The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-04-23

Rowland eagerly.
s"The entrance is beneath the hill,
north of the ninth hole of the Golf
Grounds"
Il must explore it some day. 1t might
make good sanitorium for some peculiar
diseases. You know the Mammoth Cave
was once used for such a-purpose, but
pulmonary diseases were not benefited
by dampness and darkness" DIR. Row.
land had cured cases of eczema, erysipe-
las, lupus and other fierce skin diseases
by peculiar blue clay treatment.
"We seized this old farm house to
save our golfers. Many rushed to the
house and barn to escape the blistering
rays of the sum-" explained he.
''And your" asked Chapman.
Il came after treating many golfers
at the clubhouse.
care there many sick there now?"
mo; the main floor and the cellar are
covered with dead. We had the surviv-
ors brought over here.
'May see Bemis and the two ladies?'
asked Chapman.
II am sorry to disappoint you, Doctor;
but they are badly burned, covered by
bandages, and Bemis is now under NOR
phine. III do all can for them and
Cutnet, and keep you informed of their
conditions until they are able to go home.
Now, please excuse me; must get busy.
Come out soon and help US, Doctor. We
need you"
Thanks; I'll see when can get
away"
DR.. Rowland hurried upstairs and
Chapman said, "Now, Cutnet. tell me
your experience since the heat wave
came"
''All right, Doctor. You must know
we were nearly up the hill, when the
first hot wave swept upon us like blast
from He'll. We hurried onward and sud-
denly Carrie tainted. told Bemis and
Lucy to bring her onward and ran to the
clubhouse for ice-water. plunged into
crowd of suffering people in the build
ing and tainted. When l became con-
scious, was lying upon the cool cellar
floor among other victims, where the
chauffers had placed US. 1t was hot
enough in the cellar, but worse outside
of the building. asked a chauffer to go
with me to rescue my friends, but he
shook his head and said, 1t would be the
death of both of US. They have been
brought in or are dead before this time. ,
Il insisted and went up stairs and out
upon the piazza, he following me. could
hardly breathe, but made rush towards
the brow of the hill and saw they had
disappeared. Then tainted. When
recovered my senses. found myself ly-
ing upon the cellar floor and the chauffer
douching me with cold water. He led
me over here after sunset and learned
Bemis, Carrie and Lucy had been brought
directly here while l was unconscious.
The chauffers saved many persons. They
were real heroes, and III never curse
one again
"You tried to be a hero yourself, it
seems"
"The will was good, but the flesh was
weak. 1T was a terrible risk you took,
young fellow, said the chauffer; but for
me you'd be out there with the others
or in the morgue,' grumbled he"
''He was right. Yesterday was terri
bly, hot, too, said Chapman.
eyes; but we had cewater, fans and
shelter and endured the heat very we'll
| guess Old Sol has quit his fireworks,
hasn't he? He must have been celebrat-
ing his Fourth of July"
81 think we have Only the usual sum-
mer heat today. Hurry and recover,
Cutnet, and I'll come out and take you
home. | must go now. Send good news
of US upstairs with my regards. Au
revoir.
Good bye, Doctor; I'm awfully glad
you came here"
Chapman returned to the ladies and
told them the good news Of the safety of
their companions and persuaded them
not to attempt to see them. Then he ex-
cused himself and crossed over to the
clubhouse to join his friends and to in
spect the ruins. He entered the assem-
bly-room and saw with horror that it
held many dead, arranged side by side.
The cellar contained many bodies. and
he retreated to the outside, saw Dyer
and Wendell standing behind the build
ing and joined them.
The clubhouse was warped and dilap-
idated; the ,mouldings, cutters and blinds
were twisted and hanging awry; the
paint was blistered and raised in bub-
bles; the windows were shattered, and
the piazza and ground were Uttered by
broken glass. The dcrmer windows
doors leaned on broken hinges.
Two men approached the building car
rying corpse. They were collecting
IhC 0SoA IL oih Vic oiOPG0 anu Vic valley,
where many bad died with golf irons in
their hands. The men were startled by
the appearance of strangers, and would
have dropped their burden had not Chap
man greeted them and explained how he
and his companions had escaped.
The friends gazed upon most wonder
fully twisted, distorted, mixed mass of
rods. wheels, frames, and iron and brass
debris, which represented the remains of
hundred fine autos, now nothing but
blackened, contorted junk. Every vest
ige of wood, leather, cushions and tires
had vanished in explosions and smoke.
They could only guess where Cutnet's
blue beauty had been run amongst the
other autos. Dog and human bones were
mingled with the wrecks. They shud-
dered at the sight and turned away sad
and sick.
1.-THE gasolene exploded probably from
heat, cigarette spark, or lighted
match, and started fire which destroyed
the garage and the fence. 1t is a won
der the clubhouse did not catch from the
nearby flames; the absolute calm prob
ably saved it, remarked Wendell, after
several moments of painful silence.
eyes; some of the brave chauffers