Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04

Then came the roaring of lions and
the neighing of horses. We realized
in moment that the Wallace circus,
which has winter quarters at Peru,
had been engulfed.
The lions and other animals were
in cages and died In the trap, roaring
until the water swallowed them.
"But not SO the elephants. These
huge beasts tore and dashed their
stakes until some Of them got away.
Several boats saw them trudging and
swimming, roaring and lashing their
trumpets In the stream. That was
the last we saw OF them.
While the work OF rescue was go
ing on great glare lit the sky. We
saw that the Miami County Lumber
company was ablaze. The reflection
In the sky and on the water gave new
terror to the refugees in the court.
house, but 1t aided the relief parties
In their work.
"The next day saw bodies in the
water. One sight wrung my heart.
l saw couple go floating by-a hus.
band and his wife-locked in each
others arms. For fear they might
be separated they had bound them
selves together with cord.
Babe Torn From Mother.
Another time a woman in our boat
was carrying her baby when the boat
was brushed through the tree tops
and the branches tore the baby from
her arms. It disappeared In the
water.
"A towerman on one of the rail
roads that overlooked the Wabash
river said he had counted more than
200 bodies as they were swept into
the river and toward the south. II
that is true, the death list will be
larger because nobody has heard from
the lowest or south side of the city,
where 1000 people lived"
Plight of Youngstown.
Chicago.--J M. Goodnight, a resi-
dent OF Youngstown. O.. arrived in
Chicago over the Lake Shore.
Youngstown is under eight feet Of
water" he declared. THE AIahouing
river has risen ten feet higher than
1t ever attained, Its two wagon
bridges have been washed away and
the railroad bridges are abandoned.
The last train over them threatened
to collapse the structure. The water
works and electric lighting plants
have given out. Youngstown supplies
natural gas to the surrounding terri
tory. This plant was feeble when
left and probably has cut on light
from the territory by this time.
Most Of the inhabitants succeeded
in reaching high ground out of the
reach OF the water Youngstown is
built on series of ridges Between
these dozens OF people swan to safe.
ty. Others were lost in the swift
current. Near Ashtabula. looking out
Of the car window, | saw family at
tempting to get into boat from the
attic window OF their home The .tpat
overturned as the train rolled al w."
Die In Last Embrace. VI
When the residence of w. D. Axiine
at Titfin, o., was picked up by the
flood and started careening down the
river. watchers saw Axline and his
wife standing In the window OF the
second story. Her head was pillowed
on his shoulder. The cries of the wife
could be heard above the rushing
water.
Axline patted his wife on the back
and kissed her. A moment later the
house crashed into the Baltimore g.
Ohio bridge. It was spllntered like a
bundle Of sticks. With their arms
about each other. husband and wife
disappeared beneath the raging wa
tiers.
When the home of Jacob Kenecht
was swept away Mrs. Keuecht and
her five children were in the dwelling.
Kenecht was outside, When he was
picked up by the current he grabbed
the limb OF a tree He held on for
fifteen minutes. Rescuers attempted
to throw him line. Each time the
wildly running water held the rope
within few inches Of his outstretched
arms
Finally, exhausted and numbed by
I the cold, Kenecht gave up the fight
against death. Thanks, good-by,
: boys, I'm" his last words were swal.
lowed by the water that engulfed
, him
I sailor Jack" Is a Hero.
: Until Monday morning. Sailor
Jack Willis was an inconspIcuous
I character In Columbus. Today he Is
t the city's hero. He took charge OF
the rescue work. The llfe-saving
r baskets and cables were made and op
: Grated under his orders. BY stretch
, Ing cables to water-surrounded
l house. the occupants. one by one
. were brought to places OF safety. Sail
l or Jack" personally saved ten people
t And after sixty hours OF work. with
t no rest, he dropped exhausted A
. movement has already been started tC
t obtain for him Carnegie medal.
q Four women. two OF whom were
:. Mrs A. w Knott and daughter, were
y rescued from the roof Of barn oil
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