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THE CHINASWAFE, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1937
PETROL FIRE DISASTER IN CINCINNATI
Flaming Torch Of Swirling Flood GRAPHIC STORY NORTH SEA OF GREAT CATASTROPHE
DRAMA
"VENUS” AGAIN TO |
RESCUE
HURRICANE STILL BLOWING
FIRE, EXPLOSIONS AND THE OUTBREAK OF PNEU-| MONIA HAVE ADDED TO THE HORRORS OF THE WORST FLOODS IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, IN WHICH NEARLY 200,000 HAVE ALREADY BEEN RENDER-Sea storms within a week, is ED HOMELESS.
Reuter's correspondent in Chicago says that the level of the waters remains unchanged and that rain is still general in the Ohio Valley, which, with the valley of the Mississippi, has been turn- ed into one vast area of devastation.
Oslo, To-day. Two galiant rescues in North
the splendid record of the Nor wegian steamer Venus, plying [between Newcastle and Bergen.
Fires gutted four major buildings and a score of smaller edi-ed. fices in the heart of the industrial centre of Cincinnati before)
Last Wednesday the Venus, although herself dainage, suc ceeded in saving the crew of the Norwegian liner "Trym,” just before the Try founder-
Yesterday, while on ber
reception was awaiting ber for the former rescue, she was obliged to rush to the assistance of an- other Norwegian steamer, the "Veni."
the conflagration was finally controlled at 3.30 yesterday after-home to Bergen, where a
noon
The fires started when a high tension cable fell into the flood waters, which were covered with pe- tral released from tanks which had exploded.
Many of the 300,000 whose homes have been destroyed are ill with influenza or pneumonia, and doctors are working over- time to prevent an epidemic.
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DOROTHY LEE
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THREE MILES OF FLAMES
In Cincinnati, Ohio, fire and troops and engineers to rule, explosions added to the plight rescue and reassure." of the flood victims when the The inhabitants of Louisville, Standard Oil Company's refin-numbering 300.000, panicked as ing plant caught fire yesterday the flood waters rose inexorably, morning.
leading the Chief Executive to
FIRE BRIGADE'S TASK
call an emergency conference of
the heads of the five Federal re- The flames leapt up 300 feet and lief agencies and the Red Cross. spread rapidly in spite of the des-; Red Cross officials state that perate efforts of the city's fire the situation constitutes the brigades, who were working up to worst threat to public health in their armpits in water.
the history of American disas- ters.--Beater.
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ON "WAR-TIME" BASIS
At least thirty-two other build- ings have been damaged by the President Roosevelt has placed fire and others threatened as peve Federal agencies, comprising trol tanks floated on the food the Army, Navy, Coastguard, waters.
Works Progress Administration i WHOLE STREET DESTROYED and the Civilian Conservation
Corps on a war-time basis.**
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The raging flames extended on
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tanks
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The "Veni" had sent out S.0.5. saying:
way
great
"In hurricane. Broken rudder. Seas washing over. Fear hatches will go.”
Both the "Venus" and the mail steamer "Jupiter" have rushed to the spot and are standing by pump- ing oil on the sea in order to give the distressed steamer a chance to repair ber rudder.
The "Veni" has a crew of 27-
Beuter.
FANLING GOLF RESULTS
Competitions Held Over Week-End
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP THIRD ROUND
In addition the Chief Executive The following were the resulta front three and a half miles has asked the heads of the five of competitions played over the long and half a mile deep.
headquarFanling Golf courses during the whole street was completely des- agencies to maintain
House in past week end. troyed in the Holocaust which tea at the White
Washington Om
24-hour blew up ten 50,000-gallon
schedule. Reuter. of the Standard Oil Company.
The damage to the Standard Oil work alone is estimated $1,000,000 and the total damage to over $3,000,000..
TROOPS REINFORCED
A state of emergency has been declared and a force of 1,000 Na tional Guardgmen ordered to rein- force the five hundred already in jduty in the 350 miles of flooded territory in the Ohio Valley bé- tween Marietta, and Cincinnati.
SOKOLNIKOFF
MAKES QUEER
In the Bogey (Par) Food held over the Old Course, H. M Alex- ander (6) and C. M. Singer (18) each returned scores of 1 down and divided the spoils. There were 27 entries.
ADMISSIONS played, resulting in a MOSCOW TRIAL EVIDENCE
RADEK COURIER
Moscow, To-day
W
One of the semi-final round ties in the G. M. Young Cup was also for Butterfield and Swires over the Manufacturers Life Insurance. Co. The other semi-final round tie will be played between Dodwell and Co. and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Captain's Cup (1936)
The following were the results. the
The chief of police at Cincinna-| ti has called up 500 volunteers to help fight the blaze while the fire- fighters are being assisted by 100
Dramatic evidence of be prisoners from the workhouse trayal of Soviet Russia was of Third Round matches in
| given when the sensational Captain's Cup (1926):— TOWN TO BE EVACUATED
G. S. Chambers (20) beat A. D. The Mayor of Louisville, Ken-trial of seventeen former high leave the city as the Ohio River is to-day in Moscow.
WED "EX-MRS. BRADFORD" sacks, has urged all residents to Russian officials were resumed Humphreys (11) 2 and 1: KS.
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Gilmore (6) 3 and 2.
Junior Championship
fat a level of 52 feet and is stead- M. Gregory Sokolnikoff, far- (14) beat A. V. Greaves (20) 1 The railways have been appeal-mer Soviet Ambassador to Lon-up, W: Sharp (11) beat D. J. led to by the Mayor, to provide den, startled the court when he trains for the evacuation of the gave evidence that he was guil [ty of plotting to betray the Soviet to Germany and Japan owing to his "defeatist belie" that German Fascism threaten
to strangle the Soviet
town/Benter.
MARTIAL LAW IN INDIANA
Indianapolis, To-day. The Governor has proclaimed sartial law throughout the flooded
Am Southern Indiana, which "ocemples a third of the entire
of the State
have commandeered, al for relief work
of Jefferson has
the refugees being
The following were the resulta of the First Bound' of the Junior Championship played over the week-end: 0. W. Sharp beat D. E. N. Baker-Carr 5 and 4; A. D. Hun- He thought it preferable, he phreys beat J. Harrop 4 and 3; testified, to retreat from So-W. N. A. Smalley received a w.o. cialism and make a deal with from A. C. L. Bowker; B. D. Evans the Fascists, rather than be des beat W. Woodward 4 and 3; J- troyed entirely,
W. Mayhew best KK Rounds 2 up; N. K. Littlejohn best T. Low Asked by the prosecution whe-beat C.-H. Barton 6 and 5.
4 and 3 and Capt. D. B. Michell
TROTSKY AND RÅDEK
trals Beuterther he thought Germans would
HOLIDAY tolerate their government once Stubby Shield
at Cincinnati, they were entrenched "in the Uls-]
The following were the results
an emergency holl-zaine, M. Sokolnikoff replied that of Third Bound ties in the Stubbs
nested the con- they relied on the other capitalist Shield: existing resources, powers to prevent Germany, going izens that all shops and too far.
Asiatic" "Petroleum Co. bezt] Education Department by 1 bolet.
vill he clowed to-morrow, M. Vladimir Boun, Washington and will meet the winners of the erto no epidemic has broken correspondent of the Moscow the between the National: -City
out though many are reported to be newspaper Izvestia are evi- Bank and the P. and D. Bank, in dence to the erect that he had the Semi-Final Round the
RULE RESCUE AND
Washington.
The Governor of Ken
President Roosevelt
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