The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14

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Cleveland, Ohio, November 11.-lt
is still showing and the streets are
filled with tangled mass of twisted
wires. Thousands are in danger of
suffering from the lack of, food.
Ten people are missing and it is
believed they are frozen.
A big steamer with captain and
crew of twenty-five are stranded on
the beach awaiting death.
The damage already is two millions.
There is great fear of fire.
The situation is unprecedented.
There have been no deliveries OF gro
ceries, bread, milk or ocal since Sat
urday. Hundreds of refugees are sleep
ing on the floors Of the hotel lob
bies.
School is suspended and the school
houses are used for refugees.
Normal conditions cannot be re-
established within a week.
Port Huron, November 11.-A six
hundred foot steel freighter is lying
bottom side up eight miles out in the
| stormswept lake The boat is diff
cult of Identification. 1t is believed
that from twenty-five to-forty persons
| lost their lives on the craft. Tugs
and lifesavers stood by all night ant
this morning.
Pittsburg, November 11.-Althougl
Western Pennsylvania and EASTER
Ohio, and Northern West Virgins
are still blanketed by foot of snow
the storm conditions are improving
rapidly. One train arriving here was
stalled in drift twenty-eight hours
near Cleveland.
Cleveland, November 1.-THE
city is still practically paralized b.
the worst storm in it's history. For
ty-eight hours of snow was proceed
ed by rain and sleet. Traffic is 81
crippled that it had to be amulet
and business at standstill. Their
is no hope of recovery for man,
hours. Perhaps for days half o
the homes will be without electri
lights and telephones. In a cas-
of serious fire, the department
would find itself almost powerless
A food famine is threatened.
Buffalo, NovembeH 11.-Lightshi
No. SO and a crew of six are re
ported lost in Lake Erie off Poin
Abino. 1t is believed the boa
foundered in storm.
Milwaukee, November 11.-Th
United States revenue cutter Tu
/, -carora has departed for Manitou
: land where the big lake carrier
! pounding to pieces.
The Independent Order of Fores
ers, which has been under invest
cation by the National Conventio
: of Insurance Commissioners, yeste
4 day withdrew from Minnesota an
t returned its license to Insuranc
G Commissioner j. A. o. Preus.
Notice of the soeiety's withdraw:
was received in a letter from Ell
oft c. Stevenson of Toronto, 81
preme chief ranger, yesterday. M
Stevenson said that the withdraw;
was a protest against the attituC
of Mr. Preus, which had threatene
the organization with lengthy litig
ton. The society, he said, will co
} tinua collecting assessments fro
old members and meet all oblig
. lions, but has instructed it's loo
l. lodges not to solicit or receive ne
members.
4 The formal opening of the Salv
ton Army mems shelter took pla
last night, when the people who {
I tended the Army'sl religious servic
in the hall were given an opportuni
II to inspect the building.
o At the evening meeting Mr.. Moor
u travelling salesman, talked OH vi
good work of the army, and FIR,
y Wiltsie and Captain Simpson, recruit
IS of the army, spoke. Miss Neva NJ
II Teton sang two beautiful solos, al
D. selection was given by the new
organized Salvation Army band The
II was a good attendance at the me,
Y. ing.
., indictments at Redwood Falls.
II Redwood Falls, Mimi, Novemb
Of 1.-THE grand jury has brought
h. three indictments-Mrs. Mary Rio