The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-08

Elder, Seventh-day Adventist church.
CALDWELL BOY WAS IN
STORMY NEW ORLEANS
Gabe Broiller Becomes Hero by
Lending His Rainment.

Dank Banks is in receipt of the fol-
jowinx letter from "Gabe" Broiller,
which will be interesting to the many
CaldW ell friends of Mr.. Broiller:
New Orleans, La, Sept. &c. 1915,
Mr.. Dan Banks,
Caldwell, Idaho.
Dear DAM
Suppose you will be surprised at
hearing from me, have intended to
write you several times, but you know
how it goes on the road, its hard
work.
No doubt you have reports on the
storm here yesterday. Let me tell
you 1t was some storm, and | wished
more than once that l was back in
the land of the sage, and Jack" Am
sending you couple of local papers.
Thought you might be interested.
Trey were warned of the storm, so
were ready for it, at that there was
lots OF confusion. 1t started in the
morning with rain. Was disappointed,
rs the actors on the bill at the Or
phcum were to have played the house
crew game of ball. 1t did not get
SO had until about noon, and then the
wind began to make things hum,
there was rain with it all the time.
We went over to the theatre about
one o'clock but the manager said
there would be no show,-at the thea
IRE they were tying the roof down, up
in the fly gallery it was raising the
devil. Most of us were staying at
one hotel, so we all went back home.
The rest of the bill was stopping at
new place, and they certainly got
theirs, had the corner bowed in and
the roof taken off the house, we far
ed pretty we'll where we were, as the
house was built some time ago, and
was made to withstand such storms.
The wind reached the highest point
along about S o'clock, they have it
that it got as high as l20 miles, (not
steady, but in gusts. Think they are
little off there, but let me tell you,
she hit it up. Its safe to say it held
around 90 miles all the time. Along
about 7 o'clock she let down a little
so thought | would venture out.
Went out about block from the hotel
and "zowie" down came part of the
Masonic building in front of me, we'll
you know I'm no real coward, but that
was NAlOuSl AOl llSB TIC way II
for the hotel was not slow. | waited
while and went around again and
came across a poor fellow that had
been hit on the head with a piece of
slate roof, he sure was down and out
No one seemed to know what to do,
so | got him into a doorway, and into
chair, got some cotton and bandages
along with some antiSeptic, and did a
very passable piece of surgery. He
had deep cut in the side of his head.
Got call in for the ambulance, and
it was most an hour before we got
help to the poor fellow. Lights were
out all over town, and street car SER
vice all shot 1t is not in commission
yet, and you can look out and see
'Jitneys" niger" express wagons,
and all sorts of conveyances hauling
people to and from work. | started
out last night with my coat and vest
on-cap, and rain-coat, but before
got home, had only the coat on, lent
the rest to girls and women who had
got caught down town without any
wraps. | got 'em all back this morn
ing, and now am in line for proposals.
Took trip around town this morn
ing, and down on the warf, the ferry
was out of commission yesterday. and
the storm tore things up pretty badly
down there. Got some very good pic
lures, will send you a few when | get
time to develop and print. The storm