The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-04-04
Thrilling RESCUE
Of WHOLE FAMILY
Man Lost Wife and Babies
and Then Found Them.
Boy Scouts knowledge Of "First
Aid to Injured" Proved
Of Great Use.

J Dayton, O.-With the rapid sub
siding Of the flood waters and dis
sipating Of panic among refugees
here, thrilling adventures continu,
coming to light. Among the most In.
II .aFesting OF these was the experience
Of the family Of Charles NJ. Adams
lnt Riverside. When the flood first
rushed through that section of the
city Mr.. Adams got his wife and ten
months-old twin girls into a skiff and
took them to the home OF a friend
In Warder street. An hour later II
was again necessary to move. and the
family was taken by rescuers out of
second-story windoy. The canoe in
which they were being transported
was dashed against a telegraph pole
by the terrific current and capsized.
Adams swan bravely in the icy
water for fewm inutes when he was
picked up by some men In flatboat.
Just before he was rescued he saw
his wife sink for the third time. The
baby girls we're floating down the
street. Then he collapsed.
Three hours later he regained con-
seriousness to find himself in an
attic and beside him on the floor lay
his wife. whom he believed to have
been drowned. A few minutes later
man crawled into the attic window
from the floating roof of a barn.
bringing with him the twins. They
had caught in the branches OF a tree
and were picked off unhurt by the
man who was riding to safety on
the roof
Mrs. Adams was reached as she
Gas going down the third time by a
High School boy. on hastily i'm
provised raft. The lad was a member
OF the Riverdale troop of the Boy
Scouts and had been trained how to
administer first aid to the drown
ing
John Stone, rs Victor street. was
one of the large number OF volunteer
life-savers in Riverdale. He rescued
a woman from the second story win
dow of q house In Linwood street,
who insisted in bringing with her
q snow shovel. Clutching the shovel
to her breast she sat in the stern
sheets of Stones boat. alternately
singing a hymn and laughing hys-
In attempting to round a
street corner, where a torrent poured
In from cross street, the boat
struck an electric light pole and
Stone lost the Paddle with which
he was propelling his craft.
God told me-" shouted the woman.
\ Mrs. Clemens. HE told me-. Now
use the shovel"
Stone managed to paddle his boat
wSh the shovel to a place of safety.
Rescuers found q. Mrs. Atherton
In water waist deep in the
second story OF her home in East |
2iverdale. An hour before the res
suSrs arrived the woman had given |
lNth to q son, which she was clutch |
ng In her arms. The babe was dead. |
Mrs. Atherton is expected to live.
Coming out of the front door of |
his residence at 351 South Main st,
Charles McComber saw the flood COM
ng. He rushed back to his garage |
md brought his motor car around In
ront. Calling to his wife and three
children he began loading the car
With chairs and rugs from the parlor.
He moved the piano onto the front
porch. On top OF a number OF chairs
he piled a davenport, which ordinarily
,wo men scarcely would be able to
handle. Then McComber lifted his
wife and children into the car, and
ust as he was starting away the car
vas overwhelmed and had to be de-
,erted. Refuge was taken by the
amily In passing boat which had
started out from laundry not far
way.
ut ives aphasia." said McComber'
n relating his experience. Il don't
'ensmbsr anything about IT," he
aid. "but there stands the loaded
motor car. ruined. of course. and there
s the piano where I brought It,"
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