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NEARLY A HUNDRED
GREAT MIAMI RIVER
More Than 500 Marooned
Are Saved in West
Dayton
HELPLESS TO AID
MANY SUFFERERS
Water in All Inundated Districts
Falls Considerably—Geographi
cal Situation Hampers
the Rescue Work
West Dayton. O., March 27.—Condi
tions in West Dayton and the central
part of the city became acirfe to-night.
T.otters are at work, according to the
militia. Communication with the
downtown districts Is ent off except
through the national guardsmen. They
refuse to let anyone venture Into that
district. The rallltla say a score of per
sons suspected of being bent on looting
have been arrested. An ex-pollceman
caught coming ont of a deserted house
fa in prison.
The Fourth National bank building
a till Is burning.
j The blare Is lighting up the sky for
miles and though several engine com
panies are fighting the blaze (hey are
making little headway. All lights In
the central district have been ordered
extinguished because of fear tha( (he
natural gas, which was supposed to
he turned off. Is on.
West Dayton, O., March 27.-—After a
day of gruelling work, volunteer res
cuers have recovered more than half
a hundred bodies from the waters of
the Great Miami river and Wolf creek
nnd saved upwards of 500 who for two
days have been clinging to roofs or
living In upper stories. With the com
ing of nightfall (he efforts to rescue
more persons whs slackened and all of
Dayton, not in the central flood dis
trict, waited In dread for the nightly
fires which have udded horrors to (he
situudon.
No fires have been seen in the central
district since noon, but the knowledge
that thousands of persons are trapped on
upper floors of the buildings where they
cannot be reached, added to the terror
tonight.
The water in all the inundated districts
has fallen from three to five feet today
and the current of the river and creek
have slacked so that it is possible, except ■
in the centre, for small boats to rfeach!
sufferers.
Company F of the .Ohio National Guard
from Eaton, O., is patrolling the streets
of West Dayton. Adjutant General Wood
today wired Governor Coi asking that
militia, either Ohio or from any nearby
state, be rushed here.
In addition to the militia, members of
the local police force not caught in the
central flood district and volunteer
guardsmen are on duty.
NONE ALLOWED TO
ENTER DISTRICT
In the west Dayton flood district, no
person is allowed to enter except on a
militia pass.
At the rescue stations, the scenes en
acted today were heart rending and the
most pitiful scenes occurred at the tem
porary morgues. At the West Dayton
morgue frantic crowds watched every
body brought in hoping against hope that
it was not some loved one.
Men and women became hysterical «it
times while searching for members ol
their families. In addition to refuge
homes, the authorities in each section are
maintaining an identification bureau,
m here all persons cared for are registered.
Their friends are directing tlieir search.
The food situation soon was relieved
temporarily by the arrival of a special
train from Richmond, Ind.. bringing seven
cars of provisions. Tonight Quartermas
ter Dogan received word from the Uni
ted Stales quartermaster general that 300.
. 000 rations had been ordered shipped here
^ from Chicago, 100 ranges and one com-\
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HUNT ISSUES PITIFUL
APPEAL FOR SUFFERERS
ASKS THAT CITIZENS OF THE
UNITED STATES COME TO AID
OF THOUSANDS OF STARVING
PEOPLE
Cincinnati. March 27.—Mayor Henry
T. Hunt of this city has issued an ap
peal to the people of the United States,
asking aid for the flood victims in
♦ he Miami valley The appeal follows:
"Cincinnati is exhausting herself in
endeavoring to feed 70,000 starving peo
ple in the Miami valley.
"We must have financial and mate
rial assistance of immediate availabil
ity. Every city should appoint a com
mittee to raise money and to purchase
supplies and forward both to us.
"Five hundred thousand dollars would
not be enough to care for the situa
tion. I will be responsible for the
proper disposition of supplies and ex- 1
penditurea of money. This city Is do- |
ing its utmost and the need is greater
than it can supply. Let every generous
American aid us as we would aid him
I if he were in our condition."
Organise Relief Work
Maj. John A. Logan, Jr., of the quar
termaster's department at Washington,
arrived here today to organise relief
work for Dayton. Under his direction
a special train was made up at Ke
nova, W. Va.. which will be In charge
of army officers. An effort will be
made to take this train into Dayton
by way of Columbus, but it is feared,
...
however, it will not reach its destina
tion. Major Jx>gan already has ordered
army tents, blankets and supplies from
St. Louis and other army depots to
be shipped to Cincinnati. lie .proposes
to establish a line of communication
from here to Dayton and if needed the
engineering department is prepared to
build temporary bridges and pontoons
across streams where the bridges have
been washed out. Immediately upon
Ills arrival Major Logan conferred with
Mayor Hunt to ascertain what relief
measures already have been taken.
Mayor Hunt telegraphed Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood al Washington ie«jnest
ing him to be prepared to send mili
tary assistance to Cincinnati in the
event of a flood here. He asked par
ticularly for tents, cots and blankets.
Throughout the day trolley cars, laden
with food, clothes and filtered water
were sent from here into the flood dis
trict. They were dispatched by the
general relief committee.
In Urgent Need
Columbus, O.. March 27.—Money by
telegraph is the urgent need of Ohio's
flood swept districts, according to a
proclamation issued by Governor Cox
today. He said that it is impossible
to get supplies to the districts strick
en, because railroad trains are unable
to operate and that supplies can best
be procured at the nearest points to
the cities and towns affected.
The officers of the Red Cross are
here and ready to give assistance.
Pood and coffins are needed badly in
Dayton, according to a message to
Governor Cox this afternoon from Adju
tant General Wood, who is in the flood
stricken city. Tho survivors are nearly
starved and there must be coffins in
which to place the dead bodies as they
are recovered, according to the adjutant
general.
FIRST LOSS OF LIFE FROM
FLOOD IN NEW YORK STATE
New York, March 27.—The first loss
of life as the reBuit of floods in New
York state was reported from Glens
Falls tonight. A bridge there was swept
away and two persons are said to have
been drowned.
The flood situation in the Adiron
dacks is acute. The village of Luzerne,
with 2000 inhabitants, is cut off while
the town of Fort Edward is inundated.
Every stream in western New York
is out of its banks tonight. Many vil
lages in the valleys between Buffalo
and the Pennsylvania line are cut off
from railroad and wire communication.
The property loss will reach several
millions. Hornell, Olean and Salam-.
anca are among the cities that have'
suffered much property damage.
In the eastern end of the state the
Mohawk and Hudson valleys are exper
iencing the worst flood in years. Jn
Albany power plants have been put out
of commission, street traffic practi
cally suspended and schools and fac
tories closed. The south end of the
city is under water and the police res
cued residents there in boats.
In Troy the water front streets are
submerged and there has been con
siderable financial loss. Watervliet re
ports many streets under five feet of
water with citizens traveling about in
boats.
The huge plants of ,the General Elec
tric and American locomotive com
panies in Schenectady are threatened
tonight by the flood from the Mohawk.
The river is 18.5 feet above normal
and slowsly rising.
bus, O., 3300 tents, 100 hospital tents anfl
400 stoves from Philadelphia and 300,000
blankets and 600 bed sacks from St. Louis
or Cincinnati. Quartermaster Logan is
authorized to purchase in the open mar
ket all rations needed.
The thing that makes the situation
more difficult for concerted rescue work
is the peculiar geographical situation of
the town. It is divided Into six sec
tions, central Dayton, comprising the
downtown business district; West Day
ton. the territory extending several miles
west of the big Miami; Riverdale, the
northeast across the river from the cen
tral district; Dayton View, the extreme
northeast; Central Dayton, the manu
facturing district, in which the National
Cash Register company’s plant is located,
and separated from the central district
by .lowlands which are deep in flood wa
ter, and North Dayton, northwest of the
business district across ^the river from
the business section.
TORRENTS HINDER
RESCUE WORK
Tiie river forms a horseshoe around
the business district, 'malting it impos
sible to reach that part until the tor
rents that arc pouring down the valley!
recede.
Dayton View. West Dayton and River-!
dale are the only sections between which
communication is possible.
Hourly apprehension for the appalling
sights that will be uncovered when the
waters return to normal are growing.
Pestilence is . feared and already sanitary
and health officials are mapping out. their
work. Sewers of the entire city were
burst by the flood, manholes were sim
ply blown but of the earth. It will be
many days before the water service can
be restored and it will be more than a
week before street car companies can
operate. Electric lights are something
which probably will not be known in
Dayton again for from 10 to 14 days, and
authorities believe energetic measures are
necessary.
it is impossible to learn the names
of the dead recovered. Only one body,
in Riverdale, has been Identified, and
those recovered are being taken to tem
porary morgues, churches and private
homes so that an accurate account of
the bodies will be made impossible.
The police and militia report that
looters are working In the central dis
trict. All persons not able to give a
satisfactory explanation of their ac
tions are arrested. Persistent, but un
confirmed. reports tell of looters being
shot. Excitement is running riot. The
w ildest rumors were in circulation and
serious trouble is expected.
Six hundred persons trapped in Union
station here reported to have been
drowned were rescued tonight. For
three days they have been standing
packed like sardines in a box.
News of Ensley
The committee appointed at the las* ;
meeting of the Ensley club to conferl
with the officials of the Tidewater lineal
in reference to the operation of owl j
cars called on Superintendent Ross of
that company yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Ross discussed the proposition
at some length with the members of
the committee and promised to give'the
matter careful consideration. He stated
that if the people wanted an all-night
service and it could be.arranged with
out serious loss, to the company it
would be done.
The members of the committee who
called on M^ Ross were Alex Poss.
chairman; E. W. A very t, John S. Har
ris and i.\ Burke, president of the
club.
Green Berry Powell, 85 years of age. !
and a veteran of three wars, died about j
2 o’clock yesterday afternoon at his;
residence, 17o 1 Twenty-seventh street, |
Ensley Highlands. Mr. Powell was a|
native of Blount county and was a sol- j
diet* In the Mexican, Texas and civil j
wars. The deceased is survived by his
wife and •several children. The funeral
will be held Friday afternoon at the
Sandusky Baptist church, of which de
ceased was a member, interment will
be at Crumley's Chapel.
This evening at the Minyr school a
“tacky” party and musical* entertain
ment will be gjyen by the School Im
provement association. A prize will be
given 6mr the tackiest dressed person
in fittehdanco.
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The funeral of Mrs. Julia Lovell,
wire died Wednesday evening, was held
frWrn the residence at Ml"* Twenty-third
street yesterday afternoon. Itev. A. K.
Wright conducted the funeral services.
The deceaacri 1* aurvived by Jaer bu»
s
band, William Lovell, and two small
children.
The funeral of Penry M. Lewis was
held yesterday morning from the resi
dence of the family at Nineteenth street
and Park avenue. Services were con
ducted by Dr. A. W. Moore and the
Rev. George Saves of Birmingham. A
large number of friends of the young
man and family attended the funeral,
which was an especially sad affair ow
ing to the tragic circumstances of the
death. The young man was run over
by a train of cars and instantly killed
at the Semet-Solvay plant in Ensley.
This evening at the residence of Mrs.
C. H. Baker at Shadyslde a dime social
will be given by the “Busy Ants" or
ganization of the Christian church.
PROPERTY LOSS IN
OHIO WILL EXCEED
THE SAN FRANCISCO
DISASTER, SAYS COX
(Cniitlnaed from page One)
penned up in the business buildings
were freed by the middle of the after
noon. In the main business section
the water receded to about 12 inches
and with some difficulty foot traffic
was resumed.
On the west side 100 bodies were found
in a bunch on Williams street. The re
cession of the waters revealed only two
bodies hi the business section.
Zanesville presented a problem making
the nearest approach to the Dayton situ
ation. Fifteen thousand people were
driven from tlieir homes. What remains
of the “Y” bridge was 2U feet under
water. Several structures across the
river were swept away.
Our great difficulty still remains the
lack of railroad transportation. The
Scioto is falling rapidly and a surprising
number of houses seem to have been
washed away in West Columbus. Many
people contend that the loss here will be
J000. We are hoping this Is excessive.
“Chlllicothe reports the loss of more than
100 lives. Piqua insists that the loss there
is 500. The two great reservoirs, the
Lewiston and St. Mary’s have been kept
intact, although It required a hard fight
to save the Lewiston reservoir last night
at midnight.
With many towns in the Scioto and
Musklnum valley isolated tonight it
was impossible to gather information
that would tell the extent of the flood
In these sections. There is undoubt
edly loss of life in these two valleys
but compared with the staggering death
tolls reported from Dayton, Columbus
and other points, the casualties were
small.
Direct communication with Chilli
cot he, 50 Tniles south of Columbus, in
the Hcioto valley, early tonight estab
lished the fact there had been loss of
life* there. It was said that at least
20 were known d nd. but that the total
fatalities would i , exceed 26.
No information from the Portsmouth
or other points south in the Scioto val- j
ley could he obtained tonight. These
towns are known to be flooded.
Mount Vernon remains isolated but j
information obtainable from round- j
about sources indicate that early re- j
ports of heavy loss of life were exag
gerated.
It was impossible to establish com
munication with towns east of Newark
in the Muskingum river today or to
night. \
ZANESVILLE KNOWN
TO SUFFER HEAVILY
Zanesville is known to be suffering
from the flood and telephone advices
from that point late today said there
was 15 feel of water in front of that
city late today. With the exception of a
wagon road, it was'said tonight that it
was impossible for get within 12 miles
of that city. •
Food supplies in Zanesville were re
ported to be running very low and ef
forts were being made to reach there
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with provisions. Nothing could W
learned the conditions in the towns
east of Zanesville or the Muskingum
valley either today or tonight from
this point. More than a dozen towns
between Zanesville and Marietta are
said to be under water. The Isolation
of these towns including Marietta is
complete and so far as telephone or
telegraph company officials at Colum
bus knew tonight they had not com
municated with t lie outside world
from 12 to 24 hours.
The true extent of the awful tragedy ,
will not lie known for days until the mass
of wreckage, houses and uprooted trees
which aie strewn over the lowlands,
south of the city are uncovered.
MASS OF DEBRIS
UNDER WATER
This uiass of debris is under several feet
of water with swift urrents running in
many dictions. Maay of those rescued
| tell of escaping from their homes by the
[ fraction of minutes just before the rush- i
i ing waters swept their homes away and
! crushed them like egg shells against
bmdges. Scores of entire families, these
people assert, were swept down with their
relatives in the swift current. The State
Hospital for the insane and the Mt. Car
mel hospital on the hill lop is occupied
[ by refugees, according to tiiose who in
vaded the stricken district. Four chil
dren are reported to have been born in a
school on a hilltop. Fire Chief Laurier,
who was marooned on the hill just beyond
the flooded section, reaching. that point
of safety in his automobile just before the
waters swept the lowlands, said he saw
scores of people standing on their porches
as the waters swept down, and that
he cannot see how scarcely any escaped.
MILITIA HASTENS
TO STRICKEN CITY
From all sections of the stale, militia
equipped with food and blankets are has
tening to tlie relief of the Dayton suf
ferers, and it was -sported during tit©
night that the advance guard was pa
trolling the principal streets in boats and
checking incipient ruffianism.
The appeal of Governor Cox for outside
help has received quickened response, and
provisions, cots and supplies of ail kinds
were being hurried from neighboring
states. The list of known dead in this
city has been Increased 10 12, with a miss
ing list of a). At Delaware the known
dead number 33. Sydney reports 100 dead
and Tiffin 50. it was believed this morn
ing that the Le-.viston reservoir near Day
ton, which had threatened to break dur
ing the ■ night, had ueen so sufficiently
bolstered that no further danger need he
fqared. Resumption of rail traffic will
be made today if possible. Not only are
bridges washed out everywhere, but the
trucks of many of the principal roads
are still flooded and washouts are num
erous. Fearing a typhoid epidemic the
state board of health department is mak
ing arrangements to clean up the larger
cities visited by the floods.
Col. D. N. Oyzer, an attache of the city
santtary department, reported today that
two iruck loads of bodies were removed
from one point on the West Side. Hun
dreds of people are still marooned in flood
ed homes, their rescue being impossible
because of the swift currents. Many boats
already have been overturned and the
lives of several rescuers have been added
to the death list.
Twenty-five persons were drowned
and great property damage was
wrought by the Scioto river floods at
Chillicothe. which had been cut off
from communication until late today,
according to the statement of G. W.
Perry, editor of the Chillicothe Gazette,
over the long distance telephone this
evening.
Governor Cox had previously re
ceived a message that 500 persons had
been drowned there.
Mr. Perry said that while many per
sons were missing the known death
list will not exceed 25. A great part
of Chillicothe is under water.
150 BELIEVED
TO BE DROWNED
Zanesville. O., March 27.—It is be
lieved here tonigiit that 150 lives have
been lost in Hie disastrous flood now
holding this city and vicinity in Its
grasp Over half the town Is under
30 feet of water. Fifteen thousand peo-,
pie are homeless.
A score of buildings, weakened by
tlie water, eollupsejl today. Tonight
the Builders’ Supply company building
at Second and Main streets caught file.
It is not believed the fire will spread.
Tlie Muskingum and the Licking
rivers are still rising here. Relief is
needed at once. Only one telephone
line connects Zaneville with tlie outside
world and it fails frequently.
The weather has turned cold and the
homeless are suffering intensely. The
food supply is almost exhausted.
From tlie hills around Zanesville the
survivors of the onrush of the waters
looked down upon a scene of the ut
most desolation. What had been two
rivers was one great. destroying
stream. More than 600 homes have been
swept away. Although many persons
wrere saved it is believed 150 is a con
servative estimate ot the fatalities.
Late tndav two unknown young men
in a skiff rescued eight persons from
roofs. As the boat struggled through
the swift flood water it was suddenly
upset. All the occupants were swept
to their deaths
More than 30 bodies were seen flout
ing in the raging water today, but it
was impossible to reach any of them.
Tin- gas supply is still on tonight, hut
there is no water or electric light.
RESOURCES OF THE
GOVERNMENT ARE
THROWN OPEN TO
FLOOD SUFFERERS
(Continued From Pngr One)
distributed its agents and nurses through
out the afflicted territory.
With Secretary Garrison went Major
General Wood, chief of stafE of the Uni
ted States , army. Quartermaster Gen
eral Aleshire and a staff of officers, phy
sicians and surgeons.
A signal corps detachment consisting
of Maj. Edgar Russell, master signal
electricians and operators, joined the
party at the last moment. The train,
which consisted of a baggage car, sleeper
and diner, left here at 3 p. m. over the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, and tVas
due in Chillieothe, O., at 7 a. m. tomor
row (Friday*.* More signal corps men
were to be picked up at Columbus’ bar
racks, making up a complete field party,
equipped with wireless telegraph and field
apparatus, flags and lights so that com
munication may be opened through the
isolated districts.
P. P. Claxton. United States commis
sioner of education, issued an appeal to
the teachers and school officers through
out the country to receive Contributions
and send them to Dr. William M. David
son. superintendent of schools at Wash
ington.
A telegram to the war department to
night from Basic City, Ya., said the spe
cial train carrying Secretary Garrison,
Maj. Gen. Leonard. Wood ami a dozen
other officers to the .Hood districts had
be eh held up because of u washout west
of that place. The train left here this
afternoon at 3 o’clock
New Haven, Conn.. March 27.—An ap
peal to this state to aid the sufferers
of flood, tire and famine in sister states,
was issuefl by Governor Baldwin today.
The house of representatives passed
an emergency appropriation of $10,000 for
relief purposes and only awaits senate
action to be available.
Raise $1000 Relief Fund
Denver. Col.. March 27. \ relief fund
of $1000 for Ohio flood suffereis was raised
tlds afternoon when ea< h house of the
Colorado legislature voted an assessment
of $10 against every member. The ac
tion of the legislature followed the re
ceipt by Governor Ammons of a tele
gram from Governor fox. appealing for
financial aid.
Mayor Arnold today telegraphed $2000
to Governor Cox, $lMa having been ap
propriated by city and $1000 given |
THE OHIO RIVER IS RISING
RAPIDLY; UNEASINESS FELT
■ —- ■■
Cincinnati, March 27.—'The Ohio river
has been rising steadily here all day, and
still is climbing tonight. At 8 o’clock
the gauge showed 60, a rise of more than
three feet since the same hour this morn
ing.
East and/west of this city on the Ohio
side of the river the lowlands h&ve been
inundated and much damage has been
done. In the low section of the city many
houses have been flooded.
Across the river at Newport and Cov
ington, Ky., similar conditions prevail
and the police early today took the pre
caution to warn dwellers ,in the lcrw lying
sections of the danger that threatened.
Larger areas on that side of the river
are flooded because of the greater extent
of the lowlands and also because of Mill
creek, which flows through both cities.
Dayton and Ludlow, other Kentucky
suburbs of this city, also are sufferers
from the rising flood, and many houses
are complete.!}' under water. No lives
have been lost in thist district.
The weather bureau here predicts that
the river will have reached- a stage of
nearly 70 feet by tomorrow night, almost
us high as it was on February 14, 18S4,
when the gauge showed 71 feet, the high
est on record.
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE
RED CROSS TO MEET TODAY
President John L. Kaul of the local
chapter of the American Red Cross has
called a meeting of the executive board
this morning at 10 o'clock in the offices of
A. H. Ford, president of the Birmingham
Railway, Ught and Power company, to
consider the mattej- qf obtaining relief
for the sufferers in the flooded districts.
Over $300 was received yesterday by
W. H. Manly, treasurer of the local Red
Cross, which will be devoted to relief
work.
Maj. W. A. French of the Salvation
Army announced last night that the wag
ons of his organization would at the
call of citizens collect food, clothing, etc.,
from the residences or elsewhere and turn
it over to the local agents of Hie Red
Cross.
The New York Central railroad will haul
free consignments for the flood stricken
area. The following telegram was re
ceived yesterday by J. J- Fahey, com
mercial agent of the lines, stationed in
Birmingham, from Carl Howe, manager
of the fast freight lines:
"Owing to disastrous and appalling con
ditions iri flooded districts, New' York Cen
tral lines w'ill bundle free any food, cloth
ing or other supplies contributed for re
lief flood sufferers artd consigned to
mayors or relief committees* in flooded
districts. Mr. Ingalls has instructed all
agents to accept and bill free such con
signments. Notify all concerned.
"CARE HOWE."
SECRETARY GARRISON ON
WAY TO FLOOD DISTRICT
On Board Secretary Garrison’s Special
Train, Basic City, March 27.—The train
bearing Secretary Garrison, Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the
army, and other members of the war de
partment, expedition to the Ohio flood
district, tonight is pushing its way
through the mountains of the Virginia
Blue Ridge in an effort to reach Dayton
via Cincinnati.
It originally was planned to go over
the Chesapeake and Ohio to Columbus
and thence as far into the flooded area
as possible. Twice it was necessary to
change the route before the party left
Basic, owing to flooded tracks.
Secretary Garrison's plans for relief
have undergone no change since he left
Washinbton. lie goes into the country
of death and desolation as the personal
representative of President Wilson with
plenary powers to direct any move for the
relief of a stricken people. With him is
the President’s personal aide, Major
Rhoads.
"We cannot further outline ouk plan*
until we reach the flood districts,” said
the secretary tonight. "Not the least to
be accomplished is to inspire the home
less, helpless thousands with the assur
ance that the nation is back of them in
their distress and will lift a strong arm
to raise them out of tlie desolation and
destruction which have overtaken them.
. ___. . . .1. .
by individuals. Mr. Arnold today sent
telegrams to 100 Colorado mayors, ask
ing aid Cor the flood sufferers.
Appeals for Aid
Bridgeport, Conn., March 27.—Judge A.
B. Beers of this city, commander in chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic, has
telegraphed to the department command
ers In 44 states an appeal for aid for
flood victims in the middle west and
for the tornado victims In Nebraska.
The appeal follows:
“Department Commander.
“Grand Army of the Republic.
‘ Our comrades, their widows and or
phans are suffering from flood and fire.
Call on posts at once to send contribu
tions direct to Deparment Commanders
\V. E. Gorsuch, South Bend, Ind.; John
D. Brown, Loon, 1%.: Charles W. Blod
gett. The Roanoke. Cllffton, Cincinnati,
O.; M. V. King, Geneva, Neb., dividing
the same according to apparent needs,
reporting amounts to you.
“Calamity -calls for exercise of our
great principle of charity. He gives twice
who gives quickly.
“ALFRED B. BEERS,
“Commander in Chief.”
Food Supply Committee
Pittsburg, March 27.—Under the direc
tion of the food supply committee of
Pittsburg, organized to aid victims of
the Ohio floods, the steamer Dewey will
leave here in the morning for Zanes
ville, O., loaded with provisions and
clothing. It Is planned, however, to ex
tend aid to all intermediate points in dls
\ tress.
Vole $1250 Relief Fund
Galveston, Tex., March 27.—The board
of city commissioners of Galveston to
night voted an appropriation of $1250 for
the relief of the Ohio and Indiana flood
sufferers.
Of the appropriation $750 is to be tele
graphed to Governor (’ox of Ohio and
$500 to Governor Ralston of Indiana.
Mayor Fisher has issued a proclama
tion urging all citizens of Galveston to
contribute a fund for the relief of the
sufferers. Bishop N. A. Oaliinger of the
Catholic diocese of OfUveston. after send
ing a substantial personal check, issued
an order to his dioceses, embracing south
Texas comities, urging contributions.
Relief Trains Ready
Toledo, O., March 27.—A New York re
lief train and other relief trains which
joiner! it en route sent a message to the
Associated Press tonight requesting that
the authorities in Dayton be informed
that enough food, medical and clothing
supplies would reach Dayton Friday aft
ernoon to materially relieve distress. The
purpose of the message was to have Day
ton authorities prepare unloading facil
ities.
To Donate $3000
Nashville., March 27.—The senate
this afternoon passed r resolution don
ating the sum of $3000 for Ihe use
of the flood sufferers. One thousand
dollars each is to be turned over to
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Relief Stations Crowded
Riverdale, Dayton, O.. March 27.—
Relief stations In Daytonview', the
Longfellow school in Riverdale. and in
the Van Cleave school tonight are
crowded with refugees.
At both of these stations food and
dry goods were plentiful, but pneu
monia had attacked many of the women
at the Van Cleave school. The third
floor was turned into a hospital and
all available doctors were sent there.
The water Is receding rapidly in the
northern section of the city, showing to
some extent the great property loss.
It was said few bodies had been found
in the debris. Wrecked houses blocked
many of the streets. The wreckage
had traveled down the* current from
North Dayton, which is inhabited prin
cipally by foreigners.
Financial committees of the several
districts report liberal responses from
their appeals. From the Daytonview
station $4000 had been raised this aft
ernoon and other stations reported like
amounts.
Thrilling stories were told by refu
gees who had been trapped in their
attics and on their roofs in the very
heart of the flood.
FATALITIES IN DAYTON
WILL NOT EXCEED 2000
fCoutlnueri From l*ng;e One)
not until hurried calls for boats and as
sistance had been sent out.
The wind blowing east over 17,500 acres
of w’ater in the Grand reservold tossed
spray over the St. Marys embankment
and gave rise ti* the report of a break.
No trains are running along the 22
miles tbf track south from Vanwert to
Celina. O. Part of the roadbed of the
f*incinnati and Northern is washed out
and the bridge over the St. Marys at
Rockford, O., is out of commission. The
Cincinati and Northern officials hope to
repair the road by Saturday.
The millions of gallons of water in the
reesrvoir. should a break occur on the
east embankment, would flood the St.
Marys river and sweep northward through
Fort Wayne.
Should the southwest bank give way
a wall of water would descend through
the valley of the Miami, again engulf
Dayton. Direct communication with
those in charge of the embankments
brought assurances, however. Ihat there
was no danger of a break.
Terre Haute, Ind.. March 27.—-Sixteen
persona wrere drowned tins afternoon when
Eel river flooded HowesvilJe, about 25
miles south- of Terre Haute, according to
a report from Linton. Thirty others are
marooned on house tops and boats have
been sent from Linton io rescue the sur
vivors. All wire communication at this
place was cut tonight.
La Fayette, ImL. March 27—A special |
message via telephone to friends hero |
from C. L>. Enimoml. general manager
of the Northern Indiana Traction com-'
pany, who is stranded at Peru, said 20
have been found dead among the refu
gees in tlie courthouse there.
“They are moving the people from the
courthouse in boats and it was found that
20 of the refugees had died from expos
ure," Mr. Emmons said.
Smallpox and diphthertu broke out
among the hundreds of persons packed
into the courthouse and today one en
tire corner of that building was quaran
tined and all the rescued persons suffer
ing from contagious diseases were re
moved to that additional confinement.
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Oscar Newton Dead
Crystal Springs, Miss., March 27.—Prof.
Oscar Newton, aged 8tt, who founded the
Newton institute here more than 50 years
ago. died in a class room- here today.
Professor Newton collapsed while hear
ing a class and died before he could
be given medical aid.
TWO VICTIMS DEAD
Omaha, Neb.. March 27.—Two <
more victims of Omaha's Easter «
Sunday tornado died |n the [night <
of injuries. They were Mrs. Pearl <
Adams, a bride of three weeks, »
and Mrs. E. S. Snyder. <
For the first time since the tor- <
nado, the city was able to put at <
work today a force of men search-;? A
lug the ruins for additional bodies «
believed to be buried beneath the ■
wreckage. <
Today 112 dead lutd been identified i
within the: city of Omaha, Coun- <
cil Bluffs and other adjacent cities \
reported 42, making a total of 1»3. <
RIVERS DIG AS
BESULI OF FLOOD;
Ohio, Kentucky, Mississippi
and Wabash Rapidly
Reaching Flood
Stage
Frankfort. Ky.. March 27— Higher than
at any time in the fjast 30 years, th®
Kentucky river here .tonight reached a
stage of 37.8 feet and Is believed to be
practically on a stand. Much of the city
Just back of the old statehouse Is flooded
and two inches more of water will shut
down the lighting and power plant. Prop*
erty damage will reach thousands.
46.3 Rise at Cairo
Cairo, III., March 27.—The Ohio river
tonight reached a stage of 46.3 feet, with
every indication it would rise to the 5®
foot level before Sunday.- Thousands of
acres of lowlands are flooded and today
refugees began to pour Into Cairo. Th®
city council has appointed a committee
to look alter relief work. The entir®
wheat crop in the rich bottom lands is
lost.
Three Feet in 24 Hours
Paducah. Ky., March 27.—Rising at th®
rate of three feet each 24 hours, the
Ohio river stage here tonight Is 40.2 feet.
The Mood stage is 47 feet, though serious
damage is not caused- unless a stage ofl
55 feet is reached.
Acres Under Water
Owensboro. Ky., March 27.—Thousand®
of acres of Indiana lowlands opposite thl®
city are already under water and th®
Ohio river here tonight is still rising at
the rate of four inc hes an hour. Green
river' has passed flood stage. Illinois
Central trains for Chicago from the south
are being detoured through line.
Rising at Memphis
Memphis, March 27.—The Mississippi
river at Memphis nrtje five-tenths of a
foot .today, the gauge at 7 o’clock to
night showing a stage*of 33 feet, ttvo feet
below flood stage. Weather bureau pre
dictions are that the danger mark w^il
be readied Saturday.
President O. X. Killough of the St.
Francis levee board of Arkansas, ap
pealed to the governor of that state today
to place 100 convicts at the disposal of
the board for work on the levels.
According to a dispatch from Little
Rock, however, the governor is unde
tided as to whether the turning over of
the convicts to the levee board would be
permissible under a recently enacted law,
which forbids the hiring or leasing of
.state prisoners. The statute provides
specifically that convicts be employed on
state farms. Attorney General Moody
will interpret the law' for the governor
tomorrow.
Trapped in Overflow
rndianapolis. Ind., March 27.—An uncon
firmed rumor reached here tonight that
several families were trapped and
drowned by a sudden rise and overflow of
lower Salt creek in ferown county. The
county has meagre telephone connections
and those are out of service, cutting oft
all means of communication. The ru
mor says property losses will be $150,oOO*
750 Are Homeless
Wabash, Ind., March'27.—Seven hundred
and fifty persons are homeless as the
result of tlie high flood in the Wabash
river. The city is without gas, water or
lighting facilities. The mayor this after
noon issued a proclamation ordering that
all saloons and business houses closed at
6 o’clock and instructed the police to
keep people off the streets, on account of
the fear of fire. There has been no loss
of life, but the property loss will be more
than $350,000.
Xo communication with the outside
world has been had since Monday until
this afternoon.
Ohio Still Rising
Henderson, Ky , March 27.—With a rise
of 6.4 feet, recorded in the last 24 hours
the Ohio river tonight has a stage of 66.4
feel. Farmers in the surrounding low
lands are moving their stock and goods
to high ground.
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