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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-20
LAUNCH ALERT
SINKS IN 100
FATKOMS

The launch Alert Of Ketchikan
with Xix men on board was
swamped in Benin canal off Point
.Alva recently. The party were
searching for another party which
are believed to have been drown
ed. The Alert was caught in a
torn and the waves striking her
roadside caused her to list SO
hat the water poured in through
an open portlight, until the en-
CINE stopped. The only escape
for, the six men aboard was by a
small row boat which the launch
was towing.
Captain Steers, of the Alert,
displayed his heroism by insisting
on the other FIVE, who were all
married men, taking the row boat
when it was seen that she would
swamp with all six of he entered
it. He took little fiat bottomed
,kiff but had no sooner entered
t than it was thrown into the
lir by giant wave, and capsized.
The other men had great Difficult
ty in rescuing him, but he still
preferred to take his chances in
the water to capsizing the other
soat, and finally struggled ashore.
The Alert sank in one hundred
athoms of water. The people of
Ketchikan presented Capt. Steers
with gold watch for thinking
first OF the party when he SO hero
ically risked his own life to assure
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complete silencing.
A silencer which the French
are using is SO effective that no
sound of firing can be heard over
greater distance than a hundred
yards or SO. Silencer is attached
to the muzzle of the gun. AS the
shell leaves the gun small shut
ter springs UP and prevents the
explosive gases escaping in the
usual way. 1t is the sudden fierce
rush of gas which causes the
bangl when a gun is fired. The
gas passes out through the two
Y channels with nothing like the
ush that is caused in the ordi-
nary way. 1t is impossible to
stop the gases escaping altogeth-
er, for the pressure is SO terrific
that the gun would be blown to
pieces.-Ex.
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WE CAN DO IT.

For frat efass work and prompt de.
Ivory phone Main 157 md tire Peoples
Steam Laundry will send and get your
laundry.
W. j. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
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Bic Gun SILENCES

Several things give away the
position of big gun when it is
lred, the two chief being the
noise and the smoke. Thanks to
5mokeless powder, however, the
after has practically been done
away with. The silencing of a
d" gun is a more difficult prob
!cm and though in the case of
rifles. and small, arms the report
can be made almost negligible,
the gigantic rush of gases when
big shell is fired prevents a
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INSTRUMENTATION
ABOUT the NORTH

In the New York Times every
Sunday one full page is devoted
to questions and answers. Sub
scriDers may write and ask any
question they wish to, and II the
editors are not able to answer
the matters are referred to some
one who is in position to cover
the subject. Recently, the fol-
lowing question and answer ap-
peared:
Children in Alaska
Mrs. I. l.. Evans heard in
a lecturer recently that two out
of every three children born i'll
Alaska are actually burned alive
at the stake at the present day"
This surely must be a mistakeN
Can you give me any informa-
ton?
The following statement, in re-
ply to your question, is made by
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The citizens OF Nulato of whom
thele are ten, exclusive OF ma
tiveS, have Appeared TO the ralr-
BANKS lines Tor reliet from q
CONDITION Which has long existed
III the territory, out Wii4cn, tor
tunately III the present case, Is
not SO serious as the Nulatoltes
have been LED to believe
/ he RESIDENTS OF the Yukon
settlement nave learned OF the
death OF man who died OF star
Walton in the wilds of the Koyu
kuk and they are under the i'm
preston that they cannot expeci
assistance from the government
to give the unfortunate prospec
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against such treatment of men
Who help develop Alaska.
g. .NULATO CITIZENS.
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the balance of the party a better
chance OF getting to shore in safe
ty-Valdez Miner.
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Alaska Merchants Exchange.

Alaska Merchants Exchange.
of Seattle, will take your order fol
any OF the following merchants
E. w. Williams, boots anc
shoes.
II. J. Miller Co., -four products
Morris & Co., packers and pro
visions.
And different lines OF good.
such as eggs and cheese; smokec
meats and packing-house pro
ducts.
Alaska Merchants Exchange.
$40 Maritime bldg. Seattle, " asl.
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The Family Paper is the Nome
Daily Nugget.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-16
WARNING THE PEOPLE.

Anderson, Aug. 13.-WOrd Of the
breaking Of the Toxaway dam has
been sent out to the people in the
savannah and Seneca river valleys by
telephone. Every subscriber of the
telephone company has been called
and warned of the approaching wal.
of water. No loss of life has yet been
reported from any point i'm the val
The Southern Public Utilities COM
pany tonight sent large force of
men in an effort to save the big pow
er dam at Portman Shoals, on the
Seneca river, 10 miles from Anderson.
The dam is 500 feet long and was
erected several years ago at cost of
S1,OOO,00O. The company supplies
power and lights to the city of Ander-
son and furnishes some power to the
Southern Power company. The fool
gates have been opened at the dam.
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I0xAWAY DAM BURSTS.
SENECA VALLEY FLOODED AND
PROPERTY AND LIVES
THREATENED.
Seven Foot Wall of Water Sweeps
Down River Bed-Warninss Issuci
May Save People from Wrath Of
Flood.

Greenville, Aug. 14.-Long distance
telephone messages from Seneca and
from point far up the Keowee river
in Pickens county stated that the flood
waters from Lake Toxaway had not
begun to rise at 1880 o'clock Monday
morning. The message from Pickers
county said that the Keowee river was
normal at midnight at point six miles
this side of the North Carolina line.
Seneca reported that at 1880 o'clock
there was no rise in the river near
there.
A newspaper correspondent went to
Chapman Bridge, Is miles above Pick
ems court house. He telephOned that
all persons up the Keowee valley are
awake, and waiting for the expected
flood. He said also that the inha BIZ
tants did not anticipate any e. at
damage, though they were alert to
possible danger. Because of the iso-
lated communities through which the
waters must first come, 1t was diff
flcult to get any comprehensive re-
port on the breaking Of the dam,
save that which came from Asheville.
A number Of automobiles have gone
from Pickens to Brown hotel, at the
confluence of the Toxaway and White
Water rivers, near the State line anl
will take the guests from that hotel
to points of safety If the water threat
ems the building. Auto parties left
Greenville early in the night for Glenn
son College and other points, believ-
Ing that only few hours would lie
required for the flood waters to reach
those points. A member of The News
staff left the city at 10 o'clock, but
had seen no evidences Of the flood at
this morning. No loss Of life u
reported from North Carolina and
meagre messages indicate that thefe
will be none as warnings were sent
broadcast and Rapidly to all points
likely to be affected by the unleashed
water from Lake Toxaway.
When this lake was constructed
In 1902. there was some dissatisfaction
among the people who lived below il,
as they feared the artificial lake might
give way and endanger their homes
and lives.
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tion to the damage by storm.

tiOn to the damage by storm.
Following ore the dates of fioot
stages and crests: = % -
"Blairs. Broad river. food stage Il
feet, 18th to 10Th, with a crest of 36.a
feet on the 10Th. or 5.4 feet above the
1908 record.
Camden. Wateree river, flood
stage "a feet, 18th to 2lst and 23rd
to 27th with a crest Of 43 feet on
the 18th, or 3.3 feet above the 1908
record.
"Catawba, Catawba river in South
Carolina. flood stage II feet, 11th
18th. 18th to 10th, oath and 25th
with crest Of 4O.4 feet on the 18th
or IL feet above the 1908 record.
"Chappells. Saluda river, food
stage IA feet. 18th, 14th. 17th to 2ls,
and 23d to 26th with a crest of 1878
feet on the 10Th.
"Cheraw. Great Pee Dee river, flood
stage Of q feet; 18th to 21st and 22d
to 9th. with a crest of 36.4 feet on
the 10th.
Columbia, Congaree river, flood
stage Is feet; 10th to 18th and cath
and 26th, with a crest of 31.5 feet on
the 17th.
Conway. Waccamaw river, food
stage feet; 18th and oath to close If
month. reaching 90 feet on 29th,
30th and 31st.
"EdistO (Embree), Edisto river,
flood stage feet, SOth and 31st; crest,
6.S feet.
"Effinham, Lynches river, flood
stage IL feet. 18th to oath, 9th, goth,
to close Of month. with a crest of 1871
feet on the Goth.
Ferguson, Santee river, flood stage
IL feet, 18th to close Of month, with a
crest of 24.7 feet on the 22nd, or 1
foot above the 1908 record.
"Kingstree, Black river, flood stage
IL feet. 18th to Gath and 27th to close
OF month. with crest Of 1915 on the
18th.
MT. Holly. n. c., Catawba river.
hood stage Is feet, 18th to 18th, with
crest Of 45.5 feet on the 18th, or
22.4 above the crest of the 1901 flood.
"Pelzer, Saluda river, flood stage 7
feet, 10th to 18th. 10th to goth and
END and 23rd. with crest Of IA
feet on tie 18th.
"Rimini. Santee river flood stage 12
feet. 18th to the close of month. with
a crest of SO feet on the goth, or 2.2
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-16
SENDS WALL OF WATER.


Asheville. N, c., Aug. 1S.-The
Lake Toxaway dam, weakened by the
recent foods, broke tonight, sending
a great wall of water down the VAL
ley toward western South Carolina.
No lives thus far have been reported
lost and warnings sent out from sew
eral cities are believed to have en-
abled most persons in the path of the
flood to reach safety.
! The lake, an artificial body of wa.
ter. was created in 1902 by Eastern
capitalists. 1t covers $50 acres to an
average depth Of 30 feet. The dam,
an eighth Of mile long and so feet
high, was completely destroyed. The
town Of Toxaway sufferd only minor
damage though the lake was COM
pletely drained.
The released waters tonight were
rushing through the Toxaway river
valley. a comparatively uninha bitcd
section, toward the Keowee river in
South Carolina. Anderson. Pickens
and Oconee counties comprised the
territory Immediately threatened and
warnings were telephOned to all
places that could be reached. 1t
was estimated that the flood would
reach Seneca by midnight.
Persons familiar with the territory
tonight expressed the belief that the
waters would spread out over the un-
inhabited country Immediately south
of Lake TOxaway and thus minimize
the possibility Of extensive damage.
The waters ultimately will flow into
the Savannah river through it's vari-
Gus tributaries in western South Car
Olina.
The lake was created in connection
with a summer resort and had
shore of Is miles. The dam was con-
structed at a cost Of about $4,000.
A message from the railroad tele-
graph operator at ToXaway, describ-
ing the brake cf the dam, said a sec
ton OF the structure about the size
of box car gave way without warm
ing shortly after o'clock and that
the entire structure quickly collapsed
under the weight of the thousands
OF tons of water. One version of the
cause Of the breaking was that
small spring had seeped away The
foundation at heavily pressed point.
Toxaway is the third and largest
OF the lakes in western North Caro-
lima mountains to go out since July
16. when heavy rains caused serious
floods in that section.
Several years ago cotton mill own
ers whose plants were in the path of
the waters should they escape, en-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-16
GOVERNOR NAMES FROST.
MANNING APPOINTS ASSISTANT
ADJUTANT GENERAL.
Moore Recommends Columbian to
Succeed Maj. j. Shaptcr CALDWELL
Long in Service of State Militia.

Columbia, Aug. 14.-Maj. John ID.
frost of Columbia was appointed yes
terday assistant adjutant and inspec-
tor general by Gov. Manning to succeed
Maj. j. Shapter Caldwell, resigned. He
was appointed by the governor upon
the recommendation of w. w. Moore.
adjutant geenral. Mai. Caldwell will
continue for several days as camp
adjutant at Camp Moore Maj. Cald-
we'll was relieved from duties from
August L as assistant adjutant gener-
al upon his own request.
Maj. Frost is well fitted for the place
to which he has been appointed. He
served several years as assistant to
the late j. w. Floyd, adjutant general.
Col. Frost was elected adjutant gener-
al in 1902 and was reelected for the
second term in 1904. He has always
taken an active interest in military
affairs.
Maj. Frost was born six miles from
Columbia, February IL, 1871. He at
tended the Columbia schools and was
graduated from the Citadel in the class
OF 1891. He married Miss Mary Ir-
vine Davis Of Paris, KY, November
2S, 1900. He was engaged in the cot
ton business from 1891 to 1898. He
was appointed regimental adjutant
First South Carolina. volunteer infan-
try, in the Spanish American war. He
was promoted to major October 21,
1898, and was mustered out November
10, 1898. He is a member of the Off
GERS reserve corps, National Guard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-16

ployed expert engineers to investigate
the safety of the dam. Following the
engineers report the structure, which
Is built of earth and stone, was
strengthened.
-Four weeks ago during the flood
period. fears for the dams safety
were repeatedly expressed and there
were several reports that it had col.
lapsed.
AT midnight the Seneca river South
Carolina through which the waters of
Lake Toxaway will flow into the Sa-
vannah river. was normal near the
town Of Seneca. about 40 miles south
west of Toxaway.> 1t was feared seri-
Gus damage would be done to crops
along the Keowee river in Pickens and
Oconee counties, which are divided
by the Keowee. Above Clemson COL
lege, S. c., the Keowee and the
Twelve Mile creek have confluence,
forming the Seneca which thence
passes Clemson. Great damage is
feared in this section, where the coun.
try is relatively fiat and thickly popu-
lated. Portman Shoals, where the
electric power for the city Of Ander-
son is generated, tonight vas the
scene of great activity. Gangs were
at work placing sand bags on the dam
and power house and other prepara-
tions were under way to combat the
force of the anticipated flood.
Walhalla, Seneca and Anderson are
each several miles from the river and
there is no town of importance on Its
course.
Long distance telephone messages
from the Keowee valley late tonight
said the inhabitants were remaining
awake In anticipation of rapid rise
IN the river. but at midnight there
vas no. sign Of the foods approach.
This Indicated, in the opinion of river
experts. that the food had spread over
considerable territory in Pennsylvania
county, North Carolina. No great
damage was anticipated in the Keowee
valley.
The course Of Toxaway river
through Pennsylvania county is with
out communications and nothing could
be learned as to the damage in North
Carolina. The lake had an altitude
OF $500 feet, dropping gradually
through the thinly settled country be-
low until it reached the Chuga river,
South Carolina. 1t was said here the
damage would be mostly confined to
the South Carolina counties immedi-
ately bordering the line.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-16

GOVERNOR NAMES CENTRAL
STATE COMMISSION.
Body Will Handle Funds Privately
Subscribed and Cooperate With
Federal Agents.

Columbia, Aug. 11.-Gov. Manning
appointed yesterday a central flood
relief commission. consisting of Carroll
H. Jones and Pierre Mazyck of CO.
lumbia, H. G. Garrison of Camden. w.
M. Boore of York and T. w. BOYLE of
Greeleyville, to cooperate with the
corps of engineers. United States
army, in the application of the federal
appropriation, and to administer funds
placed In the governors hands by
various persons and corporations.
This committee will hold it's first
meeting tomorrow in Mr.. Jones' Of
flee in Columbia. Maj. Youngberg,
corps of engineers. U. S. A.. stationed
In Charleston, has been invited to
confer with the committee at that
time. A local committee will prob
ably be appointed in each of the
counties in which severe damage was
wrought by the recent freshets.
Gov. Manning has entrusted to the
central relief commission all dona.
tions lodged with him and will refe,
to 1t such communications as he ma,
receive on the subject of flood dam.
age. Contributions toward the relief
fund which the governor Is turning
over to the commission are as fol.
lows:
c. M. Cain. Batesburg. 81; Miss Ida
Dudley. Bennettsville, 81; C. T. Dowl.
ing. Norway, IS; Mrs. ]. A. Tobin
Barhwell, 81: Mrs. Annie A. Weston
ST.. Congaree. IS; John H. Adams
Gadsden. 81; E. s. Dreher. Columbia
IS; Alex e. King. Columbia, SO; j
A. Burton. Newberry, IS; Imperia
Tobacco company, Richmond, $500
John L. Mimnaugh. Columbia, 800
Southern Cotton Oil Company, Colum.
bia. $50; c. FitzSimons, Columbia
SO; L. r. Mellichamp. Columbia, 81
cents; L. p. Mellichamp. Columbia
SO cents; L. A. Hartzog. Olar, S.
| ~ NA'NAAOOh, VhiAdHkS O ItccQ, ttlC0'
fhond, 800; Life Insurance compan,
LOT Virginia. Richmond, $3.50; W. H
Miles Shoe company, Richmond
500; First National bank. Riehmsnd
$3.50; Virginia Carolina Chemica
company. Richmond, $500: Richard I
Manning. 800; Cash." Clemson Col
lese. 81; L. A. Manning. Dillon, $40
citisens Of Fairfax, through D. F
MoOrer, $3.50.
w. s. Forbes & Co.. of Richmond
have notified the governor that thei
will contribute 500 one-pound b0xe,
OF sliced breakfast bacon and deiive,
1t to any point or points designated
The Southern Cotton Oil company O,
Columbia offers to loan 800 tons Of
cotton seed to persons who will un,
dertalre to plant it at this time, will
the understanding that the sam,
number Of bushels Of seed will be re-
turned to them at the end Of the
year.
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which the body of water must pass.

which the body of water must pass.
The stream is crossed by the main
line Of the Southern between Calhoun
and Seneca. From that point to the
Toxaway dam it is said to be 40 miles
and in that distance the water will
have a fall of 200 feet. Toxaway
dam held body of water more t. an
a mile long and half mile wide on
the average with a depth Of 80 feet.
According to information received
here, there was no rainfall at Tox-
away today, the dam giving way. It
is believed, as result Of the recent
strain. A man who has a residence
there said here tonight the presence
of a small leak in the dam was CALI
ed to his attention few days ago.
The dam, which is 100 feet Ions,
was built 13 years ago. The proD-
erty is now owned by r. d. jennings
of Pittsburgh, Pa. who acquired tho
holdings Of the J. b. Duke company
of New York about three years ago,
-
giving him exclusive ownership.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-16
WATSON PREPARES REPORT.

Columbia. Aug. 14.-General tobac-
CO reports for South Carolina for
July. showing the number of pounds
sold and prices paid, have been about
completed and e. j. Watson, commits
sioner of agriculture, states that these
reports will be available August 1s.
The reports show that prices have
been good, although there was very
little marketing prior to August /.
The completion of the reports have
been delayed somewhat on account of
some of the warehouses not making
any sales and, therefore did not send
in reports.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-16
CANDIDATES At DARLINGTON.
LARGE AND ATTENTIVE AJTD.
IENCE GATHERS TO HEAR
SPEAKERS.
"oVcrnor Manning Reads Telegram
from Charleston i'm Telling of Sup
precision of WhislScy Traffic, While
Bicase Says Tigers Have Not Ceas.
cd Operations as Long as Whiskey
is Shipped in-DcsChamps SAYS
WhisiIcy is Main Campaign Issue.

Darlington, Aug. 12.-Candidates
Tor State offices were in Darlington to-
day and spoke before 700 or 500 peo-
pie. The best of order prevailed. and
an attentive hearing was given to all
candidates. Voters generally were i'm
partial, no special demonstration being
made for any candidate, though Gov.
Manning, Cole l.. Blease and r. A.
Cooper were greeted with considerable
applause.
Gov. Manning read to the audience
telegram which he received from 8.
M. Duncan, chief constable i'm Char
lesion, early this morning, announce
ing the seizure of "1O7 barrels of beer
and fifteen barrels of whiskey. The
retail value Is about $4,000" The
governor used this in connection with
his argument for law enforcement, and
reminded his hearers that there would
be no let up" He also discussed the
work of the tax commission in its
efforts to equalize the tax burdens of
the State, and touched upon other re-
cent legislation, particularly that Of
providing for the teaching of agricul-
ture in the public schools and the
Torrens system Of land registration,
which was put on the statute books
last winter
Cole L. Blease followed governor
Manning and also referred to the
Charleston seizure. Blind tigers hadn't
been driven out of Charleston so long.
he said, as it was being shipped in by
the carloads. The ex-governor also
made a comparison Of his administra-
ton with that of the present gov
ernor's to prove that lawlessness Is
more rife now than two years ago.
He says he expects to begin to grant
Dardons after the second Tuesday i'm
next January.
r. A. Cooper made strong appeal
for the development of the public
school system, emphasizing that more
tnan ~ per cent OF the people receive
all their education in the common
schools. He would raise the standard
Of the public schools through the
second college year, and would par.
ticularly stress the teaching of agri-
culture.
j. M. DesChamps made today one
Of his best speeches of the campaign.
The sole issue was, Shall we have
whiskey or no whiskey," he declared.
Wherever he went, he said, the ques-
ton put to him was, Whether there
shall be law or outlaw" 1t was a
tug Of civilization in a hand hand
grip with barbarism. Voters, he pre-
dicted. would spring some surprise
this year. They are thinking as they
have never thought before, and they'll
vote more independently than ever in
the past" He believd the welfare
Of the State would be the first con.
sideration.
John T. Duncan spoke last today.
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NO FEAR IN AUGUSTA.

Augusta, Ga, Aug. 13.-Augusta has
no need to be apprehensive regarding
the break in Lake Toxaway dam, ac-
cording to local Forecaster +. D.
Emigh and City Engineer Nisbet
Wingtield. Information now at hand
indicates that the break will not cause
more than five foot rise i'm the Sa-
yannah river at this point.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-16
LOOK TO THEIR LINES.

Spartanburg. Aug. 13.--As result
of the breaking Of the dam at Lake
Toxaway this evening Southern rail
way officials here are turning their
attention to the Seneca river throrgn