The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-31
ARE CLEANING UP
Sanitary Campaign i'm Full
Swing in Dayton.
Relief Workers Press Autos of
Tourists Into Service.

Dayton, March S1-The telephone
system of Dayton is still wreck
which is great handicap in admins
tering the affairs of the city. Street
are unobtainable for other than relief
work except by bringing them here
from Cincinnati at $120 day.
Sightseers in motor cars felt the
heavy hand of public necessity when
Governor Wood began pressing ma
from their cars and the latter were
pressed into public service. Protests
were unavailing. The more stubborn
surrendered at the points of rifles and
gave up their cars until released by
order of Chairman Patterson as the
placards placed on them read.
The Sixth regiment, o. N. G., from
Toledo and northern Ohio towns, which
has been on duty here, Communicated
a train when ordered to in Cincinnati
and departed before nightfall.
The naval reserves from Toledo
went on the same train.
Coroner Mckemy estimated that 100
bodies have been recovered, though
there are records of only ~. He said
many had been buried without official
action and that in many cases he did
not expect to get records.
Hundreds of persons, still looking for
relatives, passed along the lines at the
morgues. fearing they should find their
loved ones there. Only a few bodies
have not been identified
Eight persons suffering from diph-
iberia are at the Miami Valley hos
pital. Four persons hemmed in with
one who had measles are suffering
with that disease.
Eight persons whose minds have
temporarily become affected, because
of hardshipS suffered on account of the
flood, are being cared for in the latter
place.
With warmer weather the greatest
problem was the removal of carcasses
of dead horses. Every available auto
mobile truck and all the horse-drawn
drays were impressed by the sanitary
officials and hundreds of men were en-
gagged all day removing the carcasses
10 the Dent incinerating plants and to
vacant plots on the outskirts of the
city, where they are burned.
Dayton Cleaning House.
From end to end of Dayton the peo-
pie were cleaning house. Those who
had no houses to clean were working
cheerfully in assisting those who had.
Merchants and what numbers of their
employees who could be found were
clearing the piles of wrecked stocks of
merchandise.
In Riverdale and North Dayton,
where the flood waters attained the
greatest depth and degree of destruc-
tiveness, several thousand persons
waded knee deep in mud, rummaging
their desolated homes for clothing. All
of this, of course, was soaked and
plastered with mud. but it was dried
on the hillsideS where the populace
has taken refuge In some places in
these districts the water had so far
receded as to render possible the be-
ginning of the work of cleaning the
lower floors of mud and debris. so
that in few days fires can be built
within the houses and the premises
dried out.
But it will be a long time before
all Daytonians again live in their own
homes. There are $4,000 residences
necessary to plaster and paper before
they can be occupied. There are 1850
houses which it will be necessary to
build foundations under, to straighten,
rebuild chimneys and make
other repairs. There are 1000 houses
The citizens relief COM
mittee, on adviceS from engineers had
decided that this reconstruction work
will require four months, even if build
ing material can be obtained prompt
ly.
So far as the business and industrial
buildings are concerned, it has been
estimated by architects that it will re-
quire eight months before the repair
plished. In the interim, business will
be done in whatever premises may be
availab
Thousands of men will be employed
in reconstruction together with many
teams of horses and work will be push
ed to the utmost in all departments.
Vote for Mrs. Annie Douglas Scott |
for member of school board.-Adv.