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AWFUL DELUGE OF ROARING WATER Pennsylvania Village De stroyed by Flood. HUNDREDS PERISH AND OTHERS HOMELESS Great Dam of the Bayloss Paper Mill Ilroke Away und the Waters Hushed Down on an Unsuspecting1 Town of 11,50? People and Many Hundreds are Killed. Austin, Pa., S'M't. 30.?With a roar that could he heard for miles tho great dam of tho Bayless Pulp and Paper company at Austin, Pa., 14 ir.iios from here, went out at 2:P.O o'clock this afternoon. Forty bodies had been recovered from tho ruins when darkness came this evening, and it Is estimated that fully 100 are un accounted for and are believed to bo dead. The dam, which was 5.10 feet long and 49 feet high, was 32 feet thick at the base nnd held back more than 600,000,000 gallons of water. For the first time since its construction two years ago. tho water was running over the top today, and many persons went out from Austin, n mile and a half away, to see the unusual sight. They were horrified when a section about 20 feet wide gave way on the west side. a grat volume of water passed through the hole, and the alarm was quickly sounded. People run for their Uvea t<? the hills nearby, but some wore caught In the flood and whirled down the valley, a mo ment later another break occurred, this time on the east side. It was much greater than the first and per mitted the bulk of the water behind it to rush in a mighty volume toward tho lowlands. Telephone (?Irl Gave Warning. Harry Davis, a locomotive engineer of this place, reached a telephone ftnd notified the operator at the ex change. She called as many persons as possible. Hut the time was short. The raging Hood tore down the little "valley, carrying death on its debris covered crest. Hundreds of women and children?the men were away at work?were caught In their homes and drowned or crushed before they knew what had happened. HouseB went down before the mighty crusn of water and gas pipes l)ent and broken released their dangerous fluid. Before the water had passed on Its terrible course through tho town a dozen flies were burning In as many places, and the cries of Injured nnd imprisoned persons Joined In the ter rible thunder of the flood. Much of the debris lodged against the shops of the Buffalo & Susque nanna railroad, and there the Are raged fiercest. Many men were caught here, and it la believed that lew, If any, escaped with their lives. The coursa of the flood was through the business centre of the village. A majority of the buildings were of wood, and those which were not Im mediately wrecked by the torrent were soon inflames. So sudden was the onslaught of water that many persons had not tlmo to flee to the I. ..Is, but others received the warning, and believing It was fire hastened to the center of the town only to be caught In the flood and swept away. Passed With One Mighty Sweep. The flood passed quickly, leaving desolation In its wake. Houses bad heen crushed and tossed about like toys, while hundreds of bodies had heen carried down on the crest of the surging torrent. With the pass ing of the water, those who had fled to the hills hastened to return to their ruined homes In search of rel ntlves and friend?. Here and there hodles had been cast up along the path of the torrent and aliout 40 "bodies were recovered In a short time. Some of them had been so.badly bat tered by tho tossing debris that they ?were beyond recognition, while others had been carried along with no ap parent Injury. Many were caught in hurning buildings and It will be days Before the real extent of the calamity wlil bo known. It Is believed that no less than 400 persons perished and some estimates are higher. Engineer Describes Disaster. In describing the hood Engineer Davis said: "There was nothing to Indicate that the dam was about to give away. With a sharp report a hole appeared In tho west end. In a moment water poured through and It was immediately seen that the hole was getting larger. In a minute It was 20 feet wide and extended almost the entire height of the dam. Then there was another W Teport, and It seemed aa if the whole Structure wan giving way. fled to the nearest high ground Ivereons scattered In eve:y dlrec yj was apparent that the great k body ol. water behind the dam was going out. Some were caught and be fore I could tell what wao happening the water was tearing down Freeman Run, a wall GO feet high, and sweep ing everything before it. Believes Heroic Girl Lost Life. "The sound was deafening. I rush ed to telephone and oalled central in Austin. She did not have much time to telephone the alarm, but I think she did her best. I guess she Is dead, I have not heard anything about her since." "When I entered Austin what 1 saw wa? an awful sight. The water had torn through the place, taking all the principal buildings and crushing houses like egg shells. Then the fire broke out. The timbers and sides wore soon In flames. 1 knew there were men in the shops and they were soon in flames. How many I can not say, but there was no way to help them. They were probably burned to death. I have not seen any of them since. Flames Add to Horror. 'I don't know bow the fire started, but It seemed as though it began in a score of placeB at once. I looked for the Bank of Austin, but it was gone, swept away, I guess, because I did not see it burning. "But the worst of all were the cries of the women and children. Most all the men were at work and they were at home alone. Many had heard the warning sent out by the telephone girl. The Ore bell was sounded and many thought it was a fire. "Some of them rushed to the busi ness section and were caught in the water. Those not drowned wer(e crushed in the crumbling buildings and others were caught in the Hames. It was frightful. 1 can not begin to tell it all. "Little children playing in yards at home were caught up by the water and tossed about on the flood like playthings. Cattle and horses -were swept off and even the sldewaltti were torn up. And over and above all were the shrieks of the hundreds of poor people who co-ild not es-ca;**-. I do not know how any of us got away. "Many were caught In burning buildings and it win be days before the real extent of the calamity will be known." Incidents of Flood. Numborous incidents are being told tonight of miraculous escapes and ter rible deaths. Every house on Turner street was destroyed by the flood and the debris piled high along the little valley. The flve to eight churches are all gone. The public institutions left are the hospital and the school houses. Thousand Buildings Gone. The White House, a hotel, was burn ed and it is estimated tonight that a thousand buildings have been torn from their foundations and crushed in the flood or have been destroyed by the fire. The water made Its way through the business section of the town and left only four buildings standing. All the buildings in the lower part of tho valley were swept clear off their foundations by the. torrent, and many of those which remained quickly fell a prey to the flames. There was no one to attempt to stop the fire and it was allowed to burn ifself out, the survivors of the flood standing Idly on the hillsides, stunned beyond the power to act. Austin, Pa., Oct. 1.?Estimates of the loss of life In the flood that over whelmed the town of Austin yester day diminshed today when an army of volunteer rescuers worked its way into the masses of wreckage. In the opinion of many on the ground the number of deaths will not reach 150, while the less hopeful place the Hat of fatalities at 300. 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"?, ?l , " mli 11 IT j I'.Ill lilif WT^P^TOETNT COM P E TIT IV E PR OCR ESS IV'E ff 27?^ ?GVJ?l TJe^roit* $ffoh- /AUfc, St 1911 SWYGERT & TEAGUE, Laurens, S. C . , Another ana the third national victory for FLANDERS "20" within a month. This time a clean sweep in America's hill clirxbiaj classic. The THREE speed FLAITDERS "20" won event in hor class Satur day at Worcester, Mass. olimbing Dead Horse Hill in 1 r.inuto 10.35 seconds, breaking all previous records for her class by 46 seconds, and defeating second car in her class by 37 seconds, Sho also beat records made by the following high powered and higher priced cars in other olasses. Velie Buick, Cole, Hudson, Firestone, Oakland, Camoron, Zrit and Empire? FLAITDERS "20" was the lowost priced oar in "the contest. Load Horse Hill is one mile long with a rise of over 400 feet to the inilo? ITewspaper accounts say course was slow because of bad surface and one very bad spot near finish line. FLA1JDERS time better than time made in 1909 by any car. less than three times her price. And faster than time made last year by any car but one of three times her size and price. She averaged a little over 46 miles an hour up to the eight per oent grade. Strictly stook chassis. Event run under A.A.A. rules and supervision. FLAIIDERS "20" was sensation of the sixty and seventy horse power oars barely beating her phenomenal performance. Sending you photograph of WITT in victorious FLANDERS on the hill. Sue has now only to win the three hundred mile Savanna Road Raoe to prove her invincibility in speed as she proved her reliability in the Little Glidden; her staying powers in Minneapolis, to Helena Montana reliability run, and her hill climbing qualities on Dead Horse Hill? Wat oh the little wonder at Savanna. ST?DEBAXER CORPORATION, E-M-F FACTORIES. AGENTS Telephone 316 SWYGERT & TEAGUE FOR E. II. F. and FLANDERS TWENTY Laurens, S. 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Any persons indebted to said es tate are notified and required to mako payment on that date, and all persons having claims against aald estate will present them on or before aald date duly proven, or be forever barred. W. J. BRYSON, Sept 20, 1911?1 mo. Administrator. Littleton College has a limited num ber of $100 scholarships for accepta ble applicants who wish to make spe cial preparation for Christian work and teaching and who are without means with which to secure this pre ll ration elsewhore. For further In formation, address J. M. Rhodes, Lit tleton, N. C.