Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-31
THE SITUATION AT DAYTON.

problem presented, today and tonight
as summarized by George +. Burba
secretary 70 Governor Cox. and rep
resenuas the latter here
Forty thousand persons must be fed
clethc5 and housed for week more.
Twenty thousand persons must be
cared fer indefinitely These are per
sons who lost their all. when their
household goods were swept away.
They must be provided With Il few
necessary household articles such aS
bedding, pets and pans, stoves and a
few dollars. y hall milton dollars
could be used in this way by tire re-
lief committee.
Fifteen thousand houses and bust
ness buildings must be rehabilitated
Thousands OF tons of debris mus,
be removed.
Following are some OF the accom-
plishments since the flood broke over
the city, Tuesday morning:
The water works pumping station is
in operation, but the distribution Of
water is greatly retarded by opea
pipes in wrecked houses. The pres
sure is feeble, but growing stronger
as leaks are checked.
The main sanitary sewer is n OPP
GRAFTON although many Of the latter
leading from houses are ciogged with
mud or backed up water.
The food sewers. separated from tae
sanitary will be in operation, tomor-
row These sewers are needed now e
remove the water being pumped from
easements.
Telegraph service is fast catching
up with requirements, which have been
and are still enormous. No brayer SER
vices have been performed than those
by the telegraph and telephone line
men. who made possible the dissent
nation Of news To hundreds Of thou
sands of friends and relatives of Day
tonians. John II. Patterson. chairman
of the general committee, last night,
found many operators who had not
removed shoes or clothing since last
Tuesday.
BY order of Gov. Cox, the reign
martial law over Dayton was extend
ed TO take in the whole county, today.
the flood did more than sweep away
property, for it swept away the cit
administration, temporarily at least
and brought in what amounts to
commission form of overnment.
Immediately martial law was pro-
claimed. the municipal administrator
was eclipsed. Adjutant General Noot
for the moment became supreme IN
der the Governor. Following this Mr
Patterson was appointed chairman o.
committee of five to administer n
affairs of the city. The militia wa
instructed to obey his orders and thu
became a police force. The extension
of the area under martial law de-
veloped from action taken by locai
dealers whose places are closed. 1heA
complained that saloons i'll the out
skirts were sending whisky into TN
city. and that considerable drunken
ness had been observed.
The telephone system is still
| wreck, which is a great handicap II
| administering the affairs of the city
| Street cars are unable to run and au
| tomobiles are unobtainable for othei
/ than relief work except by bringing
| them here from Cincinnati at $120 {
| day.
| Sight Seers in motor cars 1eIl uilde
| the hands of public necessity VINE
| Gen. Wood began lmpresslhs ma
| chimes. The sight seers were eiaere'
from their ears and the latter were
pressed into public service. Protest
were unavailing. The more stuopofi
surrendered at the points oil nles an'
gave up their cars Until released D.
order of Chairman John Fl. Patter
son" as the placards placed in theh
read. -
The 9th Regiment o. \. G., iron
Toledo and northern ONO toWh
which has been on duty here. com
mandeered a train when ordered I
Cincinnati and departed before night
fall The naval reserves from Toied
went on the same train.
Coroner ]. w. Mckemy estimated Una
1 1Oa bodies have been recovered thous
tbere are records of only r. He san
many had been buried without usual oil
fetal action and that in many cases
did not expect to get
In RiverdaIe and North Dayton, wher
the flood waters attained the creates
depth and degree of destructlVehes'
saysral thousand persons waded kne
deep in Shiny water hunting their nome
4 ffor clothing Much of this, OF cours'
! WAS soaked and plastered with mus
/ hut it was dried on the hillsides whef
! the populace has taken refuge. In som
J nlaces In these districts the water ma
so far receded as to render possible IN
) beginning of the work of cleaning I'll
lower floors of mud and debris SO thf
in few days fires can be built within
the houses and the premises dried out.
There are 1900 residences which 1t wi
he necessary to plaster and paper befoi
they can be occupied. There are 40
houses which it will be necessary
build foundations under, to straighte'
re-room, put in doors and windows r.
build chimneys and make other repair
before their owners can move IN agar
There are 1000 houses which it VIII
. necessary to rae and new structure