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  a Train-- Adventures of Survivors at Galveston 89 CHAPTER V. Relief Sent from All Parts of the World


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  the Morgues--Endless Trains of Wagons with Ghastly Freight--Registering the Survivors--Minds Unsettled


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  THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS ON THE WAR FRONT THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS ON FRENCH BATTLEFIELDS MOVING PICTURE BOYS''


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id: 21074
title: Afloat on the Flood
author: Leslie, Lawrence J.
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  The boy who had been called Bandy-legs by Max, and whose rather crooked Steve gave a half groan, and Max too turned a little white, for the was running; while Max and Toby and Bandy-legs found plenty to do in they, Steve?" Bandy-legs asked, after a little time had elapsed, sure to appear," Max told them; "and look who''s coming out on the "I''d just like to be able to give the bridge a good shake," Bandy-legs Turning to look toward the shore Max realized for the first time how chance comes our way," said Max, firmly. "Move along there, Bandy-legs and Steve!" called Max; "or we''ll be "How far have we come, Max?" Steve continued, anxious to know, and "Will we have to keep any sort of watch, d''ye think, Max?" Bandy-legs "Look like tough nuts to me!" Bandy-legs told Max the first opportunity


id: 19878
title: The Passaic Flood of 1903
author: Leighton, Marshall Ora
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  feet of water per second, but at the height of this flood it carried water from the Pompton flood being forced back into Great Piece Meadows. drainage area above Dundee dam during the earlier flood was things considered, the prevention of flood damages in the Passaic Basin The river carries the usual flood waters, and no damage principal areas where storage reservoirs for flood catchment may be which the waters are carried into the central basin by Pompton River; flood waters of the Pompton, which now flow large areas of flat the time of maximum flood would not back water into New York State to a These basins are not available for flood catchment, as the water is used for the construction of flood-catchment reservoirs in Pequanac Basin areas to hold back flood waters, while the capacity of others would be can not be made to carry great flood waters without damage.


id: 23292
title: Ted and the Telephone
author: Bassett, Sara Ware
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  Ted Turner lived at Freeman''s Falls, a sleepy little town on the bank But Ted''s father liked the new home better, far better, and so did Ruth "Wireless, telegraphs, telephones, and things like that," put in Ted. For comment Mr. Wharton tipped back in his chair and once more let his Thus it came about that Ted Turner began the long, golden days of his "There is no way you could come up here and live, is there, Ted?" Mr. Wharton inquired one day. Fervent as this wish was, it was several days before Ted saw Mr. Wharton again and in the meantime the boy began to adapt himself to his Mr. Fernald, this is Ted Turner, the lad I have been telling and the little shack among the pines became to both Ted and to Laurie "I should think," commented Laurie one day, when Ted and Mr. Hazen were


id: 26627
title: The Island House: A Tale for the Young Folks
author: Holmes, F. M. (Frederic Morell)
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  "Now, Mansy, look out!" cried Alfy. "It''s no use," said Alfy, crouching down in the tub, "we are floating "It''s all right, Mansy, if you sit still," said Alfy; "but try and "You have managed well, Master Alfy," said Mansy, admiringly. "So do I," said Alfy, "but, Mansy dear, I really am very hungry, and "Thank you," exclaimed Mansy; "I don''t mind if I do, Master Alfy. "How funny to sleep in a tub on the water!" exclaimed Alfy. "The first thing is to get up to the house," said Alfy. "Do you think we could pull the tub up with Mansy in it to the window?" "But it''s all right, Mansy," said Alfy cheerfully; "and now, we''ll try Then Mansy disappeared from the window, and Alfy soon heard sounds, as In answer to Alfy''s cries, Mansy went down to help Edie, and then the


id: 27669
author: Walker, James Herbert
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  Hundreds of people from Johnstown and up river towns are hurrying here Seven bodies have been taken from the water and dÃ©bris on the river they left their legacy of wrecked houses, fallen trees and dead bodies the end of the bridge, is the ruin of the great Cambria Iron Works, "When the Cambria Iron Company''s bridge gave way I was in the house of a From under the large brick school-house 124 bodies were taken last night afternoon the last day of May. First it swept the houses from Mineral Point down into East Conemaugh. water-supply of towns along the Conemaugh river by the many dead bodies thousand houses came down on the great wave of water, and were held rough men who have worked days in the valley of death turned away from and when the flood came the house toppled over and went rushing away in

title:
  The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin


id: 31889
title: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1874: Its Extent, Duration, and Effects
author: Wiltz, Louis Alfred
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  "By request of Relief Committee and leading citizens, I again call on American cities in behalf of fifty-four thousand victims of the great The Mississippi River in average high water from Memphis to the Gulf is great river over the farms and plantations of Arkansas, Mississippi and the crevasse and overflow water--the former soon reaching the flat land Mississippi river, with a belt say of 35 miles from the Arkansas line to Louisiana line, has an average width of 30 miles, being part of Arkansas Relief Committee, who hears or reads the appeals of the distressed and who relief, not cash, about thirty-five thousand dollars. With this economy we cannot continue relief to of subscription for the relief of sufferers in Louisiana by the flood. communication with the members of the General Committee of Relief, destructiveness of the great flood, and of the reasons why the suffering,


id: 21697
title: The Red Man''s Revenge: A Tale of The Red River Flood
author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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  "Don''t look so crestfallen, man," said old Mr Ravenshaw heartily, as he a maiden''s heart, Ian," said Victor, looking up at the rugged "Never mind, Vic, push on," said Ian; "of course he would make Tony lie "Hand it here, Vic," said Ian. He covered the stitches with melted gum, blew the charcoal red-hot, followed," said Ian, as he suddenly ceased work and rested his paddle on "Even so, boys," said Ian. The Indian chief, who led the party, held the same opinion, and added "Surely they must have seen us by this time," said Victor, in a voice of It was the first time that Victor Ravenshaw had looked upon a slain man. The house of the old gentleman had, he said, much water "The Red River has overflowed, and the land is flooded," said Ian, in a "Come along, you old savage," said Ian, with a good-humoured nod; "I


id: 20455
title: The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado
author: Marshall, Logan
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  from the flooded districts that the people in the towns and cities places of safety men, women and children rescued from flooded houses. commerce of Dayton, who escaped from the flooded city, wired Governor city''s water comes from a reservoir high above the river. Many motor boats went into the flooded district taking food and water River rescue work went forward with the two United States life-saving Efforts were made to clear away debris in sections where the flood water reports reached the State House that the buildings in the flood-swept Carrying on the work of rescuing Dayton flood sufferers from their Flood waters drained off from the devastated districts, railroad service River, temporarily flooded the streets of the city and carried away two that a break in the White Water River levee had flooded the valley, flood waters were on a level with those in the Ohio River, and were


id: 36179
title: The Rover Boys on a Tour; or, Last Days at Brill College
author: Stratemeyer, Edward
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  "Say, fellows, we''ve got to do it this time, sure!" cried Sam Rover, as, "Oh, you mustn''t mind a little thing like that," answered Sam Rover. "That will leave me all alone at Brill," said Sam Rover at that time. "Good evening, Mr. Sanderson," said Sam, coming in and shaking hands, "We came here to find a man named Blackie Crowden," said Sam to the snowball thrown by Sam. Tom wanted to say a good word for Songbird, and the opportunity came "All right, Songbird, come ahead," was Sam''s answer; and a little later "No. I''m going to see Dr. Wallington about it to-morrow," answered Sam. The Rover boy had rather expected some sort of a communication from "But you met a man named Blackie Crowden?" queried Sam. The lawyer glared at the Rover boy and also at Songbird.


id: 34304
title: The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror
author: nan
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  The City of Galveston is situated on the extreme east end of the Island of industry Galveston leads any city in the State of Texas by 50 per cent in On Monday all relief trains sent from other cities toward Galveston were Galveston Island, but at Virginia Point and Texas City, were removed to Y. Mrs. Quayle came from New York to Galveston, arriving there on the Thursday Galveston business man has to-day," said the manager of a grocery house. were visiting Mrs. Love''s mother in Galveston when the storm struck the Mrs. Chapman Bailey, wife of the southern manager of the Galveston Wharf "An intelligent man left Galveston to-day, taking his wife and children to Galveston and before many days a new city will rise on the storm-swept Bell, Mrs. Dudley, wife of Galveston News compositor, and child. Trebosius, Mrs. George, wife of George Trebosius of the Galveston News,


id: 41271
author: Johnson, Willis Fletcher
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  that the house had been swept away in the flood from the lake, no one out-buildings, trees and barns were carried on the angry flood of waters houses, bridges, railroad cars, logs and tree branches were jammed "When the South Fork dam gave way, 16,000,000 tons of water rushed down mass of water came down the Conemaugh river. When the big flood came the houses were picked up like below, fully an hour before the flood came in "a solid wall of water feet high came rushing down the Conemaugh River, carrying before them the Cambria Iron Company''s bridge gave way I was in the house of a stood one-half of the water-works of the Cambria Iron Company, a the Johnstown flood was started at the Post-office Department to-day by of water on the Conemaugh shed at Johnstown up to the time of the flood Pennsylvania Railroad bridge the river rose thirty feet above low-water

title:
  History of the Johnstown Flood Including all the Fearful Record; the Breaking of the South Fork Dam; the Sweeping Out of the Conemaugh Valley; the Over-Throw of Johnstown; the Massing of the Wreck at the Railroad Bridge; Escapes, Rescues, Searches for Survivors and the Dead; Relief Organizations, Stupendous Charities, etc., etc., With Full Accounts also of the Destruction on the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers, and the Bald Eagle Creek.


id: 45667
title: The Boy Scouts Along the Susquehanna; or, The Silver Fox Patrol Caught in a Flood
author: Carter, Herbert, active 1909-1917
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  "That''s right, Thad," commented Giraffe; "after scouts have gone the And just about that time he happened to think of Thad and his scouts; "No objections to favoring you, Bumpus," Thad told him; "and if looks "What''s he going to do?" asked Thad, as they saw Bumpus start on a "All right, Thad; you know I like to hear stories first rate," mumbled Thad explained that they were a patrol of Boy Scouts from Cranford, on a happy-go-lucky fellows as Bumpus, Step Hen, Davy, and perhaps Giraffe. Thad was showing Allan, Giraffe, Bob White and Step Hen the plain to carry you away any old time," Giraffe assured the other scout. "Besides," added Thad, who did not like the way the tall scout talked, "You guessed right, Thad!" said Giraffe, looking toward the patrol Thad, I wanted to look around a little on the way, and find out if there


id: 46011
title: The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood; Or, Perilous Days on the Mississippi
author: Appleton, Victor
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  "Yes, sir, that sure is some flood, Blake," murmured Joe. "There you be, boys!" he said, as Joe and Blake entered. For a time Joe and Blake had worked with the Film Theatrical Company, "The moving picture boys!" he cried, as he noted Joe and Blake. moving picture operator, and one with whom Blake and Joe had had trouble "More pictures, Joe!" cried Blake. All these scenes Joe and Blake took with their moving picture camera. "Look at that river!" cried Joe, pointing to the big stream. "And we''ve got plenty of films for pictures!" cried Joe, as he and Blake As soon as it was light enough, Blake and Joe got out a moving picture while Joe and Blake made some pictures, Mr. Ringold and C. bow, Joe and Blake took a series of moving pictures while Mr. Ringold It''s all over," said Blake, as Joe guided the motor boat


id: 54121
title: Tom Pinder, Foundling: A Story of the Holmfirth Flood
author: Sykes, D. F. E.
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  thinks th'' poor lass ''ats dead an'' gone wer'' seeking Tom o'' Fairbanks. Tom flushed hotly, and said nothing: but that night a village lad with heads said, if Tinker didn''t know when he had a good man, the man knew "We don''t see much of you now-a-days, Miss Dorothy," said Lucy, smiling "Isn''t this th'' spot at Tom Pinder works at?" asked Jack. "There''s something I wanted to tell you, Miss Dorothy," said Tom, after "It is very good of him" said Tom and smiled as he thought of the day "I think it is," said Tom, stoutly, "a man can but do his best." "You must take it off my hands, Tom and Co.," said Redfearn. Sunday meetings at Co-op mill, and of Tom Pinder, who, folk said, spoke "Tom will never be _my_ lover, Dorothy," said Lucy, quietly. "It is," said Tom, but his eyes were on Dorothy''s beaming face.


id: 57319
title: San Isidro
author: Crowninshield, Schuyler, Mrs.
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  Agueda turned away and entered the comidor, leaving Don Beltran looking "My little Agueda," she had said--stopped short, and sighed. Beltran had laid his hand on Agueda''s shoulder as he would have done "I never heard the Señor say that," said Agueda, with the air of one who "Oh, no, Señor," said Agueda, smiling frankly. "I should like to see Aneta, Señora," said Agueda. "I wish that you could come down to the river," said Agueda. "No, Señor," said Agueda, looking down. "Beltran," said Agueda, with a happy smile. "I think the padre is away," said Agueda, looking down. "The Señor Silencio?" said Raquel, breathless, her eyes flashing with a "I do not know that Don Beltran," said Raquel. "Shall I show the Señorita to her room?" asked Agueda of Beltran. "Agueda," said Beltran, "bring my mother''s cross here, will you? Agueda?" said Beltran. Beltran looked at Agueda, and then down at Felisa.


id: 60761
title: The Good Seed
author: Reynolds, Mack
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  island, facing death as surely as he; if the wind or the waves tore it "I know you, man," said the plant. Calvin went back to the plant in its little hollow, tight-hugging to "Look," said Calvin abruptly, "there''s a fisheries survey station "I would go with the wind until I found shelter," said the plant. "There are none close," said the plant. "Good-by, man," said the plant. crest of one wave, found himself turned backward to face the island, "The water is rising more swiftly," said the plant. "You make me wonder," said the plant, after a little, "why it hurts you Calvin crawled a little closer to the plant, into the hollow, until "No," said Calvin, and all at once, like light breaking at last into But Calvin, clinging to the plant with both arms, saw only the water "No," said Calvin, pulling away again.


