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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-29

If the wages of sin is death, it must
be mans own ghost that walks on
pay day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-29
ABOUT PERSONS

c. NJ Russell has given $4,000 to
a hospital in Massillon, o.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-29

When the pace will not. kill quick
enough, some Of the various "trots"
will help.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-29

X-rays will generally reveal a little
Jekyll and Hyde in every man.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-29

Optimistic Thought
Nature and wisdom are never at en-
NIFTY with each other.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-29
INSHOOTS

Distance lends enchantment to the
calcimined countenance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-29

p ,..ibIe for any woman who
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20
(By Old~Hurrygraph.)

Hendersonville shines through the
encircIed flood gloom like a tiara,
gemed with all the costliest jewels of
earth. HendersOnvii1e is not only
beautiful in scenery but is also beau
tifuI in golden deeds, and works that
make life worth living, and add cheer
and comfort in a season of calamity,
when stout hearts quail and sink in
6espondencN and hope lies Pickering
in the valleys. From mountain peaks
radiate the beams of HendersonvilIe's
sunshine of encouragement; her
Spartan courage; and the spirit of her
Christian brotherIy love- 1t all shines
as the stars through the curtains of
night.
The mayor of Hendersonvi1le, in
overalls, working on a bridge with
others of his fellow citizens, to open
UP the highways of this county;
sturdy, business men leaving their
business and volunteering to work on
the roads-and doing it; others send
ing hands and teams; all contributing
! to the necees ties of those who had
all of their worldly goods swept away;
the county officials, and the town peo-
pie sending out loads OF provisions to
Tie U06tlLutG Ddt NdEO. W6O4Ot
flood damages seem to have been the
worst in the county. The spirit Of a
public meeting, held in the conrt
house Tuesday evening. attended by a
large audience of both men and Wo-
men and tourists, was peculiarly
beautiful in the sentiments expressed,
and the desire to aid their fellow
sufferers, and open Henderson coun-
ty to easy travel in all directions.
The determination manifested on this
occasion will accomplish the ends de-
sired. The heart of Hendersonyille
is thrcbbing and pu1sing with human
sympathy, hope, cheer and help for
! the unfortunate, and the determine
ton to help herself first. Fortunate
In escaping any serious damage. and
the ravages of the food. Henderson
vile is in her normal condition for en-
tertaining visitors. and the large NUM-
ber here now are In hearty accord
with the residents Tourists. last
evening, desired to contribute theRr
aid the needs of the hour; Asheville
generously offered to cooperate with
Hendersonville in relief to Bat Cave
sufferers; Hendersonvi1le appreciated
all of the offers. but in her SDarta
manliness. said I'VE believe in doing
our best for our own before we ac-
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20
HENDERSONV|LLE SHINES
THROUGH A CIRCLE OF GLOOM

cept outside aid. "Such is Hender-
sonville's spirit to help herself; and
she is going to do it, and is doing it
now
With praises and Thanksgiving for
the happy condition prevailing in Hen
dersonyiIle during the food, and that
now exists, the hearts Of this people
are open to every generous impulse,
and is lovely in its expression. Three
passenger trains were marooned here
for four days. Mr.. Howell Cobb. pro-
prietor of the Carolina Terrace, ap-
preciating the cramped condition of
the 260 passengers on board. extend
ed an invitation to the Pullman con-
ductors to bring the passengers up to
Carolina Terrace, for entertainment,
and free access to the hotel and beau
tiful grounds for recreationt with the
encouraging and cheering greeting.
1--WE have more heart than we have
hotel. Bring up the passengers and
feel the place belongs to you, and
shall feel real peasure in having you"
Quite a number visited Caroina Ter
race.
This is the spirit of Hendersonville,
and Henderson county, today where
the tourists are given the glad well
come, with al 1.-The accommodations
today they would have had before the
foods.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20

dead level. and covering hundreds of
aeres. This valley was already flood
ed by rain that. had almost contin-
ua1ly fallen for six or seven days. 1t
Is ten miles to the mouth of Mud
Creek, and but little fall from Hender-
s0nyllIe to the French Broad. The
Gam at Kanuga did not give way till
1916 Sunday morning and it was an
hour before its waters reached Hen
defsonville, s, 1-2 hours after Osceo1a
was emptied. The waters from both
these lakes flow into the French
Broad and not into the Swannanoa
river as you seem to- imagine. You
might as well conclude that the terri
bic disaster on the Broad river at
Bat Cave was attributable to the
breaking of the dams at Osceola and
KAnuga as to charge the losses of
life and property at Biltmore to the
breaking of these dams. You appear
to lose sight of the fact that at a. m.
Sunday the waters of the Swannanoa
were two feet over the floors of the
Woodworking plant at Azaleat that in
your Sundays edition you reported
the French Broad as being at it's
highest point in nearly thirty years,
and that torrential rains were still
falling. AS matter of fact every life
lost, and every dollar of damage done,
had been done before either of the
dams referred to had broke. Owing
to the immense acreage of land COW
cred by water in the Mud Greek val
1ey and the almost imperceptibIe fail
f@om HendersonviIle to the mouth of
Mud Greek the waters necessarily had
little momentum, and when the reach
ed the French Broad had little more
effect in that raging stream than the
costing of pebble. in the Gulf of
Mexico. Hendersonville was directly
in the path of these lakes, and bar
Il tiie loss of one or two small
bridges( and the destruction of grow
ing crops on the lands in the corpor-
ate limits on Mud Creek not a life was
lost, or dollars worth of property
destroyed! Your statement that two
lives were. lost in HendersonvilIe by
the flood is erroneous. Both of these
parties were drowned near Edney-
vile, nearly twelve miles from here.
The food disastrous as it has been
in other sections of the country has
dot Affected Hendersonville fu the
slightest particular. Its light. water
and ice supply has been intact and it
has promptly gone to the relief of the
sufferers of it's own county.
The monetary loss Is rapidly fall
ing from the original estimates, and
with all our losses, we hope to pull
through and be as cheerful as posi-
BILE, but we do most respectfully pro-
test against the utterly unfounded
charge that the breaking of two dams
across CD small lakes caused the ter,
rible loss of life and property at
misunderstanding. Bat Cave. Bre
ward and other points.
1t was the great forces Of nature
pitted against the feeble work of man
that caused what will go down in the
local history Of Western North Caro-
lima as the great flood of 1916.
Very sincerely,
H. G. EWART.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20
FLOOD At BAT CAVE AND
CHIMNEY ROCK CAUSED THE
LOSS OF EIGHT HUMAN LIVES

| bridges and abutments and several
slides. is. not badly damaged.
= Inc AsheVllle-Charlo highway be-
tween Bat Cave and Chimney Rock is
entirely washed away and yesterday
IL was impossible for person to make
the trip between these places even on
horse back. Instead of Just washing
the road in places, the water from the
river made clean sweep of the road
bed.
The Chimney Rock company will
put in temporary bridge on their
highway across Rocky Broad river
conditioned upon the rebuilding of
AsheVille-Chariette highway from Bat
Cave to Chimney and the building of
temporary bridge at Bat Cave. This
will be done to accommodate the tour
lists and others from Asheville and
Chimney Rock who wish to visit the
Chimney" No prophecy can be
made as to the road below Chimney
Rock. as the Rutherford county Off
Gals will have to be given time to
work out the situation to the best ad-
vantage.
A horse back trail is being estab-
lished from Bat Cave to Chimney
Rock and wire suspension bridge
will be built over the river at Bat
Cave. Persons in this section are
running short of food and this is be
ing established to carry supplies from
S. Creasman's over to the stricken
section.
The sand-clay road from Hender-
sonville to Bat Cave stood the food
remarkably well, barring few wash
outs and the loss of bridges the road
will need little CT no repairing.
Jerome Freeman's house. Esmeralda
Inn and Mounain View Inn are still
standing A big slide just back Of
Mountain View precipitated dirt, mud
and rocks, against the rear of the
house and the same thing occurred at
the back of the garage.
There were about twenty slidesi in
all as counted from the top Of Sugar
Loaf mountain. A remarkable thing
about the slides is that they nearly all
occurred on the north side of the
mountains. This is probably account
ed for by the thickness of vegetation,
the laurels and rhododendron which
grow luxuriantly on the south side of
the mountains, thus holding the soil
together more compactly.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20

total of eight persons was the
all of human life taken by the resent
soodr M in the Hickory Nut Gap section
~ henderson and Rutherford cOun-
~ t;os Three of these were at Fruit
land a small village about midway
SatWeeu Hendersonville and Bat Cave,
tour we're drowned at Bat Cave and
mo at Chimney Rock. Two bodies
" unknown persons were seen going
down the river and it is thought they
Torn from Mcdowell county. This
;nformation was brought into Hender-
.onville by DR.. L. B. Morse, one of the
owners OF the Chimney Rock scenic
highway. who spent yesterday out
there inspecting the damage done by
the floods.
Isaac Conner. and Marie Freeman,
wore drowned at Fruitland, and
savpn-vear-old son of Tilden Freeman
INF the same place died as a result of
INJURIES sustained while trying to
reach safety.
Mrs. Edgar Huntley and two chill
dren and a Miss Hill were lost in the
food at Bat Cave, and NJ. B. Hall OF
Green Hill. \. c., was drowned while
irving TO cross the river at Chimney
Rock. Hall was a workman on the
Chimney Rock road. The report that
two other Woykmen on this road had
lost their lives, was without founda-
ton.
Dr.. Morse said people living in the
Hickory Nat Gap from Bat Cave and
Chimney Rock on down into Ruther-
ford county arG completely paralized
as a result Of the disastrous flood
which swept through the gap Sunday.
He got as far as S. Creasman's by
conveyance and wGS tolCcd to walk
the rest Of the t,stance, back and
fOrtn. distance of about 20 miles, in
order to get to his property at CHM
ney Rock. goln< ever Sugar Loaf
nountain on the Way
The view from the cliff on Sugar
Loaf is beyond description. The face
of the whole country is changed and
the devastation is staggering.
The bridges on Rocky Broad river
at the entrance to the Chimney Rock
scenic highway are all gone, and every
island in the river at that place has
been completely washed away. The
new Chimney Rock highway stood the
attacks of the food pretty WE'LL and
With the exception of the loss Of
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20
ALL CASH COUPONS GIVEN
BY BOOSTER HOUSES NOW
BEAR TIME LIMIT. BOOST
ERS NOTIFIED TO LOOKOUT
FOR DATES AND NOT TURN IN
COUPONS TOO LATE.
COUPONS TOO LATE.

In face Of the intense excitement
over the distrous floods, the Office of
the Booster Manager was very busy
spot On Monday and Tuesday. the last
two days in which coupons, etc.,
issued before 18TH could be turned in
for voting certificates. Had out-of-
town Contestants been able to get in
with their coupons, receipts AID or
ders for trade books on these days
it would nave taken half dozen peo-
PIE busy counting and issuing regular
voting certificates. All Booster Can
didates, who could possibly get here,
turned in everything they had up to
and including the 18th. All in Dis
trlct No. 1 were able to report on
schedule time but only one Or two
Contestants in District No. 2 could
make it, hence under the extraordi-
nary circumstances the Booster Man
ager was compelled to extend the time
limit to many of the Boosters in No.
2 until it is possible for them to get
to town. While the Manager COM
municated with all candidates he
could over the phone in District No. 2,
advising that the time would be ex-.
tended to all who could not report,
there are several he could not reach
and requests that we state for the
benefit of such contestants, that all
who were unable to get in on account
os the floods may report at earliest
possible time with coupons receipts,
etc., secured up to and thru July 10Th
and same will be honored. It is abso-
lute1y essential to turn this matter in
just as soon as you can reach the city
All Contestants heard from this
week are putting on extra steam on
account of Special Prize Period which
started Monday and is to continue
three weeks. Nearly 500 in special
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20
CITIZENS
DISPLAY OPTIMISTIC SPIRIT

the hands of a receiver. But it is
hoped that it will not be that bad, and
that the company will emerge from
the food damage on the side of finan-
cial safety. Every available man
south of Washington that the Southern
railway has is now at work rapidly
clearing uD the lines that were hit by
the flood. and it is expected that
trains will be operated over even the
hardest hit lines within thirty days
and train service out of Henderson,
vile to Spartanburg it is thought will
be established by Saturday or Sun
day, though passengers may have to
be transferred at Melrose.
1t is up to our people to make the
best of the situation and we are con-
fident the flood will have no serious
effects upon our town.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20
FO|]R DEATHS REPORTED
FROM TRANSYLVAN|A COUNTY

ready and it is feared that more
deaths will be heard from later.
The waters Of the French Broad
river rose to the first floor Of the
Deaver Patton store at Pisgah For
est. Enormous damages have been
sustained by the various lumber con-
Germs along the Toxaway division OF
the Southern railway.
Owing to the slides it is said that
the entire course of the river has been
changed from where it has ever run
before.
Brevard has been completely cut on
since the storm began until Tuesday
morning when the lines were COM
pleted.
There had been nothing heard from
Lake Toxaway Tuesday morning in
Brevard. --
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20

Judge H. G. Ewart OF Henderson,
vile. wrote the following letter to the
Asheville Citizen, replying to their ed
ltor1al relative to the building of arti-
icial lakes in Western North Caro-
ina.
The letter follows:
Editor Citizen:
In. your special edition 18th inst.
YOU editorially say:
IF, as reported, the bursting of the
Dams forming OsceolaL Kahuga and
Highland lakes in Henderson county
was responsible for the terrible flood
that devastated Biltmore and the low-
er section of Asheville yesterday, the
legislators of North Carolina, at the
next meeting of the general assembly.
should take prompt action to prevent
the building of artificial lakes in the
mountain section of the state.
Had it not been for the bursting
of these three dams yesterday, five
people who are now dead may have
been alive and millions of dollars of
property damage would have been
averted, as the rains of the past few
days, even when augmented by the
cloudburst Of yesterday, would not
have been sufficient to raise the wa
ters to the danger point.
And again in your edition of 18th
inst, you say:
Returning to the discussion of the
destruction of lake dams. which is
largely responsible for the disastrous
food which swept this section The
Citizen maintains that future legisla-
ton should forbid the construction of
artificial lakes in the mountain sec
tions of this state-unless such lakes
should be constructed under-state su-
perviSion. We never learn a lessen
until it is driven home to us with ire
Yineed that had the precaution which
we now urge been exercised in the
past. the lamentable story of yester-
day would not have been written.
Perhaps We should not be so extreme
as to say that the construction of all
artificial lakes should be barred in
the future, but we insist that the state
of North Carolina should stand back
of every artificial lake to be laid out
in the future. The broken dams of
Lake Kanuga and Lake Osceola tell
their own story, and while under the
circumstances it is hard to place the
responsibility, if it can be placed
at all. there is no doubt in our minds
should stand even greater tests than
the onrushing waters of Sunday pre-
sented."
While 1 fully agree with you in the
general proposition that lakes cover
ing a considerable acreage, and built
solely for speculative or pleasure pur-
poses, should be under the immediate
supervision of competent engineers
designated by the State, must be al
lowed in common with hundreds OF
the citizens of Hendersonville to ex-
press amazement and surprise at the
publications made above. The dam
at Osceola, just outside the limits OF
this town. small lake covering per-
haps ten acres of ground gave way at
p a. m. Sunday. Below the dam
stretches Mud Creek valley almost a
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20

Ine story of the flood Of Sunday is
very well known by everybody and it
IS unnecessary to go into details.
neAderSonYille, happily, was not so
Aard hit by the heavy downfall of wa
Ter. and today is a beautiful spot un-
.Ouched by the flood, with plenty of
IoOO. water and other necessities of
NE Visitors are being we'll cared
lOr and those in remote sections who
we're hard hit by the flood are being
succorded until they will have time
20 feorganize and take stock of their
belongings.
besides the regular road forces,
nunoreds of volunteers, including
%any Of our prominent citizens, are
b:at ba[u at work opening up the various
niiggn"ays nigl radiating out of Henderson
un' and rapid progress is being
b bmdue While the county suffered
Io@'lly from the loss of bridges, this
,S ,%Sas ABOUT the only damage done to
. ne roads and as fast as bridges are
fSeang built, roads are being opened up
ior travel.
II ne spirit of a mass-meeting held in
oov nT court house Tuesday evening on
NJ %i! Dy the secretary of the local board
~ Laue. was most optimistic, and it
So tnis spirit that will enable Hender-
sSu1 u1llle to hold her own against the
u.erse NV reports that have been sent
Is tut Inc town was not hurt and it
Tfc oil mere still. Not a single loss of
fOs occurred in Hendersonville and
IulS we are all thankful,
.,oI rue, there were persons living
Sg sSnlg Mud Greek who were concerned
boin tnelr homes, number of them
Vas hooded with water, but non
llSo washed away, and the damage
ho n y! tne water receded was found to
in ~ IHSlgnificant. Some of the crops
bn. ne bottom lands are a total loss,
DeonI tnls will not inconvenience the
fainie as a whole and the few sus-
withag damages can be cared for
nor4S ut outside aid. First hand re-
and NJ VI the enormous loss of crops
dWi. G property in Henderson county,
factu fully rs per cent when the
rs rs became known.
tbo pe p southern Railway was probably
pora4s hardest hit of any individual cor
rsilroon, rilrolon, and one person high up in
thai oad a. circles expressed the opinion
thoSo 'ne recent storms, including
One all over the south prior to the
"0ie' would put the railroad in
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20
AUTO MAIL ROUTE TO BE
ESTABLISHED FROM ASHEVILLE

Postmaster s. T. BrysOn has re-
ceived a telegram from Washington
at the Postoface department telling
him to receive bids for the transpor-
tation Of mails twice day from Hem
dersonviI1e to AshevfIle and return
by auto.
For several days the mails have been
transferred under the personal super
vision of Postmaster Bryson in auto
mobiles owned by citizens OF Hender-
sonville that were loaned kor the
purpose.
The government is willing to hire
reguar automobiles for the mail trip
and it is not thought that very much
time will be lost in getting mail out Of
AsheVilIe from now on.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20

road in splendid condition most of the
way. A wide detour has to be made
.gisfthe Howard Gap road from Naples
to Fletcher. on account of washout
on the regular road, but this caused
slight inconvenience.
Other roads out from Henderson
vile are being rapidly opened up and
several days more work. will give
many miles of highway in good con-
dition for use of the citizens and Yis-
itors.
Road conditions in the county are
not near SO bad as was first reported,
and barring a few Washouts and the
loss of bridges, they are as good as
ever
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY CARS
STRANDED IN GREENVILLE'

Reports that $50 automobiles bound
for the mountains were stranded in
GreenvilIe, S. c.. by the flood was ver-
ifed over the telephone by P. F, Pat
ton, county supervisor of roads. Miss
Mitchell who conducts a bureau OF
information at the passenger depot
has wired these people to come on to
HendersonvilIe as soon as the road
is opened and that we were able to
take care of any number Of tourists.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20

Brevard, July 1s.-By Telephone
Caldwell Sentelle, his wife and daugh-
ter were killed here by land slide
in which it was thought five more had
been killed. They were dug out of the
mountain and sustained many 1nJu-
ries. They had been buried alive in
the heapfng refuge Of the mountain
side. The fatalities occurred about 6
miles west of Brevard.
The food was severe in causing
MANY landslides throughout the coun-
ty. Numbers have been reported al
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20
"DUMB GIRL OF PORTOCI."

Manager Lester Of the Strand
Theatre states positively that Nine.
Pavlowa will be seen at the Strand
tomorrow in the great picture. THE
Dumb Girl of Portici." In the large
display ad in this issu through an
oversight the name of the theatre
playing this attraction here was not
given.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-20
ROAD TO ASHEYILLE
THE FIRST OPENED.
Quick Work Enabled Cars to 60
ThrOugh to AsheVille Tuesday
Afternoon.

The highway from Hendersonville
to Asheville was the first one opened
for through traffic out of Henderson
vile. By hard work the road was
opened Tuesday afternoon and Post
master Bryson and lE. J. Rhodes OF
Hendersonville, were the first to go
through They brought back with
them a quantity of mail.
Following these gentlemen numer-
Gus cars made the trip and found the