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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
Whole Families on Roofa.

All of the first terrible night, while
the city Of Peru, Ind, was In inky
darkness because Of the cutting off of
the gas and electric light supply, men,
women and children, and in some in
stances entire families, lay fiat where
they had crawled to the roofs of their
homes, waiting for daylight to bring
relief. Hundreds of others were
damned in the courthouse and lodge
buildings, which we're in the only four
blocks of the city not under water.
The first thought Of rescue parties
was to send into the town boats to
carry to safety those who were threat.
ened with drowning. Telephone com.
munication had been opened with
points in the residence and business
districts and from those marooned in
buildings it was learned that many
persons, including some women who
held their children In their arms, had
been on roofs exposed to an almost
freezing temperature all night. One
man telephoned he had seen several
fall from exhaustion and slip into the
water. 1t was the purpose of the res
cuers first to reach those In greatest
danger. Hundreds of others huddled
together at the courthouse, although
In want of food and water, were to be
taken later.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
Heroes In All Classes.

II great loss of life was averted
at Peru, this is due to some heroes Of
the Owen Wister type, river men and
water rats from surrounding lakes,
who by, unbelievable prowess with a
pair of frail oars rescued the doomed,
and in splendid harmony with their
virile efforts shines the spirit Of wom-
en- who valiantly helped, supremely
oblivious to distressing surroundings.
Among the latter are Mrs. r. II.
Bouslog, Mrs. r. c. Edwards, and
Mrs. Albert Shirk, all three wives
Of local millionaires, and also leaders
in the self-sacrifices required to pro-
vide sandwiches, coffee and smiles to
a panic stricken multitude In emer-
gency quarters.
Among the boatmen two brothers,
Charley and Ted Knight, are praised
on the corners left in Peru. Ted, with
w. A. Huff, dentist, braved the tur-
bulent waters of the Wabash river
cutting off Peru on the south side
and rendering uncertain the fate of the
inhabitants of South Peru. According
TO the report the two rescuers reached
the opposite shore alive, after having
been overturned several times.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
Many Rescued by a Gable.

Many thrilling stories we're told by
the Dayton refugees who had been
trapped in their attics and on their
roofs in the very heart of the flood.
A. ]. Bard of Belmont avenue, who
was penned in the City National
Bank building on Third street, near
Main, Tuesday, was rescued.
"One hundred and fifty of us were
caught in the building" said Mr..
Bard. I'VE remained there until the
fire started, then we began to plan an
escape"
I'VE cut the elevator cable and OBJ
tanned a ball of Irvine and some small
wire from one of the Offices. We at
tracted a boatman, who risked his life
to come to us. We gave the boatman
one end of the Irvine and he rowed to
the old courthouse. He then pulled
the wire over and after that the heavy
cable.
"One end Of the cable was made
fast in the bank building and the
other in the old courthouse. Then,
with only the light of the burning
structure, the $50 persons in the bank
building made their way, hand over
hand, along the cable over the swirl.
ing torrent to the courthouse. be.
lieve every one, men and women,
made the trip in safety. During our
Imprisonment had two crackers and
a slice Of Clipped beef to eat"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
SURGEON Tells Graphic Story,

DIR. Ray B. Harris, police surgeon
of Dayton. Ohio, and one of the chief
workers among the injured immedi-
ately after the cyclone, told graphic
story of the sufferings of the hun
dreds who were hurt.
when we began to collect the bod
les we realized for the first time the
sician. 1T was as grewsome task
as | ever worked at Some of the
bodies were twisted into frightful
shapes and some had pieces OF
wreckage-wood and iron-driven
through their bodies. Dozens were
smothered to death, some were
burned, still others were crushed and
beaten to death by the flying timbers.
Every physician in the city, and
even the medical students, were at
work Sunday night and all day Mon
day. l impressed two dentists myself,
although. l didn't want any teeth
drawn. They worked like Trojans,
too.
Some OF the taxicab drivers thought
1t was a golden opportunity to reap
harvest, and demanded huge sums for
carrying the injured to the hospitals.
The doctors wouldn't stand for any
thing like that, and l personally
thrashed two drivers who presumed
to haggle."
Another husky young doctor had an
argument with a chauffeur, who de-
manded SIS apiece for conveying two
injured women to a hospital. When
he would not yield the physician
seized a piece of board and knocked
the man senseless with it. Then he
took the chauffeur to the hospital with
the women and ministered to him.
1t is such incidents as this that evil
dence the fearful night of terror and
panic and the day of sorrow that fol
lowed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
FLOWERS IN THE HOUSEHOLD
Snapshot Of Quiet Domestic Scene
When Rivals Fought for the
Control of Mexico.

To make flowers last a week or
more, four things are necessary. First,
do not try to arrange them the mo-
ment you get them, but put them in a
pail of water for a few hours, so that
every stem will be under water up to
the flower. Second, cleanse the vase
thoroughly before putting in the flow
ers and change the water every day.
Third, the cooler you keep the flowers
the longer they will last. If you are
too busy in the morning to enjoy them
or have to go out for the afternoon, do
not leave them in the living room, for
they ase not used to such tempera-
ture. Every night put the vase in a
cool place, or better still, plunge the
stems up to the flowers in a pail of
water. Fourth, cut about quarter of
an inch off each stem In the morning.
1t is more trouble to do this under
water but it pays. II you cut the
stems in the ordinary way air bubbles
get into the stems and impede the TAX
ing in of DISQUALIFICATION.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
Hano to Roof Thirty Hours.

After hanging to the roof Of their
home for thirty hours, with strong
wind blowing and heavy snow fall
ing, August Schmidt, wife and two
children were rescued None Of them
could move a muscle, being chilled
through. They were removed to Van
Cleve School, where hundreds of other
rescued were taken.
I'D have fallen into the water II 1t
hadn't been for daddy" exclaimed the
little girl, who was first of the four to
recover sufficiently to talk.
when the water came into the
house we had to climb on the roof.
Daddy held me and mamma held
brother. Oh, 1t was cold. thought
/ was going to die, but daddy kept
hold of me-"
A little boy, who, during the night
chung in full sight of the rescuers.
was rescued. He probably will die.
The little fellow was discovered after
the flood had risen so high he could
not weather the waters.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10

places OF safety, and on the room
of buildings, only to die from expos
ure.
The suffering of the survivors hud-
died together in the marooned build
ings was awful. Food and water
could not be taken to them.
Foreigners killed their country
men and even members of their fam.
lilies in their desperate efforts to OBJ
tain food, according to John Volbrecht
of Yukawa street, in North Dayton.
who was taken from the one remain.
ing abutments of the Herman street
bridge. Volbrecht said he was at his
home with his family when the flood
struck North Dayton. The house was
picked up by the current and car
ried against the Herman street bridge
Volbrecht said he chung to the bridge
and didn't know what became of his
family.
One woman with ten-day-old baby
climbed over the roofs of three houses
to reach the rescuers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
Forty Dead at RrIJoe.

Richard Lee, an engineer on the
Pennsylvania, who brought IN the last
train over that line from Logansport,
reported a terrible condition at the
Pennsylvania bridge over the Wabash
on the outskirts of Logansp0rt.
This bridge is braced across an
island and Is as near indestructible as
a bridge can be made" said Mr.. Lee.
1T is eighteen miles down stream
from Peru and has caught all the
debris from that town.
Il think we saw the remains OF
more than 100 houses stacked up
against this bridge, with the current
Juggling and pulling at them. We
could make out thirty or forty dead
bodies in the crushed lumber, and 1t
seemed as If some section OF Peru
must have been overwhelmed sudden
ly and swept down stream to destruc
ton"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
The Man on the Roof.

There were two heroes on the Day
ton floods. Their names are M. B.
Stohl and C. d. Williamson, and they
are employees of the American Tele.
graph and Telephone company.
Stohl is a wire chief at Dayton. He
reached the Dayton Office of his COM
pany late the night before the foods
came. The rush Of the waters put all
the telephone batteries and power out
Of commission. Forgetting thoughts
Of escape, Stohl rummaged around
until he found linemans test set.
With this he rugged up a sending and
receiving apparatus, and cut in upon
the wire on the roof of the four-story
building. This wire connected him
with Phoneton, testing station eight
miles away. Thus he established com.
munication with Williamson, whose
batteries were still working.
Then Stohl sent messages from the
flooded city, otherwise cut off from
communication with the outside world
All night he stuck to his post. All next
day he remained The following noon
found him still on the roof Of build
ing whose Populations were being
Slapped by the waters.
There he stayed In the rain and cold
with the prospect Of death staring hin
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
EXPLAINING the Needle.

A typesetter in printing house be-
came very adroit in explaining the
large number of misprints for which
he was responsible. Even when he
changed his work and became wait
er in restaurant, says Das Echo. his
skill did not forsake him,
One day he had served guest with
a plate of soup, and was turning
away, when he was called back
sharply.
This is an outraged" cried the In
dignant diner. Il find needle in my
soup! What does this nean?"
Just misprint, sir" explained the
former typesetter. 1T should have
been a noodle. Youths Companion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
FLY TO PIECES.
Tho Effect Of Coffee on Highly Organ
lied People.

II have been coffee user for
years, and about two years ago got
into a very serious condition Of dys.
pepsia and indigestion. 1t seemed to
me l would fly to pieces. ! was SO
nervous that at the least noise l was
distressed, and many times could not
straighten myself up because OF the
PAIN"
Tea is just as injurious, because 1t
contains caffeine, the same drug found
In coffee.
my physician told me l must not
eat any heavy or strong food, and or.
dered diet, giving me some medi'
cine. l followed directions carefully
but kept on using coffee and did moi
get any better.
Last winter my husband, who was
away on business, had Postum served
to him in the family where he board
ed. He liked it so we'll that when he
came home he brought some with him
We began using it and found II
most excellent.
while drank 1t my stomach neVel
bothered me in the least, and go
over my nervous troubles. When the
Postum was gone we returned to cot
fee, then my stomach began to hur
me as before, and the nervous con
ditions came on again.
THAT showed me exactly what wal
the cause of the whole trouble, 80
quit drinking coffee altogether ant
kept on using Postum. The old trou
bles left again and have never re
turned"
There's a reason" and it is explain
ed in the little book, THE Road t
Wellville, in pkgs.
Ever read the above letterf A neV
| one appears from time to time. The
are genuine, true, ana full Of huna
] interest.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
Rohher Prices OF aoatmen.

Boatmen in Peru, Ind, reGped for
tunes by carrying food sufferers
from the danger zone at exorbitant
prices, according to M. 8. Scott, q
travelling salesman Of New York. who
arrived from Peru with two other
travelling men.
THE condition at Peru" said Mr..
Scott. cannot be told. was at a
hotel across the street from the court
house and last night six babies were
born to women who lay on the bare
floor of the building. When we learned
of this We had them rowed across the
street and gave them our rooms. The
boatmen charged SIS each to row three
women across the street We paid
SIS to be hauled three miles, and
were lucky to get off that cheaply."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
passenoers Give Refund Money.

The flood relief fund collected In
Chicago was increased 1852 by the
two hours delay of the Twentieth
Century Limited from New York. For
every hour the train is late the pas
sengers are given 81 by the company.
1t arrived in Chicago two hours be-
hind time
j. l.. Daube of Philadelphia con-
ceived the idea of giving the 81 which
would be refunded by the railroad
company to the fund. He made known
his intentions to Joseph Horowitz of
New York and Fred X. Townsend OF
Rochester, who also were passengers
They became enthusiastic and formed
a committee to collect the refund
slips of all the passengers on the train
Out of eighty passengers seventy
six readily gave up their slips. Among
the four was an Englishman just ar
rived. The food situation was ex
planned to him and Daube pictured the
sufferings of the victims.
Il don't believe It," declared the
Englishman. TT is some bally Ameri
can scheme to defraud strangers
Show me your credentials. never
heard of any food. know all about
your schemes in this country to de
fraud travellers"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
ALL TELL STORIES
OF HEROIC DEEDS
Survivors of the Flood Disaster
Proud of Record Made by
Brothers
NEEDS OF OTHERS PUT FIRST
No Ono Has Cause to Be Ashamed Of
Spirit Displayed In Agonizlno
Time-Some Fearful Expert
ences Brought to Light.

Chicago.-"Women and children
first"
This worldold cry, made more men,
orable when the Titanic disaster
thrilled the world, echoed over the
fiood-stricken districts of Ohio and In
diana Refugees who reached Chicago
told innumerable stories of men risk
ing their lives to save the women and
children.
The unwritten law of the sea was
observed on the inland rivers. The
entire tenor of stories told by refugees
was one OF bravery, self-sacrifice and
devotion to the weak and unprotected.
women and children first"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
Heroic Rescues Common.

From all parts of Dayton come sto-
ries of heroic rescues. The stolid
volunteers pay no attention to them.
All of them for three days have con-
stantly offered their lives to save
others. Several Of these men have
given their lives on rescue work.
Their names are unknown. Watchers
on the banks saw them trying to
reach persons In floating houses, saw
their boats upset and the men go
down.
Late in the day a large frame house
floated down the river Four women
were in the windows. AS they neared
the Main street bridge they waved at
the crowd on the banks and the build
ing struck the pieces. There was a
swirl in the murky waters and lit
tie farther down stream the debris
appeared, but none Of the women.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
Only One Of Many.

what is your manner" asked the
registerer who received refugees at
Dayton, o., of slender person in
mems clothing.
Norma Thurma," was the reply.
Norma came in with Ralph Myers,
his wife and little baby. Myers had
climbed telegraph pole first. He let
down rope to his wife, who tied 1t to
a meal sack which contained their
baby, three months old. Myers pulled
the rope with It's precious burden up
and then let 1t down to aid his wife.
Holding on to two thin wires, he trav-
eled across the cable full block to
safety.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
Only Doctor a DRUG Elend.

Terrible scenes were reported from
West Indianapolis. Conditions in the
flooded district were made worse by
the fact that the only physician who
was there to attend sufferers was a
victim of the morphine habit. In the
Methodist church a woman rescued
from the bottoms gave premature
birth to twins. The physician, what
with the horror Of his duty and his in
ability to obtain more of the drug,
went insane, and after making three
unsuccessful attempts to jump from
window, was placed in straight
, jacket.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
Victims Are Cheerful.


One Of the remarkable features was
the cheerful spirit with which food
victims viewed their plight. This was
Daytons first great flood in many
years. Much of the submerged area
had been considered safe from high
water, but as the majority of resi-
dents of these sections looked out on
all sides upon a great sweep Of muddy,
swiftly moving water, they seemed I'M
disturbed.
In some OF the poorer sections the
attitude of the marooned was not SO
cheerful. AS a motor boat passed be-
fore the second floor of one partly
submerged house a man leaned out
and threatened to shoot unless they
took off his wife and baby that had
dying, was let down from the window
by a rope and taken to a place of
refuge
Further on, members of a motor
boat party were startled by shots in
the second floor of a house about
which five feet of water swirled. The
boat was stopped and man peered
from the window of the house.
why are you shooting?" he was
asked.
"oh, just amusing myself shooting
at rats that come upstairs. When are
you going to take me out of here?''
he replied
The bodies of a woman and baby
were seen floating down Jefferson
street, one of Dayton's main thorough.
fares. 1t was thought they came from
the district north of the river.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10

In the face every moment. He sobbed
a strong mans sob as he told his tale
of death and desolation; Of floating
wreckage bearing men, women and
children doomed to death; of dead
bodies borne upon the crest of the wa
tiers; OF piteous sights. in themselves
enough to unnerve the bravest of men
But he stuck to his post.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
Go Insane. sIax EamIlIes.

There we're stories of insanity caus-
ed by the food at Dayton. A father
had killed his four children and
his wife and then leaped into the
food.
Children had been born in boats
that we're carrying their mothers to
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
For Curlino Feathers.

To curl a feather that has become
damaged with rain or dew sprinkle
it thickly with common salt and shake
before a bright fire until dry. when
you will find it as good as new.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
Preliminary.

81 am going to try this sleeping in
the open air as tentative PROPOSE
ton"
Have you got the tent?"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10

Many a young man would get a
hard bump if thrown ON his own re-
sources.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10
Appreciation Comma.

You'll never realize your husbands
true value until he has gone" coun-
seled Mrs. Goodman. 81 know It," re-
piled Mrs. Nagg. His life Is in
sured. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10

The average girl treats new &C.
quaintance far better than she does
an old friend-so the old friend
thinks.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10

A bachelor is a bachelor because he
is either too foolish or too wise to
marry.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-10

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and
invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar
coated, tiny granules, easy to take. Do not
gripe, Adv.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-04
Fire In Mammoth steamshln.

New YOrk.-The steaiasuip ...pera.
tor. the largest vessel afloat, was swept
by fire Thursday AZ she lay at her
dock In Hoboken. with her crew and
1.131 steerage passengers aboard.
Second Officer Gobrecht. who led the
crew into the hold to fight the flames.
was cut on from his crew and suffo.
Gated. His body was found an hour
afterward. untouched by fire. and
brought ashore. Two other men went
below with Gobrecht and one perished.
Nremen from ashore surrounded the
ship and poured tons OF water into her
hold. When the fire was checked the
great vessel had listed Is degrees.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-04
MAY COME TO TERMS
NEGOTIATIONS WITH MEXICO
NOT VET ENDED.
THEY CANNOT ACQUIRE TITLE
seeensrs" Denied squatters' Rights In
North Platte Forest Reserve
John Lind May Return to
City Of Mexico.

Washington. Strong hope prevails
In official circles that the Huerta gov.
eminent and the United States soon
would arrive at a mutual understand.
ing leading TO q peaceful settlement Of
che revolutionary disturbances In
Mexico.
Administration oficials expressed
themselves AZ pleased with develop
ments President Wilson regarded a.
hopeful the tone OF the note sent by
FREDERICK Gamboa, Mexican minister
OF foreign affairs. in reply to supple.
mentary suggestions made by John
1And before leaving Mexico City for
Vera Cruz last Monday. The full text
Of the two notes was received here,
and while neither side, according to
the Official Interpretation. yields any
Of the essential points in It's conten.
tions. the method OF approaching the
difiiculties at hand is admittedly more
friendly and framed with more regard
for q practical solution.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-04
CANNOT ACQUIRE TITLE.
Squatters' Rights Denied to "Soon.
ers" on North Platte Forest
Reserve.

Washington. ID. G. - Complaints
against "sooners'' persons who have
recently gone upon the portion Of the
North Platte forest reserve which is
shortly to be opened to settlement
hoping to acquire squatters' rights to
land have reached Congressman Kin.
kaid and have been referred to the in.
terror department Congressman Kin.
kaid says that he Ia certain that when
the o. ming OF the land to settlement
Is proclaimed II will be made clear
that title cannot be acquired by this
method. The proclamation will state
that right to the land cannot be &C.
qnired except by the regular filing Of
application at the Broken Bow and
North Platte land Offices. The 100000
acres to be opened are now a part Of
that forest reserve and are not open
to private claim.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-04
May Come 70 Agreement.

Mexico City-The announcement Of
the possible return OF John Lind to
Mexico City brought from Senor Gam
boa, minister OF foreign affairs, the
declaration that Mexico agreed to
nothing and that Senor Gamboa's note
OF September &c to MIR. Lind was the
last communication he sent. II was
suggested to the minister that Presi.
dent Wilson's representative was
coming to the capital to resume nego.
tiations. II is regarded here as pos
sible that further conferences between
Senor Gamboa and MIR. Lind may re.
suit In an agreement unless Washing.
ton be stickler for compliance to the
letter Of her demands for General Hu-
erta's non-candidacy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-04

ApPoRTioNMENT MADE FOR
NECESSITIES OF CROPS.
San Francisco TO Vote on Bonds for
Municipal street Car Line
Would Sweep Husrts
from Power.

Misunderstanding McAdoo has
announced the apportionment - far
as It had been completed for the $50.
000,0 to be deposited by the govern.
ment in national banks OF the west
and south to facilitate the movement
and marketing Of crops. The total
amount allotted to date 10 $46,5O0. 900.
Of which $24.700. 900 goes to banks In
the fourteen western states. and $2l,.
5000 to the thirteen southern states
and the District Of Columbia. The
share Of the funds be deposited in
August and September, and those in
the west want the money apportioned
to them during September, October
and November