Decatur Democrat, Volume 58, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1913 — Page 3

Payton. Obfa, Mar. 28—(Special to pjjly [lemocrat)— The dawn of the flfth day of Daytona great flood ( howed the flrat clear akiea for a week. The watera are receding and jjrge areas are dry enough to permit Many persona marooned in business houses and homes were reafUed this morning and taken to places of safety. The down-town streets were again the People happy that they were still alive, but most of them hungry ano some almost starved. Everywhere are heard appeals for food and In some Instances esses of robbery are reported where eihorbitant prices are charged for food. An air of holiday prevails, and It is a common circumstance to see people hugging friends they have found and crying in joy. Last night after the rescuers had been stopped by darkness the fire which had burned itself out, broke out in another district and this morning the big plant of the George Bates company, a plating manufacturing concern, is being destroyed. Hundreds of people have been taken from that section of the city, to safer portions, and it is believed that no further loss of life will result Every building in south Dayton is crowded with refugees and many are being cared for in private homes. Columbus, Ohio ,Mar. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Hundreds are undoubtedly dead today as the result of the waters which overflowed the banks of the Miami, Muskingon and other rivers in this part of Ohio. The waters are subsiding and the results will total even more than the first reports which many believed had been exaggerated. The property loss will reach at least one hundred million dollars. With the rescue work fairly begun In this city, thirty bodies have been recovered and the number Is growing hourly. Columbus was thronged this morning with frantic men who reached here from Cleveland, all striving to get to their families in Columbus, Dayton, or some other flood-stricken city. Zanesville was the center of the most concern today, being cut off from communication with this city. It is reported that 150 are dead there and hundreds are starving.

Huntington, Ind., Mar. 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A ton of dynamite, stored in a small building, belonging to the Markle Stone company, and located near that place, was undermined last night and slipped into the Wabash river. It is now floating down stream and when last seen was six miles west of Markle. It is feared an explosion may result when it strikes an obstruction The water in the Wabash river has fallen two feet aince last night, a total of four feet from high mark. Little river rose six inches last night and is still rising. The loss tn Huntington coustty will total 175,000. Five bridges have been washed out Huntington, Ind., Mar. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Three car loads of oil, provisions and prepared food were this morning sent from here to Peru over the Wabash tracks. Dr. Pry, the county health physician, is in charge. Among those drowned at Peru was John Volmer, of this city. The conditions at Peru are much better than yesterday, and the rescue work is about complete. Many people supposed to have been drowned Were rescued. The worst part of the Hood was in south Peru. Fifteen bodies are in the morgue there and a number of others are scattered about the city. The loss of life will not be as large as first reported and may not exceed fifty. Cincinnati, Ohio, Mar. 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —This city is beginning to suiter from the floods which have swept Ohio and Indiana f or several days. Today the water in the Ohio river here stood 69.8 feet Snd Wa s rising rapidly. Much damage ' 8 reported and grave fears for tomorrow are entertained. Bluffton, Ind., Mar. 28—(Special to Baily Democrat) —This city enjoyed ’'sctric lights last night after being ln darkness several nights. The water» here are receding rapidly and

the people who wore driven from their homes are returning today. The lose is big, but no estimate has been given out. Vincennes, Ind., Mar. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Wabash river is on a wild rampage here and the damage reported up to this time will amount to several hundred thousand dollars. Several lives have been lost and a number of families are In danger. The river Is rising each hour. (United Press Service, 2:30 p. m.) Indianaiolis, Ind., Mar. 28—(Specla Ito Dally Democrat)—The fight to relieve the flood conditions in central and northern Indiana won today, but along the lower end of the Wabash where the floods have just reached the crest, the results are doubtful. Not one of the tens of thousands of refugees in the various cities suffered tor I lack of food, water and attention today, according to reports from Fort Wayne, Peru, Logansport, Lafayette,

Kokomo, Martinsville, Indianapolis, Shelbyville and a score of other places. With partial communication .restored the first direct word was re- [ reived today from Peru, stating that I the situation there was greatly exlaggerated by the first reports. While the exact number of dead is unknown it may not exceed fifty. Relief reached there today from half a dozen cities. Franklin county was the hardest hit, where Brookville and several small itowns were partially or wholly wiped out* The total loss there is estimated at fifty. Relief is reaching the stricken from Connersville and other nearby cities. The situation is encouraging. In Indianapolis a perfect organization has cared for 2,000 refugees and have room for more. Boats well provisioned scoured the flooded districts in west Indianapolis and took care or removed everybody. This is the rosy and true condition of affairs in Indiana today, four days after thousands bad been driven from their homes in every; part of the state, communication cut off, giving rise to the wildest rumors possible. The property loss in the state is conservatively estimated at 160,0000,000. Dayton, Ohio, Mar. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The number of dead in Dayton, It is believed, will not

exceed 300. This statement is based on an investigation of every section of the city. Every part was accessible today and those parts which were expected to produce the largest number of dead have been most free of fatalities. Dayton has been waiting hor-ror-stricken for a report from North Dayton and Riverdale where the levee broke unexpectedly. The first man to penetrate these districts reported this afternoon that not more than ten are dead in North Dayton and perhaps twice that number in Riverdale. The waters are receding quickly and it is expected that most of the dead will be uncovered by nightfall. Enormous property damage is disclosed by the fall of the flood. Connersville, Ind., Mar. 28 (Special to Daily Democrat)—Nineteen bodies have been recovered and identified at Brookville. Aboard Government Ship, Bluefield, West Va., Mar. 28—" I am going to get to the flood districts it I have to go byway of the Canadian Pacific or an aeroplane,” was the excited declaration of Secretary of War Garrison this afternoon, after a sleepless night and full day of countless detours and creeping progress, due to the washouts. Columbus, Ohio, Mar. 28—(Suecial to Daily Democrat)— Fifty bodies of victims were in the morgue here at 12:45 today. The coroner said the list would reach 200 and perhaps more. Fort Wayne, Ind., Mar. 28— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The water is falling rapidly here today and a few of the ten thousand who were rendered homeless began returning to their houses today. It is believed that by Sunday the greater part of them will be housed again in their own homes. —G ’ The full details of J£e burning of the Judge W. J. Vesey floral packing house and barn at Fort Wayne Thurs-

day morning at 3 o'clock show the Are to have been a very disastrous one. A part of the rear of the residence was • also burned. The flames were first discovered by the girl servant from the window at the home. At that time the roof of the packing house was afire. When twenty-threee greenhouses were nearly inundated — with only the roofs above the water above the water—a part of the plants wore removed to the higher packing house. Coal oil stoves were set up there to provide heat for the plants. It is thought the stoves exploded, or that the fire originated from them in some way, causing the fire. The barn is a part of the packing house, and Miss Margaret Vesey’s automobile,two horses and a cow were among the contents with the bam. The rear of the residence also ignited from the flames. This included the kitchen, the large thirty-foot dining room and Mrs. Vesey's room above the dining room. All the furniture was gotten out of the house, in fear that the w'hole [building would be swept away. Fifty militiamen, who were at that time 'called to the orphans’ home and the home for feeble-minded to help rescue the inmates from the floods, were called to the Vesey home and assisted In taking out the goods and extinguishing the fire. The Veseys are now at the Allen Vesey home on Maple avenue. An aunt of Mrs. Judge Vesey and Mrs. John Niblick —Mrs. Lyda Henderson—of Main street, aged and in-I : firm, was removed from her home in j a boat and is also at the AllenVeseys. Helen Niblick There. Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick were surprised this morning to get a telephone call from their daughter, Miss Helen, who arrived last night in Fort i Wayne, and is at the Allen Vesey home, unable to complete her trip | home. Miss Helen is a student at the lOhio Wesleyan University at Dela-. I ware, Ohio, which is in the flooded; district, and the college was closed. | Miss Helen arrived in Fort Wayne! last night over the Pennsylvania, after a difficult trip. She stated that water fills the main streets at Delaware, and at least a hundred persons, instead of thirty-three, as first reported, were drowned. She stated she never saw so much water in her life, as she did there and enroute home. The Nib-' licks were surprised to learn of this as they had not thought Delaware would be In the danger district.

During times or peace and plenty we are all more or less wont to condemn the public service corporations, but the past week has taught us again how almost impossibly hard it would be to get along without the railroads, and not a soul in all this middle west 'but will be rejoicing when the lines are again under regular operation. The reports from the lines which enter Decatur follow: The Traction Line. The Fort Wayne & Springfield hopes to be operating traction cars between this city and Fort Wayne by Monday evening. Today extra men were employed as rapidly as they applied and by noon quite a force was at work repairing the tracks north of the city, putting cars in shape and getting ready for a run. Manager Fledderjohann, when asked about the possibility of starting the cars, in which the motors were water-soaked, replied: “We will start them or burn up the motors." All possible care will be taken and the grade between here and Fort Wayne will be repaired as fastas possible. Luckily the road did not lose any bridges and it is believed that if the motors can be started the traction service will soon be going again. Trains on the G. R. & I. The passenger service on the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad was again resumed this morning for the first time since Tuesday morning. The train was made up at Richmond (its usual place) and arrived here about 9 o'clock and started on its return trip to Richmond again at 9:40. The G. R. & I. station in this city was filled with traveling men who were anxious to get on the road again and also to get back home. Trains Nos. 12 and 2 will make this same trip this afternoon, the one from Richmond arriving here about 3 o’clock, and then make its return trip a little later. The tracks north of town are being put In shape as fast as possible, and it is thought that maybe a train will be able to run to Fort Wayne sometime Saturday afternoon. About a half mile of track is washed out, past the Monmouth bridge, but three wreck crews are hard at work repairing It. The bridge near Monmouth which had part of the abutments washed out, is also being put into shape by the workmen, and as soon as the water goes down a few more inches, extra braces will be added in order to make it safe for the locomotives with their strings of cars to pass over. The 1:11 passenger train making its trip to Richmond, left this city on schedule time. The one from Richmond to Decatur is also booked to arrive on time in this city at 3:10. After that there will be no more trains between here and Richmond until tomor-

row morning at 7:08. The work on the tracks and the bridge north of the I city l« beln/ rapidly pushed, and the latest report was that there would be a train to Fort Wayne tomorrow afternoon. The Clover Leaf. Passenger transportation on the Clover Leaf railroad Is looked forward to possibly by tonight, when it Is thought that No. 4, due here at j 6.27, eastbound, will be able to arrive from Silverwood, Ind., and may find the track in condition to pull through to Delphos and possibly to Toledo. In this case, the Commercial Traveler, due here at 9:52 p. m., west bound, will be able to pull through. Word received from Bluffton is to the effect that the work train will finish fixing the Wabash bridge at that place and will arrive here about noon to start working on the track washed out near Willshire, and will haVe that in running order in a very short time. Just what the extent of the damage is east of Delphos is not known and whether or not trains will be able to come through to Delphos from Toledo is merely guess work. Tales of Travelers. Loren and Dell returned home this morning from Adrian, Mich., where they have been attending the funeral of their father. In returning to Decatur they had the experience of their lives, according to the story as told by Loren. They arrived In ' Fort Wayne Wednesday afternoon, 'and found all means of transportation cut off. When they found it would be I necessary for them to stay over night In Fort Wayne, they endeavored to secure rooms at the hotels, but after making the rounds of the different places they found it impossible to secure lodging any place, thefore It was necessary for them to stay at the depot all night The price for food 'at the restaurants, has gone up something fierce, a ham sandwich now I costing 20c and a cup of coffee, 10c. They managed to get to Monroeville on the Pennsylvania and drove from that place to the Bellview farm, w-here they arrived last night and finished the rest ofthe trip home this morning by boat. Mrs. Schafer Sends Word. C. C. Schafer was greatly relieved at 4 o'clock Thursday evening when he received a telephone message from his wife, who, with the two children and her mother, Mrs. Emma Daniels, had been visiting in Washington, D. C., Atlantic City, and other places In the east and was supposed to start , for home the first of the week. No news of their whereabouts had been received and naturally their friends here were becoming worried. The message said they did not know of J the floods until they reached Pittsj burg, where they bought a ticket for Fort Wayne over the Pennsylvania, j Unable to reach this section over that line, the train was sent into Chicago over the Lake Shore, and the Fort Wayne passengers were sent to Fort Wayne Thursday afternoon over the Pennsylvania lines. They will come home as soon as train service is started. Telephoned from Detroit. This office answered calls from all parts of the country Thursday. The message sent out from Lima announcing the breaking of the reservoir at I St. Mary's, Ohio, frightened many who had relatives here. Among those who called last evening was E. B. Newton, of Detroit, who had read of the disaster in Detroit papers and was very anxious. That city has escaped the floods and Mrs. Newton and Mrs. DeVilblss sent good wishes to their friends here.

An Eye to Business.

Cecil Hilling, a Richmond newsboy, w-ith an eye to business, arrived on the first train here over the G. R. & I. this morning. He brought with him a number of boy helpers and a supply of last evening's newspapers which went like hot cakes, spread with butter and maple syrup. They sold for five cents a piece. Newspapers Are Arriving. The first supply of metropolitan newspapers came in Thursday afternoon from Chicago and were quickly gobbled by the people here, hungry for any scrap of news concerning the [big flood. This morning the Thursday Muncie Star and a few Richmond papers arrived. However, they gave but few details of the big story, so vast and 80 difficult to handle that even the biggest papers in the country were stalled. It is believed that by tomorrow there will be a sufficient supply of city papers to supply all who want them. Provisions Run Low. S. E. Shamp and wife of Calhoun street, Ft. Wayne, where Mr. Shamp conducts a grocery, telephoned to friends here that they were high and dry and well and safe, but were “eat-

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en out of house and home.” The supply of provisions has run low, and there is no way of replenishing it. The city water at Fort Wayne is cut off and there is much suffering from lack of drinking water. It is like the [case of “The Ancient Mariner”—“Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.” Brown House Emerges. S. E. Brown, who has been stranded here several days, visited his home east of the city Thursday and found that the falling water had subsided, leaving the floor visible. He returned today to clean the house to get it ready for rehabitulatlon. The water had stood seventeen inches in the house. On the Erie. The situation along the Erie railroad, where the track has been washed out by the flood, still remains in a very bad .condition. The gradual decreasing of the water is permitting the hundred workmen to hasten the straightening and balancing of the track, but many feet still remain to be fixed. It was thought this morning that the track could be placed in conjdltion safe enough to permit the passenger trains Noa. 226 and 227, east ' and westbound to pass over, but a report at 1:30 this afternoon is to the effect that the two trains will meet at the washout and the passengers, baggage and mail will be transferred from one to the other. No. 227 will be made up at Lima, it being impossible to go farther east than this side of Marion, Ohio, at which place the worst destruction of the road lies and It is impossible to state at this time when that will be repaired. Not Enroute to Garrett. Kit Cowan, the Bobo merchant, was in town today, and with the excitement worn off explained that he didn't say they were enroute to Garrett in the motor boat, from Willshire Thursday. They only had a Garrett man along, who was trying to get home. Mail Trains Running. Figuratively speaking, the “dove is able to fly back with a green leaf in its beak." Literally speaking the waters are going down and the mail trains are coming in bearing the long delayed newspapers and letters from I the lands abroad. A mail train on the G. R. & I. came from Richmond this morning at 9:30 or 10 o’clock, with Decatur as the terminal, and Postmaster Lower was informed another would go south from here to Richmond at the regular time, 1:11 this afternoon. The road also told the local postoffice that it was probable [ that a mail train would leave here jat the regular schedule time, 3:10, for Fort Wayne. The afternoon mail trains on the Erie at 1:30 from the west and then a return, is still in effect. No mail has been received over |the Clover Leaf, the Bluffton papers arriving here byway of Portland this J morning. Among exchanges, the first to reach this office since the first of the week, except Wednesday’s Hunt- [ ington Herald, were the Portland, Bluffton, Richmond, Muncie, Elwood, and Hartford City papers | this morning. The same state exists ! among the rural carriers out of this city, as yesterday, except that number i ten, Warren Hamrick, will probably ' be able to make all of his route, going byway of Monroe. It is thought all | will be able to make a try-out tomorrow. lAs Far as Indianapolis. Miss Bertha Voglewede has received word that the James Haefling family, who were expected home from Terre Haute this week, got as far as Indianapolis, Monday, being unable to get any further. They are now visiting there with the Tom Haeflings. Welcome Relief. The families of Drayton Hill and Will Teeple were relieved yesterday I when they got telephone word from Grabill after many efforts. Mrs. Hill has two daughters, Mesdames Frank Hollopeter and Coy Martz, there, and Miss Marie Teeple is there at the home of her cousin. No word was gotten from them for several days until yesterday Miss Teeple got to Harlan ■ and telephoned here that all were safe, and there was no suffering from high waters. Son is Better.

The first word since Sunday was received by telephone yesterday by S. S. Magley of Monmouth from his wife, who was called to Indianapolis last week by the illness of their son, Lloyd, a s(|ident there. Lloyd was ill with pleurisy and is now able to sit up. They are at the home of their cousin, City Mail Carrier Albert Magley, on Douglass street, within six blocks of the soldiers’ and sailors’ monument. The floods came within three blocks of the Magley home. Both telegraph and telephone communication was ineffective before. In White Apartments. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Moses, who were driven from their home in Lakeside, Fort Wayne, are in the White apartments with friends. They succeeded in moving their piano down town and stored the greater part of their furniture in the second story of their home.

Brains Outside W a balky borse ’s brains were on I the outside of his head you could fix | him. The igniter is the brains of the | engine and on the Stickney the igniter I is outside where you can fix it. I I Schafer Hardware Co. I EXCLUSIVE AGENT I SCHAFER HDW. CO. - Decatur, Ind.

They do not expect to go back to Lakeside. Mrs. Julia Moses is also anxiously awaiting news from her son at Lima, Ohio. Egg Famine Lifted. With the opening up of the country roads, all danger of an egg famine is lifted as farmers are coming to town with the week’s “harvest.” Mrs. Joseph Wolfe was among the many shoppers here today. She brought in a basket containing eighteen dozens, the daily crop being three and a half dozens. Conter Ice Houses O. K. The five Conter ice houses are still standing. The water is yet surrounding some of them, however, and this fact makes it possible for them to go at any time, though there is little fear expressed that they will. PRESBYTERIAN ENDEAVORERS. The following program will be given Sunday evening, March 30, at 6 o’clock by the Presbyterian Christian Endeavorers, the subject being “The Educational Phase of Missions at Home and Abroad:” Scripture Lesson, Acts 18:1-11. Remarks —Leader. Prayer—Thomas Perkins. Presbyterian Schools and Colleges in India" —Mrs. L. A. Graham. Educational Work in Africa —Mrs. J. H. Schug. Instrumental Music —Misses Houk, Graham and Dugan. A Word About Our Educational Work in China —(a) Ruth Patterson; (b) Stella Perkins. Hymn (standing)—With sentence prayers by all. Schools in Persia —Daniel Falk. Vocal Music, Indies' Quartet —Mesdames P. B. Thomas, J. W. Vail, Jas. Rice and C. L. Walters. The Emily Yale Schools for Foreigners in Chicago—Mrs. Gleiser. What is the Object of Our Mission Schools’ —Cecil Cole. Hymn. Remarks by Pastor. C. E. Benediction.

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Everybody is Invited to attend this meeting at 6 o’clock. / CLARK SPHAR RESIDENCE. Ramey & Lord who have the contract for the building of the Clark Sphar new house, have begun the staking. The house will be a modern seven room structure, facing Jackson street, being built on a part of the lot, corner of Jackson and Tenth sts. o , RECEIVES STATE JOB. Robert Beery One of North Dakota's Deputy Bank Examiners. Joseph Beery has received word from his son, Robert D. Beery, of Mott, N. D., that Governor Hanna has appointed him a deputy state bank examiner. This is good for at least two years at 2,000 a year and traveling expenses and is a very fine job. He will move his family from Mott to Bismarck, N. D., as soon as he can get a house. Robert received the appointment from Taft as postmaster for Mott, but with the change in presidents the appointment got no further. The present position, is, however, a much better one. Robert was the first auditor of Hettinger county, North Dakota. ' o M. E. BROTHERHOOD. Lecture by Dr. Roy Archbold Is Postponed. It has become necessary for the M. E. Brotherhood to postpone its meeting and lecture from tomorrow until Friday of next week, April 11. Dr. Roy Archbold has consented to give a lecture tomorrow evening on the care of the teeth. This was to be illustrated with stereopticon views from Toledo, Ohio. Tbe order was sent in ten days ago, but was held up by the flood. He has now received notice that the views cannot get here this week, so the later date was set for the lecture.