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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
Forty Dead at BRIDGE.

Richard Lee. AN engineer on the
Pennsylvania, who brought in the last
train over that line from Logansport
reported a terrible condition at the
Pennsylvania bridge over the Wabash
on the outskirts of Logansrort.
This bridge is braced across an
island and is as near indestructible as
a bridge can be made" said Mr.. Lee.
ut is eighteen miles down stream
from Peru and has caught all the
debris from that town.
Il think we saw the remains of
more than 100 houses stacked up
against this bridge, with the current
Juggling and pulling at them. We
could make out thirty or forty dead
bodies in the crushed lumber, and it
seemed as if some section of Peru
must have been overwhelmed sudden
ly and swept down stream TO destruc-
Lion"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
Heroes In All Classes.

If a great loss of life was ayerted
at Peru, this is due to some heroes of
the Owen Wister type, river men and
water rats from surrounding lakes,
who by unbelievable prowess with a
pair of frail oars rescued the doomed,
and in splendid harmony with their
virile efforts shines the spirit of wom-
Ell who valiantly helped, supremely
oblivious to distressing surroundings.
Among the latter are Mrs. r. H.
Bouslog, Mrs R. C. Edwards, and
Mrs. Albert Shirk, all three wives
Of local millionaires, and also leaders
in the self-sacrifices required to pro-
vide sandwiches, coffee and smiles to
panic stricken multitude in emer-
gency quarters.
Among the boatmen two brothers,
Charley and Ted Knight, are praised
on the corners left in Peru. Ted, with
w. A. Huff, a dentist, braved the tur-
bulent waters of the Wabash river,
cutting off Peru on the south side
and rendering uncertain the fate of the
inhabitants Of South Peru. According
10 the report the two rescuers reached
the opposite shore alive, after having
been overturned several times.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
FLOWERS IN THE HOUSEHOLD
Snapshot of Quiet Domestic Scene
When Rivals Fought for the
Control of Mexico.

To make flowers last week or
more, four things are necessary. First,
do not try to arrange them the mo-
ment you get them, but put them in a
pail of water for few hours, so that
every stem will be under water up to
the flower. Second, cleanse the vase
thoroughly before putting in the flow
ers and change the water every day.
Third, the cooler you keep the flowers
the longer they will last. If you are
too busy in the morning to enjoy them
or have to'go out for the afternoon, do
not leave them in the living room, for
they are not used to such a tempera-
ture. Every night put the vase in a
cool place, or better still, plunge the
stems up to the flowers in pail of
water. Fourth, cut about quarter of
an inch off each stem in the morning
1t is more trouble to do this under
water, but it pays. If you cut the
stems in the ordinary way air bubbles
get into the stems and impede the TAX
ing in of water-Delineator.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
Hang to Roof Thirty Hours.

After hanging to the roof of their
home for thirty hours, with strong
wind blowing and a heavy snow fall
ing, August Schmidt, wife and two
children were rescued. None of them
could move muscle, being chilled
through. They were removed to Van
Gleve School, where hundreds of other
rescued were taken.
I'D have fallen into the water If it
hadn't been for daddy" exclaimed the
little girl, who was first of the four to
recover sufficiently to talk.
when the water came into the
house we had to climb on the roof.
Daddy held me and mamma held
brother. Oh, it was cold. / thought
l was going to die, but daddy kept
hold of me"
A little boy, who, during the night
chung in full sight of the rescuers,
was rescued. He probably will die.
The little. fellow was discovered after
the flood had risen so high he could
not weather the waters.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
The Man on the Roof.

There were two heroes on the Day
ton floods. Their names are NJ. B.
Stohl and C. D. Williamson, and they
are employees of the American Tele-
graph and Telephone company.
Stohl is a wire chief at Dayton. He
reached the Dayton Office Of his COM
pany late the night before the floods
came. The rush of the waters put all
the telephone batteries and power out
of commission. Forgetting thoughts
of escape, Stohl rummaged around
until he found lineman's test set
With this he rugged up a sending and
receiving apparatus. and cut in upon
the wire on the roof of the four-story
building. This wire connected him
with Phoneton, testing station eight
miles away Thus he established CON-
munication with Williamson, whose
batteries we're still working.
Then Stohl sent messages from the
flooded city, otherwise cut on from
communication with the outside world
All night he stuck to his post. All next
day he remained. The following noon
found him still on the roof OF build
Ing whose foundations were being
Slapped by the waters.
There he stayed in the rain and cold.
with the prospect Of death staring him
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
Heroic Rescues Common.

From all parts of Dayton come sto-
ries of heroic rescues. The stolid
volunteers pay no attention to them.
All of them for three days have con-
stantly offered their lives to save
others. Several of these men have
given their lives on rescue work.
Their names are unknown. Watchers
on the banks saw them trying to
reach persons in floating houses, saw
their boats upset and the men go
down.
Late in the day large frame house
floated down the river. Four women
were in the windows. AS they neared
the Main street bridge they waved at
the crowd on the banks and the build
ing struck the pieces. There was
swirl in the murky waters and lit
tie farther down stream the debris
appeared, but none of the women.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
pasaenners Give Refund Money.

The flood relief fund collected in
Chicago was increased 1852 by the
two hours delay of the Twentieth
Century Limited from New York. For
every hour the train is late the pas
sengers are given 81 by the company.
II arrived in Chicago two hours be-
hind time.
]. L. Daube of Philadelphia con-
ceived the idea of giving the 81 which
would be refunded by the railroad
company to the fund He made known
his intentions to Joseph Horowitz Of
New York and Fred X. Townsend of
Rochester, who also were passengers.
They became enthusiastic and formed
a committee to collect the refund
slips of all the passengers on the train
Out of eighty passengers seventy
six readily gave up their slips. Among
the four was an Englishman just ar
rived. The food situation was ex-
planned to him and Daube pictured the
sufferings of the victims
Il don't believe it," declared the
Englishman. cit is some bally AmeEi-
can scheme to defraud strangers.
Show me your credentials. l never
heard Of any flood l know all about
your schemes in this country to de-
fraud travellers"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
Whole Families on Roofs.

All of the first terrible night, while
the city of Peru. Ind, was in inky
darkness because of the cutting off of
the gas and electric light supply, men,
women and children, and in some in.
stances entire families, lay fiat where
they had crawled to the roofs of their
homes, waiting for daylight to bring
relief. Hundreds of others were
iammed in the courthouse and lodge
buildings, which were in the only four
blocks of the city not under water.
The first thought Of rescue parties
was to send into the town boats to
carry to safety those who were threat
ened with drowning. Telephone COM
munication had been opened with
points in the residence and business
districts and from those marooned in
buildings it was learned that many
persons, including some women who
held their children in their arms, had
been on roofs exposed to an almost
freezing temperature all night. One
man telephoned he had seen several
fall from exhaustion and slip into the
water. II was the purpose of the res
cuers firstto reach those in greatest
danger. Hundreds of others huddled
together at the courthouse, although
in want of food and water, were to be
taken later.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
Rohhsr Prices of Roatmen.

Boatmen in Peru, Ind, reGped for
tunes by carrying food sufferers
from the danger zone at exorbitant
prices, according to NJ. S. Scott, a
travelling salesman of New York, who
arrived from Peru with two other
travelling men.
The condition at Peru" said Mr..
Scott, cannot be told. | was at a
hotel across the street from the court
house and last night six babies were
born to women who lay on the bare
floor of the building. When we learned
of this we had them rowed across the
street and gave them our rooms. The
boatmen charged S. each to row three
women across the street. We paid
SIS to be hauled three miles, and
were lucky to get off that cheaply."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
Explaining the Needle.

A typesetter in printing house be-
came very adroit in explaining the
large number OF misprints for which
he was responsible. Even when he
changed his work and became wait
er in restaurant, says Das Echo, his
skill did not forsake him.
One day he had served a guest with
a plate of soup, and was turning
away, when he was called back
sharply.
This is an outraged" cried the in
dignant diner. Il find needle in my
soup! What does this mean?"
Just a misprint, sir" explained the
former typesetter. ut should have
been a noodle. Youth Companion.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
Only Doctor a Drug Fiend.

Terrible scenes were reported from
West indianapolis. Conditions in the
flooded district were made worse by
the fact that the only physician who
twas there to attend sufferers was a
victim of the morphine habit. In the
Methodist church a woman rescued
from the bottoms gave premature
birth to twins. The physician, what
with the horror of his duty and his in
ability to obtain more of the drug
went insane, and after making three
unsuccessful attempts to jump from
window, was placed in straight
jacket.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04

places Of safety, and on the roors
of buildings, only to die from expos
ure.
The suffering of the survivors hud-
died together in the marooned build
ings was awful Food and water
could not be taken to them.
Foreigners killed their country
men and even members of their fam
lilies in their desperate efforts to OBJ
tain food, according to John Volbrecht
of Yukawa street, In North Dayton,
who was taken from the one remain
ing abutments of the Herman street
bridge. Volbrecht said he was at his
home with his family when the flood
struck North Dayton. The house was
picked up by the current and car
ried against the Herman street bridge.
Volbrecht said he chung to the bridge
and didn't know what became of his
family.
One woman with ten-day-old baby
climbed over the roofs of three houses
to reach the rescuers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
SURGEON Tells Graphlo Sorry.

DR.. Ray b. Harris, a police surgeon
| Of Dayton, Ohio, and one of the chief
workers among the injured immedi
ately after the cyclone, told a graphic
story of the suffefings of the hun
dreds who were hurt.
when We began to collect the bod
les we realized for the first time the
fearful state of affairs" said the ply
sician. 1T was as grewsome a task
as l ever worked at Some of the
bodies were twisted into frightful
shapes and some had pieces of
wreckage-wood and iron-driven
through their bodies. Dozens were
smothered to death, some were
burned, still others were crushed and
beaten to death by the flying timbers.
Every physician in the city, and
even the medical students, were at
work Sunday night and all day Mon
day. l impressed two dentists myself,
although l didn't want any teeth
drawn. They worked like Trojans,
too.
Some of the taxicab drivers thought
it was golden opportunity to reap a
harvest. and demanded huge sums for
carrying the injured to the hospitals.
The doctors wouldn't stand for any
thing like that, and / personally
thrashed two drivers who presumed
to haggle."
Another husky young doctor had an
argument with chauffeur, who de-
manded So apiece for conveying two
injured women to a hospital When
he would not yield the physician
seized a piece of board and knocked
the man senseless with it. Then he
took the chauffeur to the hospital with
the women and mnistered to him.
1t is such incidents as this that evil
dence the fearful night of terror and
panic and the day of sorrow that fol-
lowed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
ALL TELL STORIES
OF HEROIC DEEDS
Survivors of the Flood Disaster
Proud of Record Made by
Brothers
NEEDS OF OTHERS PUT FIRST
No Ono Has Cause to Be Ashamed Of
Spirit Displayed In Agonizing
Time-Some Fearful Expert
ences Brought to Light.

Chicago and children
first"
This worldold cry, made more men,
orable when the Titanic disaster
thrilled the world, echoed over the
f1ood-stricken districts of Ohio and In
diana. Refugees who reached Chicago
told innumerable stories of men risk
ing their lives to save the women and
children.
The unwritten law OF the sea was
observed on the inland rivers. The
entire tenor of stories told by refugees
was one of bravery. self-sacrifice and
devotion TO the weak and unprotected.
Women and children first
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
FLY TO PIECES.
The Effect of Coffee on Highly Organ
lied People.

II have been coffee user for
years, and about two years ago got
into a very serious condition of dys-
pepsia and indigestion. 1t seemed to
me l would fly to pieces. l was SO
nervous that at the least noise l was
distressed, and many times could not
straighten myself up because of the
pain"
Tea is just as injurious, because it
contains caffeine, the same drug found
in coffee.
MY physician told me I must not
eat any heavy or strong food, and or
dered a diet, giving me some medi-
cine. / followed directions carefully,
but kept on using coffee and did not
get any better.
Last winter my. husband, who was
away on business, had Postum served
to him in the family where he board.
ed. He liked it so we'll that when he
came home he brought some with him.
We began using it and 1 found it
most excellent.
while / drank II my stomach never
bothered me in the least, and l got
over my nervous troubles. When the
Postum was gone we returned to cof-
fee, then my stomach began to hurt
me as before, and the nervous con-
ditions came on again.
THAT showed me exactly what was
the cause of the whole trouble, so
quit drinking coffee altogether and
kept on using Postum. The old trou-
bles left again and have never re-
turned"
There's a reason" and it is explain
ed in the little book, The Road to
WellvSlle, in pkgs.
. Ever read the above letterf A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
Only One of MANY.

What is your Nance" asked the
registerer who received refugees at
Dayton, O., of slender person in
mems clothing.
Norma Thurma," was the reply.
Norma came in with Ralph Myers,
his wife and little baby. Myers had
climbed telegraph pole first. He let
down a rope to his wife, who tied it to
a meal sack which contained their
baby. three months old. Myers pulled
the rope with its precious burden up
and then let 1t down to aid his wife.
Holding on to two thin wires, he tray
eled across the cable a full block to
safety.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
Victims Are Cheerful.


One of the remarkable features was
the cheerful spirit with which food
victims viewed their plight This was
Dayton's first great flood in many
years. Much of the submerged area
had been considered safe from high
water, but as the majority of resi-
dents of these sections looked out on
all sides upon a great sweep of muddy
swiftly moving water, they seemed I'M
disturbed.
In some of the poorer sections the
attitude of the marooned was not so
fore the second floor of one partly
submerged house a man leaned out
and threatened to shoot unless they
took off his wife and baby that had
just been born. The woman, almost
dying, was let down from the window
by a rope and taken to a place of
refuge
Further on, members OF a motor
boat party were startled by shots in
the second floor OF a house about
which five feet of water swirled. The
boat was stopped and a man peered
from the window of the house.
'Why are you shooting?" he was
asked.
"Oh. Just amusing myself shooting
at rats that come upstairs. When are
you going to take me out of here?"
he replied.
The bodies Of a woman and a baby
were seen floating down Jefferson
street, one of Dayton's main thorough
fares. 1t was thought they came from
the district north Of the river.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04

in the face every moment. He sobbed
a strong mans sob as he told his tale
Of death and desolation; OF floating
wreckage bearing men, women and
children doomed to death; of dead
bodies borne upon the crest of the wa
tiers; of piteous sights, in themselves
enough to unnerve the bravest of men.
But he stuck to his post
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
60 Insane. sIaY FamIIIes.

There were stories of insanity caus.
ed by the food at Dayton. A father
had killed his four children and
his wife and then leaped into the
flood.
Children had been born in boats
that were carrying their mothers TO
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04

corrects constipation. Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are tonic to the stomach, liver and
nerves. They invigorate instead of weaken;
they enrich the blood instead of impovcr-
ishing it: they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put into
it. Price IS cents. All Druggists
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04

The average girl treats new &C
quaintance far better than she does
an old friend-so the old friend
thinks.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
For Curjinc Feathers.

To curl feather that has become
damaged with rain or dew sprinkle
it thickly with common salt and shake
before a bright fire until dry, when
you will find it as good as new.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
Appreciation Coming.

You'll never realize your husbands
rue value until he has gone" coun-
,eled Mrs. Goodman. Il know it," re-
)lied Mrs. Nagg His life is in
;ured. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
Preliminary.

81 am going to try this sleeping in
the open air as a tentative PROPOSE
ton"
Have you got the tent"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04
CONSTIPATION

Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are unlike all 9TH
er laxatives or cathar-
tics. They coax the
liver into activity by
gentle methods, they
do not scour; they do
not grippe; they do not
weaken; but they do
start all the secretions
of the liver and atom-
ach in a way that soon
puts these organs in a
healthy condition and
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04

Df Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and
invigorate stomach, liver ana bowels Sugar
coated, tiny granules, easy to take. Do not
grippe. ADV.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04

Many a young man would get q
hard bump if thrown on his own re-
sources
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-04

A bachelor is a bachelor because he
is either too foolish or too wise to
marry.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
NURSERY STOCK

To meet a popular demand, The
Independent will send in orders for
fruit, ornamental and shade trees.
rosebushes, clematis and Towering
shrubs. Any quantity ofsnursery
stock may be ordered through The
Independent. and at wholesale
prices. No agents commisson to
pay. Stock will be shipped with
our order Of Forest trees given
ss q premium. Write or call at The
Independent office. We are doing
this to encourage planting of trees
in Elko AMI vicinity. Make your
wants known quick as the order
will be sent in very soon.
The Independent
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
SENSATIONAL DOCUMENT

New York, April 27:-"I commit my
soul into the hands Of my Savior, on
full confidence that having redeemed
1t, and washed 1t in His most, precious
blood He will present it faultless be-
fore the throne Of my Heavenly Father;
and 1 entreat my children to maintain
and defend at all hazard, and at any
cost Of personal sacrifice, the blessed
doctrine Of the complete atonement for
sin through the blood of Jesus Christ
once offered, and through that alone"
Such Ia the striking utterance, which
begins the last will and testament OF
OF j. P. Morgan, who died at Rome on
March 3lst last As TO the amount Of
the estate, no announcement will be
made until the appraisal has been
made for determining the amount Of
the state Inheritance tax. The amount
of bequests and trusts. named by the
specific sums, Is under twenty million
dollars. The entire residue of the ca.
tate is left to J. p. Morgan, Jr., who ia
designated to become the chief heir.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
Visits Michigan

W. w. Booher, formerly editor of
the Hlho, Nevada Independent and o
former townsman Of Dr.. and Mrs. G. J.
Hood Of this city was o pleasant caller
at The Times Office this afternoon. Mr..
Booher has been away from home
sbout two months having visited his
friends in New York state the greater
part Of that time. He has been in
Washington the past few days and
listened to the debate on the tariff in
the House. He stated that twice dur
ing the afternoon that he was there, he
could count but forty members on the
door at any one time. Mr.. Rooher
will visit relatives in Onsted over Sun
day and will resume his homeward
trip the first of next week.-Adrian
(Mich. Daily Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
NEW FEDERAL 50.
BUILDING FOR ELKO
Congressman Roberts Bill Now Before
the House; Development League
and Merchants Association o
Urged to Act Before, An
other Sun Goes Down

The bill introduced some time
ago by Congressman Roberts for
the appropriation, Of sixty-fve
thousand dollars for a Federal
building in Elko is now before the
house. ~ ...:.- .-,... ... e.
Here is a splendid opportunity
for the Elko Merchants' Association
and the Development League to
get busy and cooperate with Con-
gresham Roberts, Senators New
lands and Pittman in an effort to
assure success in this. important
matter The time 10 oppertune and
there should be no delay. Resolu-
tions should be adopted by both or
Ranizstions and same sent by wire
before the sun goes down. Prompt
ness and effective work is the es-
censs Of success in matters of this
kind. =. % .-,sh - '.',-
Let our representatives in Wash
ington realize that We are very
much alive to the Importance of
this bill. Time is f1eeting and Ell
10 can not afford to indulge in
dilatory tactics in this emergency.
Ihs erection Of q Fedezal buildins
here means much more to Elk6
than the average citizen realizes. 1t
means q $65,O00 building in our
midst. Il also means. in all prOba.
bility, the establishment of a