Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-29
'AMBOY PEOPLE
IN FLOOD ZONE
Hiss Ida Noe Playing With
theatrical Troupe at Day
ton, Ohio, is Safe.
ELLIS D0NEHUE THERE
Robert ]. McNitt Leaves For
Vest Fear for Safety of
His Parents.
ELLIS D0NEHUE THERE

Several people from this city and
vicinity have grave fears for the safe
ty of relatives and friends who were
at the scenes OF the devastating
floods in the west. Robert j. Me-
Nitt, an assistant to the second vice
president of the Roessler e Hassla-
cher Chemical Company, started last
night on a trip westward to learn
about and if possible join parents
who were driven by the flood from
their home in Logansport, Ind. His
mother was Ill with pneumonia. The
safety of Ellis Donehue, who is we'll
known here, Is causing his friends
hereabouts much concern. Mr.. and
Mrs. Elijah r. Noe, of 147 Gordon
street, received word about 10
o'clock this morning that their
daughter, Miss Ida Noe, had passed
safely through a thrilling flood ex-
perience in Dayton, o.
Water was twelve feet high about
the McNitt homestead in Logansport,
Ind, according to meagre reports re-
ceived here. Mrs. McNitt had been
| seriously III with pneumonia. Just
week ago today it was reported
that she was out of danger. Nj.
and Mrs. McNitt We're rescued in a
small boat from their house. Theil
son felt uneasy when he heard water
was sixteen feet deep about the Lo.
gansport station. He knew it must
be nearly the same depth about the
nf Il nI,-t, !, O
his mother was Ill, caused added un-
easiness. He tried In vain to gel
word to them, and after some anx-
ious hours learned that they had
been removed from their home and
Mrs. McNitt was taken to the Lo.
| gansport hospital. He started for
| Chicago last night, where he expects
to meet his brother to secure some
authentic report about his parents,
| If possible, he will endeavor to reach
| them, even though he may have to do
some walking,
Whether Ellis Donehue, formerly
| a well known man of this city hay-
| ing been employed for several years
at the American Smelling and Rein
| ing Company's plant, is dead or alive
| in Dayton, O., is causing his friend
here much uneasiness. Mr.. Done
1hiie. WHO Is now travelling salesman
for a hosting apparatus manufac
/ turing concern. arrived at Dayton
about n week ago, and was at that
place at the time of the flood. Mr.
| Donehue, though not native of this
place, made his home here for sew
eral years at 267 Mcclellan street
| While here he married a Perth Am
boy young lady, and Joined one OF
the local lodges of Odd Fellows, OF
which he is still a member. Friends
to whom he has been accustomed to
write at every place he visits, have
not heard from him since he ar
rived at Dayton.
Miss Noe has been on the road
! with the johnson & Noe lady orches-
! ira. She finished theatrical engage
ments in Pennsylvania last week and
opened on Monday in Dayton, o.
The last word her parents received
| from her was on Friday of last week
| The letter stated she was on her way
| to Dayton. For some reason, Mrs.
Noe did not feel uneasy about her
daughter after reading the reports OF
| the floods, for she seemed to think
she was safe. Nevertheless, much re-
! lief was afforded when a telegram
was received from Miss Noe this
morning, stating she was 20. X"