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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
DEATH RATE LOWER
E. THAN EVER BEFORE
pn. LEyYts REPORT INDICATES
WONDERFUL. PROGRESS IN Era.
DICATtoN or GERMS,
TYPHOID
REDUCTION or FATALITIES rs, Nil
PRESENTAnIE IsEksES-EPI~
DEMIC now or MEASLES
IN THE CITY.

Richmond people snoulQ leS4 wNtA
natisaed with the WORK of the cay
heAlta department after glance over
the figures IN the morality statistics
~ ,r IS /, Levy. chief officer gave out
m. gsurpa late last night vale tne
total number of deaths was oh!S .
less n 1912 than IN 4etl ithr a0 t .','t
figures being zIIs deaths IA i74t @H4
aTIE t.. 1870. the chief hea.tA 9tki1Ft
stated that this by no means cohFtye "a
an ADEQUATE idea % what inc Rich'
mond heal1h department hao &v l1',,l--
ptfzhed In connection VITA 10" ''He
'' In order July to understand. how
greatly the Work Of ths 6eatln 0s~
partmgut has lowered the death rats
If our city" Eaid Or. Levy hIcs
fhings must be taken into consiaeIR-
islrst although the number Of deaths
pvah tust three less tu l2lZ thah II 80 -
IN, population OF Hlehmond was mGsh
larger which. or course, MAKES Qut'g
n difference ia the Death rate PCT
second. more uonresidents died ~
Richmond iu 1912 than in ~ g. al.u'
according to accepted practice ever "
whore, these deaths are inciudeo al
@In,rd. and most significant Of al.
these cuustde catloos, the uuHlpe, "a
deaths from nonpreventable diseases VI
JeIg showed an actual increase, p1t
th.. decrease In the number OF deaths
from preventative diseases was 70 - e.,
as moi only to conterbA anch i3'17 Vut
even TO go further ana MAKE the lotAt
deatha from all causes less than IN
Death Hate Less.
"F0 connection with the HlSt 81 tAS
"A hove po{ntR" continued Or. Levy, the
T-pi,gd Statcs bureau of the census cal
culates The annual Increase III t9e p}PH.
lat5on or Richmond during the piese4,ss
decade az l37T per annum ~ w.
nomination was l29,29l, the l9iZ poPH~
s. ION was fgg,sBS From these H&di"S
ANYONE who Is fond OF mathematics can
readily calculate that We coui4 4 i"ttto
had twrUty-eight more deaths IN -
rhau IN 1911 and sttl have shown tHt
game death rate per t.0UU iaha5ltAnts
since however. the number 81 deaths
was actually three less 1t may We
seen that we would have had the "a me
death rate as in 1871 II there had
been thirty-one more deaths than there
actually were.
mentioned above tho &fls deaths IN
1911 included 25T deaths among nom
residents while the 2,7i5 deaths in tne
year just closed included ego deaths
among nopresidepfs, DedActlhg IN"
decendents hdAh years
there were 9 Ash and 2 A&q deaths
among our own people In 1871 ana
1912 reRpecffvely~- q difference OF tween
ty-six in favor Of MA .,,-,
"put il is In connection with thifd
NJ me points whTch / have made above
Dr Levy went on that we fad our
chief source OF Eratifcatious Tor here
IL is that we sec how great was the
reduction IN the aumber Of deaths rom
prs ct{caUy ali preye utaoie diseases, ana
OF course II {s 0nTy In connection VIII
diseases ira this riaaa that we CHARM
20 get results The number or deaths
frogu the chief preventahie diseases
land al the present time II is only tAe
rarfae ions nd infections DISEASES That
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06

merit Mr. Rockefeller morally and
legally placed himself fully at the
disposition Of the couInfttse, ard }F
he does nps srTeas. when called, no
WIN be in contempt OF the commit
tee and subject 10 arrest or course,
III the committee is satisfied with the
excuses which are presented In his
behalf, that viii end the matter, But
III 1t is not and concludes to secure
an Independent opinion, then Mr..
Rockefeller, through his counsel, rs
bound 10 disclose his whereabouts and
consent to the visit OF q government
medical commission. else he will be
In contempt.
And there arises the problem, is Mr..
Carver, who, In the meaning OF the
law, became Afr. Rockefeller for the
purpose of the service Of the sub
poenA. thereupon under obligations 20
congress to make public the retreat
of the ell maxnate Can lawyer In
these circumsg ances he forced TO re-
veal the secrets of his clientE But
lawyers declared tonight that there
was fair ground for disputing whether
Mr.. Rockefeiler's lawyer could in the
circumstance be forced 20 give up
professional secret That is one fes-
tnre of the problem which has arisen
ApUNEOlA GlAHSGbNs
But. again, suppose that with the
siege lifted and Mr.. Rockefeller free
70 20 where he pleaseA he has left
the country and even his counsei -
unaware of his present whereabouts
Mr.. Rockefeller Is an old man. II has
been declared. even, that at best he
has but a few more years to live,
and he may prefer TO live out his years
In exile, rather than undergo the
ordeal OF examination on these sen
sational copper deals, In which he
made millions and the details ot
which he alone Gun give.
If events should fall out this way,
che triumph If congress would he AZ
loud sounding and as empty NJ
drum; and the oil millionaire would
have the laugh on the people once
more. AT eli events, on the face Of
things, MIR Rockefeller Ia again In
control of the situation, and can ap-
pear or rot as he pieases. HIS ex-
euses will be forwarded TO washing
ton In a few DAYS. where Chair
man Pujo and the members OF his
committee viii throsh the matter cut.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
broken over his behavior. Cut 1t gu
he would say. NO tears CO.. a>
Letters Have Mo Effect.


Finally d letter came from Mrs,
Mott, enclosing one 10 her son In
which she pathetically implored him
TO come to her AT first he wouldn
read 1t, but passed 1t over to the
actress. asking her what to do. We
Cont want to hear from her. returned
Mrs. Browne, with sneer. Eventu-
ally she remarked that he might as
we'll read IL anyhow, as it wouldn't
do any harm
The letter was enough TO make any
one with IL heart weep. but when Mott
read 1t. he dung 1t away, eSelaimlng,
'aln't that tough?' he reiterated his
purpose to stick to Mrs. Browne. ana
assured me he passionately loved her.
Another letter came from Mrs
Mott a. few weeks later. In the mean
time Mott had been writing little
ard getting something from 1t, while
Mrs Browne sang in concert halls.
and. on Sunday. in church. They
didn't have much money between
them. Motifs mother in her letter, adj
vFsed him that IL he would come
home he could have every luxury and
everything would he forgiven, Mott
wasn't the least BIT affected by 1t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
Turkeys ETuai Conditions,

Turkish delegates to the peace com
ference in London II is understood
here, on good authority. have SUBJ
n1itted privately TO representatives of
the allied states, the final conditions
Of Turkey for perm nent peace
One report has il that the western
frontier of Turkey will follow the
rivers Martha and TlandJa. Turkey
will insist on the retention OF Adrian
ople, but relinquishes KirkKillisseh.
on the northern frontier.
Another pert is to the effect rfTat
Turkey is willing to demolish the
forts at Adrianople and turn over to
the allies the Christian village In the
Vttlet Of Adrian0ple
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06

manufacturers point to their grautin.
10 per cent increase In wages. At
one or these meetings a speaker point
cd out that at the present time tho
cost of labor TO a 81 pair Of trousers
Is 10 cents. Under the demands OF the
union 1t win be SO cents, an increase
of more than 100 per cent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
INOA1kUlLA IS
STILL AGROUND
tContinusd from First Page)

thing since the accident occurred. He
and the other officers OF the lndFa-
kualA show their grief plaInIy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
(.rea, Damage Evcrywl,cre.

WASHIA GTON. Jan. From
eaSt and west, north and south, come
dispatches today telling Of the strug-
giles, some not over yet. Of sailors
ana ships In the great storm which
ravaged the Atlantic coast and which
also devastated shipping off Califor-
MA, in the Gulf OF Mexico, and on
the Great Lakes.
Further word came regarding the
worst OF these disasters on the sea
the sinking Of the Julia Luckenpach
n Chess T,s ssse has. Ef,l1easIla It's &esass
rawuad by fte fndrakuala.
Captain Carmine. OF the revenue
cutter Apache. wired that Elk OF the
T.ueken bach's crew are on board tho
rndrakuala which IL beached near the
mouth of the Potomac.
with the eight men taken 70 New
mort News hv the Danish ship Penn
rv,wanla. the number ~ known dead
N the Hrnrst disaster ~ years on the
Chesapeake Is now reduced 70 seven
teen.
Meantime tina revenue cutter
Seminole is standing ty the A.
eazar attempting to free that vessel
wrecked week ago orf Cape Look
eus. on the Carolina coaSt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 " esFs for
IRE III fetv OF the thirty members of
the party % congressman and their
wives en route north from Panama
after tYip through tbe canal IONS,
ware dlspelled to-day bE the recrips
~ wireless dispatch stating that
ali svcre well The great storm that
has been raging along the Atlantfo
coast did nor strike the steamship
Panama. aboard which the congress
rrse. and their families are paEse nRers-
The captain Of the vessel, seRt a mss
sage Ia the Panama canal ccr uis-
sion stating that the ship was not
Damaged IN any way and that all
aboard were we'll. =.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06

preventabie causes. 1911, s2s; 1912. 4ss;
.Iss decrease. Remaining (nonprevcn-
tablcl. 1911, 2.0ee; 1919, 2.22zI 1ss In
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-11
Killed By Fall
Through Tipple
WALTER G. GROVE DIES AT HOS.
PITAL FOLLOWING ACCIDENT
AT M0N0NGAH.

Walter &. Grove, aged 2G years,
died this morning at eleven O'Clock at
the Miners hospital as a result of in
JurieS received yesterday afternoon
The young man was employed by
the Consolidation Coal company as
tipplc foreman al AOnougah and
while engaged in the discharge Of his
duties he tripped and fell through!
the tipplc sustaining serious iN-
juricS.
lie was brought to the Miners
hospital shortly after the accident
which occurred shortly after 4 o'cloch
yesterday and died this morning.
The young man is son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Grove Of MOn0Ngah, and
besides his parents he is survived by
five brOthers and six sisters, most OF
whom live in or near MOnongah.
No arrangements have been made
'0r the funeral. The body was taken
to the hcme Of his parents on Shaver
hill at MonOngGh this afternoon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-11
Tarrytown Rip Van Wrinkle
ComesOutOfa Nine YearDoze

Yesterday he gave notice in a
Tarrytown paper that hereafter ho
would conduct all business pertain,
ing to his large real estate holdings.
In the last week Mr., Levy has been
like Rip Van Wrinkle, returned
from d long sleep, asking for old
friends.
He inquired for Judge Daniel ARM
strong. The answer came Dead"
And Dead" too, was the reply when
he asked for Sheriff Charles NJ. Lane,
Policeman Thomas Walsh, Abram
Storms, former street commissioner,
end Abraham Derevere, station
agent.
"I'Il have to spend a day in Sleepy
Hollow cemetery to find most Of my
oId-time friends" said Levy sadly.
Leyy's memory of what happened
up to nine years ago is fresh. Whatp
took place while he was Ill he does
not remember. Today he is appas
rentIy as well as ever. .8i8 u.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-11
SERVICE OF M0NoNGAHELA VAL
LEY TRACTION COMPANY
ON SCHEDULE.
BIC GENERATORS OUT OF COM
MISSION FOR WHILE LAST
NIGHT.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO HAVING
LOTS OF TROUBLE COMBAT.
TING STORM.

FairmOnt is still in In" grip Of
th" big blizzard That has paralylcd
a large part Of the country. While
tclcgraphtc communication has hceN
established 50 that messages may
now be sent to Washington, l'alti-
moro. Philadelphia, New York and
other eastern points aud to Column
bus, Chicago and other western
points, yet the business has so ac-
cumuiatcd that messages arrive at
their destination slowly. The service
is being restored in quick time con-
stdcring the trouble that had to b"
met. Pittsburgh got into communt-
cation with CIarhsburg about noon
By an indirect route I'airmont has
four wires to Pittsburgh and three
To Wheeling. The business at the
local OFFICE IS being handled in good
shape.
rhc service on the MonOng"hc!a
Valley traction lines has been fully
rcstarcd today and ears are being
operated over the system on SEIZED.
ulc time. Last night the big gen"r-
alOrs at tn" Jaycnne station w"r"
out cr commission for time. TIL,
break was sugl that shut OF
thrown in made it possible to put
the smAllrr generators 10 work whiI"
~ -.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-11
MutineeYs Are
GiUen Hearing
THREE PLEAD GUILTY AND 9TH
Frs ARE HELD UNDER
BAIL.

WILMINGTON, Nov. II. -- The
twenty-five mutine"rs OF tho Manga
Rcya who were taken from the vcS'
sci at the Delaware brcakwatcr af-
ter their return from sea had a hear
ing before the United States commits
sioncr this morning. Three pleaded
guilty while the others pleaded not
guilty. The commissioner held
them under bail. The crow with
C%pt. Townsend and Mate Cripp VIII
appear for examination on MOndnq.
one Of the sailors who pleaded gull
~ said he committed tn" act under
strong pr0vOcatioa.
Another ASKED whether he could
prefer charge against the captain
and was Told he would have "ppoF-
tunily to do so later, When the rc-
bc!lion occurred The boat was on its
way from Philadelphia to San Fran
cisco loaded with coal for the gov
crnmcnl The sailors forced the
captain 20 return to Dc!awar" break
water.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-11
Are Trying To
SdUe Woman
MUCH SENTIMENT IN CONNECT
CUT AGAINST HANGING
MRS. WAKEFIELD.

hartford. Conn. Nov. II. -
Aroused as they never have been be-
fore, Connecticut women Of every
wall; IN life are sh0uldCring the bur-
den Of preventing the state from tN-
nictinE the death punishment upon
Airs. Ecssie j. Wakefield, convicted
several days ago as an accCmplicc IN
tue murder Of her husband.
From every conceivable vantage
point wives aud daughters Of prOmt-
ncnt mCA, suffrugiNs' and women Op-
posed to their sex exercising the
right Of franchiS" are attacking as
tiSgraceEu aud UnwarrantCd thC
carrying ont OF the court chict that
Mrs. Wakefield shall be hanged.
From every corner OF the state the
protests Of the wom"u arc being
voiced IN the form of publicly circW-
lated petitions to which many thou
sands CT names are being signed
daily, in publicity campaigns and in
personal demands being made upon
members Of the state board Of par
GDns, legislators and iurists. A.
though Mrs. Wakefield still is in u
cell in the prison death house, no
word yet has been received by her
Indicating what will b" the result of
the unique crusade which is attract
ing nationwide attention.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-11
Cleveland Is
Paralyzed By
The Blizzard
CITY STREETS III GREAT MASS
OF TANGLED WIRE AND
SNOW.
NO SUPPLIES DELIVERED AND
THE PEOPLE ARE GOING
HUNGRY.

CLEVELAND. O.. Nov. II.-CNy
private wire to rittSbur2l) .--C -ClryG-
land is today buried under 2l inches
Of snow. Its streets are Il mass e
tangled wires and thousands Of It's
people are feeling pangs Of hungc".
Three prisons have been killed aNG
ten who are missing arc believed 10
have frozen to death.
\ great steamship with its captain
and 90 men Oh board Is being pound
cd to pieces on the beach while the
life savers are facing the furieS Of
the storm in an effort to save them
1t is still showing and unless the
blizzard abates no one can tell what
the suffering and loss will be. Al.
ready moro than S2,800.oo0 worth OF
damage has been done half Of which
will fall on telephone and telegraph
companies who have lost 5000 poles.
Normal conditions can not be re
stored within week and il thaw
should como the whole lokc country
viii be- flooded. 50 great is the SNOW
fall
SO complete is the paralysis II
transportation facilities that 'E'
dead are permitted to Ii" in the
VGontinucc OF Rage Thrcel
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-11
The Militant
SuHragettes
Burnand Blow
THE ARSON SQUADS AND BOMB
TROOPS PUT IN 4 BUSY
NIGHT.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE IN THREE
0UTRAGES ON BRITISH
ISLES.

LONDON. Nov. little militant
sufNgrttrs arson squads aud bomb
troops were at work in several parts
or the British Isles today. The CuC
tus House at Alexandra park, Man
chester, containing collections valued
at $4,000. was wrecked by bombs.
IIcgbrook. Il fine mansion nea'
Bristol was badly damaged by fire.
Tic bowling and rcnnis club house
at Cattord. south east Of London, was
burned down. On the scene Of all
three outrages suffrage literatulu
and oil cans we're found but no clue
as to til" identity Of the perpetrators.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-11
NAME Of SHIP
YET UNKNOWN
DISASTER OCCURRED DURING
THE TERRIFIC STORM OF
LAST NIGHT.
BELIEVED FROM IS TO so LIVES
HAVE BEEN LOST IN
DISASTER.
SHIFTING OF CARGO LIKELY TO
HAVE CAUSED THE
WRECK.

PORT HURON. Mich. Nov. H.
Early this morning no clue had been
obtained as to the identity Of the 600
foot steel frcighter which overturned
with the probable loss Of from 25 to
40 lives during the terrific storm
which swept Lake Huron during th2
night.
The fact that the huge vessel is
lying bottom NJ eight miles out in
'he storm swept lake has convinced
local mariners that the ships crew
had no chance to escape.
When the tug "Sarnia City re-
turned after an all night watch over
the freighter she brought no addi-
ti0nal Information as to the identity
OF the unfortunate vessel. The
name Of the dcrelict remains far be-
(cmtnned on PAGE EIrb'I
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-11

Since Oct. 25
GOVERNOR MAY BE ASKED TO
APPOINT A SUBSTITUTE
JUSTICE.

SHARON. Pa. Nov. ll.-ThouG!l
dead, mere votes were cast ror
Squire" Edmund Scott at WhcatIand
than for his opponent, Charles Cole,
Il Socialist. Now attorneys are try
ing to determine whether Il vacancy
exists for the Office of Justice OF the
peace, for which both men had been
candidates.
Sqrirc Scott died October 25. He
rccciycd 40 votes on the Republican
ticket and Charles Cole received IS
Squire Scots name appeared on the
ballot, as the commissioners claim
thai they were not notified Of his
death. Several lawyers are Of thF
opinion that II will be necessary fo'
Governor Tcncr to appoint a man 10.
the office,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-11
JOY DERANGED HER MIND.
Widow Leaps to Death After Having
Secured Old Job. #

NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Deranged
by joy of returning after six weeks
absence to the work she had follow-,
cd for 80 years, Mrs. Alice McDon-
aid, widow 62 years old, jumped
from the sixth floor Of the Loft
building, at No. 573 Broadway yes
tcrday and was killed.
For 30 years she had bent over .
machine in the suspender factory OF
Morris Brothers. Six weeks ago she
decided to give up her job and re-
tire. But idlcness got on her nerves,
she was not happy. So she returned
to work. The widow bent busily
over her machine yesterday then she
got up, walked to a fire escape win
dow and jumped. falling lifeiess on
the pavement. They closed the fac
tory for the day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-11
Miss Emerson
Is Near Death;
InjuredInRiot
AMERICAN SUFFRAGETTE SUF-
FERING FROM CONCLUSION
OF BRAIN.
RESULT OF BLOW RECEIVED III
MEETING HELD IN NO
VEMBER 5.

LONDON. Nov. II. Miss ZcIir
Emerson, The American Snnr"Gctt"
OF Jackson, Mich. is lying near death
from COncuS.ioH Of tn" brain, the re-
suit of injuries received during riot
at Row Baths. in The East End Of
London. The Injury was received on
November 5
Miss Emerson presided on Noycm'
her at meeting at which it was
announced that a volunteer corps
was to be organized for the protcr.
ticn Of the militant sultragcttes, Miss
Sylvia PankhurSt was present. and
whcn' the police tried to arrest her
violent fight with sticks and clubs
took place. In the course Of the bal +,
Tie Miss Emerson was knocked do~A
Dy a blow on The head.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-11
Mother Hears News.

T,ETROlT, Mich. Nov H. Mrs,
Emmcline Punkhurst, the British
suffragettc leader. and Mrs. r. MI
emerson, Of JACKSON. mother Of Ieli"
Emerson. net for thc'iirst tin" hHE'
last night.
Mrs. Pankhurst came from Ohio II
address u suIragiSt mass meeting IA
Detroit last night. When she roac"-
cd her hotel She was given the first
details conccruiug Miss Emerson =
injury.
A whitc-haircd woman approa"h-
cd. She saw the @u:fragrttc leader
in the midst of Il group Of women and
hurried to grasp her hand. As Tie!
met, Mrs. Pankhurst asked a report
or if further details concerning Miss
IImcrsons condition had been re-
cciycd.
Why, Mrs. ranhhnrst. has some
thing happened to ZcIie" ! am h"r
mother"
Mrs. Pankhurst started to reply to
the question when the whitc-haIrcG
woman burst into tears. Mrs. Pans
hurst, also weeping, asked Mrs. En-
"rson to accompany hc" to her room.
where she informed her of tn" ln-
Jury to her daughter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-11

NEW YORK, Nov. 1l.-Nine years
ago Hyman Levy. leading mcr.
chant in Tarrytown, N. T., got Il
scratch on his leg. It did not heal
and he worried himself into fit ii
illness which left his mind blank.
He became a hermit In his home.
When prevailed upon to go out,
which was seldom, he would not or
could not recognize old friends. 1t
was thought his case was hopeless
until three months ago, when he
went to CrOton Point. where his boys
were in camp and was so benefited
Gy the change that his mind began to
clear.
When he came home he started to
take an interest in his business. On
Flrcman's Day. in the latter part Of
October, he had so far improved that
he asked 10 ride with his old hose
company. From that time on he
showed steady Improvement.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-11
Passengers In
Stalled rain
Twelve Hours
TAKEN OUT AND FINALLY HOUs.
ED IN FARMHoUsEs NEAR
Ar HAND:
TWO ENGINES ON RELIEF mis-.
SION JUMP TRACK SHORT
DISTANCE AWAY.

WASHINGTON, Pa. Nov. IL. -
The1)I passengers who were on the
Waynesburg and Washington rails
road train near Braddock station,
three miles from Washington, are
all housed in the farmhouse Of Will
liam Coursin nearby. Senator Al
bert B. Cummins. Of Iowa, was
among those on board.
The train was stalled in a huge
SNOW drift. A relief train was made
up i'll Washington and when 1t was
Il short distance from the stalled
train the engine jumped the track.
a second relief train met with like
results. Water and, later, fuel gave
out on the passenger train and the
occupants were in danger Of freez-
ing. All hands shoveled snow to
keep warm.
Between 3 and O'Clock in the
morning five large farm wagons;
with four horses each, were gathered
from netghboring farms and the
"maroons" were taken through the
fields to the Coursin farmhouse.
None of the 100 persons had eaten
since noon. Recently Coursin laid
in his winter supply Of provisions
End Immediately preparations were
nade for Il meal for the entire
crowd Food that was taken out on
tie relief train has been taken to
the COurSin home.
1t is impossible for any Of the
marooncd persons to get away in Ve-
hiclcs, for in many places the roads
are filled with snow, which has
driftcd in places to depth OF more
tnan three feet.
Six young 'men, passengers on the
train, started out from the Coursin
farm this morning and walked to
Washington. 1t took them four
Eours 10 make til" three miles. In
some places, they declared, they,
Wadcd through snow up to their
nrcks. They were on the verge OF
collapse when they reached here and
required medical attention.