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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
14
Hon. C.0. Brooks mayor of Sunbury Ohio and bank attorney writes of high trust in Peruna praising its virtues. He notes many friends have benefited and cites weather related minor ailments as common in all seasons. Peruna described as a standby in thousands of homes for such complaints.
Mrs. Albert Swett recounts the flood night on North High Street when her husband Albert Swett died. She details boat rescues by Edward Swett and others, the loft escape, and the death of several rescuers including Edward Swett, Chas Beards, Mr. Young, and Mr. Turner as waters raged through their one story cottage.
More than two hundred flood refugees were cared for by Athens State Hospital under Dr. J. T. Hanson. Rescue efforts began at 3 a.m. with horses and wagons delivering victims to the asylum and nearby towns. The institution opened all rooms and barns, supplying food clothing and lodging. By Saturday evening the number reduced, breakfasting refugees dropped to about twenty. A rescued mother gave birth Friday night and both mother and baby are doing well. Night Watch McMichael narrowly escaped drowning while rescuing others when his skiff capsized after hitting wire.
Otto Barth, 47, drowned during a flood while attempting to rescue the Dana family. A resident of Athens for six years, he owned Barth Mills and planned new homes on North Hill. A Knight Templar and member of several groups, his death drew widespread grief. his body had not been recovered. His wife and son mourn a kind husband and father. His mother-in-law and brother-in-law in Ohio were unaware of the tragedy until word arrived from Coolville.
A reclusive narrator recalls a terrifying night spent in a dark garret with a house trembling on its foundation. He cannot speak of the horrors faced, leaving the truth unspoken and the memory haunted.
Young ladies at the dormitory organized a relief effort for flood victims. Three babies born Friday increased needs, but the dormitory group supplied material and worked all day Saturday to make and distribute baby clothes, easing the mothers' distress.
The ad declares Allcock's porous plaster a sixty year old, safe pain reliever found in civilized communities worldwide. It emphasizes careful ingredient selection and simple, pure composition suitable for use by children, claiming the product as the original genuine plaster sold by druggists everywhere.
Six pallbearers from the local Red Men lodge accompanied the remains of Charles Beards to Pomeroy on Monday and returned Tuesday evening. The body was buried at Beech Grove Cemetery Monday afternoon. The group faced lodging shortages in Pomeroy as Ohio waters fell during their eight hour drive back to Athens. Accompanying pallbearers were Charles Mariner, Isaac Slaughter, Jacob Kelley, Had Dalton, Perry Reeves, and Albert Ballenger.
At a Friday convention session, Sub-District No 1 and District No 6 miners adopted resolutions expressing heartfelt sympathy for flood sufferers, pledging financial and other aid. They praised the brave men who sacrificed to save others and requested publication in local press and the United Mine Workers Journal. Also notes spring winds causing freckles and a pine salve remedy offered by local drug firms.
Nelsonville endures its worst flood as river waters surge four feet per hour. City plunged into darkness with water two to three feet deep in most buildings. rail and telegraph lines down and train service severed for weeks. Three deaths recorded with rescuer Jeff Low missing after saving Mrs. Marsh and her son on a raft. Commodities and mills damaged. relief committees and commissary set up for the homeless.
Dan Mills is ordered to secure a gang and recover wreckage along the river front. The items will be kept under cover and returned to owners if identified. All persons taking articles must sign a statement and a complete list of recovered items will be kept.
Teachers' Examinations will be held on the first Saturday of each month unless it is a holiday. The Boxwell Examinations occur on the third Saturday in April and the second Saturday in May. Aaron Grady, Clerk.
Will Bolin a seventeen year old and his brother Albert were trapped as a Wall Pratt barn toppled toward the Francis house. Will threw a plank to save Albert who failed to grab it. Will dived twice to reach his unconscious brother and both were later pulled to safety with others aiding in the rescue. The barn then collapsed and Bolin reportedly swam again to save another occupant. unverified.
Colonel Charles Beards drowned last Thursday while aiding flood victims. Born in Germany in 1860, he lived in Pomeroy before moving to Athens five years ago to drive buses for Bower Brothers and later for A L Johnson. He leaves a wife, two children, and five brothers. interment is in Beech Grove cemetery, Pomeroy.
Dan Millis located a kitchen cabinet containing 2 cake pans 3 pie pans 3 pot lids 4 silver knives and forks 3 silver tablespoons 1 butcher knife and 2 steel knives. He seeks the owner.
Advertises Bee Laxative Cough Syrup containing honey and yar for children. Claims no opiates or poisons and compliance with National Food and Drug Law. Promises to expel coughs and colds by gentle bowel movement. Sold with a 30 day guarantee and money refund. Availability via Henderson-Crider's Drug Store.
Albany March 18 A group of farmers northwest of the village organize The Air Line Coal & Coke Co to lease about ten thousand acres in Waterloo and Leitownships and part of Vinton county for coal testing. F L Clark hired for test drilling. Officers named A F Minear president H L Knowlton treasurer E R Willison secretary. They own about 2500 acres to begin drilling on.
Mrs. Charles Creamer recalls Swett being rescued from floodwaters and then dying alone in Blackburn's area. He suffered prolonged exposure and a lung hemorrhage after wandering in cold, with no heat or warmth available. He thanked local neighbors before dying, and was found dead after coughing fits.
Examinations are in full blast as faculty institutes new methods. Recitations run to Friday noon, with professors deciding if finals occur. Some will not hold exams this term. others set grade thresholds. All classes close Friday noon, spring vacation begins. term resumes Monday April 1.
Permit to wed Carl Price 22, teamster, and Miss Mattie Babel 19, both of Athens. Mr and Mrs Charles F McBee return from Chillicothe via Baltimore and Grafton to Columbus. Mr R M Figley and daughter Alice of Chillicothe visit Mr and Mrs Albert Ayres. Mr and Mrs L H Smith and their little daughter of Stewart visit Mrs Amelia Walker after arriving Tuesday.
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