The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-29
SIDELIGHTS ON THE FLOOD

away. rescued 200 men. women and
children and brought them to the Sun
plant.
! Save. Many From Starving.
Morris oKeefe. II father of seven
children; Hubert Hempy and Henry
Hedri Kept 100 from starving by get
ting supplies IN boat from deserted
houses and cooking the food In a driv-
! ihs rain on the railroad bank a few
| feet away.
Ei)ah SIX. an attache of the State
Schooi Tor the Feeble Minded. told
no" ne stood marooncd on a hin and
watched dead bodies float by on in
cuoators, dressers. sections of roofs
outDuildlngs and all manner of RATS
me sruesoire sight made him heart
| SICK. and he was compelled to turn
mis- eyes from the scene.
| PERSONS at Circleville ON the cc,o,o
n1er' ABOUT twenty-five miles below
columbus, have reported seeing at least
nan dozen bodies floating down
stream. The bodies are believed IA
nave been those OF Columbus drowned
An unsuccessful effort was made To
| poles. P'"e
Mrs. L. II. Mack and three cbi,dron
ai,er hoating about FOR hours ON Tia
siue or their house, were rescuad Il,
est Columbus and cared for n, -
, urn, house Mr.. and airs. r. o
stren, VINO were carried down
a,ain on their house. were rescued
anu TAKEN TO farm house. after Gee
e Sirs. Cooper and her two chi
! dren drown Gill
s Hrnh Wallace. living south.
ost OF inc city in the lowjands r,,
toward hill when she saw tna ~
, Ism waters. She reached safety
,uSI as me water was reaching I'M
/ 10 her neck. Her home M.
completely submerged.
! a saloon was carried away nit,
men on the roof. When tne 20 80,
20 pieces, several hours later four ~
,no men saved themselves bv eaten
ms on TO driftwood and branobe. -,
frees. while the fifth man was drawn-
a street car was washed a quarter
| oa,d n.iie away from the track The
.oi.u uctor and half dozen passer-
se1s were drowned before they could
! get out OF the car
instance OF Heroixrn.
one striking instance -, hnrois
Iescuers is that or the two unkno,yn
| .''eh VINO lost their livse while ,ryint-
| 10 save twelve-year-old IL, Tro,,
a raft floating near Greeniawn I'm
or horseback. the men fougnt dosnnr-
ateiy against the swift currc,,, IN
. 'ncir enort to reach the ruf, whi,h
was moving rapidly downstream On.
vi the men was seen to SIM, n :,
Whtery grave, while the. other r,er.
aseo 10 reach the girls side and place
her OH his horse few mor'.n,
later the onsweepins wnters .wnn,
morse from under hin. The mon aid
not regain the surc1 - OF tn. ,vote-
ne Faft was close enough for m.
s'ri TO reach IT, She was Iox, so.r
hussinS the centre OF the raj, .rd
., '"s 1t ooard in vain effort 10 guide
Nearly 100 babies have heen hor,
in the food districts and I'm ~ 80.
gee camps since Tuesday morninp Tn
'he majority OF cases neither m.
motners nor the babies received any
I mcdlcal attention. Many OF the bahias
nave DIED from exposure and hunger.
others are In critical condition. as arc
I p'oo"pi! 100 prospective mothers To
| meet this situation the General Rauar
| Committee has opened n ,natornit,,
hospital and baby camp at Me,pori,,
Han. a staff of physicians and nurscs
mas been organized, cots and SANITARY
appliances secured and all such cases
VIII be cared for there. The infanta
ana mothers will be taken from pres-
cnt places OF refuge to this hospital
The Columbus Club will take cbsrra -,
the feeding Va
Track out at Columbus because NJ
hoods was the message that Albert
4. Dutoit. Hooking Valley Railway
engineer. read when his train vac
stopped Wednesday at Walbridge near
Toledo. His heart gave n bound for
ne knew his family must be threatened
He detached his engine from the train
and started on his race with death
Like mad, he shot his engine across the
country between there and Columbus.
lie did not know that his FANNY had
already been trapped in their houae
/ for twelve hours. All night Wednes
Gay he tried 10 get through the mill
tary line, and succeeded on THURSDAY
In dropping In with n gang of work
men bound for the flooded district
Soon he induced men in motor boats
To rescue his family. In few more
moments he had his eight months old
baby in one arm and the other was
| around the wais; fhis wife. and smil
ing all about him. We're the three other
members of his family.
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