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The Lancaster VIRTUE Intelligencer. VOLUME XLVII-NUMBER 116 LANCASTER MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1911. TWO CENTS ICE GORGE BREAKS HARBOR FLOODED TOWN SAVED FROM SUBMERSION BY SMASHING OF ICE BELOW. Water Three Feet Deep In Hotel fore Relieve Comes--Ice Runs Over McCall's Dam Without Difficulty--P. R.

R. Low-Grade Railroad Crippled--Gorge at Turkey Hill Still a Menace. A general breaking up of the ice gorge on the Susquehanna river below Turkey Hill occurred this morning. It was preceded by a break the great twenty-mile ice pack about 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon just above Safe Harbor. As a result of this first break ice and water were shoved up the Conestoga creek, which in a short time rose fully twenty feet, and covered the public road running through Safe Harbor to a depth of six feet.

The water continued to back up against the gorges below Harbor, at Pequea and York Furnace, and this morning Safe Harbor was in imminent, danger of being completely submerged. The water rose ten feet higher during the morning, flooding cellars of houses in the lower parts of the town, and jamming ice up against them. The inhabitants fearing a repetition of the disaster of 1904, moved everything to the upper floors of their homes, and prepared to abandon them on a moment's notice. Albert Onney's Railroad House at the lower end of the village was in the greatest danger. At 10 o'clock water stood three feet deep in the barroom, and huge cakes of ice were piled on the hotel porch.

A stable belonging to Theodore Else and other small buildings were overturned. Lower Gorge Breaks. About 11 o'clock the gorge at Pe- quea broke under the tremendous pressure of back water and ice, and oson afterward the head of the gorge at York Furnace gave away, releasing an immense body of water and ice This went crashing into the sheet of good ice, about a foot thick that covered the five mile stretch from York Furnace to the big $12,000,000 electric power plant at Minqua, below McCall's Ferry. This ice was swept along with the flood. Ice Goes Over the Dam.

In twenty minutes the water at the big concrete dam rose four feet, and for the first time ice poured over its breast. The ice ran over in great volume, and with tremendous velocity, but did not endanger the power plant. The only danger to it it was soon seen would be in the ice jamming at or just below the dam. However, Lep to the present writing, that has not occurred, the ice moving down into the open water below Min- qua. without difficulty.

Relief For Harbor. The breaking of the gorge below somewhat relieved the situation at Harbor. The water at once began to fall. The village, however, is still menaced by the gorge at Turkey Hill. At noon the river was full of running ice from Turkey Hill down to the dam and beyond that point.

A Rise at Columbia. Columbia, Jan. 16. The Susquehanna river at eight o'clock this morning stood eight feet eight inches above low water mark and was rising at the rate of four inches an hour. This condition shows a rise of three feet since the same hour Sunday morning.

The heavy jam of ice that filled the river in front of Columbia broke and passed down the stream during the night and this morning the river was perfectly clear of ice for a distance of three-fourths of: a mile across the stream. Very little ice was running from above. On the Wrightsville side the river is filled with ice that is moving slowly down the stream. Reports from Marietta are to the effect that the water has not risen at that place and only a small amount of slush ice was running past the town. At Washington Borough the river rose about three feet.

bringing it up to ten feet above low water mark. The water caused the road bed of the low-grade line of the Pennsylvania railroad to settle several inches. Water was running over the south rail of the east bound track at 8 o'clock this morning. All traffic is being conducted east and west over the north track. The four tracks of the low grade road were under water from two to eight inches for a mile south of Washingtonboro.

Front street, from George Bush's residence to John Stehman's, was partly submerged. A gorge is holding between the islands, and there i is a big gorge at Turkey Hill, where the ice is piled four feet high. At. Creswell the rise in the river is 15 feet and just below at Turkey Hill the ice is gorged, which holds the water back and accounts for the rise here. At 10 o'clock yesterday morning part of the ice moved off at Wrightsville, leaving a channel as far as Five Mile Level, where it again packed tighter than before.

At Wrightsville the water fell two feet yesterday, but lower down, finding no outlet, it commenced to back, flooding the tow path and moving the ice for some little distance. Another jam occurred at Frey's mill, but some of the ice was pushed up FishBeing creek, and the bridge over that stream was moved several feet out of position. The Chanceford pike, for a stretch of nearly 500 feet, was flooded with about four feet of water and row boats were used to ferry people across. The home of John Detwiler, at Long Level, is surrounded by water and about six inches is running through the first floor. The family is now living on the second floor.

James Ramsey, who lives along the towpath, was compelled to desert his home and go to the home of his neighbor, Mr. Haines, on the hill. Ramsey built his house along the canal facing the river. In 1904 the flood of ice and water carried the house from its foundations and placed it on the towpath, where it was allowed to remain. The water has reached the house and the family was compelled to flee.

The cottages of E. C. Peeling and E. E. Kineman, of York, at Long Level, have about two feet of water on the first floors.

The water has almost reached the first floor of the bungalow of the Eagle's Nest. club, of Columbia, which is built along the canal at Long Level. A bridge constructed by the club across the canal was washed away on Sunday. At 10:30 o'clock a heavy run of ice from Lock Haven struck Columbia and passed this point very quietly. At 11 o'clock the water had fallen here and at Washingtonboro to a great extent.

At the latter place a large force of men was put to work removing the ice from the railroad tracks. Jamming in Turkey Hill. Washingtonboro, Jan. ice moved yesterday at 8:30 o'clock in front of Washingtonboro. It stopped one hour later and then started to move again in the afternoon, and moved and jammed to the head of Turkey Hill, making the pack there stronger.

In the afternoon about: 3 o'clock it was at its highest. It fell 12 inches in five minutes when the break occurred on the York side. Hundreds of visitors lined the banks of the river all day Sunday Continued on Second Page. NEARLY ASPHYXIATED. Family of W.

W. Anderson at Marietta Have Narrow Escape. Marietta, Jan. family of Express Agent W. W.

Anderson, of this place, made a miraculous escape from death by asphyxiation on Saturday night, and that their lives were saved was due to the fact that their daughter, Katharine, aged six years, was awakened during the night, presumably by the fumes of gas, and in struggling kicked her father in the stomach. He was deathly sick. He managed. to crawl to a window and raise it. In the meantime going down stairs to telephone for a physician he reeled over, and it was some time before he revived.His other daughter, Helen, was wit difficulty revived.

Mrs. Anderson suffered the worst the next day, and Mr. Anderson himself was very sick. Toward evening all had practically recovered, and that they are alive today is a miracle. Mr.

Anderson had fixed the fire for the night and unknowningly left the radiator open. THE FAIR ASSOCIATION. Officers Elected To-day-In Fine Financial Condition. This afternoon the board of directors of the Lancaster Fair Association met and organized by the election of the following officers which are the same as last year: President, Peter T. Watt; vice president, Allan A.

Herr; treasurer, Trust Company; secretary, I. C. Arnold. The Fair Association has issued a statement, which shows that they are in excellent condition. The first year they cleared about $8,000 over all expenses, and last year they made $12,000 over the cost of operating the fair, or a total of $20,000 in two years.

The association has paid 011 01 quea Jed from the time of investment. At $10 per share $42,000 worth of stock has been sold and there remains but 000 to be taken. Chemical Company Organized. The Conestoga Chemical Company, recently incorporated, has organized by electing Dr. T.

Q. Garvey, president, Eby Martin vice president and treasurer C. E. Martin secretary and general mnaager. The plant formerly occupied by the Hubley Manufactur(ing Company has been leased by the compayn.

NEW ATTACK BY CONGRESSMEN ON TAFT PLAN OF FORTIFYING THE PANAMA CANAL. New York, Jan. new and unexpected onslaught by leading members of Congress on President Taft's plan of fortifying the Panama canal shows that the chief executive of the nation has on his hands a fight of huge proportions to carry out his programme. At a joint meeting of the Peace society and the People's institute at Cooper Union Congressman David J. Foster, chairman of the foreign affairs committee and Congressman James A.

Tawney, of Minnesota, chairman of the appropriations committee, denounced the fortification plan in unqualified terms and asserted that they would use every effort to prevent the expenditure of the large sums necessary to erect forts at both the Pacific and Atlantic ends of the canal, Panama city and Colon respectively. Mr. Foster stated that the forts would cost $50.000,000 and an additional 000 yearly to maintain them. He also said: "The moment the fortifications were completed we should have before 11S the problem of their defense. The rapid progress in aeronautics in recent years justifies the belief that within a decade it will be possible for an enemy to send from one of its battleships an airship, which, sailing 10,000 feet above the earth, could drop an explosive capable of utterly annihilating the proposed fortifications." In Washington it is deemed certain that the president will have one of the bitterest contests of his administration to win Congress over to his views on this subject as expressed in his recent message.

FRONT -76 PANAMA CITY, WHERE SHORE TAFT WANTS FORTIFICATIONS. DAVID J. FOSTER AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION blows on the doors and knew that th mob had arrived. Pleading for their lives, they were dragged out of the jail and hurried across town, where they could be hanged outside of the city. Ropes were quickly adjusted, and, it is said, no time was given over to a confessional.

As Patterson and West, who were hanged on the same rope, were swung over the end of a railroad tie, their bodies dangling several feet below, the rope snapped. The two negroes then made a break for cover. The body of Patterson was found on Sunday morning riddled with bullets, near the creek. One Body Not Recovered. West's body has not been recovered.

It is stated, however, that he was shot and killed. Marshall was found at daylight swinging from the bridge. For several weeks past there has been a great deal of trouble at Shelbyville with the negroes and several attempts have been made this winter to attack young girls who worked in stores as they were going home at nightfall. Only the two arrests were made, but the probability is that there will be no trouble of this sort in the future. There will be an investigation of the hanging, but it is believed that there will be no arrests.

THE POLICE COURT. Alderman Scheetz Held the Station House Court This Morning. Joseph Leibfried, who was arrested in the western end of town for begging, was sent to jail for 60 days. William Nye, a professional bum, got a similar term for the same offense. Charles Moss and Albert.

Witmer, plain drunks, were discharged. Six young men who were arrested for acting in a disorderly manner in 3 pool room on North Queen street, which is kept by Greeks, were given a severe reprimand by the alderman, who warned them that if they ever were arrested again they will be severely dealth with. The police have had much complaint about this place from people who have occasion to pass it. They claim that at times the pavement is filled with boys and young men who insult women other passersby. The police will now take.

the matter up and will punish every offender. Charged With Stealing a Strap. CONFERRING a 250 President TAFT with Supt WILLIAMS CANAL MOB STORMS JAIL HANGS THREE BLACKS TWO HAD ANNOYED WHITE GIRLS--THIRD MURDERED NEGRESS. Twenty Masked Men Take Them From Prison at Shelbyville, Ky.Rope On Which Two Were Suspended Breaks-Victims Run, But Are Shot Down, Three negroes were taken from the county jail at Shelbyville, Sunday morning by a mob of twenty armed and masked men and hanged beneath the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad bridge between the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock. The dead negroes are: Eugene Marshall, who had been convicted of the charge of murdering an aged negro woman and had been sentenced to the penitentiary for life.

Wade Patterson, charged with detaining Miss Elizabeth Rubel, a white girl, 19 years old, of Shelbyville. James West, a negro, charged with detaining Miss Mary Coley, a young white girl, also of Shelbyville. Feeling had been high since the arrest of the latter two negroes several weeks ago, and they were taken to Louisville, where they were held for safekeeping until two nights ago, when the local authorities brought them to Shelbyville to stand trial this week. The news of their arrival spread, and as there was no demonstration, the authorities believed that the citizens would allow the law to take its course. Under the Cover of Night.

Shortly after midnight Saturday the mob rifled the local blacksmith shop and secured a sledge hammer and various other tools for breaking doors and cutting bolts. They then proceeded to the jail. On their arrival they drew revolvers and demanded that Jailer Edward Thompson surrender the keys the prison to them. Seeing that he would only cause trouble by defying them, as he was without aid, Thompson complied. In their hurry into the jail the mob broke down the doors.

They then proceeded to cut off the bolts holding the door in the place in which the negroes were sleeping. Victims Plead With Mob. The blacks were awakened by the became known, the alleged subject of the conference leaked out until all the sailors of the fleet were talking. Admiral Thomas held a conference with District Attorney G. M.

Fickert shortly after he arrived, but no definite course of action WaS decided on: Mr. Fickert, said: "My office is investigating the stories regarding Admiral Barry, but I am not prepared to say what action we shall take. Even in case of an offense committed within San Francisco bay there is a question as to whether the county courts would have jurisdiction. I have consulted with Admiral Thomas, but there is nothing definite to say at this time." Department Without Information. Washington, Jan.

16. Beekman Winthrop, assistant secretary of the navy, said last night that the navy department was not aware of any embarrassment in connection with Rear Admiral Edward B. Barry's application for retirement, which was approved by Secretary Meyer and recommended to the president last Friday. He declared that so far as is known here Rear Admiral Barry's retirement application was based on the law which grants this privilege to navy officers who have served 40 years. Rear Admiral Barry has been in the navy for 45 years.

Mr. Winthrop added that no knowledge to the effect that the retirement of Rear Admiral Barry was forced or that he had been ostracized by his staff officers of the Parific alleged in a newspaper story printed in San Francisco yesterday and reached the navy department. Admiral Barry is a native of New York and is 62 years old. He entered the navy in 1865 and saw 28 years of service at sea. He has been in command of various vessels and took part in the South Atlantic and Cuban blockade in 1898.

He was present at the attack on Matanzas, Cuba, and at Ponce, Porto Rico. He was supervisor of the naval auxiliary service from 1908 to 1909, when he was appointed commander of the second division of the Pacific fleet. He is a member of the University club, of New York and the Army and Navy club, of Washington. Taft Approves Retirement. Washington, Jan.

16. The application of Rear Admiral Barry for retirement has been approved by President Taft and he has been transferred to the retired list of the navy. The navy department received a telegram from Rear Admiral Thomas, who was appointed to succeed Admiral Barry, that he had assumed command of the Pacific fleet. The navy department. issued the order retiring Admiral Barry on Saturday and advised him of that fact by telegraph.

This action was taken before the publication of the allegations that officers of the Flagship West Virginia contemplated charges, against the admiral reflecting upon his moral character. It was reiterated at the navy department to-day that 110 charges had been filed here against Admiral Barry and that all that was known officially in regard to his retimement was that he desired to avail himself of the privilege granted by law to voluntarily retire after 40 years' active service. JUNIOR MECHANICS. Arrangements Have Been Made For An All Day Gathering. The meeting of the county organization of the Junior Order of American Mechanics on Saturday evening was largely attended.

H. R. Bickel presided. The constitution submitted for the government of the organization was presented and adopted. The by-laws were referred to the executive committee, made up of: President H.

R. Bickel; vice president, Charles Winower; secretary, Clarence B. Hershey; treasurer, George F. Weidler; warden, Elam Herr; chaplain, Henry Metzger; inside sentinel, William H. Cousylman, and inside sentinel, Abner Simmons.

It was decided to hold the annual convention on the second Saturday in June and it will be known as "Junior Mechanics' Day." Lititz, Pequea and Lancaster have been extended invitations for the outing. The next meeting will be held on Saturday evening, February 11. Larceny Case Dismissed. Alderman Moser has dismissed the charge of larceny against. George D.

Mays, the 18-year-old boy, who was prosecuted by his father, James Mays for stealing money from him and his sister. The father considered that the son had been sufficiently punished and did not press the charge. Prosecuted For Embezzlement. John K. Trewetz has been prosecuted before Alderman Doebler for embezzlement.

The prosecutor is S. J. Dittus, who alleges that he gave Trewetz $355 to invest, and that the money was appropriated to his own use by Trewetz. Bail was entered for hearing. NECK BROKEN BY FALL FROM LADDER LEONARD H.

BACHLER, A WELL KNOWN CITIZEN, KILLED WHILE AT WORK, Climbing Inside of Lancaster Realty Company's New Building on North Queen Street, When Ladder Breaks--Expires on Way to Hos-Narrow Escape For John Cogley. Congress TAWNEY. SCANDAL IN NAVY ADMIRAL INVOLVED EDWARD B. BARRY RELIEVED OF COMMAND OF SQUADRON. He Requests Retirement--At Conference Upon Charges of Immorality, It Is Stated, Vote Was Taken on Suggestion to Send Loaded Revolver to Admiral's Cabin.

Con William Record is charged before Alderman Stauffer with stealing a strap from the harness of F. S. Benedict, a local delivery man. The case is said to have arisen from a dispute over a horse transaction. Leonard H.

of the best known plumbers in Lancaster, who lived at 642 Chester avenue, was fatally injured in a fall at the new building of the Lancaster Realty Company, which is being erected in the first square of North Queen street. The building was partially destroyed when the store of Reilly, Brothers Raub was burned, and it is now being made into a four story building. It is at present under roof and the inside work is being completed. Bachler fell two and a haltstories and was unconscious when picked up, and died before reaching the General Hospital. The accident happened about nine o'clock, and was caused by the breaking of a ladder.

Bachler was on a ladder leading from the third to the fourth story inside of the building. He had a couple of pieces of pipe in one hand, and was pulling himself from rong to rong with the other. John Cogley, another plumber, was on the same ladder just above him. Suddenly the ladder broke. Cogley was the top, and succeeded in making way to the fourth floor.

near, Bachler fell through an air flue to the, second floor, and there passed between the joist, landing on the first floor. He fell on a small but heavy truck, which is used for carrying material, and struck upon the side of his head. The other men ran to his assistance, and he was quickly placed in the city ambulance, which started for the General Hospital at a high rate of speed, but the injured man died just as that institution was reached. An examination showed that the man's neck and one leg were broken and his skull fractured. Mr.

Bachler was 68 years of age and a son of the late Leonard Backler, who died 32 years ago, and his mother has been dead for eight years. He was a member of a family of nine children and was born and raised in this city, He learned the plumbing trade with Flinn Breneman, and then went to the Baldwin works, in Philadelphia, where he was employed for several years. Upon returning to town he became a partner of the late John Schaum, on South Queen street. When they separated Mr. Bachler engaged in business for himself and carried it on to the time of his death.

When he met with the accident, which caused his death, he was assisting E. J. Bauer, who is doing the work at the Realty building, in order that he would get through aas soon as possible. His wife, who survives him, was a daughter of Francis Peiffer, slater, and the children are; Harry, of Cincinnati; Mary, wife of Charles, Mulhattan; Miss Irene, a in the Franklin street school, and Frances, who is a pupil at the high school. The brothers and sisters of the deceased are Miss Mary at the old home, No.

309 North Shippen street, where she lives with her brothers, Frederic C. and Francis Albert J. and Christian Philadelphia; Daniel of Chicago; Mrs. Amelia stroll, wife of Stephen Strohl, and Mrs. Elizabeth Warfel, wife of John G.

Warfel. The deceased was a member of Lancaster aerie, No. 84, of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Schiller Verein. San Francisco, Jan. Admiral Chauncey M.

Thomas, commander of the second squadron of the Pacific fleet, arrived yesterday, having been given rush orders at Santa Barbara Saturday to go to San Francisco with his flagship, the cruiser California, to relieve Rear Admiral Edward B. Barry, pending action on Admiral Barry's request for retirement. Admiral Thomas at once relieved Rear Admiral Barry as commander-in chief of the Pacific fleet, in pursuance of orders received on Saturday from the navy department. Admiral Barry has requested immediate retirement from the service under the mule of more than 40 years' service. The cause of Admiral Barry's sudden desire to leave the service after having held the post of fleet.

commander for only a few months is the subject of a great deal of gossip and speculation in naval and club circles here. Stories reflecting seriously on the character of the retiring admiral were circulated yesterday, and naval officers in port have taken cognizance of them. There is an intimation in these stories that the admiral has been forced to retire. In speaking of these rumors, Admiral Barry said: "It is not true that I have been forced to retire. Other men have asked for immediate retirement before.

The reasons that have caused me to do this are partly public and partly private. "The man who is triumphantly vindicated under such circumstances is as much a loser as if the charges were proved to be true. I believe that by requesting immediate retirement I can save the navy a scandal." The stories concerning Admiral Barry are of a nature reflecting upon his moral character. According to reports published here, the admiral sent his request for relief to Washfugton following a conference with the staff and line officers on board the West Virginia on Tuesday night. At this conference, it is reported.

the suggestion was made that a loaded revolver be sent to the admiral's cabin, but this suggestion was lost on a vote. The officers present then took an oath of secrecy on condition that Admiral Barry for- J. ward his resignation to Washington at once. Instead of resigning, the admiral requested After that factla WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Jan.

16. Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair in south, local snows in north portion to-night or Tuesday; moderate north winds. New York Weather Forecast. Temperatures will fall today and continue considerably below freezing over the Middle and North Atlantic States until Wednesday, with a prevalence of fair weather in this section. The weather in the central valleys to-day will be fair to partly cloudy, with rather strong northerly winds, It will be generally fair in the Lake Region.

Temperatures will be higher in the Northwest and the Upper Mississippi Valley. Fresh northwesterly breezes are indicated off the coasts from the Capes of the Delaware to Boston. In the Middle Atlantic States and New England to-day fair and deci1edly colder weather will prevail, with fresh northwesterly winds, and minimum temperatures below 20 degrees in the northern districts of this section. Tuesday fair and continued colder weather will prevail, with light westerly and northerly winds, becoming variable in the interior..