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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1903
Page
1
The Dalles reports a catastrophic Heppner flood with up to 500 dead or drowned, one million dollars in property loss, and 150 residences swept away. Eyewitness accounts describe survivors salvaging loved ones as towns battle rising heat and disease risk amid relief efforts.
Direct reports from Heppner Oregon say 20 bodies recovered with hundreds more missing or swept away. The Heppner Hotel, run by Jones and Ashbaugh, was carried off with about fifty inside, while most towns in the area suffer widespread destruction and crops. Echo dispatch quotes Leslie Mataman of Portland describing a quick warning ride to Lexington to save residents.
Three men who escaped Heppner flood arrive in Pendleton after witnessing the town’s destruction and aiding rescues. They recall the fearful storm seen from the city, the sudden rise of floodwaters from Willow Creek, and residents fleeing to the hills as water roared through the town. The Hite river rose rapidly to threaten everything.
Destruction swept areas as four hundred feet wide swells lifted houses from foundations and carried them downstream. Widespread damage followed with resistance met and communities left in shock as waters surged.
HEPPNER Oregon June 16 Estimates of flood deaths range from 300 to 500 as recoveries continue. One hundred ten bodies buried fifty missing, many strangers among the displaced. Rescue workers sift debris and bury victims while wagons and riders bring aid from surrounding areas. Desolation covers hillside and canyon where wreckage piles loom.
The North eastern Saengerbund finale drew about 9 000 attendees at Armory Hall. Six thousand singers performed with high artistry as bands and voices echoed the Kaiser's Prize Song, sung by Arion of Brooklyn, Columbia and Junger Maennerchor of Philadelphia, and Quartet Club and Saengerbund of Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
At Eau Claire Wisconsin on June 16 a 40 foot section of the Madison street bridge approach collapsed under about 200 sightseers watching illumination. Six were probably fatally injured and 25 to 30 others seriously hurt as the sand and debris spilled onto the riverbank. Police and doctors rushed to aid victims and remove the injured to City Hospital.
John B. Heistand of St. Louis was arrested by detectives for attempting to obtain money under false pretenses. He claimed to be a Confederate general and administrator of an estate, presenting a $1,000 check to the German Orphans Home and seeking $3.75 in fees, then demanded his money back as proof of honesty. Heistand says heavy drinking ruined him and he needed funds to pay a hotel bill.
Pittsburg June 16 The American Tin Plate Company signed the annual wage scale with the Tin Workers Protective Association. The scale is in force from July 15 and covers a number of concessions and union plants affected by the new terms.
Belgrade reports a military dictatorship under Cols Maschin and Mitschitch will govern Serbia after King Peter Karageorgevitch is crowned. The army warns it will remove him if he resists, while the delegation to crown him faces travel-cost delays and possible cuts.
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana attended Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware Ohio for commencement exercises. He presented athletes with a commemorative prize and gave addresses praising student effort and the late President Ear. Mrs Fairbanks, an alumna, also spoke at the banquet.
Three judges of election in Chicago's Eighteenth ward were found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. John J. Kelly Harry O'Donovan and Hiram B. Sherman were charged with allowing lodging house registrants to vote repeatedly and to impersonate deceased persons on the registration lists.
The Rev. John Chidwick, longtime Navy chaplain and one of the first priests to be aboard the ill fated Maine, has tendered his resignation to President Roosevelt. He will leave the Navy to become a leader at a major parish in New York City.
Prosecution concentrates on M. S. Meyberg and Samuel Glick in a police court case against local railroad scalpers. Four additional witnesses were examined as the trial proceeds.
The Meyberg and Glick ticket brokers face continued hearing as four prosecution witnesses test the sale and alteration of railroad tickets. Evidence includes split tickets and date changes, with Big Four and Union Railway staff detailing sales, issuance, and late use dates.
Prosecution led by the Railway Ticket Protective Bureau aims to press charges against brokerage defendants after raids on brokerage offices two weeks earlier. Attorneys debate evidence viability with Meyberg and Spaan claiming the theory will be exploded. Messing of Messi ticket agency counters that railroads seek to cripple brokers amid conventions, while Pinkerton agent Roach pledges continued court action as evidence accrues.
In Rome on June 16 Dr. Lapponi reported Pope Leo XIII in better health after a change in treatment. Count Camillo Pecci, nephew of the Pope, presented a gold pectoral cross from Charles Astor Bristed and his daughters of New York, which pleased the Pontiff. The meeting dismissed recent illness and death rumors as the Pope laughed at an Italian proverb about death extending life.
In an unusual ceremony in Indiana, Justice Stout presided over a double wedding at the county clerk’s office. Brothers Jacob and Joseph Stopert wed sisters Sallie and Agnes Mulder, with consent from John Mulder. Agnes, nearly eighteen, wore pink. Sallie appeared in blue. The event drew family relief and mixed emotions as the couples began their new lives.
Three separate accidents in Brooklyn and Manhattan today left more than twenty injured and one driver possibly fatally hurt. In Williamsburg a Broadway car hit a truck, scattering men on the street with five seriously hurt and the driver near death. A Gravesend avenue collision nearby wounded two and several more were hurt. In Manhattan a rear Madison avenue crash in the tunnel injured two and many were mildly hurt.
J. G. Johnson appealed from committee to the convention and endured humiliation as the session stretched with heated debate. The prolonged contest reflected deep tensions within the OC gathering, drawing wide attention from attendees and observers alike.
At Tomlinson Hall delegates and visitors attend the thirteenth biennial Head Camp session of the Modern Woodmen of America. Johnson’s bid to seat his Kansas delegates with half votes failed 9 02 to 123 after lengthy credentials debate. The convention opened with welcome by Mayor Bookwalter and Secretary of State Storms. The vote settled the dispute and indicated Johnson will likely face a new challenge today in the ongoing contest for head consul.
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