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WEST VIRGINIA FLOODS
500 Li-Ves May Be Lost
A cloudburst In the Pocahontas coal
fields in West Virginia destroyed hun
dreds of lives and millions ot dollars
of property Sunday. The wall of
water swept through a narrow moun
tain valley already flooded by thirty
three hours of continuous, heavy
rains. Two ridges of the Allegheny
Mountains hemmed it in and helped it
to sather force. It swept a dozen busy
towns. It destroyed many miles of
railroad tracks and telegraph lines. It
tore from the hillsides the outer build
ing of hundreds of coal mines, and it
carried locomotives and trains of cars
down the valley. The cataclysm
crushed and drowned the inhabitants
by hundreds as they struggled to es
cape up the mountain sides. The loss
of life is estimated at 400. The loss to
railroad and mining property is at
least 12,000,000 and the loss to other
property probably as much more.
These figures are, however, merely
approximations, for communication
with many of the villages is yet im
possible. Fearfnl t-o I ronslble.
The flood may prove to have been a
more disastrous one to life than the
Johnstown horror, and the list of the
dead may mount into thousands, or it
may be that there was sufficient warn
ing to permit the escape of the great
majority of the people. Reports from
many places indicate, however, that
hundreds of bodies are floating down
with the flood. The difSculty of get-
MAP OF DISTRICT FLOODED.
ting relief to the district for perhaps
a week or ten days until the railway
lines are replaced means that there
will probably be great suffering among
people who were fortunate enough to
6ave ther lives, as all their stores
were swept away. Fifteen hundred
men are already at work trying to re
store the tracks.
Elkhorn Valley Devastated.
The scene of the worst part of the
flood was the Valley of the Elkhorn,
in McDowell county, in the south
western part of West Virginia. An
other valley to the south of this ono
given the people to save themselves on
the hills, and then all was over for
these who had failed. The region of
the worst destruction stretches from
Welch, the county seat, on the west
to Coaldal on the east, a distance of
about twenty miles. Of the towns be
tween. Keystone, a place of 2,000 in
habitants. Is reported to have suffered
the most.
Two Hundred Are Dead at Keystone.
The death list there is reported to
mount up toward 200. Sixty-six dead
bodies have been recovered. There
were thirty-five saloons in that town,
and of them only one is left standing,
it being located high on the hillside.
The rumor is that it is the only build
ing In the town still standing. Vivian,
BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF SCENE OF W EST VIRGINIA FLOODS.
along the Clinch river also suffered,
but not so severely. Elkhorn creek
flows between two mountain ridges,
Indian Ridge to the north and Big
Stone Ridge to the south. In some
places the valley is not over a quar
ter of a mile wide, the hills rising pre
cipitously from the banks of the
stream, along which ran the track of
the Norfolk and Western railroad.
Over the high valley when the atmos
phere was heated to a high degree the
winds brought clouds saturated with
moisture. The fall of rain that result
ed was tremendous. The swollen
mountain streams all poured their
water into the Elkhorn and the nar
row valley was filled by it.
Dreadful Del a? of Water.
Then came the cloudburst. Its wall
of water started down the valley short
ly before 9 o'clock in the morning, and
the damage had all been done by 1L
There was nothing in its path that
could resist it. Houses were whirled
away like sticks, railway embank
ments melted like snow in the sun
light. There was just a few minutes
DEATH OF SECRETARY HAY'S SON.
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the next largest town. Is reported to
have been almost wiped out cf exist
ence. In both of these towns the min
ers had assembled with their Satur
day night's pay. They cannot have
got back to their mountain huts, and
must have shared the fate of the in
habitants. After the flood the railroad
company started men on foot to walk
along the hillsides to survey the con
dition of the line. A trainmaster, who
talked the twelve miles between
Vivian and North Fork, counted thir
ty-eight dead bodies floating on the
surface. That is an indication of what
may be expected when full information
is obtained.
Flee from Water
The remarkably heavy rains of tha
past few weeks have caused the flood
ing of a number of mines in the Car
bondale section of the anthracite coal
belt In Pennsylvania and operations
have been suspended at four collieries.
throwing about 7,000 men and boys out
of employment.
At the Glenwood mine the water has
reached the height of 2S feet, and i3
still rising despite the fact that extra
pumps have been put in says a special
telegram from Scranton. At several
of the mines the pumps generally used
are under water and others wili have
to be put In place.
The damage at all the mines will
reach tremendous figures.
ADELBERT S. HAY.
Adelbert S. Hay, who was killed at
Yale college last week, was the eldest
con of the secretary of state and was
born while the latter was living in
Cleveland, O., about twenty-five years
ago. His second name is Stone, which
he bears in memory of the late Amasa
Stone, his maternal grand sire. He was
educated in private schools of Cleve
land and prepared at St. Paul's Acad
emy In Concord. N. H., for Yale. At
the university he was a popular schol
ar, for, though outwardly reserved in
manner, he was capable of warm and
steadfast friendships, and was of
charming manners. At Yale Adelbert
. gave much time to athletics, and thu3
splendidly developed his naturally
robust frame, 60 that he stood at 21
full six feet high, with chet and limbs
of corresponding proportions. The
stalwart figure of young Hay, with the
look of reserve power in his face, un
doubtedly went far towards securing
for him the respect and consideration
which is not always exhibited to one
of his years.
With the physique went a degree of
personal bravery that, though never
recklessij- or boastingly evidenced, was
still manifested on more than one oc
casion. An extended public career was
scarcely possible for one of his years,
yet in the short time that elapsed be
tween his graduation from Yale and
his death he had achieved a reputation
worthy of emulation. Upon his return
from the Philippines trip he was ap
pointed United States consul at Pre
toria, the capital of the Transvaal re
public. Secretary of State Hay collapsed at
New Haven, Conn., under the strain
of fatigue and mental agony Sunday
evening as he stood by the remains of
his son Adelbert, whose dead body
was found on the sidewalk in front of
the New Haven Hotel at 2:30 a. m.
The secretary was at once assisted to
his bed and a physician summoned.
An hour later his daughter, Miss Helen
Hay, arrived, and, although herself
nearly prostrated by the news of her
brother's sudden death, assumed the
care of her father.
TRAIN CAUGHT IN THE FLOOD.
A passenger train was caught In the
flood near Vivian, W. Va., and the
lives of the passengers were saved by
the use of ropes thrown over from the
coke ovens which lined the Vivian
yards. The passengers caught the
ropes and willing hands dragged them
from the flooded train and over th2
Oven barricades.
The pathetic story of a Hungarian
family at Keystone, is told. The fath
er was at work in the mines and when
the alarm was given, did not reach the
drift mouth until the town wa3 partly
inundated. He made his way to the
cabin that served as his home, where
his wife and new-born babe were lying
helpless. He tried to rescue both, and
after a fierce battle with the flood,
which was filled with logs and debris,
he reached a place of safety only to
discover that both were dead.
From Enns, W. Va., to Vivian, a
distance of ten miles, the country was
lined with debris of all kinds.
At Elkhorn the lower floors cf all the
gome Historic Iisaters.
1SS0 Barry, Stone, Webster and
Christian counties, Missouri; 100 kill
ed, 600 injured, 200 buildings destroy
ed; loss $1,000,000.
1SS0 Noxubee county, Mississippi;
22 kilied, 72 injured, 55 buildings de
stroyed; loss, $100,000.
1SS0 Fannin county, Texas; 40
killed, 83 injured. 40 buildings destroy
ed. 1552 Henry and Saline counties,
Missouri; 8 killed. 53 injured. 247
buildings destroyed; loss, $300,000.
1553 Kemper, Copiah, Simpson,
Newton and Lauderdale counties.
Mississippi; 51 killed, 200 injured. 100
buildings destroyed; loss, $300,000.
1S84 North and South Carolina,
Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Vir
ginia, Kentucky and Illinois; S00 kill
ed, 2,500 injured, 10,000 buildings de
stroyed. These storms constituted an
unparalleled series of tornadoes.
1890 Louisville, Ky.; 7C killed. 200
Injured, 900 buildings destroyed;
loss, $2,150,000. Storm cut a path 1,000
feet wide through the city.
1893 Savannah, Ga., and Charleston,
S. C, and southern coast; 1,000 killed
and great destruction of property.
1S93 Gulf coast of Louisiana; 2.000
killed; great destruction of property.
1S96 St. Louis cyclone; 500 killed,
1,000 injured; great property loss.
1900 Galveston, Texas, flooded by
tidal wave from gulf; 6.000 lives lost,
thousands more injured; property loss,
over $40,000,000.
A Manila Mint Discussed.
A prominent government official in
discussing the proposition for the es
tablishment of a mint at Manila said
recently:
"I have heard nothing about the
matter since the adjournment of Con
gress, but I know that it is receiving
the attention of the war department,
which is obtaining all the information
possible on the subject. Army officers
seem to favor the establishment of a
mint at Manila and an effort to sub
stitute American coinage for the Mexi
can now in general use. There Is con
siderable opposition, however, as it is
certain that to attempt to push the
American dollar and redeem it in gold
would precipitate commercial disturb
ances that might result in disaster.
Secretary Gage is opposed, and I am
inclined to think that thi3 plan will
not be adopted."
houses were overflowed and the fami
lies took refuge in the second stories,
from which they were rescued.
In the mad rush to escape the fami
lies were separated and the children
lost, and this added to the general ex
citement, making it irr. possible to ac
curately estimate the loss of life.
The scene along tho E'.khorn Valley
beggars description, and the full dam
age and loss of life cannot be correct
ly ascertained for several days. Relief
movements have started and telegrams
are being received from other cities
offering assistance.
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she takes away.
Lorig Live the Kng! The King Is
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A singer must have a pretty good
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C's.
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STARCH, the only 16 oa. package for
10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con
tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran
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The crab may not be as good eating
as the lobster, but he'll do in a pinch.
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The shorter the ice crop is In win
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YELLOWSTONE ARK.
Extended tour, leisurely Itinerary
with long stops In the Park. Private
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Pullman sleeping and dining cars.
Established limit to number going.
Escort of the American Tourist Asso
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The author's train of thought is
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