The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-04
Captain Garland and Men From
Chicago Do Fine Work at
Fort Wayne.
LEADERS, STORY IS GRAPHIC
Five BoatIoads OF Children Taken
Safely Across Mile of Rushing
Watcr--Incidents Of the Flood
at Peru.

Charles Garland and his crew from
the Chicago life saving station. Cap
tain Garland and six life savers re-
turned to Chicago from Fort Wayne
with their surf boat, but Immediately
departed for Terre Haute to continue
their rescue work.
Captain Carlands story was graphic.
He told how he and his men arrived
at the asylum just after four children
had met death when an attempt was
made to rescue them. Five trips to
the asylum were made by Captain
Garland and each time boatload was
taken safely across half mile of
swiftly flowing water. Besides the
children four matrons and six men
we're rescued from the building.
Garland Tells Story.
1--WE arrived at Fort Wayne when
the water was highest" said Captain
Garland. mo sooner had we arrived
when a report reached us that the
children were marooned in the Orphan
Asylum One attempt had been made
to rescue them which ended disas-
trously for four of the children and
two brave men. The small rowboat
in which the would-be rescuers had
reached the building overturned after
four OF the children had been taken
from "a second-story window. All were
drowned
Conditions in the asylum were aw-
full when six men and myself finally
reached the building. In one small
room, huddled together half frozen
and hungry, we're the little girls and
boys with their attendants.
MANY were crying, few were
asleep from exhaustion. One of the
women had tainted.
Afraid to Trust Boats.
sat first they refused to trust their
lives to our boats. They had witnessed
the fate of the first boat and were
afraid. We finally carried twelve OF
the little ones out of the second-story
window and then our fight back start
| ed 1t needed the combined strength
Of. every man on the boat tc
fight the current and prevent the
boat from overturning. Then we
were hampered by the cries of the
children and at times the one matron
we took with us would become panic
stricken. After getting to shore the
children were placed in the care OF
merchants of the town, and we went
back for another load.
I'VE received different reception or
our second arrival at the asylum. A
shout of joy went up when they heard
that the first load had been landed
safely. A little confusion resulted
from the natural anxiety of the tots tc
f-get into the boat. No one was hurt
however, and after five trips we sue
ceeded in removing all the children
ard their attendants to safety.
Children Co Hungry.
THE merchants thanked us fol
what we had done. One Of the ma
irons told us the children had not haC
full meal for As hours. They had rur
out of coal and were breaking up thu
furniture in the place for fire wood
The fire they kindled in the middle o
the room, Drawing the danger of thu
entire building burning up"
Brings 200 Peru Children.
Charles H. Thacher and his wife
who live at 1850 Groveland avenue
arrived here from Peru. Ind, with 20
Peru children, many of them nov
orphans.
A man in Peru, having boat, de
manded $50 from Thacher to take tn
two away. There was another won
an in the marooned house, and tn
boatman refused to take her.
"A shot was fired and the man fel
out Of the boat. dead" said Mr.. Thacf
err. Mr.. Thatcher escaped with his wit
and the other woman in the boat.
second man, DR.. Hupp, offered boa
man 800 to take his wife to hospita
there being imminent visit from tn
stork. The man refused and the doc
tor knocked him out of the boat wit
brick. A Winona college studen
rowed the doctors wife to the hoi
pital. where a baby was born, mothe
and child being saved.
Trio in Stolen Boat Drowned.
Three unknown men were browne
at Peru when a leaky boat, which the
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ed by Oliver Wilson, farmer VIII
lives near the water line of the int
urban tracks. Wilson discovered tn
theft when the three men were 10
yards from shore. When they ha
gone a half mile, they appeared
distress. The Wilson family watche
the men struggle in the water an
disappear. No effort has been mad
to recover the bodies.
At Logansport heroic work wa
! done by the crew sent from LAX
Blur and by the cadets from Culve
Military academy in saving lives.
Many pathetic incidents marked II
work of rescue.
In all more than 5000 persons wer
rescued from marocned homes an
taken to safety in rowboats. Man
Host everything they possesse'
Horses. cattle ard other animals wei