Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-28
Pneumonia Fever Appears in
One School Building and the
Third Floor is Converted Into
Hospital
THRILLING ESCAPES
FROM BANK BUILDING
Houses Washed from Section
Near River Inhabited by For
eignerS Block Streets Against
ReScuers,

INV Morning Joarnai special Leased wire.l
Rlverdale nNton. o. March 2'.-
The relief stations IN Dayton View.
the Lonefenow school In Rivcrdaiv.
ana the VAN Clcayo school We're
crowded tonight with refugees. At
both of these stations food md dry
clothing were plentiful, hut pneumo-
MIA had attacked many Of the women
and children at the Van cleave school.
The third floor was turned into a hos
pital and uli available doctors were
sent TO the school houses.
The watcf is receding rapidly in the
northern section of the city. showing
10 some extent. the great property
loss. but 1t was said few bodies had
been found in the debris Wrecked
houses blocked many of the streets.
Most of these wrecked homes had
travelled down the currents from
North DAYTON. which Is inhabited
principally hy foreigners
Financial committees uf the several
NtHAA lfA" AtffAit NNN'AaAA A'"f'AA|fH ~
their appeals. AZ the Dayton View
station. 81 900 had been raised by this
afternoon, and other stations report
"a like amounts.
Many thrilling stories were told by
the refugees who had been trapped In
ntiics and an roofs in the very heart
of the flood
\. j hard, Of belmont avenue.
who WIS penned IN the city National
hank building on Third street. near
Main Tursdu1 WIS rescued todnY
'0no hunmed and fifty Of us were
caught in the building said Mr.
Bard We stayed IN there untll tEe
fire started and then we began 10
plan an escape. We cut the elevator
cables and obtained ball of twine
aud some small wire from one OF tho
offices We attracted a boat man. who
rlsked his llfe to come 10 us.We gave
the boat man one end af the twine
and he roWcd to the old court house.
Tie then pulled the wire over and after
that the heavy cable. one end OF the
cable was made fast Ia the bank build.
Ing and the other in the old court
house. Then with only the light Of the
burning structures. the 100 persons IN
the hank building nude their way
hand over hand. along the cable over
the swlrlng torrent 10 the court
house | believe every one. men and
women, made the trip In mfety. Dur
ing our imprisonment ! had two
crackers and slice Of Clipped beef
10 eat.
"The city hall did not burn. but the
Leonard huilding lust across the
street collapsed Part of the Beekci
hotel also crumbled before the waters
"'fhr fire swept both sides of Third
street between jefferson and 81.
Claire streets. leaving only the Fourth
National bank building standing. You
bet I'm glad to get out Of II and I'm
deeply grateful To the brave men who
came 10 our rescue
Foreigners killed their country men
and even members Of their families IN
their desperate efforts TO obtain food.
according O. John Nolhrecht, OF Nul,a-
wa street in North Dayton. who was
taken from the one remaining abutA
mcnt of the Herman street bridge to-
day Volbreeht said he WIS at his
home with his family when the flood
struck North Dayton The house WAS
picked NJ by the current ana carried
against The Herman street bridge Vol
hrccht suid he leaped 20 the bridge
and did not know what became of his
family