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The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • 9

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The Times Leaderi
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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SATURDAY, AXJGIJST 22, 1914. SOME OF. THOSE WHO SUFFERED LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE TERRIFIC STORM 1 v' 1 t' li no 2-vJi sC 1 4 of 897 South Empire street was A' 4 1 p-yt where Helen Brazetski, aged 5, ir showing janitor's house in rear. Sheridan ttreet, felt the wrecking of their home yery keenly. It waa ooiy last Monday that they vera mar.

Polish National Church, polio bureau Who can be spared, together with all callmen of th fire department, will be stationed about tha rulna and farther assistance will rendered by members, of the Oth Rogrt Tba members of the Ninth who rlah to voltfptenr their service are requested to it port at the local armory about 6 -o'clock to-morrow morning. Over $2,300 was raised by Voluntary contributions in Wilkes-Barre yesterday for the cyclone sufferers. Several of the contributions were volunteered even before a formal appeal had been made. A Chamber of Commerce committee arid the three local daily newspapers are accepting contribution All money and checks will be acknowledged and turned over to the general committee. Up to 8:30 o'clock last night 203 persons had registered, asking for relief in the shape of food supplies.

Dining tents have been established in the stricken sections and meals are being served. The Baked beans, potatoes, fried ham, cheese, coffee and eggs. Not a plate but is left' steeple on residence of Thomas empty. The cook must be a good one." The relief is being put on an organized basis and every effort will be made to determine the worthiness of those who appeal MYSTERY ABOUT GERMAN LINER Conjecture That 10.000 Tom of Coa! Aboard is to Go to German Warships Philadelphia, August 11. The, I JNonn uerman woyo steamship Bran- denbufg to-day- took out clearance paper for Bergen, Norway, and at a.

lata hour to-night was anohored lhj mid-stream below this city. Ther ha been, much activity aboard th ship for several day amV It la stated that, 10,000 tons of coal has been delivered to her. Th cap- tain explains that this big supply In necessary because it will require two month to steam to Bergen. It Id tli so stated that enough provision havci been taken on board; to' feed th ortw) ror a year. Tha mystery gurroundlng th hlp ha' led to much conjecture concern Ing her future.

It I reported she, will try to deliver th coal to German. warship cruising in thla vicinity on else will proceed to Germany and become a hospital ship, Important Meettaf at Tha Haru Port, Aug. IS. (8:45 a. In view of tha appearance of Gormana on her southern frontier Holland has renewed her declaration of neutrality to Pari and London, according to th D.

killed while in a swing. '1 ft i 1 1 "'v door wa aecurely locked when they attempted to leave th building aa they aaw tba cyclon approaching. The watchman warned them when ho shouted the roof wa coming off tha ntanton breaker. They all rushed for the door. But Miss Martin says that It waa locked.

Sha said that tha forclady bsd closed and locked It when the thunder and lightning start ed. Tha girls were all through Work, tha power had bean ihut off, but It waa raining In torrent to they could not leav tha building. Mia Martin ay that the foreiady oloead and lock ed tha doora on tha day previoft dur ing th hard electric storm. But It I said th force of tb storm was directly against th door and blew tn th wall In which th door wer, befor th other wall fell. Hoy Victim Taken to HonjJtaJ When llttl Tony Sakulaky, a-d wa taken from a house on Bmplr street yesterday morning about 11 o'clock so that could removed to Merry Hospital, crowda rushed to tha spot and several xtr pollc wer neceaaary.

Tba report soon spread that a live boy had been extricated from tha rulna Tony Sakulsky waa found Thursday night by hla father and torn other men, pinned beneath tha kitchen atov. On aid of hla body waa serf rely baroed. He was removed to a house across lb street but hb-cond! tlon became mach wore and wa take to Mercy Hospital where tlfW regard hla eaa aa on of tha arttleaJ one. Mr. Sakulsky hrmaalf received some avr bruise on hla fsca and hack.

Mr. Sakulsky wan taken to Mercy Hospital where aha I anfferlng from a sprJnd wrist and lacratlons of th fr. Their honsa I th largn gray hnlldin which lie partially on Its gabl end at th corner of Sheridan street Just back ef tha Mayewer It'll and near the remain of th mill. Under Wreckage Twenty Hours Two smart Vrjn wer taken from tha cone y-tr1y to Marr Hcagiita.1, Irrmts PaHnlany, aa two ana ma-half yam was fnund In th dtrls th home at T7 r.mpire street, ry lrai- lu faM TmmIi Utnn fehmit 1 o'elof yesterday Th boy ratnt were nnm nj vrm paemg the wreck and Win ran waa nntisd. He hat th aiatany of a nmhr -f men and managed tn crawl tr.t-J the ft Han woUdln and located th trm ta arta tt vu waafk.

acrstched and ktnnd nnt ntherwlaa unhert a far at eon id oe i arnad. na hrr wa faalertad sndr tha tlmVnt iHor tha rrrtona. anoit twenty bTOra, wjtnont roo bio. Burned Bey In Meapital Anthoety Sakoloekt srd 4. nf Tf" Tn-f tr rtreat.

wv was pirn-) wnder trr when th rraeh ram, Vnt PWftM in a few mtnet-, epat tha ft'yh. with srV-e hern, tn a hft-a by thst wa rner fnr eMr by tha vVttm The fcr-na had tan rrf It arvd w'l- Tha Kry fithr bad hM reroawd tn M-t-ey H' snital th morntng. waa tkn the rrlC yatrot. Hirlrg that thousand erl win ttt th mhi ti-w "rr, r- rrmia har been irted by Sin- I Vrr t4 nre tea f-" gtrerf, Everj t-Hfrrber -j. Two women and a child were injured in overturned building.

Williams of Sheridan, street" POSTAGE DEFICIENT! PAPERS ARE HELD CP Hundreds 6f peopl of th Hy yesterday mand oopie or in Record to relet ivss nd frlnd In distant eltls to Inform thsm of tnd effect or tn cyclone, in' many initsnoe once cent taml waa plaoed on th wrapper and. a result th local post offic I floodecl with paper held up for prop postage. Tha weight ef th paper on om day mskes It neoessary attach an additional stamp on, the wrspper and at It will require week or mor befor the peata.e can ssnt her from the addrasse. it it suggested that local people eall at the pett effio and make up the defiolsncy. 1 Petit Parlslen.

The newspaper ndda that Important conversation s.r pro-owding at The Hague between the Ketherlandf foreign minister, the French foreign minister and a apeclai envoy from the Frenoh foreign efflce. Surround Mexican Fcderala Chihuahua, Mexico, Aug. orals Pascual Orosco and Marcelo Car-avo, leaQors of Federal Volunteer, are reported surrounded by Constitution-list forces In Zacatecaa State. These commanders were chief ot the Orosco revolution of 11J. They refused to lay down their arm to the I'onsUtutlonallsts and took to the hllla lo4t month with eeveral hundred followers.

An attitude of "watchful waiting' ta being maintained by Villa and hi officers. They ald to-day that they are waiting to see If Carranca would act In "good faith." 3C Mission Furnifurei Beds, Springs, Mat The Home 7 the entire quantity at Wilkes-Barre ay, lips! rlei and moved Into the bulltflnjth Aelkezeir family of Sheridan Hie Great House ol Benesch Sons Will Place On Sale The Entire Furniture Carpet Stock: OF THE C. Aw Ferguson Furniture Store Chaii- marks spot Hilkida Congregational Church, ILL OF TOUim IS (Continued from I) prove that ht llv4 tn ny of th building wu allowed Itwld of th liDH. Camm fVrida Baay AmosK the hundreds of tight k-ra rr many with camera. Lo cal daalrrs in fllma reported that by tetrterday aflernooa tbalr aurply had been conalderabry reduced.

Throughout the Stanton aeotion there were patheUo acenee a early aa a. m. In eome lnatanoa women, wboae boebaada and children bad been takes to boapitaia and who bomee lay complete wrecka, walked about the rulna of-wbat had onca been tbeir homea, weeping contlnuonaly. Mother of Ctrl VlrtJra TWlg Bu7 ad waa the pilfbt of Mra. William SrasetakU whoaa daochter, Helen, aced waa killed by the roof of the porch tinder which ah waa abated in a awing with her father at their reel aenre at 117 Ponth Empire atreeL Mr.

vrTtruki wai alao canxht vndar the porch, bat ha manacd to eMa with aevera brulaea about the head and body, Mra. Trgtlik( unit that while hr hitaband and little lrl 'were In the rwln? an a aide porch the and hr on Frank, aaed were In the klch0. When ahe heard lha wind whltlln and bleck clotjle apprnach-m the attempted to open the kitchn 4wr, bt failed. The nott moment, ahe Mid. ehe eaw the uprper fiert the houee tlft1 tbeve ber head and fell a craah in the yard.

Orab-blf br boy the mtde her wy ut tlw debrta. whlrh fetl on ah Udee af her, and enleTor4 to find hr biTHiiiJ end dorhtf. When the fthr add dtachw were BniTly et trkte4 from wrnlr the porch root It wt wfn et a r'enre that the trl waa 'd and Mr. trnxUki waa aerloturi lnjired. Mra Prf tkl and her en were aJiahtiy brid abowt faea, fw Per fanr AJIhoiah tbe kteit mi earta Wta.

efelrl at PheJjten etret wea totaJ. ly rv1 ll'e dacke, lork4 In a eoop clryre to the boaae and which afi 1 er4 wifhoTit a r-h. Mr. had her MM iert4. All we beet by a fV thet h4 ff) hUs-rt ant the Wlnf-evt ri1f- When derhreek f.u fpite-frt-iir, rt wee mnriee weefi the f'V1t fist pnr: 'y am pra ya to be feteae vwe.

V'4 th p1t ha eew I be llt fre The effl't found a fWV fnorlfe rery reXlr. Faert wetched the eWk far ertel hrr efl 't -fVee). Poth Hele we4 a fre1a-tis eery two eefonda. Mr. a4 Kri.

Viftf f. nrT-r IStvv v.55$8 SIX LIS West Main Street, Plymouth 0 39 Including- Dining Room, Bed I(oom, Parlor and Carpets, liugs, Drapenea, lirass and Iron tresses, Pillows, Clocks and Everything Needed For A Family Hearfly Stricken One of the aaddeet uuiea It that of street. aged I. waa crush ed to death under the wall of their hoe. The mother waa terlouely in jurcd and la In Mercy Hoapltal.

The daughter, Stella, aged about 17. received a cruahed arm and bruieed legs, but It bearing up to prepare for the funeral of a or little brother. The father, Aleck Aclkazeg, la out of town. Stella telegraphed him. but the any the 1 doubtful If will return for th' funeral.

Plnnod Under Wall According to the daughter's tdry the mother, the little boy and ah were trying to ope the kitchen door hut the wind waa too strong, when the wall fell In and pinned them bo-naath It, The boy teemed to be under th greatest amount of debris. Men' cam rushing to hlp them out. but could not And them untn they h'ard th mother trreame.to save her bsby. The daughter said that sha renld feel th men walking across th top of th dabri that covered their bodies, while searching for them. The mother waa taken to Mercy Hospital at onca.

The body of jhe boy waa removed to Undertaker KawaleaklV Morgue. Th funeral will rrobablr be held this morning. The daughter did not to to th hospital but had her Injuries dreed In a houee near by. Erpifrivsw of Mill Otrls Th damage wea don so Quickly and earn so without warning that scarcely one of the young women who were In the Uk mill, and escatd, ta abl to give clear description of th sees. Thar seemed to be a moment of blinding hysteria, during which It I ad that all rushed for th big double door, and then th wall and door fell In, pinning them there.

Mis flusan Nlcholern, of Walnnt treet. OeorgMown, who waa fore- lady st th mill, Jd when sn yes terday that (He description In the Record by Mies Harsh William, one of the mill gTla, la correct. Sm of the girl yeaterday aald that the rnsln doors were locked when they tried to pen thm bwt tba foreiady atontly dent this and says that they neer Hav t)een lorhed. Tt I bellrred that th gra prr af th wlixl held them tight shot. Th mill hea only ben la eperatwoa rm It, fnea rrf tfsa At the home ef tbe tw ImuI r1r.

"TA '6 1 stranger Vtt aomlnf part af tb day. tha greater Th body of Kali Pre Ilk, -d IT. of Almond la" taken th fmlth bom dlrereiy after It wte foand. sat waa pfrrM for bertaL Tha f'inral win ha held thta morning Rh i rtrrfred by her father sad mrfher, Mf Mr. Ttngh Pmlth, snd th forewlf hrnthers and sie-tem.

John, Michael, Msry, Helen sed Andrew. The hr of Ar.a Smieii, are M. ttt jrt R-tnth irt. tti hrme tad wni bnrl4 t-dy. ra Mm rvwa tr Iwedf rren-M M.

ef Hilt, nf the ri gtrte. whs e-p4 wl'h vry trl-ny dOer4 to a vjifrtB ftrUf trat th tnKl In consequence of the low prices at which this stock was which contained a lot of new lurnl tu all of which waa demolished. Seated on a chair In the yard, at jina rear or hla home on Sheridan ttreet, an aged man waa found weeping. He aald, 'Took at my home. It waa many year ago that I built It and It la not many montha ago alnca i pais on tna mortgage on the place.

I did not have insurance to protect me and now I am aa poor aa I waa beiora I built the place." Old Ctmrch Ruined Several hundred people oa the Helghta made a tpecial visit to the Welih Congregational Chnrch on Hillside atreet. where the roof and afeple were punned down through the centra of the budding, leaving the etruoture practically a total wreck. The edifice waa built forty-four yeara ago and not many month gjro the congregation ao weeded In wiping out all dabta afatntt the plaxa. While ho action haa been taken It I believed that what remain of the building will be torn down and a one-etory building erected In lie place. The city aulhorIM' loet no t)m In clearing tb ttret of tree and other debrl.

Employee of th park )4 atrt department were ent to th Helghta eectlon at an early boor and with th aid of aevera) tam and wagon a large timber of tr had been removed by laat even-ln. Window ranM la Drmand ITelghf hard war merchant could hot meat tb demand for window glee yeaterday momlag. Along Kaat Market atreat men could een with aa many aa two doren pane under tVtr arm on their way to tbetr home to place the glaea t)hd In by Thnreday wind. There waa afao big demand for hlnalea and throtighoot that wtion of tba city workmen could be en repairing roof and other pert of IbMr horn that were llghtry dm-fd by tb tlnrm. llVvwa lrlfw aM Mala 7oha Duabar.

a drlrar i tb Stanton eolllery. and a mala be we rid-Ir-g whn tna rrclotre wpt throwgli the onlllTy yard had a mlrarniotie ecap from Injwry. Ixeebar aM the mule were blown aeveraj feet, land i-d. frn fW irn n'ither waa Injured. Ijgtner Tint lid tnj.it Rrwwn.

th sft efltineer the B1tej roDlerr, was soffnag rr-mi (rem abot the arms, re'elrd ttxi he waa btrrtt enter th brle rt fha ivlnr tr-er whe ha worklnw. Th tmilUn was fmplely meiishe. Bam Raen Skjwasd. feork ttarM Twe ei sad a pig fn the Kelf at Blackmaa- wre rperej the slight lijsry, th shd In whtb thy wr tatH4 lifted bodily hv th efr1d Inf a rv Tt4. The f'K ftrar-l wert ta raJt roof.

bought from the retiring firm we will offer Ceisls to He Dollar advertisements in to-morrow's and Monday Look for the papers; and if you are, interested in the buying of furniture at all at this time, you'll never rest your head until you ve seen TIIE GREATEST FURNITURE EVENT OF MODERN TDIES rppniT Your Credit Is always good at Benesch's, but during UVlillll this sale we shall be able to offer you better credit facilities than ever, despite the fact that prices are unbelievably low. WAIT FOR TIIE ANNOUNCEMENT. The Great House of Benesch Sons 32-34 Public Square.

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