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VOLUME XXXII.
JUDGE BLANTON INVADES
THE ENEMIES STRONGHOLD
Delivered Speech in Favor of Court
House Bond Issue at Buffalo
Gap Monday Night.
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Merkel Man Admitted That Taylor County Weeds New
Court House But Said Bond iBsue Was Too
Large. Blanton Showed That Jones Coun
ty Court House
Judge THomnB I nlnutou invaded
the stronghold of the enemy of th
crupoHed bond issue of orte hundred
mil fifty thousand dollars for the pur-
pose of erecting a now court how In
Taylor 'county Monday nighL He
spoke In Uiq church building at t3uf-
falo Gap. and wnB heard by an audi
enco of about one hundred and fifty
people. There was a splendid roprc.
Hchtat'ion of t!m voters of Hint commu-
nity and many ladles present. Time
was divided with ('apt. J. T. Tucker
of .Merkel. (armor Htato representative
from the district and one of the early
loininissionors. Bach speaker con-
sumed about one boor and ten minutes
Jtidgo lllatiton opening and cloning.
Captain Tucker was iignliiBt the Is-
suance of bauds that is. to the amount
of auo hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars In the beginning of his speech
he Bald:
"If Judge Tllnnton will return to.
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Allliniie HIIU UBMUUlllIf WW CUIlllBHIUn
era court and hae the amount reduc.
ed to one hundred thousand dollar
I will iro home and Bhat my mouth."
. To a BtrnuRor lit iho crowd Mondny
nli'.ht the audience might have been
divided Into three clnHsofl. after an
observance rif the facial expressions
of the audience the frowim of disap-
proval and smile nf approval aB the
discussion progressed There were
those who were plainly opposed to a
bond (haiio for the purpose of build-
ing a new court house: there were
those who were opposed to t on ac-
count of the amount; there were a few
very few who seemed to be will-
Ins ror Ihe bond proposition as it Is
proposed to go through. It ran bo
said however will) no tear of contra
diction that there was no ono present
boiling over with enthusiasm for the
bond Issue. The few bond onthusla-
ilHtB or Ihe audience felt mighty lonc-
nnmn:likn a sirunuor In a Btranco land
Judge Ulanlon tnckled the propoHl-i
tlon lit his unique Bimppy aim gtugcrty
way. He made a good common BcnBe
talk. We believe thoso who wen" aft
Immune to blfi argument a a duck'
back Ih to water will admit this.
Judge Wanton prefaced his opening
Bpeech with the story of the Bheop
ahonrer. The man had alway sheared
sheep by marling In ut the head and
winding iii ut the tall. A protracted
meeting w I"0''1 "d nq "nu waB
converted. Ho cbnngcil IiIh wny or
Bhcarlng aheep. and would fitnrt ut the
roar end of the nnlmrtl and clip for-
ward. When aBked for tho reason of
changing his wnv or Hhcarlng. ho paid
that since he had been converted and
thinks or all the 1110411 thing that he
had been guilty or ho wiib ashnmod to
look a Bheop In the face. Jtidgo Blun-
ton was not like this man. He wni
not ashamed to look any audience of
Taylor county citizen In the face and
ndvocato tho lasuanco or doiuib ior uiu
hulldlng of nu adequate Bttfo and fire
proof court house. He admonished
dipt. Tuokdr to stay with the proposl.
tlon which wn to be dlBciiBsed name-
ly: tho hdoptlon at n bond Isbuo for
tho orccllon of a court house In Tay-
lor county and not tho question of
moving the county scut from Ahltono
to lluffnlo Gap or some other point
lie assured IiIh hearer that as far a
his authority went ho would guaran-
tee n Bqunro ileal In both tho bond and
county eat elections and that If some
pluco other than Abllono won tho
county Boat bv as much n8 ono vote
ho would boo that It Ib moved.
"I frankly admit that I do not be-
lieve thnt onoutth voles can ho muster.
ed to movo the county Bent but I
pronilBO you rlgM boro that there will
be no Illegal voting and that tho will
of tho people shnll rule. Yon people
at least nomo Of you. olnlm that the
court hoiiBO was stolen from you by
ppoplo now living In Abllone. Don!
you know that If there nro now people
living In Abllone who wore guilty or
stealing It that they would prevent
the adoption of the bond Ibbuo to build
a court hoiiBO should you vote to rw
move It? I bollovo It will require ni
least ono hundred and fifty thousand
dollar to build and equip court houso
which wll moot tbo present and fu-
ture demand of Taylor county 1
car not whore It I located. H I know
that It wn going to bo built at Buf
wm
TUCKER
Was Inadequate.
falo Gap I would say build the siimc
kind you would build at Abilene"
Judge Illanton anfd that every Tay-
lor county grand Jury which had qual-
ified within tire last two and a half
yearn iiir condemned tho present court
bouse; pronounced It a dangerous bull.
ding In which to risk human life. He
here rend the following excerpt from
the grand jury report BUbmlttcd to htm
Saturday March 2-':
"We beg to report that wo hav.
made u careful personal and unbiased
examination of our court house and
we find It in a dangerous am) deplo-
rable condition; the wall are eriteked
from roof to foundation; Inrge cro-
vaees apparent everywhere the walls
also having receded from the floors
and celllngH to sticll an extent thnt in
our Judgment a collapse Is eminent at
any time; Its furnishings are Old and
dilapidated and absolutely Inadequate
and have served their day; tho vain
able records and archive paper of the
county are whollv unprotected. In our
opinion our officer are hazarding
their Uvea by performing their dtitleB
In tbtB hulldlng. Wo" recommend that
ouf entlru citizenship e.vaiiifilo i'for
themselves as conviction Si-Ill follow
and we recommend that It bo condem-
ned nud thnt It not be used nn longer
while we bad heard of Its deplorable
condition still we were absolutely
astounded when we examined the con-
dition In perron and we earnestly
urge every person who Is Interested to
go to the court house and make a per-
sonal examination of the condition of
the building.
Judge IHunton said that hn might br
compelled to hold court In tho present
building but ho would excuse any
Juror witness or lawyer who would
claim flint he was afraid to risk bis
life In the structure and continuing
ho Bald: "I think thoso of you who
nave been in my court room will agree
that I have not made a reputation for
being liberal In exciiBlug people."
Judge Illanton then discussed the
Jonea county court house. He sad
that ho had hold court In It and that
he know thai It was not fire-proof and
wns Inadequate to meet the needB or
Taylor county. Mo cftlled attention to
the absence of witness rooms toilets
luvatorloa and other conveniences. Mo
rend a Htatcmont from the Judge of
Johcb county to tho effect that tin
building equipment and Improvement
at Anson bnd cost ono hundred thoua.
and dollars. The statement nSo saw
that thero were many Improvements
which the commissioner were com-
pelled to leave off on nccoilnt of tho
fact that one hundred thousand dol-
lar wn not sufficient.
lie saltl thnt ho had no moral dlght
to make men servo a Juror In tho
Taylor county Court House; that tho
wive and children of our citizens
were entitled to protection against
risking their live In tho structure.
Judge Illanton described tho Kind of
court house ho Would like to aeo built
In Taylor county. He said that 11
should havo all conveniences for com-
fortr and facilitating court business
frn.n linflOtUOIlt to tOII floor. TltCBC
feature and tholr advantage were dis
cussed In detail. 110 pnowcti mar
such a building which would protect
the property deeds and court record
would cost at lonat the amount of the
proposed bond Isbuo and that tho Is-
sue. If adopted would not coBt tho cltl.
zouh exceeding BoVen cent of tho ono
hundred dollar valuation. Ho said ho
hated graft In every form and would
fight It with all hi might; that ho had
not lost confidence In humanity be-
cause ono man had gotio wrong; ho
Bald he had the greatest confidence in
tho present members or tho commis-
sioner court and that they would
handle tho affair of the county in an
honest find businesslike way. Judge
Illanton said "Every dollar's worth 01
proporly I own In the world la In this
county. I hnvo no selfish motive in
iiskiiiir you to como and go with mo. 1
do not think that 1 will sorvo you a
district Judge until my present urm
expires. Tho nlarv I too niggardly.
I can moku more money practicing
law"
Capt Tucker Is a man of n style
when It come to addressing an audi-
ence ull hi own- He can hold tho nt
ABILENE TEXAS FRIDAY MARCH 28 1913.
County' Judge
I tiiko this opportunity to add my heart v iu(oistrnont to the
MMwhim ol .lutljit' 10. M. (MMsiiin;i-rr-iinlv .Iwlgi. of Tnylur
oiuity. .Juilo Ovci'stiiiicr is out of tin vorv H men I Imve'
i'vi'1- Known lie is t toronir 1 v
lilnkf tin; comity n model olTiVor. Knowing hi 11 us I d I urn
willing to iiy to tlif i'oik' of this county Hint icaviII liilniiniK-
ter our bounty nfi'nirs honestly mid cITiriuntiY. Rvorv dollar
will he paid out liy a correct voucher ami the1 people will ho
given every opnortuuitv possihlc to keep posted 011 the aHairs
pi tho county by regularly published reports unrequired bv
law. L ask ovury citizen of the eountv to rally1 to Iuh support
knowing that he will give us tin honest. vfTieiejil l)MRiiif ad-
ministration. A PERSONAL WORD.
I wish to Dublielv thank the lion. M'hoiims 1.. Illitiirnii. nil;.'
. .. r. 1 11 1 ! 1 11
iniM .Miuge oj tuts oisi.riei ior uie great Honor iie-stowed upon
mo in appointing mo temiiorary county judge. I also wfsh to
thank every citizen of Abilene who spoke kindly of mv appoint-
ment to tho position. 1 am simply overwhelmed by the oxpres
sums of eonfidenoo of my friotids They will live in my heart
and life jts long as life shall last and will eve) ho among the
sweetest memories of my life. As n private citizen it will be mv
.-. V-rn llllllliM H n Ul IIIJI IIIU. il MIilH' I'llltUU It Will 110 ll
greatest pleasure to continue ty work with and for the people
of Abilene and Tavlor county the grandest people on the Jaec
of the earth. 'Feeling that the right thing has been (lone and
that we have a yreat Countv Judure. I ask even irood citizen of
the county to join me in rallying to the aid of Judge ft. M.
Overshiner and our honest C-omniissionorn Court.
Most cordiallv vours
tift'O. S. AKDMRKOX.
tcutlon and Interest of nl). Ic Is a:y
oki inner in t nc matter or appearing
before an assemblage of people. Ho
was tv representative of Taylor county
In the state legislature. He Is not sub-
ject to stngo fright. Mondny night lie
was with a people that believed ob he
did hefore the start and of course re
ce I veil the lion' share of tbo applause.
Among the first words uttered by
Capt. Tucker In responding tp the op-
ening of Judge lllnutoti were in sub-
stance a follows:
"If Judge niantou will return to
Abilene and have the commissioners
court convene and reduce tho propos-
ed bond issue to one hundred thous-
and dollars 1 will go home and shut
my mouth." Captain Tucker said the
country was In the hardest shape that
It bad ever been In and thin waB no
time for a bond Issue of one hundred
nud fifty thousand dollars. He said
that these fellows who caaie out from
Abilene and ndyoeatod bond issues ro-
'mluded him of tho frog that nttonip.
ted to swell up until he was as big as
an ox. and busted. Ho admitted that
Taylor county needed a new court
house but would fight iv proposition
TWO CYCLONIC WINDSTORMS
SWEEP OMAHA ANDV1G1NITY
Between One and Two Hundred Killed
and Four Hundred Injured
Immense Damage Done
SO BELIEVED HI BE DEAD IN
Xornado Hits Vigo County Destroying One Village and
Devastating Surrounding Country Injuring
Three Hundred Persons
Dy Associated I'rosB.
OMAHA Nob. Mar. 34. Ono of tho
greatest disasters In tho hlBtory or tho
utnto of Nebraska occurred In tho city
of Omaha and vicinity Sunday evening
which Avoro swept by two distinct cy-
clonic windstorm
Dead HetwcoH 100 Mid -?.
Tho dend number between one hun-
dred and two hundred. This wn the
llrst cstlmnto made nt a nearly hour
this morning.
One hundred person are Borlously
Injured and three hundred Icb orl-
Xcwh Itcaclies World Slowly.
Up to noon an occasional frngmon-
tnry dispatch and now brought by
railroad train has boon tho only
source of tliQ new of tho disaster to
tho outside world.
Debris Sx HlorkH Wide.
From tho Field Club In the western
part of tho cltv to tho Carter Iko
Club In the northwest extremity there
Is a trail of dobrl from two lo lx
blocks wide.
Culled States troop . guard this
area. Entire block of borne wore
crushed as If by n single blow. Street
cur were picked off tho tracks and
demolished. . k
W CMKkt J Picture Tkwrtre.
Fifty persons wore caught In a mov.
Ing plcturo show at Twenty-Fourth
E. M Overshiner
mm I I'm- ih . .rr;.. ..il .;n
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and
to make. Itcnorc than one hundred thou.
Blind dollars to the last ditch. He de-
voted much of his tlmo to criticism of
the good roads hond Issue the city
bund Issues and thq valuation on rail-
road property. Ho said that he had
recently been through the Jones coun-
ty court house nud that In his opinion
it waB good enough for Taylor county.
He said the building cost only eighty-
five tlinusnild dollars. The balance of
the ono hundred thousand dollars bad
been spent on the grounds.
Capt Tucker fallen to say whether
ho Would vote for the removal of the
county seat In the event the bond Isbuo
carried but a blind man could see that
not less than eight men nut of (en In
the audience were In ympathy with
hi arguments at the start and remain
ed that way through tho discussion.
In his rejoinder Jtidgo Illanton oc-
cupied only n few minute llo showed
tlmt the annual taxes tr Capt. Tueltor
would be Increased only about tori)
cents on the hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars bond Issue Ir thnt wub
adopted Instead of one hundred thous-
and dollars.
and Uike street. T'cn dead were re-
covered from thoshow ruhiH In n short
time. It Is not known how many
more woro burled In the show debris.
Sot oral SubHrli 'HewolMied.
The Htorm demolished several su.
burial or this rlty including JJeml
Park Jtnlston lleusou Puudoe und
Florence. FrcB dotted tho ruin dur-
ing the night.
Tho ilrst Btorm broke ttgout six In
tho evening hitting Itniston and then
plunging Into Omaha. Tho only point
touched In the business section was at
Twenty-Fourth and loiko street where
It hit a moving plcturo theatre and
also a negro pool ball. Tho latest
death list In tho moving plcturo con-
cern I thirty. Forty or fifty negroes
were killed U tho pool hall.
Tho second storm at slx-lhlrty did
no damugo tu Omaha but killed ton or
twelve and injured many In Council
Itluffs.
Incoming trains stopped In (ho bu.
burb after the storm to carry the
bodies of tbo dead ami dying to the
city hospitals.
Crossed wires and a feurful electri-
cal storm caused many of the fires.
UICH W1X1IS AM! FMKIUlim
NKW OIlkEANS a March 24 A
special warning was Issued today for
tho Texas and Oklahomu coast to-
night High winds aro expected.
NANA
JUDGE BLANTON I
ON BOND ISSUE
.si'okk to nr.PHKSKymivt: at-
IHKM'E OF YOTKItS AT Tt'.S-
COLA ITtiSIMY MIJIIT.
CAPT. J. T. TUCKER SPOKE
I'oiirfeoiiX unit Altenlhe Interest
Shown lllimtnii Jtcnil Statement
From County Judge ItHiidel
of Junes Count) .
District Judge Thomas I. Illanton
Bpoke ut Tupcola Tuesday night ir
behalf of the proposed one hundred
and fifty thousand dollar court house
bond issue which I to be voted on
by the citizen of Taylor county next
Saturday. There was on audience of
about ono hundred voters and a num
her of womensand children. Thi
Bpenkor was glvcju an attentive hear.
Ing notwithstanding tho fact that it
is conceded that a majority or the
voters of this box arc not inclined to
look favorably upon tho issue.
Judge J. T Tucker who I opposed
to the bond Issue wan present and
followed Judge Illanton.
On account of the threatening wea-
ther and the Tact that Judge Illanton
bad to return to Abilene to hold court
this morning he was .excused after he
closed hf first speech which occu-
pied about one hour and a half.
Th6 italic of Judge Ulantou wn
along the same lino nH the one de-
livered nt Uuffnlo Gun Monday night.
He admonished his hearers to con-
line hi opponent to tho subject which
was under discussion the court house
bond Issue and not be swqrved iy
the arguments of Captain Tucker ut
Uuffnlo Gait and Uuffalo Gnp people
about the bond Issue for city Im-
provements and tlio good roads He
called attention to tho fact that Capt.
Tduker- and the Uuffnlo Gnp people
hure no part of the expense of these
Improvements.
He said the 'present court house
was unsafe for human lite and dellcd
any man to como to Abljcno and .In-
spect (ho hulldlng and go out and say
that It Is a Bate BLrifcUire. ' Ho call-'
ed attention to tbo fact that every
deed record and ovory court record
was subject to destruction by fire
every day jn tbo year.
Tbo .speaker said that practically
oVoryone who bos recently mado a
personal Investigation of the old court
house pronounce It an unsafe build-
ing ter both life and records. He
said that Jim Toombs a Taylor coun-
Xy farmer who owiib and pays- taxeu
on thirteen hundred acre of farm
land recently looked over tho build-
ing and I now strongly In favor of
the bond Issue.
Judge Illanton read the following
statement from the county Judge of
Jonea county:
Anson Texns Mar 24 1D13
Hon. TnomaB . Illanton
Abilene Tcxhb.
Dear Sir:
At your request and in answer to
your questions propounded. I give you
the data iib follows to-wlf.
Our district court room In addi-
tion to seat for tho Judge attorneys.
Jury and stenographer will seat one
hundred people down stairs and Ut
people upslolrs. Wo havo no witness
rooms adjoining the -District Court
room. Our District Clerk's office Iiub
no vault. Wo have ono witness room
on tho third floor where also Is sltun
ted the room used by tho grund Jury
and wo havo ono Jury sleeping room
furnished on that floor. At present
our toilets are luadpuate. Our expen-
diture for what we havo took up tho
$100000. wo could havo expended
(25000 or $50 QOQ moro very Judicious
1y and havo thing moro complpto
but woro limited of course to our
bond Issue.
YourB very truly
JOB C IMNDELL.
County Judgo Jones County Texas
tkx head at tta xeii.
Expected That Death Jt Will HchcU
Fifteen This HelHfc I'lrxt l'lre
Tornado lilt.
L1NCOUN Neb March 24. -Ten nto
known dend nud It Is expected that tho
death list will total fifteen nt Yutuii
Nebraska thirty-miles northwest of
here.
Vutnii Ik tho placo wlt'sio tbo Omaha
tornado llrst hit.
NEWS MECEIVEH AT CHICAflO.
FlrM DNwtrk from OhmIm Erly
TM Morals SM Hundreds
Killed and iHJMred.
Ily Associated Prow.
CHICAGO III March 24. The first
dispatch direct from Omaha Nreb. re-
ceived hero this morning at five
o'clock said that hundreds woro kill-
ed and Injured In Sunday evening's
territlo hull and rainstorm and cyclone.
Mrs. J h t'egues of San Angeki
la In tho city visiting her daughter
Mrs. llobert Young.
Flood Death Toll at Dayton
Ohio is Estimated at 500;
50000 People ate Marooned
Rescuers Began Work this
to Inundated Districts
Fifteen Square
Ily Associated Press
DAYTON Ohio Mnrch 26. Tho croat of the flood which has taken a
largo toll of life and done many th usaud or dollars damage passed hero
nbout midnight and the wntor arc falllns rapidly today.
DEAD ESTIMATED AT .").
The dead here were estimated today around Ihe hundred but It will be
Impossible lo know oxnetly for several days.
llcBcuorn began their work tills morning going with bonis Into the
edges of the flooded dlRlrlet and rescuing the mnrooned. . f
y FOOIIKD IHSTKICT COVEIIS J5 flll.ES.
The Inundated district cover fifteen square utiles and under six to
sixteen feet of water.
Most nf the facilities occurred rn tho north und west Hide of tho
river when a wnll of water rushed In suddenly with tho breaking of tho
levee.
Till wan in tbo butiincs diBtj-ict and fortunately happened before tbo
clerk had gotten to their work.
;(H)II MAHDOOXED LAST NUiHT.
About soveuiy thousand people wcro either marooned or utinblo to
reach their homes lust night. -
All nJght Dayton was n marine hell .with fire lighting tbo sky n
many buildings were burned to tho Unter'n edgo and tho watern them-
selves mado a hideous sucking undertone.
Todny fifty thousand persons nro packed in tho upper floor of tho
building without gas heat fiiol.frcsh water or food. Up to itoou it had
been Impossible to reach the business district.
John H. Putterfiou president of the National CaBh Tleglstor Co. wjio
hnn put all hi carpenter force making boats baa himself aaved several
lives.
From all polnte. of the cnmpnHs rondo leading to Dayton aro dotted
Willi Crawling automobile mostly carrying relief or rcsctiera
Mlnmlsburg near here Is Under water but Htlll safe and I receiving
food by boat from Hiirroundlug farmer.
While the estimates of Dayton's Dead nverngo fi00 observer ngreo
"flint It can JiibI a easily bo thousands.
TIiIb afternoon it wa practically certain Hint those who nro marooned
tn the business section are snfe.
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ACCOUNTS OV Alii COt'VTY OFF!.
VUm WILL BE fAKEFt'LLY
AUDITED UT O.NUK.
E T. L
Will bo Allowed to Name Auditor l'i-
nances of County Will be Guard-
ed Closely nnd Matters Will
be Conducted According
to the Law.
County Judge. B. M. Ovcrsblnor
wlien asked by a reporter of thin pa
per for a statement relative to county
aiTairs said:
"Tho llrst thing that will bo douo In
regard to tbo present unfortunate con
dition of affairs wU be to have tho
account of the county olllcer care
fully audited by ono or moro expert
auditors so that If possible thq exact
amount of shortages may ho ascer
tained and tho people duly Informed of
It From tho naturo of tho warrants
drawn nnd the way in which tho ac-
count of tho good roada fund woro
kent It may bo Impossible to ascertain
Just what money wcro misappropri-
ated; but It will bo done as closely
and accurately a human skill can do
It and where bondsmen nro responsi-
ble shortages will bo collected from
them. In this respect I havo tho hear
ty co-operation of the commissioners
court and In order that no bias or
prejudice muy bo shown they have
asked Judge Thomas h. Illanton to
recommend an auditor nud It la tho
Intention to got ono thoroughly relia
ble skilled nnd competent free front
any local Influences.
"In regard to tho court houso bond
Ibbiio It only requires tbo casual in-
spection of uuy citizen to convince
him that tho present county court
houso Is nbsolutuly unsafe and dan-
gerous. Tho matter of n now court
houso Is an Imperative necessity and
wo need (i now. T tun fiuro that no
one who will examine tho building
would wish tho officer to stay In It
and imperil their Uvea au well iib all
tho valuublo records of the county.
The mutter of tho location of tho
court house I not to ho passed on at
thl time. That will come up Inter.
"The administration of tho county
finance will bo conducted strictly ac-
cording to law and every safeguard
will bo used to prevent improper ex-
penditures. And should tbo bond el-
lection carry overy safeguard and
check will boused to Inatirq tho pro
per expenditure or the money in er
ecting tbo now building. Our acts
will always bo open to tho Inspection
of tho public ami J ask the co-oper
ation und suggestions of all good clt-
uens in order to secure tho fund and
safeguard their proper expenditure."
Royal O. Smith of Colorado City
TexM a tire4tHt attorney of thst
city wm h vtaitor Jn Abilene today
oh legal IhmIm connected with the
district court.
COUNTY DG
S N HARNESS
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Mornit
if uoinjr uut tn Beats
m .
Thich Cover
iles.
1D0 REPORTED
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SCOKKS OF HOMES AKK
FLOATING 1HJWX THE HIJ
TO .HIVEK TODAY.
By Associated Press '
COLCMIJUS Ohio March 3G.-rTlil
morning telephone communication
was restored with the stricken west
slue of the Colunibils and It Is repor
ted one hundred nnd luty persons have
been drown there.
Score of bodies wcro seen float
ing down tho Scioto Hlvor today.
WATEK XAilEH TH HOUGH MAIN
STREETS TEN TO TWENTY.
FIVE FEET DEEP
PBUU Inil. Mar. 2C Aboutslxty
porBoii woro drowned hero from the
Wabash Itlvcr overflow
Arthur Moore a tclophoao operator
who was on tho top of a down-town
building said that at nightfall He saw
hundreds on tops of houses in the
freezing cold and somo pt thee slid
off to drown benumbed.
At daylight ten to twenty feet ol
water wm racing through the Mala
streets licking at tho caves on which
tho refugees citing.
The water was too swift for row
boats. Motor boats woro ferotmht
overland sixty mites attempting rwu
cues. Peru ha sixteen thousand pap-
ulation FEAKEH TWO MTNHKKH WKHK
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INDIANAPOLIS lud. Mar. 2.
West Indianapolis wsa cut off last
night when a bl brWa vtMt out-
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hundred wro drowiw In Out dark-
Iiom when Moore's trH Uv Bri
Indianapolis Is caring for ten uj
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The Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, March 28, 1913, newspaper, March 28, 1913; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth331366/m1/1/?rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.