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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02

Dayton, Ohio, Mach 28.-Rescu-
ers have begun removing bodies from
the river at Riverdale and are piling
them three deep along the river
bank. The estimate that 5000 are
dead is now believed to be as near
correct as possible.
Further damage from flood is pass
ing, but the apprehension of famine,
exposure and sickness grows. There
city and it is likely that when per-
sons who have been held down town
without food or water are released
there will be no provisions or place
for them.
eff the death list is only 1000 |
will consider it marvellous dispense
tion," telegraphed Gov. Cox's secre-
tary "If it is 10000 I will not be
surprised"
Alleys Filled with Bodies.
According to the story of one
boats crew, there are 400 dead in
one alley between Main and Jeffer-
son streets. These, the searchers de-
clared, had been drowned and swept
into the alley by eddies that form
where the tall blocks stand. The
work of relief was taken up as early
as possible in the day. Survivors in
the outskirts were given food, but
those marooned in the business dis
trict could receive no response to
dc,
are thirsty and starving. There is
no food in the buildings where the
survivors took refuge, and the water
supply has been cut off for twenty
four hours. Women, children and
men are suffering alike.
Forty Dead in One Building.
There are over 400 refugees in the
new Y. NJ. C. A. Building at the cor
ner of Ludlow and Third streets. Ac-
cording to late reports, there are
forty dead in the basement and lower
story, and efforts are being made to
dislodge them so that they may be
carried away by the flood, and thus
diminish the chance of pestilence
lu6G6 are lOuT nuuQTSu H6u,
women and children in the upper sto-
ries of the Reibold building on Main
street between Fourth and Fifth.
There is absolutely nothing to eat in
the place and efforts to distribute
food have been nearly futile because
there is so little food that can be
reached The lower floors of the
buildings containing provisions are
flooded from ten to eighteen feet
deep and hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of provisions have
been ruined within a block of the
Reibold structure, where the people
are crying for food.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
Situation Grows More Appalling.

Chicago, March 2S.--The appall-
ing situation in Ohio grew worse to-
day Two thousand, 1000 eor per-
ion persons are homeless, half frozen
and without proper food.
Everywhere the rivers continued
to rise. To death of thousands by
food was added death by starvation
and exposure and in at least two
cities cremation.
The terrible situation extended
with only a few cases of warmth and
cooked meals and dry ground from
Lake Erie to the Kentucky and from
Pennsylvania to Indiana No suffer-
ing like this affecting an entire
state had ever been recorded in
America before.
Relief Trains Cut Off.
While Chicago and other cities
were giving hundreds of thousands
of dollars to relieve and while the
United States government was rem
dering rations for 100000 men, the
rising foods cut off the relief trains.
The flood and holocaust at Day
ton, Pura, Miamsbury and other cit
les in the Miami River valley has
tended to make outsiders forget the
death and suffering in other sections
of the state.
SO appalling and seemingly exag-
gerated were many of the reports
from flooded cities and towns that
they were disbeieved and in many in
stances wholly disregarded. Later
reports from these same sections,
however, often confirmed what seem
ed to DE wild rumors. In other
cases reports prove not to be correct.
Many Cities Count.
Efforts early today failed to clari-
fy the puzzling situation regarding
loss of life in Columbus. How many
were dead there was not known
Many who were considered conserva-
tive place the loss at from 100 to 800
At Delaware, twenty-five miles north
of Columbus, details were unavail-
able The known dead number
thirty-three.
From Sidney comes the report that
from 100 30 $50 have been drowned.
Tiffin reported at least fifty lives
lost
j Stratford, town near Delaware.
according to an unconfirmed report
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
EYEWITNESS TELLS
STORY OF DISASTER
Scenes of Horror in Dayton Painted
by Rescuer-Estimates at Least
$500 Dead.

Dayton. Ohio, March 28.-Charles
II. Van Horn, a rescuer, who has
gone farther north in the Dayton
food than any other man has dared
returned from his perilous journey
unneryed by what he saw and heard
His was the first story to disclose
the awful mysteries lying behind the
water that cut off most of Dayton
from the rest of the world No man
has so far dared to venture this far
because of the swirling current which
mas made rescue work extremely
hazardous.
Here is Van Horns story as he die
tated it:
l hope my eyes are never to be
punished again with such sights as
were inflicted upon them Wednes-
day night and during the early morn
ing hours.
This awful happening cannot be
exaggerated. 1t has been said that
500 are dead | should say at least
$500 are dead We went to Third
and st. Clair streets which is farther
than anybody had gone before
Twice the boat was struck by whirl-
ing human bodies. They turned in
the whirlpool like spools on a ma
chine. We reached out and touched
the head of a woman once and the
second time we touched the bearded
face of man.
We went as near to the fire as we
possibly could go. Some of those
penned in the buildings must have
seen us, because we heard their cries
for help. We looked up and saw
some people standing at windows and
then saw them fall back into the
flames.
We couldn't do a thing for them.
When we finally had to leave the
scene of the fire two blocks were
ablaze, Third and Fourth streets be-
tween St Clair and Jefferson.
We heard the cries of people who
must have been a square away and
some of these cries came from the
direction of the Backel house. The
whole of Dayton is likely to burn
unless the fire is put out We could
do nothing here, so we rowed down
10 the Adams wholesale house, far
Their up the street, and there were
able to rescue five women who were
prisoners. This building was at that
time threatened by the fire.
The women were in a second story
window, but l was unable to get
close to the window. because of the
current. Screaming to US to save
them, they jumped into the water.
They were pulled out and saved. We
then rowed down to Clinton street
and there got two girls out of a resi-
dence. They had been standing for
eight hours up to their waists in wa
ter. We took them to the hospital
In a boat and one of them died on
the way. l never again want to live
a night like this.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
FREsHETs CAUSE A PANIC
Railroad Traffic Tied Up and People
Are Driven From Their Homes
in Western New York.

Rochester, n. Y, March 27.-Heavy
rains have caused foods in western
New York. At Hornellsville the
worst flood in decade swept down
the Canisteo, inundating several sec
lions of the city and tying up railroad
traffic.
At Mount Morris the upper Genesee
river is at flood height and people in
in the lowlands are moving to points
Of safety.
Olean creek is over It's banks at
Olean and hundreds of families are
DESERVING their homes.
Thus far no loss of life has been
reported.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
CHARGED with Shooting.

Marshfield.- Joseph Grail d "a
ioon keeper, is under arrest chais0a
with shooting Thomas Cries VIZ IAN
revolver. Grail was putting TWO ND
out of his saloon when they reSl0'v w.
1t is alleged that he secured .t4;ng
volver and shot at the men N''''
Grieg who was block away
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
ro1earn Cause Of Death.

Beloit.-The sudden asa," f.
Rockton, H., Of p. J Biseio ,,ostioB
merIy of Elkhorn, raises the quo res.
of the cause of his death ~ an ID
dents of the village deH'""
vestigation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
Many Narrow Escapes.

Throngs Of excited groups of peo-
pie from the food stricken section of
the city who were crowded into the
temporary rescue quarters, asserted
that the estimates are not exagger-
ated.
The true extent of the awful TRACE
dies enacted during the sweeping
away of homes and the exact death
toll will not be known for days, I'M
til the mass of wreckage, houses and
uprooted trees, strewn over the low
lands south of the city, are uncov-
cred. This mass of debris is now UNI
der several feet of water with swift
currents running in many directions.
Many of those rescued tell of es-
Gaping from their homes by the frac-
tions of minutes, just before the
rushing waters swept their homes
away and crushed them like egg
shells against bridges. Scores of en-
tire families, these people assert,
were swept down with their houses
in the swift current.
Hospitals Crowded.
Every available inch of space in
the Columbus state hospital for the
insane and Mount Carmel hospital on
the hill top is occupied by refugees,
according to those who invaded the
stricken district Four children were
reported to have been born in a
schoolhouse on the hilltop.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
DISAGREE over Licensing

Madison.-Because OF n lettering
ment of the best way OF ATM .ta senate
a plumbers license ia 1...Isfed par-
committee viii allow inter-
ties to draft substitute d"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
Eso.ned Omaha Tornado.

Fond du Lac.-Nrs. w. a. FIsi - ii
Gustaye Kuenne, former Teslu9h =, tbe
this city, said to have pellSl .,o form,
tornado at Omaha, escaped me S''
according to message
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
OPERATOR SAYS GOODBYE"
Man Furnishing Bulletins from Day
tor Driven from Post by Flames.
Hamilton in Great Peril.

Columbus, Ohio. March 27--Word
reached the office Of Adjt.-Gen. Wood
early this morning from the Central
Union telephone operator at Dayton,
who has been a principal means of
communication, that the fire has TAX
en- a new start.
The flames had broken out in sew
eral new places and were getting so
near the telephone building that he
would have to leare
The operator, who has been fur
nishing Columbus with bulletins for
forty-eight hours, said he wanted
to say goodbye to Columbus people. !"
His own safety had been in doubt.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
vii, Build Cheese Factory

Commonwealth Summit 'all aot
Dairy association has decideu - ,orer
a $4,000 cheese factory anu o,imn,it
plant on the Tank farm at 0u'D
this spring.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
COLUMBUS HIT HARD
NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHES COM
MUNICATION WITH WEST
SIDE OF THE CITY.

Columbus, Ohio, March 2S.-Be-
tween 600 and 1000 persons lost
their lives in the flooded west side
of Columb bus, according to reports of
the Columbus Dispatch which has
just gotten into communication with
the newspaper Office from the previ-
ously isolated section of the city.
This same estimate is given by per-
sons in charge Of the relief stations
on the hill top west of the flooded
section.
According to those who invaded
the stricken district the charities,
big state institutions and storerooms
in the hill top sections are crowded
with refugees many of whom were
rescued from the murky waters and
who tell stories of indescribable hor-
1-nT
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02

OF course there is risk in marriage
bat every normal man is fond CT ad-
venture.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
Ohio River Valley Disaster
Proves to Be Worst In
Nations History.
SUFFERS HEAVIEST LOSS

was swept from the map and 100 are
drowned.
According to a wireless report re-
ceived from Mount Vernon, that town
was hit hard by the flood and probably
100 have lost their lives This re-
port could not be verified
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-04-03

BRICK and "asphaltic concrete" were
added. These amendments we're ad-
opted by the commissioners and the
resolutions were passed as amended,
which can that bids will be asked
for on the four different kinds of
paving material. Twenty days, how.
ever, must elapse before the bids can
be opened or the contracts let.
No action was taken in regard to
the telephone matter as the commits
sion wished more time to consider the
matter.
President Zietlow, of Aberdeen, was
in the city, the first of the week and
held a long conference with the city
commissioners. He absolutely refus-
ed to make any concessions in his
original proposition. The commission
will act very cautiously in this tele-
phone matter and will take their time
and consider the matter we'll.
The commissioners have kept their
hands out of the paving proposition
so far as the kind of material to be
used is concerned and it is their ut
most desire to adopt the kind Of paw
ing which will be satisfactory to the
majority Of the people who have to
pay for the paving.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-04-03
LOCAL NEWS

Geo. K. Burt, of South Shore, was
a Watertown visitor last Saturday.
Gov. Byrne has designated April %
as Arbor Day.
Mrs. D. E. Wood was a visitor at
Clear Lake over Sunday.
Pat Walsh, Warren Page and E. R.
Keyes were I'VE from Henry last Sat
urday.
The choir of the NJ. e. church is
preparing a cantata to be given at
the church Sunday evening, eApril IS.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Stokes are
home from California, where they
have been spending the winter.
Herman Lee is home from Pasadena
Cal, where he has been spending the
winter With his family.
Saturday afternoon the Royal the.
atre will run a continuous show from
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-04-03
Farmers Should Test
Grain Before Sowing

Saturday News: | would suggest
that you enlighten the farmers thru
your valuable paper as to the great
importance of testing their seed grain
before planting this spring.
! find from tests made Of grain
from different localities q very great
variation in terminating qualities of
same. The results of tests made are
as follows:
A sample Of No. | Northern shows
a terminating test Of 9S per cent,
while a sample Of Durum only shows
65 per cent. One sample of Durum
shows 4S per cent dead kernels. A
sample of barley shows a test of 80
per cent, while another from the same
locality shows only 80 per cent.
Respectfully,
H. R. Todd, Agt,
Pacific Elevator Co.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-04-03
Thinks Kampeska
is a Great Asset

Peter Sirerts, who has been spend.
ing three weeks at his cottage on
Hillcrest at Lake kampeska, return.
ed to his home at Candy Tuesday
evening. When told that the city is
taking up in earnest the boulevard
proposition between here and Lake
Kampeska, he evinced great interest
and said that is what should have
been done years ago. The Lake CITY
has a wonderful drawing card in that
lake" said he, "one which they can
cash in for big money if they will
only prepare for it.. And the beauty
of it is, that after they have it all
cashed in and the money in their
pocket, so to speak, they have the
lake and everything connected with it
left to cash in again, and as often as
they wish. A boulevard and electric
line should by all means be built at
once, and then Watertown will realize
what she has been missing all these
years"
His statement reminded US OF the
story of the old maid who had been
keeping company with a man for
seven years, and one day she was
persuaded to let him kiss her. After
it was over she coyly remarked,
"John, what he have been missing all
these years."
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-04-03
MAIN 637 MAIN

two to five o'clock. Adv 20
Quite a number of the local nimrods
have succeeded in bagging a number
of ducks SO far this spring. Several
wild geese have also been shot.
A new line of tailor and suit hats,
also a nice line Of pattern hats and
children's hats at Miss Jorgenson's,
over Tarbell & Williamson's. Adv.42
Hon. o. s. Basford, state insurance
commissioner was in the city this
week attending the state meeting of
the Yeomel.
Mike Bierne will move his family
to the old homestead neal Grover and
will engage in farming operations for
the future.
Mrs. George Briggs, Of Milwaukee,
is in the city visiting at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ben
nett.
Contractor John Kozack wen. to
Castlewood the first of the week to
figure on a large building contract at
that place.
Mrs. F. A. Countryman has depart
ed for st. Thomas, Ontario, where she
summoned by the serious illness
of her sister, Mrs. s. w. Keeple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank e. Paulis are
rejoicing over the arrival of a bright
little baby girl which came to glad
den their home one day this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Freeman are
rejoicing W. the arrival of a baby
boy. which came to gladden. their
home in this city last Sunday.
The Eagles lodge of this city voted
to contribute $50 to the food suffer-
ers at Dayton, Ohio, at their last
regular meeting.
For rheumatism you will find moth
ing better than Chamberlain's Lini.
ment. Try it and see how quickly 1t
gives relief. For sale by all dealers.
Adv. 42-45
Mrs. N. W. Stehly, of Hecla, a sis
ter of Mrs. Henry Hanten, who came
here to attend the Hanten-Michaels
wedding last Monday, has gone to
kranzburg where she will visit at the
home of her brother, County Comnis-
sioner John 4. Ries for a few days
lsefcre returning home.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-04-03

Mrs. J. J. Ballou has returned to
Waterfowl after spending the major
part of the winter with relatives at
Elkton. Mrs. Ballou has been in very
poor health for several months.
John Wagner, the popular local
agent for the Minneapolis Brewing
company in this city, went to Mime
apolis Wednesday, where he will tran
sact business for a few days.
Attorney Carl Johnson, of the law
firm of Mcfarland & Johnson, is in
Chicago, where he will visit his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.. Johnson, for
a few days.
Edward MCGEE and Blanche M.
Hite were united in 1~arriage by Hon.
John Nicholson last Monday. The
contracting parties are both residents
of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. George steinborn went
to Sioux Falls Monday to be present
at the marriage of Mr.. %Steinborn's
sister, which took place in that city
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Cbenshain,
who reside west of the city are the
pround parents of a bright little baby
daughter which arrived at their home
one day this week.
The IL year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
0. G. Spande Of this city was quite
seriously injured one day last week
by being hit with a stone thrown by
another boy. 1t was necessary to
summon a surgeon to attend the boy.
Mrs. Sam Donnelly, Mrs. McFerran
and Sam Purcell left Tuesday morn
ing oVe the st. Louis for Kempville,
Ontario, in company with the body of
their mother, Mrs. Purcell, who died
last Sunday and who is being taken
to that place for burial.
Messrs. 2. L. and j. w. Mathfesen
made a trip to Alexandria last week,
where they purchased a fine stallion
for their extensive stock farm three
miles northeast Of the city. They,
with their father and brothers, are
certainly working into a splendid bust
in their farming interests. We
will have something of a description
a little later Of the excellent horse
just added.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-04-03

Concrete and Bituiithic included with.
in the streets and venue hereinafter
named.
On roll call Resolution X34 was
passed and adopted as amended by the
following ote Ayes Commissioners
Snyder, Countryman, Whooley, Bush
and Mayor Wagner.
Resolution N35-Paving-placed Oil
its second reading.
Moved by Commissioner Whooley,
seconded by Commissioner Country,
a that Resolution X35 be amended
to read and have Vitrifed Brick,
Creosote Blocks, Concrete. Asphalttc
Concrete and Bitulithic included with
in the streets and herein
after named.
On roll call Resolution X35 was
passed and adopted as amended by
the following vote: Ayes, Commls,
sioners Snyder. C~ouDtryman, Whool-
ey. Bush and Mayor Wagner.
Resolution Observation-Disclosures on
its second reading.
Moved by Commissioner Whooley,
seconded by Commissioner Country,
man. that Resolution X36 be amended
to read and have Vitrifed Brick.
Creosote Blocks, Concrete, Asphaltic
Concrete and Bitulithic included with
in the streets and avenues herein.
after named.
On roll call. Resolution X36 was
passed and adopted as amended by
the following vote: Ayes, Commits
sioners Snyder, Countryman. Whool.
ey. Bush and Mayor Wagner.
Resolution X37-Paving-placed on
its second reading.
Moved by Commissioner Whooley,
seconded by Commissioner Country
man, that Resolution KIT be amended
by striking therefrom the following:
with the exception of the portion be-
tween ia rails aud for IS inches on
both sides thereof Of all railroad
tracks, and substituting in place there
Of the following: except the portion
between the rails and that portion ad-
iacent thereto as shown on plans on
file in the Office of the city engineer,
which shall be of Brick or Creosote
Blocks, included within the streets
and n hereinafter named.
On roll call Resolution KIT was
passed and adopted as amended by
the following vote: Ayes, Commits
sioners Snyder, Countryman Whooley,
Bush and Mayor Wagner.
Resolution X3S-Curbs and Cutters
was passed and adopted by the fol-
vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Countryman, Whooley, Bush
and Mayor Wagner.
Moved by Commissioner Snyder,
seconded by Commissioner Bush that
Commissioner Countryman, the city
attorney and city engineer be author
lied and instructed to at once take
up the matter of storm sewers with
the c.. R. /. & P. Ry., the NJ. & st
l.. Ry., the G. & N. w. Ry. and the
North American Cold Storage com
pany and to fix an early date for the
representatives of said parties to meet
with this commission. Carried.
The following bills, being duly au-
dited and approved by the proper
Commissioners, were on motion Of
Commissioner Whooley allowed:
494 %Towsiee & ToWslee +. !. .S2.55.
495 Street and Property Pay
itol .S4.o2
On motion commissioners adjourn.
ed.
@. NJ. Lane,
City Auditor.