The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
NEWS
IS WHAT ALL
ARE SEEKING

Richmond people are taking the
keenest interest in the Dayton situa-
ton. owing to the large number who
have relatives and friends in that city.
The newspapers and telegraph and
telephone companies are being besieg-
ed for news all hours of the day and
night and TIE employees of these con-
Germs are almost exhausted from the
strain of work for the past eighty
hours, for they have been on duty
| nearly al the time.
There have been two or three hun
dred people stranded in this city be-
cause of the paralysis OF railroad and
traction operations, and nearly all of
them are from cities affected by the
floods. In their frantic endeayors to
obtain some information of their fam
/! lilies they have thronged the news
paper, telephone and telegraph Offices
but there has been very few in
stances where they have obtained any
news of personal nature.
A Palladium correspondent Carl
Emerson, sent to Dayton, in personal
message sent from Dayton View this
morning stated that he had located his
sister Katherine, in the Algonquin
hotel by meeting a woman who had
| seen her there. Another Palladium
reporter, Howard Smith, has received
no information regarding his father.
Philip Smith, who is some place in
| Dayton. ...
Alvin Kemper, advertising manager
of the Palladium, has obtained no in
| formation of his sister, Mrs. John
Stud ebaker. ~s ..- e.
Practically all the employees of the
Automatic Tool works, Beallview, are
from Dayton and many of them have
families residing there. None of the
men desire to work until they receive
news of their loved ones so the plant
has suspended operations.
Will Wilcox, the oldest conductor on
the Ohio Electric traction company,
who resides in Dayton, but who has
been stranded here, has received word
that his home is under water and he
does not know the fate of his wife
and children.
| Mrs. Mary Seaman, 1413 North B
street, has received word that her
three brothers, Clyde, Frank and John
Fogleman are safe in Dayton.
s, J. H. Mills of this city has received
no word from his wife who had been
visiting in Dayton but he believes she
has found refuge in the Phillips House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Arsdell of Dayton,
who have been in Richmond on busi-
mes shave appealed to Mayor thinner
man to assist in locating Mrs. Van Ars-
dell's mother, a proof reader on the
Dayton Journal. and the parents of
Mr.. Van Arsdell who had been TAX
ing care of Mr.. and Mrs. Van Arsdell's
child.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland De Weese, the
latter formerly of this city, are be
lieved to be out of danger.
Mrs. ]. W. Ferguson received tele
gram from her husband this morn
ing that he was safe in hotel in Mid
dletown. O., but he said the situation
in that place was desperate, the town
being half under water
William Butler and eight other Cam
bridge City men having relatives in
Dayton passed through Richmond in
automobiles today enroute to the
stricken city. Mr.. Butler will search
for his cousin, Mrs Bessie Darnell
formerly Miss Van Meter of Cam
bridge City.
William Waking called the Pallad-
ium representative on a. private wire
yesterday and asked that his wife be
notified that he had just left Dayton
and was on his way to Richmond. All
of the relations of the Wakings are
reported safe except Grace Wells, Mrs.
lWaking's sister. When informed that
her sister was cut off from communi-
cation. Mrs. Waking almost swooned,
Iexclaiming, My God. don't tell me any
more
Josiah knight, living near Fountain
City, is in Richmond, hoping to Sc.
cure some information about the fate
of his sister, Mrs. Emma Robinson, in
Dayton.
Richard Gem would like to receive
information concerning Earl Judy. for
merly of this city. The Fifth street
car barns he thinks can supply some
news.
Minnie Bicknell. % North Ninth
street. this afternoon received word
from her sister, Mrs w c. Arcells,
from kokomo. saying that she was in
safety. although the streets of the en-
tire city were flooded
Mr. and Mrs. Arcells formerly lived
in this city, having moved to kokomo
about three months ago. Mr.. Arcells
was employed here by Thomas Butler,
Lar n blacksmith,