New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-01
dayton MILLIONAIRE
IN FLOOD BREAD LINE
E. J. Barney, PhiIanthropist,
Gets Three LoaveS of Bread
and Some Potatoes.
MANY TALES OF HER0ISM
Youth Loses Life After Res.
cuing Thirteen Families
Shovel Seized by Crazed
Woman Saves Her.

Dayton, Ohio, March 3l-In the bres 4
lire to-day was Eugene J. Barney. a null
ti-millionaire. whose gifts to charity have
been very large, and recently included
$25.o TO the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation OF this city He received three
loaves OF bread and a small sack OF Do
tatoes
With the rapid subsistence OF the food
thrilling adventures continue coming TO
light. Among the most interesting OF
these was the experience OF the family
OF Charles VI. Adams in Riverdale. When
tho flood first rushed through the section
OF that city Mr. Adams got his wife and
ten-months-ol1 twin girls into skiff
and took them to the home OF friend in
Warden street An hour later 1t was
again necessary TO move. and the family
was taken by rescuers out OF a second
story window
The canoe in which they were being
transported was dashed against a tele
graph pole and capsiZed. Adams swan In
the icy water for few minutes, when he
was picked up by some men I'm a fatboat
Just before he was rescued he saw his
Wife sink for the third time. The BABY
girls were floating down the street. Then
no collapsed
Happy Reunion.
Three hours later he regained conscious
ness. to find himself in an attic, and be-
side him on the floor lay his wife, whom
he believed TO have been drowned. A few
minutes later "A man crawled into the
attic window from the floating roof Of A
barn. bringing with him the twins. They
had caught in the branches OF a tree and
were taken off unhurt by the man who
was riding 10 safety on the roof Mrs.
Adams was rescued as she was going
down the third time by high school boy
on a hastily improvised raft. The lad was
a member OF the Riverdale troop OF the
Boy Scouts and had been trained how TO
administer first aid to the drowning.
John Stone, No IS Victor street. was one
OF the large number Of volunteer life saw
ers IN Riverdale. lie rescued a woman
from the second story window OF a house
in Linwood street. who insisted IN bring
ing with her snow shovel. Clutching
the shovel 10 her breast. she sat in the
tltIU Ol Cltllt : DOdA daA'i tdN'i - Ftii-t''-
hymn and laughing Historically
In attempting TO round street corner
where a torrent poured I'm from cross
street. the boat struck an electric light
pole and Stone lost the paddle with which
he was propeling his craft
God told me-" shouted the woman. a
Mrs Clemens. He told me Now, Use
the shovel"
Stone managed to paddle his boat with
the shovel TO place OF safety.
Rescuers found Mrs. Atherton stand
ing in water waist deep in the second
story Of her home, in East Riverdale. An
hour before the rescuers arrived me
woman had given birth 10 a son. which
she was clutching in her arms. The babe
was dead Mrs. Anterior i expected 10
live.
Going out the front door OF his home.
al No. 3jl South Main street. Charles Nc
Comber saw the flood coming. He rushed
back 10 his garage and brought his motor
car around in 'front.'. Calling 10 his wife
and three children. he began loading the
car with chairs and rugs from the par
lor He moved the piano upon the 'front.'
porch. On top OF number OF chairs ne
piled davenport. which ordinarily two
men scarcely would be able to handle.
Then McComber lifted his wife and chill
dren into the car. and just as lie was
starting away the car was overwhelmed
and had TO be deserted. Refuge was
taken by the family in a passing boat
which had started out from laundry
not far away.
1T was aphasis" said McComber. IN
relating his experience. II don't remem-
Der anything about It," he said. "out
there stands the loaded motor car. ruined.
of course. and there is the piano where
brought it,