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TIE FLOOD AI HAMILTON. mot!if:ii of C. j. nWYF.lt Ol1 THIS CITY uivk8 GRAPHIC DLM HIITIOV. M>. Dwyer In lib* letter Tell* of Itlse off Water ami tin* i Ii^ih of III? Family from Lower Fun of Town? Praise for flminnatl for Its Mag" nlm-tMit Kc*?poie*' to C ull for Aald. The fallowing; letter from Mr. Wil? liam Dwyer of Hamilton, Ohio, to his brother. Mr. C. J. Dwyer of this city will be read with the greatest Interest by Sumter people. The letter gives a graphic account of the flood and how It brought terror and destruction to the people of Hamilton, no that people here can more fully realise the ter? rible calamity which ban come upon the inhabitants of those sections which were so recently vlisted by the terrible flood: Hamilton. Ohio. April 12. 191.1. "^rTT^TuTjiTcr?' 1 am after this long delay answering your two letters. I received both together about S days after you mailed them. Your dis? patch of March 29 was receive the eve of the 39th. ?t*o you can see how we were shut off. I wired you the nest day C. O. D. and hope you re? ceived It O. K. I thank you most kindly for your very kind offers of assistance, but think we can pull through O. K. now. This is the first time I have had a pen or pencil in my hand since the memorable Tues? day. March 25. All stock of every de? scription was totally destroyed. There was absolutely nothing .eft. Have been working day and night doing everything imaginable. Took 'j of us men 8 days to get the mud out of the hones; S 1-2 days to clean the cel? lar which we Just finished yesterday p. M All lights were out. dark and lonesome as a dungeon. Oas cut off the night of the flood and no heat, water polluted and dangerous; town under martial law; all saloons closed; everybody off street at dusk; all stores dosed. It certainly was Hell. It is something that cannot be described. Tou would have I see and exper? ience It yourself to appreciate It. The terrible rush of the water up to the house roofs, the screams and prayers of the drowning, the crash of houses and ether buildings, the sky lit up with the lurid glare of conflagrations mace the strongest heart quake with fea* and presented visions of the final Judgment day that many thought had cone. i have seen many things but mthing to compare to this. I could lever have Imagined such a terrifying spectacle as this. The whole Miami valley from hills to hills a solid sea of raging flood SO feet deep in the streets in front and rear of us. And that we all escaped seems more and more miraculous as the days go by. Our house stood it though a two story house dashed against our fiont porch, broke in two, one half lodgeo there snd the other swept on with the current. It destroyed the porch but served as a protection to our house. Everything eine swept avay The debris in front was piled up to the roof. We had 16 feet gf water in the house. All clothing, beddii g, matt reuses, furniture, atSSAe* 'and s. Mbrary. papers, shoes, wearing a| par el, everything was totally ruined and lost. All we saved was Just what we had on our backs I am glad we got off even with that. The following Thurs? day the flrnt man told me that our house was still Standing 1 thought he had lost his mir.d. When I verified this report I certainly conMidered my sslf lueky. And when I see the ha\o< snd d*?tructn n I feel Mke shaking hands with myself. I have no com? plaint whstever and am glad to la? bere to write >ou tonight. To tell you the truth. Charles. I cannot begin de scrlpe the catastrophe. All the streets are piled high with wreckage <>f every (Inscription: pianos, books. shoes tables, chairs, the contents of stores, etc. etc. snd you m rOf saw su< h mud I will attempt to *i\e yog a brief w> nopain of the ev< at BJ bant I ca?t: on Tuesday mecaiag. March 25, I went |g \*..rk as usual. havmg no? ticed that the river was v.rv high At 8 A. M. Has came down to the of? fice, Mild the river was rising very rapidly and that she was seared und was going over to a friend of he is on Main and D street. I told her all right, to go and stay until I sent for her. They k??p? prangdsgj me every few minutes, hut I mads light of it In about an hour, the word was sent to the shop from pop.,, head? quarters that all men living on th< west side must quit immediately and go home us all truffle over the bridge was to be . ut off at once. Then I got seared, started home and found Ird street Impassable. I managed to get through back yard.", etc ??y wading snd found Emma, Kthel and Don had most of tin- movables upstairs. I helped raise the piano and IfgOg want? ed them to leave with me for mother'< thinking we would certainly be out of the reach of the flood down there Hu! they didn't want to have so I nnally had to threaten to throw them out of the window If the] wouldn't go otherwise, and they re luctantly went. By this Ilms Iii? wa? ter whb hip deep on the high point ami was raising at a furious rate. We went back the way I had come and Kmma fell in over her head but 1 grabbed her out. In rear of us peo? ple were alrady calling for help, but 1 could do nothing, havmg my hands full. Black street was a raging tor? rent and some men on the corner helped me across with the family. This was about 9..Hi A. M. ho you can nee how fast the water came tip. In front of the Nlles the water was just beginning to cover the pavement. All business waa suspended ami great crowds of people were collected at the waters edge and fell back as it ad? vanced. We got down to mother's without further incident, wet to the akin and Jose came to the door and couldn't believe we were refugees. We h mged clothes there, I put on Ike's clothes and you can imagine how they fit me. In the meantime Ike came home and we started up to see what was going on. By this time the water was washing over the Pan Handle tracks on East avenue. 1 went around to Maple avenue as far as 7th . When I got there I saw a man swimming his horse over High Street and the water washing over the horses back, so I got. scared, turned around and went back to mother's, knowing we were in for it. When 1 got back there I had to wade and in a Jew minutes we were cut off there too. In a short time the water was In the yard and kept run? ning and rising faster and higher. Soon it came in on the porch and we adjourned upstairs. We had heard all kinds of dreadful reports, the fire bells rang alarms and I certainly was scared. All bridges went down and as night came on it looked fearful. It was pitch dark except for the terri? fying glare in the sky. People were screaming and calling for help, houses and debris were shooting down East avenue and I was afraid the house was going down every minute. We all gathered together upstairs and about miunight Jose and the rest came through saying that we must prepare for the worst as all chances were gone. Ike and I pacified them by telling them a lie About 5 A. M. the water ceased ris? ing, it was then 8 feet In the house; stood still for an hour or so and them slowly began to recede. There was no sleep that night for any. Not a soul was to be seen. The current down East avenue was terrific. When dam broke it waa certainly an awful sight. We could sec the Poor House Hill lined with spectators and that hill never looked so good to me be? fore. Then the water rose again and stood still a lone time. It was im? possible to go out even in boats. We passed Wednesday and Wednesday night in the sume suspense. We were out of water and had consumed all the provisions. I did not have any? thing to drink for over 24 hours and never noticed it. When Thursday morning came, and It was very cold [and had snowed some, I ventured out to get some oil for the little stove the ! folks have. I went down to Herman's and they were wrec ked. Then I went over to Black and got some so we had a little warmth. I can't begin to describe the demoralization. I then went up the Itentschler building and went up to the 8th story to see if anything was left up our way hut couldn't make anything out. Word had reached Cincinnati t of our ca? lamity and relief began pouring in, otherwise many would have perish? ed from cold and hunger. Nothing can ever describe how nobly and splendidly Cincinnati came to our re? lief. It was the most splendid thing that ever was done for the relief of a stricken community. Every man, woman and child there will always say God blesa Cincinnati. A singb line of automobiles from Cincinnati to Hamilton loaded with supplies and * offlns braved the night, the cold and rain to get to us. It was magnificent. This is only an outline and I am short of paper and must stop. I 'rust you are all well. We are < >. K. Excuse pencil for this is all I have and didn't gel this till tonight When Harle came home from Cincinnati. I will tell you more the next time. Loys to all. Your lovir.g brother, WILL, Ml ST BE GOVERNMENT MADE. United States Circuit Court Holds That Private Parties (ant Bring Contempt Charges, Sea York. Apni it?The United Mtates ?. mi < ouri of appeali ruled t "lay thai contempt proceedings In a civil case to he vsJM must be insti? tuted by the government ami not by a private individual. Tin opinion was hawed upon the decision of the United States supreme court in the famous case of Samuel Cotnpcrs, president of the American Federation of Labor ami tin- Bucm Btove ami Range com? pany. The lath r was a criminal cast but lie- ? ir? nit court bei,I that tin ruling then- made applied to civil ?. uses as Well Whatever its defects love making at least teaches a fellow a lot about astronosjij ?Columbia Rtnte, WEATHER CHIEF FIRED. WILLIS L. MOORE DISMISSED FROM SERVICE BY PRESI? DENT WILSON. Pernicious Political Activity Given as Reason foe sumniary Discharge Is Said to Have used OfSoo to Fur? ther Ills Own Ambitions?Resigna? tion W?hdr.iv? 11. Washington, April 16.?Prof. Wil? lis I* Moore, chief of the weather bu? reau since 1895 and an appointee of the Cleveland administration, today was summarily removed from office by President Wilson. His resignation recently had been accepted to take Iaffect July 81, after an investigat? ion of his alleged efforts to become secretary of agriculture In the present cabinet, grave chargea of irregularity were preferred and the president to? day withdrew his acceptance of the resignation, dismissing Pro. Moore. Later he referred the subject to the department of justice for inquiry. Secretary Houston of the agricul? tural department conferred with the president before the removal of Mr. Mooro was announced. The secretary then issued the following statement: "Immediately after the resignation j of Prof. Moore of the weather bu? reau was submitted to the president and acepted by him, charges were filed with the secretary of agriculture by responsible men within the service. The>?e charges were of such a grave nature that the secretary of agricul? ture called upon the department of justice for an investigation. "The investigation is still under way but the facts so far secured and laid before the president yest? ?*day were sufficient to warrant him in deciding to withdraw his acceptance of Prof. Moore's resignation and ret lOVO him summarily, which has been done to? day. The president has also directed the secretary of agriculture to sus? pend Mr. Charles T. Burns, an em? ployee of the weather bureau, pend? ing a further investigation of his case, <nd take such disciplinary measures as he may deem necessary with such other employes of the weather bureau as may be found to have been unduly active in using the public service for private and personal ends.'' s The president's letter to Secretary (Houston directing Mr. Moore's re j moval was not made public. I Unofficially it was said at the White House that the campaign to make Mr. Moore secretary of agriculture had ; been extensive, that members of fon j gress in various parts in the country i had been eanvassd and that a letter j writing campaign had been conducted among weather bureau employes. Prof. Moore has been a target for I attack in congress. Representative Fowler of Illinois introduced a res? olution a few days ago calling on the secretary of agriculture to advise con? gress regarding the appropriations for traveling expenses for the weather bureau, what amount of sal? aries in the weather bureau was ex? pended for promotions of weather 'bureau employes during last January land February and the comparative figures for the preceding four years. The resolution asked for information as to what journeys were performed by Charles T. Burns, under . official orders ami what instructions between July i, 1912, and February 88 last, and also called for data regarding circulars and other matter printed at government expense and "used by the ehlef of the weather bureau in his campaign for secretary of agri? culture during the last fiscal year." The house committee on expendi? tures in the agricultural department had planned last year an exhaustive l Investigation into the weather bureau, but was prevented from making it by the Wiley case, the Florida Ever? glades case and other special mat? ters. Representative Moss* of In? diana and Democratic members of the committee did take up special charges tiled against Prof. Moore by James Berry, a former employe of the weather bureau, which related to misuse of the contingent fund. The Commlttee( Mr. Moss said today, never found enough in these charges to press them for further inquiry. It is prepared) however, to conduct a thor? ough Investigation of the bureau as soon as the committee is organised, which probably will not he until the regular session next winter. Prof. Moore Issued a statement to? night declaring that the same Influ? ences that attempted to "disgrace and remove Dr, Harvey W Wiley" were responsible for his removal and branding as "infamously false" any intimation that he had coerced em? ployes of tin- weather bureau in sup? porting him for the secretaryship or that public money had been expended in his candidacy. His statement follows: I am in I e< eipt of a letter from the president of the United states saying that an Investigation of my conduct of the business of the weather bureau discloses such Irregularities on my part lhat the interests of the pub? lic service demand my Immediate re? moval. Int eply 1 vv dl say t h it it is t hv THE BETTER BABY SHOW. WINNERS will HE PRESENTED WITH MEDALS. Superintendent Haynsworth Wants Mothers to Enter Their Rabies at Oner?Contest Will 1k? Held on County School Day, April 36th. The county superintendent of edu- . cation would like, as soon as possible, to hear from those wishing to regis- j ter for the Babies' Hea'.th Contest, School Day. April 2Gth. Instead of j money, the two prizes wdl be medals, j First prize, a gold medal; second prize j a silver medal. The medals will bear the following inscription. "Best Baby, Sumter County, 1913.' Keverse side, Name, age, score." 2nd Best Baby, Sumter County, 191 a. Re? verse side. Name, age, score." The examination, ns stated before,1 is absolutely free of cost, and really gives a splendid opportunity to the Sumter County mothers to see just how their babies measure up to the standard of perfect babyhood. Information will be given also as , to diet, fresh air, and in fact every? thing needful to make the little fel? lows (both boys and girls) as healthy and happy as possible, putting them in the right way to become the mos useful citizens in the years to come. No child with a contagious disease will be allowed to enter. Let every mother, who is so for? tunate as to have a little fellow, one, two or three years old, realize that this is a move in the right direction for the babies, and that it is right and proper to encourage it. No harm can come to the babies, and instead, it may mean so much good. Because it's free, don't get the idea that it is a charity affair. Not at all it is not that, but a contest in which com? parisons are helpful for all alike. Let your baby take part in this year's "School Day." Maybe next year we'll have a contest for the old folks. Many of them have seen thir babies' babies, and deserve recognition. The time is short, so don't wait, but send in the names.. Respectfully, J. H. Haynsworth. County Superintendent of Education. There are no new names to call the umpire, of course, but then there are always new umpires.?Chicago News. same old influences that attempted to disgrace and remove Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, without letting him see the charges against him or confront his aeeusoers, that is now driving me from the public service. , "As an aspirant for the secretary? ship of agriculture I announced that I would if appointed revoke the ben zoatc of soda decision, abolish the Hemsen board or any other extra I judicial body in the department that I thought had been designed for the purpose of minimizing the effective? ness of the pure food and meat In? spection laws rather than in aiding in their etticient enforcement, and that I WOUld restrain the activities of the solicitor's office to reasonable prerogatives and reorganize the de? partment. "I was not selected and, of course, have no complaint on that ground. But Secretary Houston, almost imme? diately upon entering office, demanded that I forward to the president my resignation without ever having set foot in the office of the weather bu? reau, without honoring my request to see such ( barges as might have been , filed against me, or permit me to face , my accusers or to be present in per? son or by proxy and examine the wit? nesses whom lie summoned against me. laterally third degree methods were applied to my friends in the weather bureau under such penalties I that they dared not speak to me and then a report was made to the presi? dent that had for its object the driv? ing of me in disgrace from a service j where I had had an honorable career for over a third of a century. "I do not believe that the great commercial, agricultural, marine, ed? ucational and labor organizations that have known me for nearly 20 years as the chief of the weather bureau, and who largely indorsed me fop a cabi? net place, will he satisfied that I have done anything dishonorable until the light of publicity is met and Secretary Houston's Russian methods give way to American fair play. "i brand as infamously false tin intimation that any man in the weather bureau has been coerced into supporting me for tin1 secretaryship, any man promoted for serving me or a Collar of public money expended in my candidacy, I worked for the place ami spent my own money ami so did many of my friends, is this a crime under tin- m w dispensation of things? "l shall gladly welcome any Investi? gation to which th." press is admitted. Ami why limit the inquiry to the weather bureau .' h has always had a clean lull of health from every in? vestigating committee thai has looked into its affairs, which is something which can, not lie sa ii| t\% teeve^MRjJjv ? reatis In the department to whicn Se< retftry -? Houston's rtteThods hffCe no! applied." DAl <;irrKK8 I 'AIIi '!() I .M < T. None of Candidate* Neeures a Ma? jority of Vote* in Fi;>t Day's Bal? loting. Washington, April 16. Count to? night of ballots cast for president gen? eral of the Daughters of the American Revolution in annual congress here disclosed there had been no election, the vote being divided so that no one of the three candidates had mustered a majority. Mrs. John Miller Horton uj Buffalo, 2f; Y.. g.a f,1*: Mr* Wil? liam Cumming;i Story, New York <-ity, r>'.?.. ami Mrs. Charles n. Bryan, Mem? phis, Tenn., 163. i >n the fa<?- of the ballots cast 566 votes were necessary to elect. Balloting will he resumed tomor? row. The Manning library was formally opened last Thursday under the aus? pices of the Civic League. There is in this library a nice lot of interesting books.?Manning Times. IF IT WAS Only to do over again I'd ha\o more sense" is the Pry ??f nian> a man who has pa seed the larger earning period of Ida life in hav? ing a "good time'' instead of preparing lor old age. However, life is a one-way trail?its "Do it -Now" or reget it later. It is our earnest desire to eetabUah relations of mutual useful? ness with more of the young men of this eom?nunit>. t ome In and let us demonstrate to you our ability to assist you in your en? deavors to get abend in the world. not only demonstrate oiu* ability but our willingness to help you in any way consistent with safe, sound bunking. Fir^t National Bank STRENGTH I Viewed From the Standpoint Of SAFETY, no bank, however strong in Cap? ital and Surplus, can of? fer greater security than this bank does. 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