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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-13
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR SHIFTING FLANNEL
Depot Quartermasters Office. 10Th Street
and Gray's Ferry Road. Philadelphia, Juno
10. 19t3.--Sealed proposals In trplicste will
be- received here until 1 o'clock r. NJ, July
10. 1913. and then opened. for furnishing az
this Depot 400. 900 yards Shifting Flannel.
Information upon application. COLONEL
THOMAS CRUISE. Depot Quartermaster.
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LIS PEN DENS.

JUNE L..
GLEASON AVE. n 3. $50 II OF Castle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29
FLOODS in Buchanan.

ROANOKE, VA, March 2S.--The
usually placid James river dashed it
self into a wild fury at Buchanan at
an early hour this morning. swollen
by the spring freshets and heavy rains
of the past few days. old Father
Jeems rose rapidly, and at A NJ
had exceeded all high water records
set since the great food of 1877. Two
residences, livery stable and black
smith shop were washed away by the
angry river and on Water street the
water rose to depth OF ten feet.
by o'clock 1t began receding, how
ever, and Norfolk and Western off,
Gals here say that they will be able
to resume service at Buchanan late
tomorrow.
Soon after 8 A. NJ the north end of
the highway bridge was washed away
cutting off all communication be-
tween Buchanan and the north shore.
The frightened citizens of Buchanan
were up all night. watching the rising
of the river. which submerged all resi-
dences on Water street, including the
Booze home. formerly the residence
of Miss Mary Johnston, the noted au
thoress.
The Virginia Bridge and Iron COM
pany here will send large force of
men to Buchanan tomorrow to repair
damage. and begin work on recon
structng the bridse Reports received
from Buchanan tonight say the water
supply Of the town has been cut off.
and there is danger of q drinking wa
ter famine before the repairs to the
town water works can be completed,
Fortunately there are a number of
wells in the town, and these viii be
utilized until the water works are re-
paired
The James river has washed away
every bridge between Clifton Forge
and Lynchhurg, with the exception of
the Chesapeake and Ohio bridge. at
Springwood, Botetourt county. The
large wooden bridge at Eagle Rock
and the iron structure at Glen Wilton
were among the bridges washed away.
Reports from Portsmouth, Ohio, to-
day to the Norfolk and Western offices
here are to the effect that the Ohio
is sixty-four feet at that point, and
is rising eight inches an hour The
Norfolk and Western tracks are sub
merged there. and IL is expected that
similar conditions exist at Ironton.
east of Portsmouth, making 1t neces-
sary for the Norfolk and Western to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29

who is asking those sending to him
telegram deploring of calamity that
has visited this State to show fle
depth of their sorrow by donations to
the relief funds. Reports received by
him today give reason tothe belief
that the calamity of the most dis
astrous week in Ohio's history has
been greatly overestimated. but a new
source of concern is found in the
ominous reformation, still meagre in
details. that the water is rising rapid
him today give reason to the belief
Centers of population fringing it's
banks, No great loss of life along the
Ohio is apprehended @-nce the people
by long experience know how to pro-
teCt themselves in times of flood, but
the fear is that the inhabitants driven
from their homes to the hills by the
water viii add great numbers to the
lists of those needing relief
Troops and supplies were rushed Is
GAINESVILLE today, by way of Lancaster,
on learning that the people there are
in need of food A federal govern
ment relief train arrived in Column
bus yesterday with 500 600 rations,
tents for two thousand people, stoves.
blankets, and cots.
The governors attention today has
been devoted largely to organization
OF the work of relief.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29

dred cities and towns all nearly with
oat light or drinking water, and th"
majority 81 them cut off from train
and Geographic services.
Fire Breaks Out,
Fire ia half a dozen towns threaten
TO make the night one Of terror. At
NipEo Junction Ohld, small town
near Steubeuviiic, which is the center
81 n division OF the Carnegie mills.
the water works plant burned this at
terDocu the citizens being powerless
so save IT, Fire at Rochester, Pa,
late this evening drove citizens from
their homes. the burning buildings be-
.ng beyond the reach Of the fire de-
partrnent Youngstown, ohio, expert
euccd a 100000 fire. with the firemen
prHcrlcss.
Twenty-Five thousand people at East
Liverpool and Wellsville. Ohio, are
without water fer drinking purposes
or fire protection Every town along
nc Ohio river for fifty miles is In
darkness. owing 10 the failure Of the
electric lighting plants.
Interurban traction officials est-
mated tonight that not trolley sys-
tie mwaS open IN eighty square miles
Of territory in southern and central
ohio The losses 10 the steam and
electric railroads through washouts
and lost bridges Will run into the mill
Hons At the plttsburg postoGice to-
night the FIRST mail was received from
southwestern ohio since last Tuesday.
The most Of il was pcstmarked Mon
Fae
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29
lContinued fr0m First rage. }

head of the party the Red Cross relief
train left Washington tonight over
the Chesapeake and Ohio. with Column
bus its objective. shortly before mid
night.
The train comprised six express
coaches. two of which were loaded
with steel cots for use of the homeless.
Two others were loaded with bedding
and clothing supplies and two with
foodstuffs.
Regardless of the authority of law.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo,
acting with the approval OF President
Wilson. is bringing practically the en-
tire life saving service OF the Central
Western States. and the Atlantic coast
from Norfolk to New York into use
to render aid to the people of the
flooded district in Ohio, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia.
Orders went to all stations in this
territory tonight To hold themselves in
readiness TO embark at once with mo-
torboats, RATS and complete equip
ment on call from governors of the
flood stricken States. The governors
were asked to designate places where
they will be most needed
This is the first time in the history
of the lifesavfng service that it has
called out for work in inland terri
tory and so far as is known there is no
existing law to warrant IL. When
thousands of lives are imperiled is no
time for clubbing over the letter of
the law, in the minds is President Will
son and Secretary McAdoo. SO they
will proceed to save life FIRST and
Justify the act afterward.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29


LYNCHBURG, March 2s.-Last
nights food here paralyzed a num-
Der of industries causing many mar
row escapes. and did large property
lamage.
The flood completely paralyzed the
James river division of the Chesaa
peake and Ohio railway and not a
wheel has been turned since early
yesterday afternoon.
The Norfolk and Western tracks
are under water from the Island east.
but the company can give no estimate
of its damage. and this will not be
known until nearby bridges can be
examined. The Norfolk and Western
through freight service is not being
interrupted, as this is going over
the Forest Concord line, while pas
senger trains are being detourneo over
that line into the Union station.
The Southern railway is not dis
turbed in the slightest by the freshet.
Every plant in the lower and upper
basin is out of commission.
The property loss is estimated as
high as s250,o00, though this is by
no means definite, 1t may be- con-
siderably lower. but If the. railway
bridges are injured is may be higher.
Probably as many as 5000 people
are out of work today by reason of
the freshet
The water reached the highest stage
since the food of the early T0's. the
crest at 1890 o'clock this morning
being 2i6 feet as recorded by the
local station of the weather bureau.
The Y. NJ. c. A. island playground
bridge was washed away and other
damage done.
The lower island of the Norfolk
and Western railway was partly
submerged, while the upper bridge
was weighted down with train of
eighteen gondolas laden with coal
Sustains Heavy Loss.
The 1ynchburg Foundry company
has sustained a severe loss, and 1t
may be that it will be a week be-
fore the company can clean out the
debris left by the freshet after the
water subsidies.
Hungry and half-starved, an aged
couple, Corbin Spencer and his sis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29

discontinue service to Portsmouth and
kenova Williamson ~ the furthest
point west that trains are being oper-
ated.
The Norfolk and Western has
caught trouble from floods over its
entire system except points east of
LynChbuTg.
The high water on the Island yard
at Lynchburg reached such stage
this morning that it was necessary to
move all engines and cars TO the
Tynchhurg yards. on Island yard the
water is four feet over the tracks. on
the Shenandoah division. near Area
dia, the tracks are washed out for four
hundred feet, thus tying up all trains
on this division. Telegraph communi-
cation is also cut. IL is expected that
the repairs on this division will be
made within twenty-four hours.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29

(Continued from First PaFe)
the general principles which he be-
lieves ought to govern congress in the
drawing of n tariff bill which shall
redeem the party's platform pledge
and bring relief to the country, with
out serious damage to the country's
industries.
1t was learned today that the presi-
dents tariff message far as the
principles involved are concerned will
follow very closely along the line of
speech, To the committee from the
Baltimore convention which notified
him last August Of his nomination.
His Opinion of Tariff.
In that speech. Mr.. Wilson said.
We do not ignore the fact that
the business of a country like ours
Is exceedingly sensitive to changes in
legislation of this kind Tt has been
built up, however. inadvisedly upon
tariff schedules written in the way /
have Indicated and it's foundations
must not be TODD radically or two sud
denly disturbed When we act we
should act with caution and pru~
dence. like men who know what they
are about, and not like those in love
with a theory. 1t is obvious that the
changes we make should be made
only at such rate and in such a
way as VIII least interest itself with
the normal and healthful course of
commerce and manufacture. But we
shall not, on that account, act with
timidity, as If we did not know our
own minds, for we are certain of
our ground and of our object. There
should be an immediate revision, and
it should be downward, unhesitating-
iy, and steadily downward"
All summer Session.
1t is understood that the presidents
message does not attempt to outline
the details that should govern the
framing Of an income tax law.
The belief Is growing in Washing
ton that the special session. which is
to begin on April 9TH, will be an all
summer affair.
If Mr.. Wilson decides that cur
rency laws should be enacted he will
make that question the subject of
special message to be sent in at
later date. Whether or not currency
reform Will he added to the special
session program. will depend prob
ably on the smoothness with which
the tariff revision plans move off.
The opinion, here tonight, however,
is that no serious attempt will be
made at the special session to enact
currency reform legislation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29

ter, Miss Mary Spencer. were thiH
morning near sun-up rescued by Ann
brose Page and some other gentle
men, after they had spent the night
lying on the tracks of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad Just opposite their.
home the John MARSHALL packet
boat.
Four families on the Amherst side
of the river had narrow escapes from
drowning in the early hours Of last
night. and all four We're driven from
their homes at 10 O'Clock by the Wa
ter, which is four feet deep in the
floors
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29
Ia PenneN IYania Nallere.

P1TTSBURG. PA, March 2s.-Not
enough telephone and telegraph wires
from the territory immediate tribu-
tary 70 Pittsburg are open to enable
accurate count 10 be made ~ food
casualties Al 0cl6ck this after
noon President w S. Stevenson. Of
the chamber Of commerce. chairman
~ the local food relief committee, es-
tsmated that the number OF the dead
In the FIVE valleys certerinR on Pitts
burg would reach fifty. This Includes
the Shenanso Valleys death roll Of
twenty, nearly half those drowned be-
trg reEcuers.
The rivers reached their height at
PittSbnrg at z O'Clock this afternoon
then the gauges registered the maxi
mum ~ s0.4 feet, as against the rec
ord og 81 feet
AZ Wheeling at A:45 this afternoon
the Ohio river touched 81 feet and
was reported stationary. TO the west
ard north ~ 4eittsbsrg, for one hum
AIRED miles. lies waste o. one hun
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29
Blaze Destroys
Leadger-Dispatch

NORFOLK. VA. March 29--Fire
broke out in the Ledger Dispat ch
building at 1890 this morning and
for Il time it looked as II the entire
plant would be destroyed. The blaze
put the entire mechanical department
out of commission, but the business
offices in an adjoining building es-
capped
S. l.. Slower, president of the Ledger
Dispatch Publishing company, places
the loss at from sos. coo TO $4,000,
covered by insurance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29


IN - llet'4'' ~ ~ a. "a -.
tell ef lives taken aha pf"Pe'tl A. az,
s5FoYed ny me tt!Pllt''.,s Ia t,l.tt,,.
waters OF t'o " USE ms ,'i.' s''''' 'l'l7
RIVERS during me 'aSl We ""s ~
pears to!t4Sut 40 "a - -
tst'that a. |dh'@s t'le 80 ~ ee.a.t
that khe mas sun "a t", : -,
IAlAs'toP"e ~ i,i 'iiS.1tS -, - -,
ray OF Hopt pl"NV W 80.
pau 81 despair Ntich n%s nGiis - w.,
Inc CIV WnrH the lit'S "i''.H i!a ' 'e
stroyea several business Io1ssS a'aO'
were endeHSer1hE 1he eHtIre clst W" 49,
checked TINS morning ne Stto'''o'l
now appears 70 pe "e'l ~ 'ta'i1,
VIII however De iiHA'o9Flt - -
mine the loss "t me hiIuii tti~ W 800,
r%eede from the bottom foal'tl y. '7"Fe"
heu!es nav SO iaI hteh ft'.'N - -
ny ,'"', ,"l' W 10 ~ AN,
~ =" "a &C. o,,,,i5.one Will INC
military who are In charge here, de
clare the number will not go over
s.yentv-five
Food SUNNY Exhausted.
The food sjpplv is almost exhausted
9otv. ono bridge Of the seven In the
cft,- across the Muskingum still re
mains intact
Fira or Yesterday burned through
tho ulauts Of the GAINESVILLE shirt com
many. Inc Adfna Contracting company
and the GAINESVILLE Furniture company
the Nunson Music companys building
ana Tho Eiks club collapsed. All
electric light companies in the city are
ont If commission.
J,ooting Was commenced today and
the military were given orders tn shoot
down any one caught at the nefarious
work
courioer arrived here on horseback
today with the cheering Information
that the Baltimore and Ohio had sue
ceeded in getting trains through to
Browns bridge five miles away. Five
carloads Of food, medicine and cloth
ing, with physicians and nurses arc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29
Rescue Work at Columbus.

COLUMBUS. o., March est is
one thing to pull people from the wa
ter. and another To put them on their
feet. Relief work in the flooded dis
tricts will, therefore, not cease with
the burial of the dead and giving tenn
porary shelter, food and clothing to
the survivors in the stricken cities, but
Win be extended to aid those who have
lost all worldly possessions in the mad
rush of the waters that they may start
anew.
This Is the idea of Governor Cox,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29
In WYnminp Valley.

WIIKESBARRE, PA, March IS
The Susquehanna river. which, last
night, swelled in a stream that sub
merged the greater part of Wyoming
valley, began to reCede today after
the river had reached a maximum
height of 288 feet. At dawn today
Wilkesharre was completely cut off
from towns on the west side and
parts of the city were under water.
Fully two thousand families were
forced TO give up their homes. The
lower section of the city Is under wa
ter. Ftrwood and Westmoor are com
pletelY submerged and the water has
reached the first floors of the build
ings in these towns Parts of Ply
mouth. Kingston. Edwardsville and
West NantlCoke are still under wa
fer Great damage has been done
property and the los is estimated at
thousands of dollars.
Danger Not Over Vet.
While the river is reCeding at the
rate of an inch per hour the danger
is not yet over. The river is now
at a height Of twenty-five feet, which
is three feet above the food stage.
The D, L. and w, r. r. can run
its trains only as far south as Ply
mouth, Galleries are idle and some
Of the mines are flooded. There have
been several thrilling rescues, but nc
lives have been lost. The greater
part Of the valley is still under wa
ter. but at the rate the river is re-
ceding the danger will have beer
passed by noon tomorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29

re no further deaths except frcIn dis
eGse. Every house In the flooded dis
trset is practically ruined Streets
are 90 ciogged with wreckage that it
Is almost impossible to set through
them In the tremendous and Efficient
work Of relief
RahieS Arc Born.
A half dozen or more babies have
been born during the several days
that hundreds o. aooa sufferers have
been housed a. the Cash Register
plant. An tnfaat vas born TO Corintha
PeIl last night having been christened
this naorning by the nurses Dorothy"
after the daughter OF John f Fat.
terson
Strange to say. there was not
much suffering in oar particular
HeIghhorhood. today declared George
ArmstrouE. who was marooned in the
Gapeil furniture store huGdIas IN
Dayton.
There was one woman with q
tuEt& weeks p30 pahE, W a. TOOK cN-
ceilent care OF her
And did we pray
Never such Prayers In Church.
There never were such prayers In
church We had a case IL whlskey,
and offered to send il of 60 persons
who seemed exhausted. They refused
10 take ii. although ordinarily they
were not tetofalers"
Relief boats brought food ana wa
ter to the famished guests Of the Al
ronduin. the Beckel House, the Phil
lips House and The Atlas hotel the
leading obstetrics Of DAYTON.
4 daring robbery was thwarted to-
uay when the police arrested a man
who vas escaping from the city with
satchel containing $4,000 in d!a-
monds and 3ewelry. which he had
stolen from downtown jewe1ry stores
The food situation was much
brighter today. The trucks sent from
the Cash Register company manned
by men with military orders to CON
nscate potatoes and food from the
farmers brought back a gtod supply
of vegetables. and several relief
trains reached the city with supplies.
Systcmize Rescue Work.
The rescue work also had taken on
a sembiance Of system and all the
streets from which the flood had ye-
ceded were pafrolied by military The
people were also urged to get back TO
their houses whenever possible
Captain Gilholey and q crew Of six
men from the United States Life Saw
ing station AT Louisville. KY reached
Dayton carly today. GiIhoiey carried
two hundred baskets Of provisions.
each containing a bottle of water
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29
body brings the number of known
dead to FIVE
Greatest Loss of Life.

body brings the number of known
dead TO FIVE.
Greatest Loss of Life.
As the greatest loss of life is
thought to he on that side of the
river. the recovery Of many more
bodies is expected tomorrow.
The estimates of the number of
dead made by the city officials is based
on the fact that many persons Ios d.
ing in the Seventh ward remained In
their homes In the belief that they
would suffer no great inconvenience
by doing so. Several hundred houses
in that section were swept away, how
ever, after all avenues of escape had
been cut off In Putnam the extreme
lower part Of the city, the death toll
is expected to he the heaviest. Many
of the dwellers in this section WOO
made their way to safety say a large
number of people were swept from
the roofs Of their houses and porches
hy the flood and seen no more.
Watchers from the tops Of the highest
buildings say that Muskingham and
Linden avenue. where a few days ago
stood many fine residence, is now
nothing but bare waste Of swirling
yellow water.
Railroad stations Gone.
NV W IPtiitlH anu LANE HI ~ al
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad sta
tons are gone. Hundreds - buildings
have been undermined and may topple
any moment
Fully 10000 people are still! home
less, and are being cared for by the
city and private families
Reports tonight indicate that fully
FIVE hundred people have persisted in
MuskinFham Valley, including this
city and the territory between here
and Marietta
Floods In Hudson Valley.
ALBANY, n Y. March 28.-Flood
conditions in the Hudson and Mo-
hawk valleys reached climax early
today, sweeping everything within the
narrow limits OF the valleys down
stream. About o'clock this after
noon recession began. and tonight the
water at Albany is foot below the
height attained this morning.
Reports from farther up the valley
indicates that the food has spent it.
self. All along the Mohawk reports
tell Of a recession Of foot In the
flood tide.
The railroads leading from the
north are bending every effort to
carry uninterruptedly into New York
city a milk supply that will at least
equal the demand. fire steamer
was used today to pump the water
out Of the cellar of the First National
bank. of Albany, with which Gov
ernor Dix is associated, in an effort to
save several million dollars in cur
rency and securities After the wa
ter had receded the securities we're
found to be intact
Fragmentary reports from the
points up the Mohawk and Hudson
valleys indicate that the loss to prop
erty viii approximate $4,000, 600.
Governor Sulzer was informed tonight
that the States loss will total about
$500, 600. This amount will be
necessary to repair the embankment
along the old and the new barge
canals locks. dams and other adjunct
Of navigation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29
SWOLLEN WATERS
CONTINUED from First page.l

the James this side OF Campbell coun~
ty, has not oyerfiown it's banks.
The warning sent out Thursday
night by the local authorities on the
weather gave the old Dominion
Steamship company ample time To
save ali freight from damage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29
DEATHS.

GARY.--pied, Friday. March 2Sth, in
the home of his parents, JOHN NJ
GARY, only son OF Sidney NJ. and
parents leaves three sisters,
Misses Nirgie, Agnes and Clara
Gary.
Funeral from his late residence.
220 North Twenty second street,
SUNDAY, March 3oth. at 4 r. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29
Transport Supplies Free.

The southern Express company
rallied TO the occasion yesterday with
the announcement that II Will accept
all monies and contributions in kind
destined for the sufferers III the
stricken district, and transport them
free of charge. The packages of sup
plies must be limited to one hundred
pounds and. must be addressed to the
proper municipal authorities, the Red
Cross society or some other legitimate
relief organization.
Governor Mann's appeal to the peo-
pie of Virginia yesterday on behalf
of the Red Cross society of the State
Of which he is president, is expected
to meet with ready response.