Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 114, 24 March 1913 — Page 8

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1913.

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TITANIC SURVIVOR NOW IN RICHMOND Mrs. A. O. Becker, Among the Last to Leave IllFated Liner.

PRAISES CAPT. SMITH Says That Ship's Officer Showed Every Courtesy to Women. Mrs. Allen O. Becker, a survivor of the Titanic disaster, is in the city visiting the Rev. and Mrs. E. G. Howard. Mrs. Becker relates some interesting incidents in regard to the tragic occurrence. She was sailing on the liner to meet her husband in America. Mrs. Becker has the distinction of being among the last to leave the doomed vessel, leaving even after J. Bruce Ismay saved his own life by jumping into one of the life boats which was filled with women. While In the life boat which was being rapidly pulled away from all danger of under-current, Mrs. Becker turned around and obtained a graphic picture of the vessel slowly sinking in the twilight. This picture remains stamped in her mind, she states, because of the horror of the situation which was mingled with the cries and prayers of the suffering victims left to die on the ill-fated vessel. According to Mrs. Becker, the women received every courtesy at the hands of Captain Smith who went down with hundreds of others. Mr. Becker, knowing that his wife was on the ill-fated ship, spent many restless hours from the time the Titanic was reported sunk until the rescue boat reached the New York harbor. Allen 0. Becker will give a talk on the disaster at the First English Lutheran church tonight. TWENTY-FOUR ARE KNOWN TO BE DEAD AT TERRE HAUTE (Continued from Page One) her arms. They were taken to the Third United Brethren church. At the home of Mrs. Leonard Sloan, 309 Voorhees street, the entire top of the house was blown off. William Rogers, superintendent of the United Brethren Sunday school was found buried underneath the walls of his home. He died while being taken to the schoolhouse. Boarding House Wrecked. The large boarding house, .conducted by Mrs. Catherine Reese Louden, Third and Voorhees streets, was ruined and the aged woman and her son, : Reese Louden, were badly injured. In Voorhees street, from Third street to Fifth street, every house was swept down and the occupants were caught. On the arrival of the fire wagons and the police the injured were placed in a freight car. When the ambulance arrived on the scene they had to be carried for two blocks, as the vicinity surrounding the district was filled with wreckage and electric wires. William Honkins was found buried beneath the walls of his home in Fourth and Voorhees streets. His wife and one child had not been found early this morning. An electrical storm and later a downpour of rain accompanied the tornado and the rain was a godsend when the fire began to break out in the wreckage. But it was feared at that many of the injured had been burned to death.

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TO ElMJFRGERS Congregational Meeting At Second Presbyterian.

Officers for the ensuing year will be elected at the congregational meeting at the Second Presbyterian church tonight. Reports of the different committees will also be submitted. Rev. McNary reports a prosperous year and an increase in the membership of the church. Prospects for a greater increase this year are entertained by the pastor. OMAHA WAS ABLAZE AT NOON TODAY, A DISPATCH SAYS (Continued from I'age One) God-send to Omaha. The rain put out the fire which followed the storm and had it not been for this natural remedy the entire city might have been destroyed. The fire was still smouldering in the ruins at last reports but these indicated that all immediate danger so far as a widespread conflagration was concerned was past. The money damage in the storm is estimated in the millions. However, it will be some time before an accurate estimate can be made owing to the obstacles which prevent wire communication. The damage in Omaha alone, estimated from dispatches before wires failed, is likely to reach $5,000,000.) Much damage is reported from Freeman and Columbus, Neb. Two Iowa Towns Hit. A report from Marshalltown said there had been loss of life by storm at Ackley and Carroll, Iowa. The storm moved in an easterly direction and headed for the great lakes after passing the Missouri river valley. Three persons were killed at Craif, Neb., while six were reported to have been killed at Sioux City, Iowa. The storm was accompanied at these points with hail and terrifying electrical disturbances. At Galesburg, 111., where the storm struck at midnight, several persons are reported to have been killed and twenty others seriously injured. A Village Destroyed. Yustan, Neb., a small village, was almost completely destroyed by the storm and by fire which followed it. A railroad dispatch received over the wires of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad from Ashland, Neb., stated that that town was partly wiped out by the storm. The wind at Ashland was so high that persons were picked up bodily. The death list at Yustan (correct) was placed at 15, although this num ber was admittedly inaccurate, owing to the great destruction and the likehood that wreckage hid dead bodies of victims. Doctors and nurses from Wahoo were taken to Yustan by automobiles to attend the injured. Berlin, a small town near Omaha, also suffered severely from the storm. Unprecedent ed lightning flashes occurred at Berline while the dust storm which preceded a heavy downpour of rain was the most severe in the memory of the oldest settlers. Word from Colorado points stated that a blizzard followed in the wake of the storm there. The weather is intensely cold and a heavy fall of snow occurred in some quarters. A peculiar phenomenon of the storm over parts of Kansas was the extraordinary darkness which accompanied it. This darkness was caused by vast quantities of sand and dust which was picked up by the wind and obscured the sun. The greatest efforts were made by the Western Union and Postal telegraph companies to establish communication. Thousands of telegrams from anxious friends and relatives piled up in the offices here. Storm Zone Was Wider. As a result of the endeavors of the telegraph companies, further advices of the havoc of the storm trickled in. These dispatches increased the seriousness of the situation and gave every indication that the worst fears would be realized. The scope of the storm was wide. Milwaukee, Wis.,

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Wayne County Clerkship Now Worth $200 More Annually. Is County Clerk George Matthews attended the meeting of the Indiana county clerks at Indianapolis Friday at which time the bill passed relative to clerks fees were discussed. The law legalizes mileage fees for clerks traveling to Indianapolis to obtain ballots, as well as transcript and insanity fees. The Wayne county office will be worth approximately 200 annually more because of this law. suffered from it, being upon the northern edge of the wind current. It was reported that a number of buildings in Milwaukee had been damaged by the high wind. Abilene, Kas., was another sufferer from the storm. The wind there was so strong that street cars were lifted from the tracks. The extraordinary strength of the wind was shown by the extreme distance which wreckage was carried. Large sections of roofs or sides of houses were carried in some instances over a mile. Another unusual feature of the storm was the sharpness anr vividness of the lightning at some points. In the neighborhood of Terre Haute, the lightning was so sharp that the air seemed charged and many houses were set on fire. Damage at Centralia. Centralia, Ills., was in the path of the storm. Thousands of dollars damage was done there by the wind. The rainfall was so heavy that the streets were flooded. Telegraph wires were carried down. Train service was par alyzed in some quarters of the middle west by the tornado. Heavy rains caused freshets which washed out culverts and small bridges. The telegraph wires were overwhelmed by the wind which prevented the proper despatching of trains. Relief funds will probably be started for the succor of the homeless. Many families lost all their belongings in the storm. Special discount 10 on all Men's Rain Coats. The Geo. H. Knollenberg Co. HOW AN INDIAN GIRL Got Strong and Well Again at Small Coat Miss Alta Abel, of West Baden, Ind., says: "I was a complete wreck, always tired, worn out and nervous. I had to spend about one-third of my time in bed and my life was not worth living. Vinol, your delicious cod liver and iron tonic was recommended, and it has done me more good than all the medicine I ever took in my life. That nervous and tired feeling is all gone. I have gained in health, flesh and strength, until I feel like another person." Vinol is the most efficient strength creator for such women. It is the medicinal elements of the cod's livers contained in Vinol aided by the blood making and strengthening properties of tonic iron which makes it so far superior to all other tonics to build up health and strength for weak, tired, ailing women. It contains no oil and has a delicious taste. We give back your money if Vinol doesnot do all we claim. Leo II. Fihe, Druggist, Richmond, Ind. P. S. If you have any skin trouble try Saxo Salve. We guarantee it. (Advertisement) HEAR! OH YE DEAF PEOPLE! Most of you can with the celebrated Stolz Electrophone. Call and try one Free. HANER, the Jeweler 810 MAIN STREET P. S. We have a new line of batteries in.

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(National News Associat'on) WASHINGTON, March 24. Postmaster General Burleson has defeated the plans of a former postoffice department official who when leaving the service recently took with him a large amount of official information relating to the bonding of postmasters heretofore held to be private, expecting to realize upon it in a commercial way. Mr. Burleson discovered there, was no law under which the former offiThe former employe had access to a list of fourth class postmasters, with the dates of the expiration of their bonds. Before leaving office it is said the official wrote to various postmasters that he had accepted a position as general counsel for a big bonding company which desired and solicited their business. The postmaster-general's order directs that on the first of each month a bulletin be posted at the department showing the postmaster whose four year bonds are renewable during the month. This will have the effect of placing all bonding companies on the same level with respect to information. FIREMEN INJURED (National News Association) BALTIMORE, March 24. Fire, which started early today in the building of the Union Abattoir company, destroyed that structure and threatened the entire plant, one of the largest in the east. Sixteen firemen were injured when caught by falling walls.

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IS GRANTED DIVORCE Lessie Stinchcomb Also Given Custody of Child.

A divorce was granted Lessie M. Stinchcomb from Clement Stinchcomb this morning by Judge Fox. The charge of the plaintiff was desertion and failure to support his minor child. Mrs. Stinchcomb told the court her husband deserted her several years ago. She was granted the custody of the child. B1RCK, The Harness

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