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THE WASHINGTON HERALD
. Fair today and tomorrow;
rising .temperature tomorrow.
Temperatures yesterday Max
imum, 70; minimum, 37.
The Herald has the tar
morning home drcdbtton, aad
prints all the newt of the world,
with manjr exclastre feature.
NO. 2364
WASHINGTON. D. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1913. -TWELVE PAGES.
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GOV. JAMRS ST. COX.
"COLUMBUS, O., March 27, 1913. Editor The Washington Herald
Your welcome telegram just received. I want to thank you and the rest of the
big-heartedbunch at the Nation's Capital The situation at Dayton is better
tonight. The water is receding rapidly. Our railroads are still paralyzed and
a quarter of a million people are homeless tonight. Property loss will amount
to hundreds of millions. Wire all funds to Col. W. L. Wilson, Treasurer Re
lief Fund, Columbus, O. JAMES M. COX."
FLOOD BEGINS TO RECEDE IN OHIO; SUPPLIES
ARRIVE; OTHER SECTIONS ARE NOW IN DANGER
MILITIA AND SUPPLIES
REACH STRICKEN DAYTON;
FLAMES EXTINGUISHED
Water Recedes and Pent-up Hundreds Re
leased from Refuges in Flooded District.
Estimates of Dead Show Little Change.
TORRENTS THREATEN AT MANY POINTS
Militiamen in boats arrived in the stricken city of Dayton, Ohio,
last nisrlit. to the ercat iov the Hood sufferers, and simultaneous with
'heir arrival a trainload of supplies crept into the Union Station over
the tracks of tne Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Just is thec signs of returning life were visible, several thousand
men and women prisoners for nearly three davs in the downtown
office buildings, trooped out on to the damp and mud-smeared sidc
v.alks and got their first glimpse at close range of the terrible destruc
tion wrought by the great flood
i-irks eviiguisiii:d.
The fires that burned -pasinodically Wednesday afternoon and
night and part of vesterdaj. were extinguished vesterday afternoon,
and it is now hoped that the Io-s of life will not approach the ap
paling figures that have been given publicity during the last two das.
Maj. Leon Smith, in charge of the militia, announced last night
that the search of buildings for bodies of the dead would begin today,
and it is therefore impossible to give am accurate information as
to the loss of life in the citv. It is known, however, tliat ouu persons
have been drowned, and it is" believed that this ht may be doubled
when the searching liall have ended.
IlllTOV IVOKR MRTIAI. H.
Last night the citv was under martial law, and with only a light
here and there, militiamen were patrolling all sections of the city,
some afoot and some in boats, preserving order. Maj. Smith lias asked
for more militiamen, not because any looting is feared, but for the
reason that the men now there have been on duty almost constantly
for two davs in their efforts to get into the city and many of them are
exhausted.
North Dayton, which is expected to roll up a great death list,
furnished no information last night that would lead to-an accurate
list of the dead in that vicinit,
but it is believed that the dead
FIRST CYCLONE PHOTOGRAPH FROM OMAHA.
there will add more than 200 to
the number already known to have
lot their lives.
Coltl (bii Incrraifi Suffering.
It will be some dajs before the current
will permit of the free parage of boats
across the Miami to North Dajton. but
Hid is being sent there from other sources,
and word from that pection of the city
last night brought bj the militia was to
the effect that many houses thfre were
being cleaned of the slime and mud left
b tbo flood and were being Impressed into
hospitals for the care of the suffering
A cold aie, followed by a blinding
snowstorm, has made the suffering of
those jet to be rescued intense and. added
to this. Is the great lack of drinking water.
Eighteen blocks were destroyed in the
fire and, although it Is believed that manv
persons lost their lives in this manner,
there was no information last night tend
ing to accuracy in that dlrecUon It will
be a matter of perhaps twent-four hours
before definite information Is received.
The reservoir at Lewiston is still Intact,
despite many reports to the contrary.
Gnrrison. on Way.
This was the general situation in Daj
ton at 11 o'clock lust night.
Secretary of War Garrison, on a special
train and accompanied by MJ Gen Leon
ard Wood and several other officers, is
rushing to the Ohio city with the inten
tion of lending all aid possible The Sec
retary is going to Cincinnati over the
Chesapeake and Ohio, and from there,
will work his way northward to Dayton
He has orders from President Wilson to
put the city of Daj ton under martial .law
If in his discretion such a move Is necessary.
Meanwmle. the President, whose car
stands ready in the Union Station at
Washington, will go to the scene should
the Secretary of War call for him
Advices from other sections of Ohio
SCENE IN FLOODED DAYTON.
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Reproduction from the Dally N(m, hovrlns a flooded afreet In the weat
rm section of the totrn. which has since been almost entirely wiped on
the map by lire and flood
ItWT i i Tjjpl if illiiflMi iii' MIj flifi ---
(CopjTtebt bj lBtemiBl Sewa Smfcs.)
Ruins of the Sacred Heart Academy, in the residential section of Omaha, Nebr., which city was one
of the worst sufferers in the tornado of Easter Sunday.
have not tended to lessen the list of
dead as previously reported. It will be
several days before the run extent of
the damage and loss or life in Uhlo alone
Is known. The total loss of life In Ohio
Is estimated at 3306. in Indiana at 18S:
Pennsylvania. 3. and West Virginia, U.
Storms Strike In East.
Meanwhile, the Eastern section of the
country Is feeling the full force of
storm of Its own Tornadoes are sweep
ing through Virginia and Delaware and
up the Atlantic coast, a wind velocity of
seventy miles an hour being reported In
New 'Jork City last night.
The thermometer is falling rapidly, and
the temperature In many places In the
East is near the freezing point.
Advices late last night from many sec
tions of the country are in effect as fol
low
VIRGIXK.
Richmond Seventy-mile gale sweeping
state. Many houses unroofed here and
business houses damaged No fatalities
Norfolk Coast swept b high gale. Bat
tleships and much shipping putting in
for safet). Temperature falling rapidly.
Petersburg Terrific wind and rain
storm; much damage.
MARVLAM).
Fotomne Rlalne Rapidly.
Baltimore High gales, following tor
rential rains; temperature falling rapid
ly, rotomac River rising at the rate
of a foot an hour in Western Maryland
.dgemont Hundred million gallon res
ervoir here brimfull, force of gale likely
to cause a break before morning. Peo
ple leaving homes.
Federalsburg Terrific wind and rain
storm all day: many buildings wrecked,
section of the city under water tonight;
great apprehension
v illiamsport Potomac rising rapidly:
city threuttned
DEM WARE.
Seaford Heavy rains and high winds:
streams rising rapidlj.
Laurel Tornado here this evenlnr:
much damage; no finalities.
SEW YORK.
Trenton Delaware River rising rapldli:
flood warnings sent out
Asbury Park Freight steamer AnUoch
wrecked: crew rescued: damaging gales.
Egg Harbor Terrific wind and rain:
many buildings blown down: several
imau Doats sunk: no loss of life.
Buffalo All streams in western section
of State out of banks: lanre area of
country overflowed Only one life report
ed lost. Heavy snow and northwest rale.
Salamanaca Threatened by fire- hero
summoned from near-by towns, but can't
reach city. Practically all towns in tho
Genesee Valle) under water and In
darkness tonight.
Rochester This citv In danger of be
ing cut off overothe Buffalo, Rochester
and Pittsburg tracks, owing to floods
in Genesee Valle. No rail communica
tion with Genesee. Temperatures fallen
to near freezing point.
Albany The Hudson is eighteen feet
above normal. Street car traffic aban
doned and all schools closed this after
noon. Entire southern end of the city
is under water. New York Central tracks
between Fonda and St Johnvlllc (not on
the main line) are covered with water.
The dam of the International Paper Com
pany, at Tort Edwards, is weakening
under the pressure from two dajs' flood
waters Hundreds of people went to
nearbjuhllls tonight for safety.
Watertown Black River has reached
the highest mark ever known. Nine pa
per mills have shut down. Water run
ning through the streets of several near
by villages.
New York City Seventy-mile Kale, fol
lowing heavy rainfall of the morning.
Temperature is nearing the freezing
point.
Sayvllle. Long Island Wireless tower
Continued on Pace Foir.
FEDERAL AID IS
SENT TO FLOOD
ZONE; GARRISON
IN OHIOJODAY
Secretary of War Heads Big
Relief Party to Ohio and
Indiana.
PRESIDENT MAY VISIT
STRICKEN SECTIONS
Navy Department tad Public Health
Service Both Dispatch Representa
tives to Torrent-swept States.
RED CROSS GETS APPEAL
83-10 PhlladelDhla aad Rrlnra.
J2.25 Chester .and return: 2.00W liming
ton and return Pennsylvania Railroad
next Sunday. Special'trainJeaves Wash
ington 7.20 a. m. Consult ticket ajceztta
for furthar Drticulrf
III-fated City of Dayton Cnt in Two
by Deluge, Say Reports
Received Hera.
With a unanimity of action,
that parallels if it does not sur
pass the hustle and bustle of war
times, the Federal government,
through every department from
the White House down, is bend
ing its energies toward the relief
of the distress and the suffering
m the Ohio and Indiana flood re
gions. The word to go forth to
the aid of the stricken communi
ties started from the White House.
The President himself has signi
fied his willingness, in the event
that his presence can be of any
avail in the inundated districts, to
drop all such minor matters as
tariff or currency or appointments
and, himself, join the ranks of the
army of rescuers now steaming to
ward Umo trom every quarter of
the Union.
Departmental red tape has been
slashed. Expense may go hang.
The Federal government is out in
force in the cause of humanity,
"Get vour men and your women,
jour supplies of clothing and bed
ding and foodstuffs, your doctors
and nurses, jour medicines and
j-our fuel into the flood-region in
the quickest time possible and we II
talk about the cost afterward,"
that is in .substance, the word that
has passed around Washington.
ContlnoCia on Pave Three.-
FLOOD TRAPS MINERS
IN P0TTSVII1E, PA.
Potlsvtlle. Pa. March Zl A rush of
water, due to the recent heavy rains,
brought with It great quantities of water,
rock, coal, and debris into a mine gang
way at the Buck Run Colliery, Mount
Pleasant, and shut off six miners who
were at work late todaj. The entombed
men are John O Brien. Robert Connelly,
and Thomas Brennan, of Peckschervnie.
and John Murph), of Forestville. and
two others whose names were not learn
ed. Rescuers are at work up to their
necks In water In their desperate efforts
to reach them.
STATE CAPITAL
A SHAMBLES AS
FLOOD RECEDE
Columbus. March IT Columbus con
fronts a situation late tpnlght almost as
serious as Da) ton. The swollen Scioto
receded today and proof of the fright
ful toll of human life claimed by the
flood was revealed It is estimated that
any where from J to 10W perished in
the capital cltj.
Dead Float In Pools.
Scores of dead floated in eddjlng pools
in vacant lots and low ground. Searchers
for the living saw house after house,
weakened bj the strong current of three
dajs, give way as the waters receded.
As these houses crashed to ruin search
ers saw bodies released and swirl down
stream Death May Total l.OOO.
"All energies were devoted to caring for
tnose wno are homeless, hungry and ill
and the dead were left alone for the time
being
Harry P. Wolfe, owner of the Dispatch,
who was active In the rescue work, said
he would not be surprised If the dead
reached 1 000. He had seen conditions
so much more horrible than he had ex
pected that description was vain. First
direct communication was established with
a West Side undertaker late this after
noon when Undertaker Osman said over
the telephone that ho had nineteen bodies
in his morgue and orders to care for
sixty-nine more.
He estimated the number of dead in the
United Brethren Church, on the West
Side, at 3X1. From 1 to 150 bodies, he
said, are lying parll submerged In Avon
dale Avenue. About MO more, according
to sir. Osufan. are lying In Wet Park
Avenue.
Fire Chief Escapes.
Fire Chief Laurier, who was marooned
on the hilltop. Just bevond the flooded
section, reaching that point of tafety in
his automobile just before the water wept
tho lowlands, said that he saw scores of
persons tundlng on their porches as the
water swept down and that he cannot
see how scarcely any of them escape.
MAKE DARING RESCUES.
New Tork. March Zi. Capt. David Mar-
rell and his two mates white men, re
mained on the barkentlne Antlocli after
she went ashore today on the New Jersey
coast, near Asbury Park, while negro
members of the crew were taken ashore in
a breeches buo. The Work of the llfe-
ntvera' was handicapped by the breaking I
of the hawser of the buoy.
DAYTON PRESENTS SCENE
OF COMPLETE DISASTER;
COLD ADDS TO HORROR
Estimates of Dead Run from 1,000 to
1,500-70,000 Homeless 15,000
Residences Submerged.
WEST DAYTON IS AGAIN IN FLAMES
West Dayton, Ohio, March 28 (Friday). Fire has broken out in
the center of .the city again tonight. Tht bright glare spreading
above makes the fire plainly visible from here. The location appears
to be east of the wholesale an d retail section, already partially
burned.
Dayton, March 27. Dayton presents a scene of complete disaster
tonight, owing to the partial recession of the water.
When darkness settled oer the ruins, only scattering ras of
light could be seen where the fire, wiich has raged for nearly thirtv
hours, still smolder:.
A steady fall of snow and a cold, piercing wind are adding to
the suffering of the 70,000 persons wl;o are destitute.
EST!MTE OF THE DEtD.
After a brief survey of the ruins tonight it was estimated that
1.000 to 1,500 have died; 70.000 are homeless; 15.000 residences are
submerged; 120 miles of streets are flooded; 5.000 persons hae been
rescued and are being cared for in temporary hospitals, 500 horses
have been killed, together with seeral hundred head of cattle; the
financial loss is estimated at !J5,000.000.
PRISOBRS IX REVOLT.
The first party of militiamen to reach the water bound diUrict
found the most terrible conditions to exist in the city workhouse, where
sixty prisoners hae been in a state of revolt since Tuesday night.
They hae been without food and water all of this time, and Super
intendent Johnson has been fight-, Algonquin are safe and hae not auf.
ing for his life during most of the
time. A detachment of militia has
been placed on guard at the work
house, and food and water has
been sent there.
Hotel Gnesta .Snfe.
No word has jet been received con
cerning the safety of Mayor Kdward
Phillips or members of his family.
Chief of Police J. N. Allaback. who
has been marooned, has taken charge of
the rescue work In .North Da) ton.
The three hundred guests in the Hotel
fered materially, except from fear thai
the fire would reach them.
It was reported tonight that, with th
exception of those who lived In Nortfc
Da ton. not over 200 have been drowned.
The relief parties have so far found,
it Impossible to reach north of Helena
btreet. where the greatest loss Is thought
to have occurred in the thickly congest
ed district there.
The heaviest part ofhe flood quickly
and almost without warning reached thU
section of the city and it is believed
that a large portion of the inhabitants
Cnntluurd on Pime Pour.
Philadelphia Exrttrsloa.
Next Sunday. March- 30. Pennsylvania
Railroad CM. round trip. Special train
leaves Washington -' 20 a. m. lili to
Chester and return: CM to-Wllminirton
and. return. Consult ticket gents.
HERALD RELIEF FUND NOW AMOUNTS TO $1,110.00.
stirred bj- the strneroua offer of The Aaahlaa;on Herald In doaattos;
SI, OOO to head a fund fur the relief of the flood sufferers, readers of this
newspaper readily nlwrrlned I arse and amall amount, all dar yesterday
and last night. special office for the receipt of money was opened at 3
o'clock In the morning, and up to a late hoar last night the fond waa
gradually Inercaaed.
It Is expected that within the next twenty-four honra a large part of
the fund nlll be dispatched to Col. W. L. Wllaon, treasurer of the relief
fund, at Columbus, Ohio.
The list sf contributors and their amounts followi
The Washington Herald SI.OOO.00
Mr. and Mra. V. B. Hester 3.00
Csah 1.00
Mrs. Katharine White .-,.00
J. J. Friedman 3.00
s. M. Jones .-. SUM
Mrs. F. I S.00
e . nrolmnn 2JM
William Edgar S.00
Lurrna W. tierhold XOO
Mr. nnd Mrs. McCarthy Hanger 5.00
J. F. n.... f 340
Thomas E. Holmes ,-;.oo
Frank C. .skinner 1040
Cash . 140
II. R. Buckler 3.00
William T. Wlllett 10.00
Ida C. Payne 340
Mlas Freda Fearnd . 1.00
Charles sctaafer S340
Mrs. (J. I H ... 140 ,
W. F- Palmer 140
Mrs. H. (i. Kiel 1.00
K. K. Burlew. ..."... 140
Kdllh M. Adklns 100
Poatofflrr station ., cash l.oo
Three 'm 340
Total SI. 1 1040
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