The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-04-03
FLOODS CAUSE
GREAT DAMAGE
HOOD RIVER VALLEY SENDS AID
Local People Made Anxious Over Fate of
Relatives r Food Supplies Trans
ported Free to Sufferers

Win The exception of Iowa, more of
the people of the Hood River district
have formerly been residents of Indi-
ana than of any other state in the
Union and great fear prevailed here
last week among them rs to the fate
.ot near relatives and friends, who
were known to be in the flood stricken
cities. A great many local residents
laNe also come from Ohio and frantic
efforts were made by them to get into
communication with relatives in the in
undated cities there However, com
munlcation was almost impossible. The
telegraph service had been demoralized
by the wind storms and floods.
DR.. Malcolm Bronson's parents were
residents of the city of DAYTON. As
seen as the news of the terrible disas-
ter was received here'hes esbegan making
attempts to reach them. However, il
was Friday before he had received any
word. 1t was then that a telegram
was received from G. W. Weldon, a
Pennsylvania railroad official, who
stated that his father was in Cincin-
natl and that his mother was at an un-
cle's out of the flooded zone. Mrs.
BronsOn's parents, DR.. and Mrs. Geo.
W. Skinner were residents of Hamil-
ton.
w. H. Goodenough, who was former
ly a resident of Hamilton, has son
residing in Dayton. Mr.. and Mrs. S.
f. Bartmess were worried for several
days about their daughter, Miss Aldine,
who is attending conservatory of mu-
sic at Cincinatti. Miss Bartmess had
written them that she would spend the
week end in West Milton, Ohio, and
they thought it probable that she and
her friends would go to Dayton on Sun
day. They received a message Satur-
day morning from Cincinnati telling
them that she was safe in thu city.
Edwin b. Winter, of the First Ma
tional bank, is former resident of In
dianapolis. He received a message
Friday from his relatives there telling
that they had been unhaimed by the
storm. Robert Carter, who left here
week before last for indianapolis on a
business trip and to visit his mother,
wired back that he had reached the
city shortly before the height of the
flood. In his message Mr.. Carter stated
that there were 67 trains outside lndi-
annapolis unable to come further on ac-
count of the high waters.
Mr.. Bartmess formerly owned a
farm in Indiana in La Fayette county
and situated on the Wild Cat creek.
"a remember how we had to watch the
floods when | lived there says Mr.
Bartmess. The banks of the stream
were low and every spring freshe
would so swell it that we woud los
fences ard our fields would be badI,
washed "
Nr Il. E. Scott, wife Of Secretar,
Sc - Of the Commercial club, was Wis
itI relatives in Indiana. However
Secretary Scott received a message
from Mrs. Scott last week stating tha
she and the children had left Indianap
oils for a visit with Michigan relatives
before the food reached its height.
Local people have been ready with
subscriptions Of potatoes and apples
Secretary Scott announces that the
American Express Co. has offered tC
transport gratis packages to the suf
ferers Of Ohio and Indiana.
Subscriptions of cash were left a.
local banks last Saturday ard on Sun
day the churches took offerings for The
storm sufferers.
The sum collected at the churches
and raised by private subscription
which amounted to total of Sl25 wa!
forwarded by the Commercial club Il
Col. M. L. Wilson, treasurer of the
commission representing the Red Cross
at Columbus.
The Upper Valley citizens were quicl
to respond to the call for help and ;
car load of potatoes and other provi
sions was sent out from there Monday
The O.-W. r. & N. Co. and the Noun
Hood Railroad Co., as well as the east
ren railroads are transporting free Of
charge all food stuffs routed out t
committees working for the relief Of
the sufferers.
A car was placed on the a siding il
the local freight yard Tuesday and has
been filled with potatoes. apples anC
other fruits and vegetables to be sent
to Columbus. 1t will leave for the east
today. Subscriptions were made to the
carlot of supplies by business men Of
the city and by ranchers of the Lower
Valley.
Robert r. Carter returned from In.
dianapolis Tuesday evening. while
was in Indiana" says Mr.. Carter, 81
viited a greater portion of the flooded
district. While do not think the loss
of life all told will exceed 500 persons,
the property loss is hard to estimate.
1t seems that there are few bridges
left, and fine homes and residences
have been swept away or severely
damaged"
The city of Dayton, which suffered
more than any of the cities in the Ie-
gion of the flood, was one of the most
beautiful residence cities in the state
Of Ohio.
Packages that are sent by express to
the storm sufferers should be ad.
dressed to Col. Edward 7. Miller, Gen.
eral Relief Depot, Columbus, Ohio.
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