henry Boyce,
Of Pecos. Tex. Ia expected to arrive
tomorrow.
Tho guard at the Jail has been
doubled to be ready for any emer-
gency. although the authorities de-
clare they do not believe that there
will be any violence attempted.
kilograms have been sent to q
number Of Canadian and United
States cities In an effort to get In
Touch with A-9,- Boyee. Jr who
eloped with Snead's wife, last Mo-
vember. and who were arrested to-
gether recently In Winnipeg.
6nead slept on a cot In the sher-
ifrs inner ONCE tast night. while
three armed men stood guard in an
adjoining room. He called several
times for water during the night,
but slept well. Although pale today,
he had RECLAIMED his composura.-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
BALTIMORE HOTEL
CUESTS LIE FIRE

BALTIMORE, MD. Jan. ia
FIRE that started In the cellar of the
Hotel Theodore early today drove
scores OF guests. clad in the fimsiest
garments. to the snow-covered
streets Two alarms were turned in
and the flremen succeeded in rescu-
Ing those penned In the windows by
the dense smoke and in extinguish-
ing the blaze without injury to the
guests and with little damage to the
building.
The Theodore - -Balumore.s- head
quarters for theatrical folk. and at
the first cry of alarm the halls were
filled with struggling thespians intent
upon making their escape. Those
who remained behind to don suit
able clothing were forced to the win
dows by the clouds OF smoke and
taken out OF the building by the fro
men. @,-t'->
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
BACK AND BROKE
N W|LEESBhRRE
>. ,. M'DrvrrT. VINO LIVED LIKE
MILLIONAIRE FOR DAY, PINES
FOR SIMPLE LIFE.
TASTE NOW FOR PRUNES
DOES NOT woNDEn THAT ROOKIE
TELLER HAS NO STOMACH
AND CARNEGIE AND NOR ~
GAN URGE SIMPLICITY.

WlLKESBARRE, PA, Jan. a.
I'm back ana I'm broke. but I've had
my ming, and I'm satisfied. Take 1t
from me-there's nothing to this high
living. hope my taste for prunes
isn't forever spoiled"
John Jay McDevitt, millionaire and
high roller for q day. Ia plain Nc
Dewitt again. He IL back In Wilkes
barre, much wiser and much poorer.
The man from Willesbarrc" who went
over to New York on q special train
last Friday. to spend his money In
experiencing the sensations attending
life ~ = millionaire returned this
morning. He travelled from New
York In the lower berth OF Pullman.
and was accompanied by several news
paper men. his valet and his physician.
All were dismissed iynmedis.-' upon
arrival. McDevitt reached In his
pocket and dug up $3.50.
Porter Gets Last Cent.
Here porter" he SAID. as he left the
train. this II the last cent l have,
but ! am back to earth again and
homo in the good old town, and I'm
rlad TO be here"
McDevitt slept most Of the day.
certainly hit up swift pace"
he said this evening, land II mil
honairea- lixa the way lived, I don't
wonder that Rockefeller has no stom-
ach, that Carnegie has to 70 to Scot
land for his home brand Of oat meal.
and the simple life. and that J. p.
Morgan Is 30 backward about talk
Ing Of himself.
Put WiIkssbarre on Map.
I'm back. and In broke" he re-
peated.- Il fear Ill never enjoy two
fers again. But put Wilkssbarre
on the map all right, and some few
people ! guess know about John Jay,
What do you thinkr'
McDevitt says his future plans are
&c live the simple life. He says he
turned down offers of 1000 q week to
90 on the vaudeville stage because
he did not want to commercialize him :
self or allow people to think he wanted
financial gain from the advertising the
papers have given him.
large crowd welcomed him when
he reached here. and tonight hum
dreds Of his friends called TO hear
first hand the experiences of the man
from Wilkesbarre."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
WORK ONLY EIGHT
HOURS OUT OF TEN

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE Reil-
ly s-hour bill. which provides that
letter carriers and clerks In hrst and
second class postofiices snail work
only eight hours, within q limit of
ten hours, has been favorably reported
by subcommittee Of tho committee on
posto ffices and post roads.
This 10 q bill that meets the APP
prevail of all employees Of the post
Office and the Indications are that II
will become law at this session.
The vote for bill b.. the subcom-
mittee Of ten. was unanimous. The
bin was introduced by Representative
Thomas l.. Reilly. Of the Second Con-
nccticut district. a member Of the
postoflice committee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
INSPECTO RGLOSES
SLAUGHTER HOUSES

Especial to The Richmond Virglnian.)
HARRISONBURG, VA, Jan. IA
Frank P. Staley. OF Clifton Forge. a
State pure food inspector. Is busy In
this end of the Valley. lie ordered two
Harriseabssrg slaughter houses to eisafi
up. called down several merchants for
handling old fruit and looked sus-
piciously at numerous articles on the
shelves, warned butchers about mix
ing era ckef dust with sausage, ano
made many dealers stop hanging tur-
keys on the outside of the stores. He
will make his report to the State de-
partment. IL L. said that he will toss
a bouquet at the Western State Hos
pital. Staunton. for the conditions pre-
vailing there.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
TWO BODIES ARE
FOUND IN RUINS
COVERED WITH ICE BEFORE THE
FLAMES REACH THFM-sE-
CURTTIES SAFE.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE bodies
OF two more fire victims were dis
covered in to-day's search among the
discovered ruins OF the Equitable
IAfe Assurance 6ociety's bull
which was completely destroyed by
nrs recently. at = loss OF $50, zoo, 900.
The bodies were those OF William
Campion and Frank Nieder. watch
men for tho Mercantile Trust Com
pany.
eampton's- body WAS uncovered
after the fremen. In constant dan.
ger from topping debris. had GU,
through over thirty feet Of tee. The
body was pressed close against the
steel bars it, hand raised a. though
duplicating help. and was untouch-
ed by the flames, having been en-.
veloped in Ice before the FIRE reached
the Bercantile vaults. Nider's body Law
about nifty feet from the body OF
Campion. but the Intervening Ice and
masonry made it, removal tmpos-
sible until tomorrow.
An expert. admitted to the vaults
Of the Equitable Life Assurance SO.
ciety. which contain $3.50. coo, 900 in
securities. pronounced them to be un.
harmed. No attempt will be made
to open these strong ropms. however
until they are thoroughly cooled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
THIRTEEN BELOW
IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1s.-At 3
o'clock this morning the Thermometer
te9istsrod ~ decree below yefo. This
II the lowest mark the mercury has
recorded. with but one exception since
the weather bureau was established
twcnty-seven years ago. The Their
mometer ct Waahington's 500" At
the same hour, Registered 81 LIZ de-
proes below sefo. which 10 record
at that place. a material modilcA-
not expected for . week.
The cold weather - attended with
its usual factors. There werc sir
small fres which the firemen COM
batted with difhcultv owing to the
MIGRANTS being frosen; = number OF
accidents due 70 slippery ravenaentsy
and thu emereency and casualty doc
&oss AaA - work from IN safly hour
until late tonight treating 1ovskhit-
<As daaarA aAxn and 1olE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
MRS. eTErsoN 10 AGAIN
AFTER THE MOTHER CAURCt Il

NEW YORK. Jan. 14.---1irs. Aususta
p. Stetson. founder Of the frat Church
OF Christ. 6cientist. and who was ~.
communicated from the Mother Church
In Boston because Of her teAchings,
makes another bitter attack on the
directors OF the Mother Church Ia .
booklet headed should Chriatian
Scientists Become Identified With ANY
Medical League"
Mrs. 0tetson takes the directors To
task for ally1hg theulselves with the
National League for Medical Freedom,
the members Of which believe In heal
ing by medicine or operation. but who
are committed to use their influence
to prevent the enactment Of laws pro-
hibiting healing BY Christian Science.
Mrs. Ststson quotes Mrs Cddy's ad-
monition 70 Beware Of Joining any
medical league"
Mrs. stetson again rsfsrs TO the
resurrection Of Mr.. Eddy. which the
dlfee4css insist viii nessr como 70
pasa - thu ytetafy Il tAs spiritual
ovse ~the material
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
KAISER WON'T SEE
$40, COO, COO BABY

BERLIN. Jan. l4.--Mrs. John
Nicholson Brown. who had arranged
visit to Berlin to be presented T.
the Kaiser, has. 1t II stated. eban-s
1f9R6A No tsEsa through fSiEF Sal1xi
her 420. OuU, UD9 baby, MN1t1K HF0KN,.
might fall victim 70 the diphtheFias.
epidemic now raging In the capital.
1t was the intention Of Ambaaa dor
and Mrs Leishman to introduces Mrs..
Brown to the Emperde ana Em-
press 1t the full dress court on LAM
nary 10, which OPENS the court 49,:
son here. hut ON heArtNx thai hun
dreds Of children ara stricken with
diyhtheria and sore throats she de-
cided to run no ffsk1 And abandoned
the projected visit.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
SCORES NARROWED
IN FRt ZEN RIVER

NEW YORK. Jan. s14.--l5fty mea.
two women and several oAildreA are
marooned on tTo tugs 4ud four ics
Ice ice on Hastings. One az the tiee
the Princes. y TANNED NJ and the
Palisades with her bottom qlove IL.
and the other tug. the BiemArk an&
four barges are we'll toward the cone
ter OF tho river. but are without food.
The creeks II the noe made rescue
im~racticable up TO late hour to-
night.
The harges and tugs were CAUGHT IL
the moving ice On SATURDAY. ana III
sero weather ~ the lask. twonG ..four
hours haa thiekeuod 49, pa0k Tk1
tug 1xtnceDo Viii alnk wh1a ~ 49,
aad onA "a ~ batges - ~ u ll111
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15

NAT HANDS OVER
$4,000 TO EDNA

Los ANGELES. CAL. Jan. 14.--Nat
c. Goodwin has signalized his tempor-
airy reappearanee In isns Angelo. by
furnInK little rsa, estate transaction
that nettrd-hifn financial gain or n
paltry $4,000. Being above things
gentleman Of punctuality. Mr.. Good
win at once placed himself In the more
or leas enyiahle position Of contribute
ing the <rifiing sum OF $4,000 to the
post -nuptial Happiness Of Edna Good
Mr.. Goodwin himself volunteered the
information that H. had cleaned@up
the $4,000 In the first two hours OF
his return to Los Angeles, In little
deal In real estate.
Calling. up r. II. Dudley. who han.
dies the money end Of the Goodrich
Goodwin post. nuptial trust. the ac-
tor said:
please wire Edna Goodrich $4,000"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
.'BIC FOUR" TRAIN
LEAVES THE TRACKS

TOLEDO. o.. Jan. 1%.-"Big Four
train, number one. from Detroit to
Cincinnati, was derailed by spread
Ing rails four miles south Of Carey.
Ohio. early this afternoon. Two day
coaches went into q ditch and many
OF the passengers were injured but
none fatally. The engine was also
deratled and tho baggage car was
thrown sidewise across the track.
The train left this city an hour
late and was running about 46 miles
an hour when the accident occurred,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
VAN. .CLEE'S BODY .... a :.
FOUND IN CANAL

TRENTON. N. j., Jan. 1.-THE
body Of Chester Van Clees, the fourth
member OF an automobile party OF
five drowned In the canal here Sat
urday morning, WINS rec0seFetas today
TINS Uody Ok Mfsa Annia -Ehakoaky IL
still in tho water.
Frederick Foster. the driver Of the
car and the only one Of tho party to
escape, Will probably be called to
testify before the coroner's jury to-
thor'n home
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
RACINE REFUSES
CARNEGIE LIBRARY

RACINE. WIS. Jan. 1.-THE CITY
Council In committee on the whole
has refused to accept a rift Of elO.-
600 from Andrew Carnegie for tina
building Of n branch library at Racine
Junction.
Labor unions and individuals sent
In communication protesting against
the acceptance. Mayor Goodland op-
posed the gift on the ground that he
did mt bsltsvA In accepting charity
from outaiderh
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
MRS. TAFT BARS
"GRlZZLY BEAR
WARRINGTON.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE
Turkey Trot." the "Grixsiy Bear"
and similar dances will from now on
be barred from tbs white House. Az
tor observing the movement OF sam
pie Turkey Trot" played ct her re-
quest OF the Marine band Mrsn Taft
has decided that It and IL fellow
dances simply will not DO.
So great u Mrs. TAft's dislike for
the Turkey Trot" that abe stopped
the marine band right n IL middle
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-13

rough rider and circus man, at'
now belongs to the mounted p
lice of New York.
Some of the Progressive leac
ers insist that when Jack stooc,
the convention on its head and
made it nominate, in a frenzy of
enthusiasm, a man it hadn't
thought of nominating at all, he
was acting by divine inspiration.
And Jack himself is inclined to
think so.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-13
lack MCGEE.

New York, Sept. 13.-"S uspen-
der Jack" MCGEE is a hero these
days. Crowds on the streets of
New York regard him as one of
the chief points of interest"
And the Progressive. or Bull
Moose party looks on him as It's
mascot.
MCGEE is the man who SIAM
peded the Bull Moose convention
for Oscar Straus. He has had
spectacular career as a cowboy,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-13

ALWAYS WAS
Twas not the month of March,
but all the same, twas gusty and
dusty-uncomfortably gusty and
dusty, in fact.
Particles of the earth in the
form of grit filled ones eyes, ears,
nose and mouth.
Mrs. Frigid, after much strug-
Cling against the buster, at
length reached her destination
the grocer's shop.
Eyes, ma-am?" beamed San
dem, fastening forward, and
paving the counter with eager
anticipation.
"a pound of tea and quicklyp
came the tart retort.
"Yes'm. Certainly'm. Very
dusty today, isn't it?"
Sadly Mrs. Frigid turned her
eyes from the scales.
1t always isp sher etorted bit
terly.
And the wind shrieked its ap-
plause.
One of the numerous s1inersti-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-13

One of the numerous sipersti-
,tions of the Italian peasantry is
that rows ofteeth hung round the
necks of little children will assist
them in teething.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-19

fore the crest of the food reached the
city, many could not have escaped
death. Many fed in their night
clothes.
The crest of the cloudburst was pre-
ceded by a storm with a wind velocity
of 4S miles an hour at o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
After two hours hard rain the
streets and sewers were flooded, the
tram lines were out of commission,
hundreds were marooned in the parks
around the city and fifty miles of city
roadway was destroyed. Then came
a lull of four hours, during which the
car lines were returning to schedule.
Warned Just in Time.
About $50 last night the cry OF
warning of the coming food reached
the city hall and Mayor Arnold. With
in thirty minutes a Wall of water
many feet high des s:enued OH the city
from Cherry Creek, which flows
through the country club grounds,
passing within five blocks of the city
hall, the county hospital, the west side
court, out to the South Platte, five
miles distant.
1t ripped out concrete walls that
confined it for two miles, destroyed
bridges and hundreds of small dwell
ings, driving the occupants from their
homes or to roofs, from which they
were rescued by members of the po-
lice and fire departments.