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The Seaforth News, 1939-11-16, Page 7THURSDAY, NOV, 16, 198'9 Duilie to I onthly State 1 ii _. e Yi i s We can save you money on Bill and Charge Forms. standard sizes to fit Ledgers, white or colors, It will pay you to see our samples. Also best quality Metal Hinged Sec- tional Post Binders and Index Th :i nth News PHONE 84 RC, THE WORLD'S GOOD NEWS will come to your home every day through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR dei Interrutlior)al Daily Newspaper tt records for You the world's clean, constructive doings. The Monitor does not exploit crime or sensation; neither does It ignore them, but deals correctively with them. Features for buoy men and alt the Camay, Including the Weekly Magazine Section. 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It had had a lusty and swashbuckling past. the rendezvous of Jean Lafltte and his pirate;,; We scene of wars and revo- lutions under five different Bugs. But now the town's life was business. With 38,000 inhabitants, it was the fastest growing port on the Atlantic or Gulf seabo)'d, exporting each Your increasing millions of dollars' worth of cotton and grain. On Friday of that week the surf became too dangerous for bathing; the massive ground swells were now cradling in at express -train speed, Saturday, September 8th, the city awoke to find halt a gale blowing. But there seemed no danger ---the wind was from the north, the side of the mai1110111 and the shallow bay; ,As the day went on the wind in. creased relentlessly, and with It came a driving rain, Water piled up against the wharves oe the north side of the island and inexplicably it was rising on the Gulf side as well, where the residence section spread down to the beaches. As the water crept up, slowly at first, past the. highest flood marks, people in in- creasing numbers besieged the local Weather Bureau, Its chief, Isaac M. Cline, and his assistants, who had been on duty all night, were gray with anxiety; to West Indian ]hurri- cane of the most dangerous kind was headed straight for Galveston. Those living on the Gulf side were advised to abandon their houses and seek the highest ground and the strongest buildings: There was much worse to come. A whistling swum could be heard now above tate deep vibrating hunt of the wind. The rain cut lilee a knife. People hurrying through the streets with their hastily gathered posses- sions had to shout to make them- selves understood. The Tremont, Gal- vestoll s largest hotel, was crowded with frightened refugees. 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Gentlemen: I enclose $ I am check- ing below the offer desired with a years sub- scription to your paper, [ ] SUPER -VALUE (3 1010 FAMILY 5) Name Post Office R.R Province THE. SEAFORTH NEWS SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, Pavilion was breaking to pieces un- der `SO -foot waves. By three in the afternoon, the low- er streets were swift -flowing streams where men struggled waist -deep, leading mules bearing their wives and children, The explosive sound of win- dows smashing in punctuated the deep, di'unllike roll of the great wind. The water supply failed. Then the electric light plant went. Although the night was still far off the city was almost dark in the driving rain. The crowd huddled in the Tremont lobby saw and felt the walls vibrate. Every few minutes an announcement was made of the depth of rising wat- er outside, With each announcement. hysteria grew, At last water came through the door, spread in a widen- ing pool over the lobby floor. The crowd fought its way up the stairs, tilled the mezzanine, praying and moaning. No one could escape froth the city. 'rue mainland was two miles away, across an inferno of wild coater in which no boat could live, All four bridges were down. Men, women and children crouched in their homes, staying close to the walls because that was the safest place if the roof fell. Houses were collapsing, people dying. No .one knew when hie turn would come. And still the wind blew on and on. Then, about eight o'clock, quite suddenly, the wind stopped. Men looked at each other and thanked God—but not those who understood hurricanes, with their calm center inside the whirling periphery. Within the hour the wind began again—from the southeast now, and wilder than before. The Weather Sur eau recorded 84 miles au hour -then the instrument blew away, It was estimated later that the wind reach- ed 120 miles an hour. It struck With the concussion of a great explosion. Uprooted trees were driven through the walls of houses. Solid masses of salt water were blown across the is- land, choking those who were still outdoors lighting their way to shelter. No sound could be heard above the great noise of the wind. A man,look- ing out a window, saw a large house collapse across the street. He saw the timbers rend, the roof and walls come smashing down. But he heard only the wind. Now the waters covered every foot of the island. Floating wreckage battered against the walls of houses. Slate shingles blown all the roots filled the air like clouds of feathers. Bodies were found later with the tops of the heads cut cleanly off by them. Iu the grim straggle with death, primal instincts were laid bare. Some battled for their lives with the bruital selfishness of animals fight• ing each other for preferred places on the floating wreckage, kicking off those who tried to climb on Others risked their lives to make resoles. As the Catholic Orphan Asylum began to cave in, each of the Sisters roped eight infants to herself, thea said a prayer and launched oat on the current. A few were saved but more were found dead after the storm, still tied together. BIr. Cline of the Weather Bureau stuck to his post until late in the day, then struggled home to find his family. They were in a :olid house in a comparatively safe locality. Finding them secure. he made frequent sorties from his front porch out into fthe swift current to bring in refu- ge,.s, Eventually 901 were. gatherer {under his roof. r ittered by the w10 is and heavy I wreckage, quite suode1111' the hoe-, eellapse,i; 33 person's were: l t le•u. ill• r � D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Office — Lonunerc;a. 1-is'oe. Electro Therapist — \163x,463:.. 11Uar0---ileo.. end It1ur,, arier- noons and by appointment FOOT CORRECTION by manipulation---Sun-ray treat - Ment. Phone 227. Seaforth, Ont. THE SEAFORTH NEWS eluding Cline's wife, He managed to drag bis two young children onto some timbers. For two hours t11e3 clung ori, With only churning water around them. He thought they had been carried out to sea; but at last the raft grounded. Struggling from one pile of wreckage to another, he got the children to higher ground. The next day he wrote a report to the Washington Weather Bureau that is a classic in the annals of the ser vice—a calm, scientific account of the storm, discussing its causes and sug- gesting measures of protection against its recurrence. Death and destruction rose to a final crescendo in the dark hours be- fore midnight. Those who had tied their Montes had collected ir, the churches and schools. Now many of these went down, t:ruslting .scores at a time. A hospital with 101! patients collapsed and only eight survived. Soon after midnight the wind slackened. The water went down and in a few hours only scattered pools remained. At dawn the survivors viten out of doors. The streets were almost im- passable masses of wreckage. Herr, and there arms and legs stuck out at grotesque angles. Scores of coffins had been washed up from the grave- yards and their contents tumbled out with the rest. Over everything was a layer of slime inches deep. In the lower districts practically all the houses had gone. 1-Ialf of the city was destroyed. The ships in the har- bor bad been driven up on dry land, one so far that eventually a canal had to be dug to get it afloat again. One sixth of the population had perished. In the early morning light. half. crazed people wandered around, screaming; others sat quietly in the slime and :wreckage, laughing to themselves. Some who had held up bravely through the night collapsed now that the strain was over. But soon the disciplined habits of civilization asserted themselves. A meeting was called, committees set up, and plans organized to send boats to the mainland far help and to start. burying the dead. After the storm, the weather clear- ed. Besides the estimated 01)00 hu- man corpses there were more than that number of carcasses of horses and cattle. Under the beating tropical sou, the stencil was incredible. Bil- lions of Dies settled down and buz- zards clouded the sky. Pestilence seemed hopeless. They advised that the survivors abandon their sand bar and start lite anew on the mainland But, in its lust edition after the flood. the Galveston News carried the banner: "Galveston Shall Rise :\gain." The citizens set themselves a tell -year program of hard work and self-denial. They adopted the commis- sion form of government—the first American city to do so—and began to rebuild. Galveston today is again prosper ons and comfortable. The great Sea Wall, costing over 11,010,000, runs for seven and a half miles along the Gulf, 17 feet above the tide. It has had its test, hi 1916 there was au - other hurricane, almost as vIolent aw Gnat of Bono. This time only 19 live were lost and the property damage was comparatively small The grade of half the city has been raised by sand sucked tip from elle Gulf- in some places to 19 feet above sea level. Galveston's population is up to 59,00u; its exports and imports have doubled. It i, a good averltge community sate from a recurrence of its historic tragedy. IVIaple Cream •„tbie,tpoon cream 1,tii .,yrni• .rani it hardens ado.—ti a•:1 into told. wane. 111.-10 add iri'.l1. ,llttitl.; t111ti1 ",. vexed, tad mit:.. sine 1.,7: 1\i1'..1 tipple Ice Box I t,o,:eopu;on graniCtited gelatin, 2 tablespoons cold waiver 2 caps twlk 2 tablospoons cornstarch t.; con sugar 2 eggs Li Culp maple 6yrtl3 teaspoon vanilla t,a cup whipping cream 1' dozen lady linger.. Soak gelatine in eol,i water. Heat milk in double boiler. Add sugar and i. n•n tarcit-nooi-t- ed with cola milk: Cook lir olinutes. stirring until thick- ened. Add beaten e and .not tllrer minutes { u.v61, tinning r'_en stanoly. Add gelatine, maple syrup, : n*1 'vmdiki. \`'Iia" mixbrr63 1,0,4,1: iv thicken. Bold ie whipped cream. Lin: 111 01,1 with Cady lin._*c1' anal 0)1 ,0111 tliarnat lacers cr..ant 1 ;xitlre anal -11 Oct' t 1i 1 in rc rile t '`le! 1 «latd ,tverat and ea lii011 with 031)11610 '"C.1,111, .1 a;od tialoarea i PAGE SEVEN ..ERVES : E oN1 of the best things a woman can take for nerv- ousness is Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, p r e - oerihed by a phy sician who special- ized in women's ail- ment Mrs. Same. Johnson of 17 Wit - me et„ GAL (tot., ,oY,n "1 had bud heudaehe, a•» i. 1 ed withferhintne weakneaa an,l had.. au oi,tetite.The { , nvl noise m It l 5 un3 ate. I I i ha dlY bleep MIA Lecant, oft al. ! could wutirely shoot. After tut• n 118., I ,. re,• s t 010, Pren lotion 1 fele like ur petttoth If ft tittwq t[un and ,b„ 1.•attatletout u I 1 ukl Iraalfpe,red. 1 Atte ,tet ii In,• regrli,1 m4 strength." Get a• It, P ,. , r t.,.rAe I'rraer;priem from your , aie4 H'ENSALL VILLAGE END OF JOURNEY FOR STREET CARS. 11y \V. 0 Jot/maw in the Louden Free ,\ ',keel:, ace 1t'r told ,:0ntrtl:111,; '41 tier- brilliant urejector of St. Josetth. its promoter, Narcisse Candid. and hi:; Man \\'t shall continue that story. For :e than who began the 'business without money. surely, •we may :he - pardioned :or sayinett that last -week's story of accalnl?lishment mast be al- utost incredi'b'le to those tvlho dr.- nilf 1:11tt 3 i It• fart, .Lar'1,e 5.011510 of motley were needed for the -work anti it was. =conn 1 It is e w'cli-known fact one 1116301 rlt,ale'd 71),otlu, 'but thio ails 'molt, !l irge as it 000,ov seem. w'ouldnot go :far in such an c•1iterpriSt. Tiers were others who helped 30 finance. the .scheme. In order to br)oa dtu roes, to the new town Cantin epnceived the idea of running street care .from the Bruce Railway at Dens -all to SI. Joseph. He actually bought one or two second- hand street cars and had them shipped. to Hensa•.11 where they stood for a considerable time but were never used for that punt/pay. Ad)nuit this 13)110 he brought a sraup of hotel men and financiers from lisintreal in a ,special coact. Detrain- ing at Hvna'1l they •w'ere driven 'to St. Joseph where they were wined and alined -and afterwards were entertained in- a puthlic meeting with sp'eeohes, when the ,tory of the present and the fu'tnr0 of the d'reaan -city WAS .painted in roseate Ines. Results followed the visit of the Montreal people. A 'dry Foods depart- ment Opened in the bis brick 'building and 'carried on by three young ladies from Montreal. An old-timer says it lasted sr three month An elaborate et sof second-hand 0furnishing,s came from NIOntreai and were est- a'i)lished in one end of the big build- ing 'but as there was trouble about a license its ,lifetinoe extended over about two weeks only. What 'hecatne of the furniture '.ct' do not know but one thing we do 'know it 3'a,; not worn out by frequenters of the hotel in St Joseph. duce the inland dock iias fennld e.,', • the empo;si'ble lvi'thont z east exPen i- iture Mr. Cando approached the 1)0ltnln in Government for i grant 1' 'mild a tiler. It was then that an tet- heard-Of. '11-heard nt ei•ent took piece. The late. George. 11'Ew•en WAS the Lil,eral ;\t. P. 'for south Huron at the tints and having 'fu:il knowledge of the circum- stances, 'Hones't George" voted ag- ainst the 1, -rant being made to tit. Joseph as a 1-0010ss expenditure .of public money. It is seldom a member r Parliameni •!la the emir -Age 1 0 vote against r rant to his own run - enet The vote carried in spite too tali and the pier w thailt. It was at the ontor 63,1,1 ,it this Tic,- dist 1'•.r'int the •great lackey player. -I t Seibert whose -parent 1101110e -.s only tour miles 103ay, 1 h t 1,is c - drowning during the east Seibert -a'nd the flsoftmdn brother.: were looked :upon 11the tnr u1:hi d con tri'tuti,eo to ',La - Suffice a Suffice it to say that Mr Cumin. hid gone to the southwest 10 01 e wherewithal to till the coffers of tit -- stew city. in 33. Louis e n!tnrf Joseph 37100 displayo'l in the 74111171' station. iu a bank it; Het Springs nether such map 1, -,,?'',tea the, . and the banker was ire - the lots he had Inliellased 0 ti inity 01 the cin hall. \ - quit,. enthusiastic over 1 : hitt. Intel .111 :le ;11111,13 0.111 .1_;:' shoulders and said, •'1 - pr 7.. , to forget about t" In spite of. these V0 11 t- 1 , replenish the St. .Tos, ph .. the amts rere.ertii boonitl0' :,011I•" it was then the promoter aicc•a•, t. the cement -et 1e,11 ef n enllai 0 ;15333 Lakes 1111,r1n and Om . .. slat terminus of 33111.11 was to be St. Joseph. EE.vet itis vviis lioi- iittrit, t the moneyed 110,111111 - 1(1:701 ls',z:,a to lanquis$. and of til• 1nrge heti!din:; 1'1'g 11 All the plans so e 11 'ful'.y were elusive and hearthreabin.; .. the man who always profesed titee he 3.01, doing it to bring prosperev to his native plate. In its p; miest days there were about logo people liv- ing there while the building was in progress but as soon as that was over they began to scatter and today there.are about six hooses in the area of the townsite. counting the farm. homes. The large store was razed and the brick sold to different buyers, but enough happened -in the few years of the town's existence to furnish the material for a first•clav to. seller. \s mentioned in the previous arllele a prosperous and expanding e (1m11nlity o Fre11etr 1'intadi111)a fol - "Don't you see the resemblance?" asked the proud mother exhibiting her baby. "Just look at our faces side by side." "Nothing could be plainer," replied the guest, absent-mindedly. low along on the even 1011111• of their we,, but are always ready to tell tilt-- many hamany tourists, the wonderful story of the "boomWWII" or to yl'ary ann. not. foi';;e'tting TO 1,181111 oto the 1 1111 • :1€ the i 1 tare }bele a b ir•k 11103' t:ow 011P fined as 1 451,1: , 01 lr. i\ t tar away 1s the home of the Meese family witic'14 flourishes with its tle children happy as larks. "Rastas, your dog seems to he in pilin. • "No, suit --he ain't in pain; he's jos' lazy." "But he must be suffering or he wouldn't howl like that." "3'es' darn laziness; ;he's sittln' on a thistle."