The Washington herald., 1913-04-06
FLOOD AFFECTS
Vast TERRITORY
Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
Endanger Towns in Five
States-Relief Needed.
THOUSANDS HOMELESS
Food Must Be Brought in from Out.
side Sources to Improve
the Situation.

With the flood district embracing an
area, the border of which is more than
1000 miles long, Ernest r. Bicknell, ma
tional director of the American Red
Cross, regards the relief problem as one
of increasing vastness, according to his
reports to the headquarters Of the So
ciety yesterday.
Ohio are affected by the flood, while
the waters of the Ohio and Mississippi
Rivers also menace twenty towns in In
diana, and many in Illinois, Kentucky,
Tennessee, and Missouri.
Mr.. Bicknell estimates that between
10000 and 10000 persons are at least
temporarily homeless, and must be fed
from outside sources in Illinois alone
The numbers in other States are even
larger.
In Ohio all relief work has been put
under the direction of the Red Cross.
Gov. Cox and other State authorities
have agreed to turn this work and all
expenditures connected with it over TO the
Red Cross directors. State funds and
Red Cross FUNDS will be combined.
Mai. NormoyIe Directs Work.
Maj. Normoyle. who. with headquarters
at Cincinnati. is directing all the relief
work being done by the army, expects
to move to Louisville next week, as the
crest of the flood travels southwark.
He reported last night that he had made
personal investigation of the situation
at Hamilton, Ohio, which was hard hit
by the flood in the Miami River. The
authorities at this town have been send
ing broadcast in the last few days APP
peals for aid, claiming that Hamilton's
needs had been forgotten in the excite
ment and its needs overlooked. Mai.
Normoyle reported that additional sup
plies were needed, and he has taken
steps to meet the emergency.
Mai. Rhoads, who is in charge of sani-
tation work at Dayton, reported to the
War Department yesterday that things
are going well there. Stores are being
reopened for business. The National
Cash Register plant is to resume work
next week. Maj. Rhoads has informed
the local relief organization that it must
not count upon army rations as a per-
nlanent supply of food, but only as an
emergency resource.
From Memphis Mai Markham sent an
optimistic report about conditions in the
Mississippi. The Weather Bureau yes
terday issued a flood bulletin, predicting
a continuance of high water at Cairo
for several DAYS.
Washington Doing It's share.
Contributions for the relief of the suf-
ferers in the flood district continue 70
pour in. Howard S. Reside, treasurer
of the District Red Cross, last night, re-
ported that the total sum contributed by
people of the District would exceed
$4,000.
Present indications are that a large
sum will be realized from the contribu- |
tons taken in the public schools. TIE 1
amount collected will not be known IN
til tomorrow or Tuesday. |
The contributions received yesterday by |
Mr.. Reeside are as follows: Previously |
received, s43.11.52; Matilda Linkens, So: |
officers, enlisted men and laborers Of |
Naval Academy, s13S.25: II. d. Hubbard, /
20 cents; Mrs F. o. Schurnger, 81; Mrs |
c. 5. Mendel, 81; ]. ID. Ashby, 81: Anne |
w. Osborne, 81; A. II. Rossall, 81; Mrs 1
4. T. Howison, 81; Fl. b. Davenport, so |
cents; Mrs. II. F. Smith, 81; Mrs. Valen- |
tine Mendel, 25 cents; Valentine Mendei |
- cents; Mrs. Ella Croker, % cents: |
Mrs. John Sperle, 81: Mrs. NJ. Mann, %
cents; Mrs. G. p. Mangan, 81: Mrs |
Buscher, 81; cash, IS; total, $43,33
Miss Mabel Boardman, chairman Of the |
Red Cross national relief committee, yes
terday issued a statement describing the |
work of rehabilitation in he flood dis
trict. She describes the calamity as the
greatest that the Red Cross has ever had
to content against