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PAG3TW THE ASHEVILLE GAZZTTC-NSTTS. Konday, October 2, 1911. The .' M . Ill t t III THE DEBRIS X Continued from page 1) believed that scores of persona are buried under from ten to twenty feet of wreckage there and the taak of recovering- them will necessarily be a difficult one. The dam, which1 waa 130 feet tons an(I feet high, waa 12 feet thick at tne bane and held back more than l0,0ee,00 gallons of water. The water was running over the top of the draw Saturday and many persona went out from Austin, a mile and a iuui away, t see the unusual sight. They -were panlo stricken when a section about ) ft wide gave way on the west side. A great volume of water poured through the boat and the alarm Waa quiokly sounded. Peo pie ran for their lives- to the hllra nearby but many were caught la the flood and whirled down the valley. A moment later another break occurred, this time on the east side, It was much greater than the first and per mitted tb bulk of the water behind It to rush Di a mighty volume toward the lowlands, carrying screaming hu manity with It tlie AUrwr Pfwrad by Telephone). ' , Harry Davis, a locomotive engineer, reached a telephone and notified' the operator at the exchange. She called as many persons as possible but thr time was short ' . ' ' , The ragtog flood tore dpwn the tit tle valley, carrying death on ita debris-covered crest Hundreds of wo men and children the men were war at work were caught In their homes and drowned or' cruahed be fore the mlgh,ty crush bf water. ' - . Gas fi-l Fire. A dahrerous gltuatlod ' 'BevaTopja Immediately a-ftets the great waU'bJ water bad passed 'Austin u piped fog natural gaa and the great fore of the ourent tore the mains out The larKMt pipe In , the town burnt In the buHineea section. A moment after ward the gas giished airland tn a twinkling It had taken tire. There s no eplolin but the flume leaped to a 1. .. it of vi!ty'f,t or more aad. blown ly a miotur wind, was remmunU - tie nnrrnt house J-t t-n t. m dn other gaa I bad I, h t anil i-r pourlnn t r ri-nd'',' i iiiitr-ni.lB flnl-i into i p'-. A. n l rOkhrd fyr I ' ' ' I; t-r i.h .ng s, mo gitj " ' I I whjl tthr h ' 1 til Woniiel New OUR ''Thirty-six'' demonstrating car has arrived. You can now see the car you have tmobiTe value r that " standard of au The car with big long stroke motor, Chalmers self-starter, four forward speed trahsmiR ZlZ Te a' -f nUtble tires! and a dozeu olT lor $1800. We invite you to come and see the new car. The Chalmers "Thirty-six" is a car at a medium price which leaves nothing to be desired The splendid, long stroke motor will develop all the power you can use This 4 pt hl 5M inch motor is a great puller; a wonderfu. hi.l-cL.ber;5 and gh'you all tltee The four forward speed transmission-until now found only on the highest priced makes -gives a flexibility of control hitherto unknown on medium priced cars. ., . The new Chalmers compressed air self-starter and the Continental demountable rims do away with the last of the original inconveniences of automobiling. No car since the Chalmers ''30" first appeared has made such an impression on the auto mobile trade and on the public as the new "Thirty-Six." Everyone who has seen it-deal-era purchasers, and even comtitors-all admit that it is a wonderful value at the price VV e again invite you to come in and see this new model. Aikeviile Automobile bompany L X . 15-17 S. LEXINGTON AVENUE. ing hell and there was no salvation (or those who chanced to be near. Tales of Horror. Austin had little tire protection at boat nnd with this swept away by the flood and no one loft to man tha HttU apparatus the town possessed, the progress of the flames was uninter rupted. Many persons, crushed nnd helplese in the wrecks of buildings only partly JeMroned bv the water. uere rn. sume.I in the flames. Their shrieks could be heard by the helpless ones who, awakened from their sleep and paralyzed bv the icciih nhnnt th.m endeavored to save a. Ufa h.rA anil i there where it neemed nnaaihi n I they were driven back by the deadly fiumeB oi me gaa or me. neat or tne names and half an hour after the flood had paired they stood upon the nuiside, pltirul in their inability to do anything but bemoan the fate of their men a a, The shops of the Buffalo & Susque hanna raiilroad were located below tha business section on the banks ol rYeeman run and were more substan tial than moat of the houses which had been swept away by the flood. When the great mass m ruaht mmt broken timbers, representing the nomes of a few minutes before, came crashing down they . lodged against the shops. The Impact was so great that the buildings shivered and Iht walls were crushed tn. But the frame work Stood and formed a harrier against which flotsam and Jetsam of me good round lodgment Here. as elsewhere. the. . natural gas pipes burst and as the shops wer m operation fire was quickly com arjnlcated to the maaa. Mnn - caught before they could leave hi machines. Some of them wer crushed to death without a warning out others lea fsivored of fortune, were pinned down and met hnrriiil deaths in the rapidly kindling flames nearoy was the plant of the Stand ard Laimber comnanv ' It hA hand a large atock of stove wood reaay- Dor shipment. When the pipe surat inert the burning gas broke .hrough the bulldln ui It was anna destroyed.- Here. too. debris had piled high and the luckless ones who had been 'Swept dawn stream mat death at this points r (, Four hours tha marMn ahnnS mnA the. lumber Dlant humed r knA th Sdor Of burning flenh waa MA atrnna ! as to diivs mary persons -from the1 scene. ' But tha blaaina nlla Mntiniiail in burn throuah the nlffht. th mnat aplcuons and moat deadly spot In thin vaiiey oi oeain. ' " .. Uraduallr the cries for beln ana fh groaita of dying men grsw fainter ihd when the great maaa of delirln and the remnanta of the buruin hu!'i'!'--a hud becomo nothln morel " Of f'otll'i? . .!, the Selrtink ChalS r-six"---$18()0 agonizing sounds ceased and that chapter of this terrible tragedy was closed. Over at the paper mill, the great factory where so many of the people of the town find employment the sit uation was little better. Although not so many person were killed, some of them were cruahed beyond recog ultion when a part of the factory went down before the water. It too. caught Are and the scenes to which ihe half paralysed people were rapid ly becoming accustomed were re entered, j . One little girl, she could not have been more than fifteen years old,, bad ben caught in the crush. The flames were approaching her with Ihe rapid ity only equalled by the speed of the ilood which had mad her plight pos sible. Pinned down unHor a h.v limber, one leg crushed, U was Impes- Muie ior ner to iree nerseir. No one -teemed to know har nam Kitt t - cries for help were not unheeded as In tne nre at tne machine shops an un known man rose to the occasion, Running into a naxt nr ttia not destroyed by, the flood he seised an axe and, returning to the spot prisoner, ne chopped at the timber But his strength gave out - sfeaotlniA a crowd Kb J mih, There were not mora than men but when a volunteer showed ilgng of weakening another sprang lorwara. gnatcneo tne axe from his hand and attacked the timber with vigor. Meantime the flra mmm an. proachlng. The heat drove him away, Another took his place and they say he Was a doctor whnaa famllv KBr1 not been seen since the- flood of a few hours .before. ' ', He saw at a a-lanca tha miM be upon them before the timber would be made tn vteld. fstwfnllv h looked at the girl. Then- with calm precision he leveled the axe t the hNDleaa Victim A atrnlca m tain mA It reas oveiv The leg was .severed. Witling bands caught up the poor srorched and bleeding- girl and car ried her to the hospili en the bill.. Ths catastrophe paralleled la some resDects th- destruction h flnno f Johnstown, Fa.,: la Itit In which over two tnousana uvea were lost Vaudeville and Pictures, Opera House. Spend pleasant evening1 at Thaato. FOR RENT. v. My dwelling (furnished) 121 Couth French Broad Avenue,' Desirable lo cation on car line. Heated by hot water, with all modern conveniences. Including coal and gas rsngea Term reasonable to the right party. i. m. gi ua.n, Jr. , :o2-nt u in t,; REPORTS -ARE .RECEIVED . OF SEVERAL SEIZURES Big Blockading Outfit Found in Henderson, TOne in Jackson, Etc. Revenue Agent Sams has recently received tha renorta'n au.i mi. urea of Illicit distilleries from the onicers in the field. Yesterday morn- ing uepuiy uoiiector Harklns cap tured a blockading nutnt i son count near Tuxedoa 100-gallon ateam distillery. He made no ar rest. . ...... A report waa received yesterday "" ueputy collector Hendricks of the caoture of an miait iiaiii. i. Patrick count Virginia, near Smith, town, and two arrests were made.' a report was also received from Deputy Collector Xnalav nf tha I.. of a plant near Cowarta. In Jackson county. It s said ta capture was madehMaib gtiy wMhot, a CHICAGO HAS 1T0 COPE OE WINN1N0 PENNANT - . er U a Cliaeoe fc, Tie New York Urn Yea. . V sarntof.' " ' r 1 -t Chicago, Oet, l-Chlcago's pennant hopes were shattered by Nsw Tork yeateriiy when they were shut out I to About the beet Chicago can ex peot ow Id to tie the easterners for the pennant as Mew York is 71 game In the- lead nil f'hi v.-. seven remaining games while New rorg naa ii games to play. Yesterday's sama waa a nitt..'. battlie between Marquard, who was easy for Chicago Jn on of the previ ous game, al r.hie. who won the opening game with ease. But leater day Maruuard showed Ms old fnm and was almost Inv-in. lhU " h, .i. lowed but six scsttered- hits while Uicble. Who held N'aw York in thv hUs up to tbs eighth Inning, weak ened and Was hit hard. Chicago A00 000 too f 1 New! York. . . . ,0t 000 2- It 1 Vaudeville and ricturaa, Opera Uoaae. A cold snap looks like a soft snap -to the eoal nin. V-' j'y u hi;r at 'I : YWOOD'S F ooPEfJTOuionnon Fifty ,, Horse-Power Biplane and Aviators Arrived Yesterday Afternoon, RACE HORSE STRINGS V AISO ON THE GROUND Good Lot of Midway Attractions Advance Sale of Season Tk-kets Is yery Satisfactory. The Haywood county fajr opens to morrow and will continue through Wednesday, Thursday .and Friday. This Is the seventh year of the Hay wood County Pair association and it is said tha this fair promises to be one of the most successful of any ever held there. The county is rich In natural resources, especially In agri culture, horticulture and live stock lines of Industry, and the exhibits have always been creditable, as the people take great pride In them. The association has now buildings which are worth $25,000. This year there will be more than $2000 in prizes given away and these have drawn wonderful exhibits. There are to be races every afternoon and aerial flights with the biplane on Wednosday and Thursday. The great singing contest, in which cash pre miums are to be given. Is open to all western North Carolina. The midway has received more than usual attention for the present fair, la full of clean attractions and will be open day and night. Yesterday afternoon Orota and Mat lock of the Great Eagle Aviation company arrived with their 60-horse power biplane. They have erected a large tent or "hangar" Inside the fair grounds, and are now making ready for the flights on Wednesday and Thursday. Most of the other show people have already arrived also and all are busy In preparation for the opening. Numbers of race horses have been shipped and are now being groomed for the races. The sale of season tickets is good and the entries are said to be more varied than, ever before. . o I i f ; t ? .! BUT SAVES LIFE Automobile Party Has Narrow Escape from Death at Greensboro Crossing. Gaxette-News Bureau, Dally News Building, Greensboro, Oct 1, Two accidents occurred at the West Market street railway crossing Satur day, the first about I p. m. and the second sn hour or so later. In the first accident the presence of mind of the priver of an automobile probably saved the Uvea of the party in the machine, while In the second, when a train struck a milk wagon, the driver saved hirruelf only by Jumping. It was late in the afternoon that a trim looking car driven by a man item i-u.Ldilo.i, -whoae i.aine could not be learned, went down College street toward the railway Crossing at lively clip, probably SO miles an hour. When within ten feet of the crossing the engine of the Mt Airy train suddenly shut along the track immediately at the crossing. Neither the driver of the cor nor the engineer had time to stop. The chauffeur, how ever, with cool precision and quick determination, gave his steering gear a sharp wrench and the machine plunged with considerable violence into a dirt bank on the road of the street. There were three occupants of the car and the only damage to them was a sharp shaking up. The car, however, did not fare so well. it was badly damaged. The front sxle was twisted almost over and the wheels were wrenched and apparent ly badly damaged. The car was re moved to a local "automobile hos pital." The second- accident occurred when tha driver of a milk wagon attempt ed to make a crossing at the same place. The wagon was just across the railway tracks when the engine oi tne Madison train, which was run nlng at a moderate rate of speed. struck It. Ralph Yow. ths driver. Who Is deaf, did not hear the train's approach but saw the engine an In sunt before it struck and in that in stant leaped from hi wagon. The milk wagon was smashed Into kin dllng wood. The two mules attached to the wagon brake louse when the engine struck and escaped also with out Injury. The aorideiit to the milk wagon was witnessed by a number of people on a slnsot car that was wait mg to cross the tracks coming Into Unteasbore, and thorn on ths car for an I oat ant thought that the driver of the milk wagon would 'undoubtedly be kHIed. After Liquor fellcia. - The Greensboro police department received a hurry call from High Point Saturday afternoon, the High Point police chief saying that two wagon loads ef blockade whiskey was being unleaded near the city. Two deputy sheriffs snswered the eall and hur rted te High Polut The officers found three empty barrels that were fragrant with the scent of moonshine but the men concerned in the deal had got rid of their liquor and "hit the grit." The officers learned that the blockade liquor, had been unload ed hear High Point Into smaller kegs and that the kegs had been carted away.. They could not lenrn, how ever, Jiwt where. The officers, never- heleaa, hav secured a clue as to the Mentirt.K turn nf ih dealers and-sr-ret ill prol.til.lv be nuide mion. lUtJimoiHl itM!Mttr Arrive, Til booster train fi n"i I ' , k n 1, MOTOR CAR MHII niMMHIHIHMaiMHMMIMMIIIMMHI if v l t - ' . PEERLESS-FASHION CO. STORE CLOSED v MONDAY ' PEERLESS-FASHION COMPANY 51 Patton Ave. Spec ial Shopping Inducements In all . . ' departraenta Tuesday. - h Va , with many Richmond - business and professional men aboard, rolled into Greensboro this afternoon and was met by a number of Greensboro people who welcomed . the booster party to the city In the genuine Greensboro spirit Much Interest was felt here In the "coming of the Vir ginians. In many ways Greensboro feels that she Is closely allied with Richmond, and the desire of the Vir ginians for a furtherance of the com mercial friendliness of the people of the two cities and states Is shared equally In this city and Immediate section. Many cities and towns In this piedmont section of the state were visited, Including Raleigh, Charlotte, Salisbury, High Point Greensboro, Wlnston-8aIem, where a amoker was tendered,' and Thomasvllle and Lex ington. : . t - Sunday's News Rrrord Cotton Exports. Savannah. Saturday's ahlnmenla ,.r cotton for foreign ports amounted to 8S,75 oales; 14,24 to Great Brltian. 10,600 to France, 46,680 to other European countries, and 437 coast wise. From other norta 1184 haia wer shipped; total value more than IS. 000.000. This Is one of the largest single day's exports, .. i . What One Mosqallo Might Do. Honolulu. One Central American mosquito may cost thousands of lives. Is the eubxtunce of a protest ' cabled to Washington against orders reliev ing sleamors of the necessity of fumi gating before leaving Central Aineri- r I' mm .n i - .. A New Back for an Old One- How it Is Done in Asheville. The bark aches at times with a dull, Indost-rlbable ' feeling, making you weary and restless; piercing pains shoot across tha region oi the kid neys, and again the loins are so lame to stoop Is agony. No use to rub or apply a plaster to ths back In this condition. Tou cannot reach the cause. Exchange the bad back for a new and stronger one. ' Follow th examMe of thla Asheville cltlsen. G. W. Buckner, II Central Ave.. Aahevllle, N. C, says: "I suffered from a lame and sore bsck for six months and was at a loss to know whst to do, as -nothing stemed to give me any permanent relief. A friend finally told me to use Poan't Kidney pills and J did so, obtaining a bog at Smith's Drug Btore. They gave me such prompt relief that I was surprised and delighted and after 1 had used two boxes, I was prerna- nently cured." For sale by all dealers. Price tO cents. Fonter-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for ths I'nlted Platen. .'Pi--n't-r the Hume- j;. rn' hiuI l : , .,, , Correct Corsets!- As the proper. foundation for ' ' the modish gowns of the pres- ; ent season, corsets have these ', features: The low : bust; ; the ; ' straight snug hip; the waist ; ; line slightly, pronounced; ' the ! I flat back, either ; medium or long. This is the general ten- ; ; dency in ' corsets, modified of ! I course to suit the requirements ; ; of every individual wearer. '. AMERICAN LADY CORSETS ! : reflect these fashion dictates to ; ; perfection, made in a suffi- ; ; ciently large variety of styles ; ; so that there is a model for ev ; ; ery figure. There is a model lor yoursfigurftj, v . ; ; fy 61 Patton Avenue. k ' ; : - ' can ports for the Hawaiian Islands. Mercantile and civic organisations In their protests point out that Hawaii Is now without yellow fever or malaria, but that mosquitoes are el- . most siirs to bring both disease. . Convicts Recaptured. ' Salisbury. -Ed and Claude Hanes. white, convicts .who escaped - from Rowan county chalngang, overpow ering a guard and taking his gun and pistol, were recaptured without resistance. To Keep laborers In Panama. Panama. Assembly passes a law provided that any foreigner found recruiting canal laborers to be re' moved shall be deported; natives for a similar offense are to be, fined not leas than 11000 nor more than $3000. Ready markets for laborers are found in Brazil and other Buuth American countries. , , Dig Football Score. Charlottesville. Pennsylvania dee feated Filliam and Mary $1 to 0. Tha first team -scored 70 in the first half and then the Pennsy cpach, sent tn U)9 entire second team. ,' - . f Valo's (iood Friend. New Haven. The annual report of Treasurer Day of Yale university fop the flsral year ending Juna-!0. 111, shows total bequests and gifts for principal and Income for the year of 11,114,386, aa compared with $2,388. !1 the year previous. .Gross addi tions to the funds have amounted to $1,107,77$ and the net Increase baa been $3.05. The total funds and assets of the- university rose from 313,(32,110 to $13,331 7tS. Total gifts to Income for the year wore $110,702, as compared with $112.27 the pre vious year. The alumni fund contri butions to Income were $61,000. . Bloody Axe Foand. Colorado Springs. Col. Another sxs. believed now to be the bne with which the sextuple murder was. com mitted here a week ago, was found In a house adjoining that, of the r.urnhams and Waynes, who were the victims. It was Mood-stained and covered .with humanhalr.. NEW SUPPLY PASTOR ' AT THE riTST BAPTIST Re. W. M. Wamboldt of Whlie Springs, Fla DIm iihncs Fruit- , age of fcacrifke. ' Rev, M. M. Womboldt of White Springs, Fla., who Is to fill the pulpit of the First Baptist church for a few Sundays, preached his first sermon there yesterday .taking his sub) '-t from the twelfth chapter of John. . Verily, verily, J any unto you, enrept a corn of wheat fall Into the ground and die. It abldeth alone; but If It (II . It brlngeth forth much fruit," the words of Jen following the ralj.ln of Lazarus from ths ! n !. The speaker inwured his besrere that In. wm V, i rt rr for the v d they cnM! Ii n 1 lo ouH t' ' f St:t: d.-fvfc" II.:. 'ii I. n It to Melon', mil liolr povertv I',' 1 t r 1 -i.
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