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Show Whole Families on Roofs. All of the first terrible night, while tbe city of Peru, Ind.. waa In Inky darkneas because of tbe cutting off of tbe gaa and electric light supply.' men, women and children, and In aome Instances In-stances entire families, lay flat where they had crawled to the roofs of their homes, waiting for daylight to bring relief. Hundreds of others were lammed in the courthouse and lodge buildings, which were In the only four blocks of the city not under water. Tbe first thought of rescue parties waa to send Into the town boata to carry to aafety those who were threatened threat-ened with drowning. Telephone communication com-munication had twen opened with points In the residence and bualness districts and from those marooned In buildings it waa learned that many persons, including some women who held their children In their arma, had been on roofs exposed to an almost freexlng temperature all night One man telephoned he had seen several fall from exhaustion and slip Into tha water. It waa tbe purpose of the rescuers res-cuers first to reach those In greatest danger. Hundreds of others huddled together at tbe courthouse, although In want of food and water, were to be taken later. |