Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 September 1943 — Page 3
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Public buildings at Galveston were thrown open last night and residents seeking safer shelter from the ominously approaching hurricane ~ crowded into their corridors.
Bchools Dismissed
Galveston schools were dismissed, vessels moved into the harbor to ride out the storm, and buys lines reported that many residents were leaving the town. The bus companies reported four times the noraml volume of traffic out of Galves-
ne office of price administration permitted motorists wishing to leave
the city- 10 extra gallons of gaso-|.
line, and filling stations were sold out by midnight. The memory of the hurricane July 27 still was fresh in the minds of gulf- coast residents. In that storm, more than a score of persons were killed and damaged amounted to $10,000,000. The war boom town of Freeport was all.-but deserted. Chief of Police W. A. McGee said only about 300 persons remained out ¢f the town’s estimated 15,000 population. A special three-car train that left last Hight for Houston was crowded with 500 persons. Only one restaurant remained open, At Camp Hulen, several battalions were being evacuated and billeted in
“At Corpus Christ, navy personnel
was ordered to stay at the station.
LONDON, Sept. 17 (U. P.).—The
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Lives in Blast at Harlan, Ky.
HARLAN, Ky., Sept. 17 (U. P).— Rescuers today dug from earth and
perished in a coal mine explosion, but six others, saved by their own ingenuity, walked out alive, The six rescued men were brought out of the mine shortly after midnight, when rescuers found the bodies of three others nearby. The six had been trapped for 12 hours, but they had erected a barricade which protected them from poisonous gas fumes. Several hours later, rescuers working in relays and hampered ‘by the gas, unearthed the bodies of the other nine, Officials of the Three
had been accounted for. The hero of the little band of entombed men was Shelley Farley, 43; who led them in prayer and conceived the barricade, which shut the men off in a corner of the mine shaft. The barricade was construct ed hastily out of old mine ties, boards, clothing and debris. It kept poisorious gases from penetrating into. the enclosed space, which was filled with good air,
Farley Takes Over
‘after the blast. He ordered - the men not to smoke and set. up a rationing system to conserve their meager water supply. They passed the time praying and guessing the time they would be rescued. Farley missed the time by five minutes. He guessed 10 p. m., and fellow miners reached them at 10:05 last night. As the six men walked from the mine entrance two hours later, Farley said: “We have to fgce Our Maker some time—and we faced Him tonight.” Two hundred rescuers, working in relays, dug through debris and earth that filled the shaft. They were. hampered by a lack of oxygen and were forced to wear gas masks.
WAVES NEED GIRLS
corps for which there is “a very urgent need” are now open, according to Lt. W. A. Chapman Jr. Indiana recruiting officer. Women who have had training as| nurses, aides or technicians, qualify for the corps and may take their physical examination at the locall WAVE recruiting station if ney
"|apply by tomorrow.
IN INDIANAPOLIS
: en. Bon one at Methodist,
drive. ath. Joan McGoldrick, 19, New
August William Isase Geo: 56, of 1401 Sastollton: Wilett ion a G. Binder, 39, of 1104 N.
—— Girls
Richard, Ann Hartman, at 8t. Ma A 38 81. Pradels; Herman, Gertrude tude Sterling, st St. Prancis. Cather fan, of criomas. liam,
at EE iaTal , Fern Clayton, 5 Bethan: Maxine Qentry, at Methodist, Dorothea Hilgenberg, at.
, 75, at 2054 Carrollton, fi 8, at Long. 34 degree burns.
Point Coal Co. said all men in the| —4mine, 15 miles southwest of here,
Farley took charge immediately] .
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