THE ROBESO.VIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1916
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six
WHITE MEN
SAVED
BY NEGROES
jTwo Negroes by Heroic Efforts Ren-'!
j. cueJ Six White Men From Peril-'
. ou3 Positions in Tree Tops in Tur-'
f.'d Waters of Calawba River'
Frail Craft Capsized But They Sue-!
ceeded Whe Others Had Failed
How two negroes, Fons Ross and i
P. H. Stowe, braved the perils of
i angry waters in 4 the flood-lashed
Catawba river Monday in a frail
craft and rescued six white men
, from perilous positions in the tops
i of trce3 is graphically told by W. M.
Jones in luesday's Charlotte Ob
server. Four of these white men
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i
Resident Engineer Joseph Killian,
Section Foreman R. C. Thompson of
Belmont. H. C. and Geo, C. Kale of,
Charlotte were -of the reported 18!
who were swept away Sunday after-,
I noon when a derrick crew attempt-
liner to save the Southern Railway!
I bridge at Catawba, 11 miles from!
j Charlotte, were swept down stream j
j with a collapse of the middle span ;
of the bridge. The other two men,j
' H. T. Verner. foreman of the West-;
! ern Union Telegraph Co., and B . I
! M. English, steward apprentice of
j the Southern Railway, in a
j steel boat had attempted ear-'
! lier in the day to rescue the '
other four but their boat had cap-
sized and they were added to those
in the tree-tops with what appear-j
ed slim chance of getting back to'
safety. Various attempts were made
to reach the men and ' bring them
to shore, but all proved futile until
the two negroes appeared upon the
scene. Picking up here the story
as told in The Observer:
"As the motor-boat was slowly
seeking its weakly way through the
eddy water along the island's inland
bank, in order to ,secure a sufficient
radius for its contemplated attempt,
rthere came the dramatic climax of a
dramatic afternoon, or rather, day.
'Two men in a boat, coming down
the river,' announced the crowd's eye
in the tree top. As though awaiting
but official announcement, there
swept into, view a batteau, paddled
bv a pair of husky negro oarsmen
check bv four brawny
heavy skiff floated slowlv upon the.
15-mile current. A auick glance
shoreward 500 arms indicating the
poolar tree, and then without an
other look up from their husky pad
dles, the rower3 began to cajole and
cuddle their craft into the home
stretch.
"Swept onward by the resistless
force of its watery motive power, the
batteau showed beneath the branches.
A figure arose' in the bank and two
powerful arms encircled a limb, with
an impact which aM but lifted rhe
nogro clear of the boat. A fraction
of a second liter, the steerer in the
stern had relmciuished his naddle for
a stranglehold upon the river-rusted
canapv of gren overhead- Three min
utes later, three other figures -were
soon rnosinf in the boat s th row
ers relino'iisred their hold md cst
off aain into the torrent. Five min
utes later there was a stampede, of
those unon the east bank" 'to await
the arrival a ouartr mile down
ctream and welcome Thompson, Gur
iev and Kale, all more or lesswenk
end and in neM of assistance. Ten
rninV-ifps liter the bateau crept si
lpntly through the willows and- alon?
id ' the east bank and the crowd
brokp into a h"r fr the m'-t,prious
bormn until the Gaston hills gave
back the echo. :
"Haltinr unon the inland. Ross nd
cjtowe shook innumerable-, whitp
hands nd rpcc'vintr placing in tmt
eom dollars, the results of a hat-
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TOLL OF FLOOD IN WEST
6 Lives Lost, 60 Residences Washed
Away, 400 People Homeless, 1200
Without Employment, Property
Loss $10,000,000 That is Summary
of Early Estimate of Result of
Flood in and Around Asheville
By the time this gets in print in
The Robesonian - there ho doubt will
Lf other estimates of the result of
iSU-Surr' tep President WiIsolreSJ
aims t&
ny . arms, tne . . Adniio H.i f I ; - c r. I signing th
ing from an Ashevule dispatch of
the 17th seems to give , a conserva
RURAL CREDITS and incidentally it will be of advant
BILL BECOMES i LAW age to the investing community, fof
Signed by President Wilson-Creates 1 cn mf ne f 0 ore satisfactory
12 Land Banks Under Direction of jnd.iolid investments than tins sys
Federal Board President Regards! tem w,n aord those who have
it as Long-Due Justice o Agri
culturists of Country
Washington Dispatch, July 17.
The rural credits bill, which creates
12 land loan banks under the direc
tion of a Federal Board, became a!
ure in the presence of Senators, Rep
resentatives and officers of farmers'
tive statement and possibly gives "organizations. When ;the Nation's
money to use.
"I sign the bill, therefore, with,
real emotion, and I am very glad in
deed to be honored by your presence,
and supported by your feelings . I
have no doubt in what I have said
regarding it"
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Sot Out Once More
"A drink of water to each and the
twain pet out again in search of th
rmiring three. Killian, Vomer and
English. The hazardous run again
-vis ncomplished and the boat was
alone-side of the tree trunk when
results as accurately as they can be
known for some days:
. Flooded waters of the French
Broad and Swanonnoa. rivers were
rapidly receding tonight, but com
pilation of definite reports received
here showed a startling aggegate of
damage and suffering in their fer
tile valleys. As nearly as could be
estimated the net results of the flood
Sunday were:
Six lives lost.
Sixty residences washed away.
Four hundred people homeless.
Twelve hundred without employ
ment. Twenty-five industrial plants par
tially destroyed.
Complete tie-up of railroad traffic
with one exception.
Property loss of $10,000,000.
Workers in cotton mills and lumber
plants in Buncombe, Henderson and
Madison counties .are (being cared
for here. Nearly $10,000 was sub
scribed here for relief work among
flood sufferers.
Asheville still was without light
and electrical power tonight, the gas
and electric plants having been flood
ed. Milk and ice are scarce here.
On th? famous Vanderbilt estate
near here and in the village of Bilt
more, laid out by the late George W
Vanderbilt, the passing of the flood
showed heavy damage. "Many houses
in Biltmore were swent away and it
was here tnat tour lives were lost,
while two women tied themselves to
bxecutive had placed his .name to
the bill those present gave him a
generous applause.
Just before signing the measure
the President made a short address
pointing out the benefits he believed
both farmers and investing commun
ity would enjoy under its operation.
Feels Satisfaction
"On occasions of this sort," said
the President, "there are so mdny
things to say that one would despair
of saying them briefly and adequate
ly, but I can not go through the
simple ceremony of signing this bill
without expressing the feeling that
I have in signing it. It is a feeling
of profound satisfaction not only,
but of real gratitude that we have
completed this piece of legislation
which I hope will be immensely ben
eficial to the farmers of the country.
"The farmers, it seems to me, have
occupied hitherto a singular position
of disadvantage. They have not had
the same freedom to get credit on
their real estate that others have
rnd who were in manufacturing and
commercial enterprises and while
they have sustained our life, thev
did not in the same decree with
some others share in the benefits of
that life.
Now on Equality
"Therefore this -bill, along with
the very liberal provisions of the
Federal reserve act, puts them upon
an equality with all others who
have genuine assets and makes the!
gning the bill and gave one of
them to Senator Fletcher of Flori
da, who asked permission to present
it to the Southern Commercial Con
gress. Secretary McAdoo conferred witV
the President later on the subject of
selection of members of the new
board who will be appointed in , this
near future.
Two Negro Homicides in Camber.
lamTCounty
The second killing in Cumberland
county within 24 hours and the third
in the past 2 weeks took place Sun
day night or early Monday morning
when Will Murphy, colored, was
shot and killed, supposedly by Will
McAllister, also colored. Murphy
was found with a bullet through his
head lying in the yard of Bill Breece,
a negro known as "greasy", in the
northern section of town, known as
' Rod Bone". McAllister, janitor at
a Fayetteville bank, went to work
Monday morning but fled when he
learned that Murphy was dead.
At Manchester Sunday Gus ' Mc
Lean was shot dead by Will Jackson,
following a quarrel which started
when McLean snatched a cigarette
f rem Jackson's lips. Both colored.
Affer the killing Jack3on went to
t!e home of his father but the old
negro h said to have refused to har
bor him and the boy gave himself
up to the police. t "
a tree yesterday and were rescued! great credit of the country avail-
todav.
Large ouantities of hay were wash
ed out at the Vanderbilt estate, 100
acres of corn is reported covered
with silt and manv of the supplies
there came a sudden flurry and theifor the extensive farm operations
hattcau capsized, throwing btowe there will have to be replaced. Mud
backward into the- waters The ne"ro
shot out of the water as though im
nHlpd bv n catanult. seizing the end
of te turginr boat and lending hh
strength to that of a hard pressed
companion, with legs locked about
the trpe and a life and death grip
iTon the batteau. Then -ame the
finres of the tre. descending rapid
ly to the aid of Ross ad Stowe, still
clinging to the completely submerged
craft. The gasoline launch, manned
bv the tvo Belmont men and Hanra
hm, headed for the struggling group.
The prediction as to the engine pow
er was only too true, however, and
the launch, bobbing precariouslv in
the fury ef the current, passed 50
eX short of the five men too far
for i cast of the rope.
"The pnllev method which had fail
ed upon the lighter steel boat, proved
the salvation of the auintet in right
ing the batteau the boat be
ing elevated out cf the water by
the combined efforts of the five mn.
over turned and bailed out. The
clean get-away, however, which Ti
marked the former trip, was missin?
in the spcond attempt and for an
anxious five moments, the boat,
refusing to gain the channel, drifted
down through the overhnnginc
branches, every touch of the boughs
a promise of certain masterful pow
er of five of the coolest men who
ever felt the touch of 'death a hun
dred time" a minutes.
"Once clear cf the branches, a hun
dred vards down stream, the rem-Tin-j
dor of the journey was but a oues- j
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure your Rheumatism
His two daughters,; Nearagia, Headaches, Cramps,
Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in
ernally and externally price 25c.
and logs were swept across portions
nf the estate and into Biltmore, wnere
Mrs. George WA Vanderbilt joined
the rescue forces yesterday and to
day." The home of Capt. J. C. Line was
swent awav early Sunday and he
was drowned
Mrs. Leo Hulholland and Mis Nel
He Line, were swept down the val
ley, but clung to tree-tops and one
of them -used ner sweater wun wmni
to tie herself and sister to the
branches of a tree. They were tak-
ph off when the flood receded today
hrnisod and almost prostrated, but
not. seriously iniured.
Miss Mabel Foister. Miss Charlotte
Walker, nurses at Biltmore hospital
and Miss Marion Walker, elder sis
ter of the nurse, were rescued from
thn T.ine home early Sunday, but
later were drowned when thev at
tempted to return to that vkinity,
The bodies of the Walker -sisters
were recovered today, but that of
Miss Foister and Captain Lipe have
not yet been found.
The other two lives lost were in
the lower section of Asheville, where
the Southern railway depot and the
Glen Rock hotel were covered sever
al feet deep in water. Walter Trex
les and Luther Frazier. the latter a
negro, were drowned while trying to
take food to guests who were ma
rooned in upper stories of the hotel
Sunday. Edward McDowell, aged 11,
is missing from this section.
HendersonvilJ? suffered similar
damage in flooded houses in the
lower sections and in damage to
able to them. One cannot but feel
that this is delayed justice to them
and cannot but feel that it is a very
gratifying thing to play any part in
doing this act of justice. I look for
ward to the benefits of this bill not
with extravagant expectations, but
with confident expectation that it
will be of very widereaching benefits
tinn nf nnwr nnd fivp nairs nf arms
double strengthened by hone, provid-1 crops and manufacturing plants, but
ed this medium with a vigor -which ! as far as known there no lives have
ppnt. the batteau into the "bank as (been lost. It was the Henderson dam
thorn-h propelled bv an engine. j and the Kanuga dam that burst.
"Fons'ess and J. P. Stone,' black I causing the floods,
heroes of an eventful day." I All reports received here say th
. ; ! Toxaway d3m is still holding and it
JVHousness and Stomach Trouhle lis believed th dagger is prist. It
"T, vcsri on. a T cnffrrprl from ' wa expected that the French Brovl
fronnont 'nttarVq nf stntnnrh trouble and Swanannoa rivers would
Godwin Comes Home
Washington Cor., July 17, Greens
boro News
Representtive Hannibal L. Godwin
of the Sixth district, left for Dunn
tf night to spend a few days. The
House i? practically through it3
work and from now on will mark
time until the Senate is ready to
adjourn. Mr. Godwin said before
taking the train that he is confident
tin.! Mr. Carr will be named. He.
too, believes the recommendation will
be made before the end of this week.
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within their banks by Tuesday nieht
or Wednesday. It still is uncertain,
however, when railrond traffic can
be resumed on any definite sched
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was that known as the Murphv, N.
C. division of the Southern railway,
all others being tied up by washed
out bridges and flooded tracks.
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