The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
DAYTON IS FACING
HERCULEAN LABOR
City Must Feed, Clothe and
llouse at Least 10000
People.
$1,000 HOUSES TO BE REBUILT
Sightscers Are Impressed by
Sanitary Department in Work
of Renovation.
$4,000 HOUSES TO BE REBUILT
Esx Associated pressl

Dayton, Ohio, March i30.-Here is the
problem presented to Dayton tonight.
as summarized by George f. Burba,
secretary to Governor Cox. and repre-
sentins the latter here:
Forty thousand persons must be fed,
clothed and housed for week or more.
Twenty thousand persons must be
cared for indefinitely, These arc per-
sons who lost their all When their
household goods were swept away.
They must be provided With II few
necessary household articles, such as
bedding, pots and pans. stoves and a
fcw dollars A haf-million dollars
could be used in this way by the re-
lief committee.
Fifteen thousand houses and busi-
ness buildings must be reha bilitated.
Two thousand houses and other
structures, or what remains of them,
must be pulled down.
Thousands of tons of debris must
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 open pipes
in wrecked houses The pressure Is
feeble but growing stronger as leaks
are checked.
The main sanitary sewer is in opera
tion. although many Of the laterals
leading from houses arc clogged with
mud or backed up water.
The flood sewers. separate from the
sanitary. viii be In operation to-mor-
row. These sewers carry OF the rain
fall from the cutters and are needed
now to remove the water being
pumped from Easements.
Telegraph service is fast catching TN
with requirements. which have been,
and are still. enormous.
No Services Braver.
No braver services have been per-
formed than those by the telegraph
and telephone linemen, who made nos
sible the dissemination of news to hun.
dreds OF thousands of friends and rela :.
tives OF Daytonians. They waded and
swan icy floods and entered totteriur
buildings unhesitatingly In pursuit of
their duty. John IT, Patterson, chair
man of the general ecnmlttee. last
night found many operators who had
not removed shoes or clothing since
last Tuesday. There is enough food
and clothing for present needs. but
reiief VIII be required on diminish
ing scale for another month
by order OF Governor Cox the reign
OF martial law over Dayton was OK
tended to take In the whole county
DAY. Ihe hood did more than sweep
away property. for 1t swept away the
city administration. temporarily at
least. and brought in what amounts to
commission form OF government
Immediately martha! law was pro-
claimed. the municipal administration
was eclipsed. Adjutant General Wood
for the moment became supreme under
the Governor. On the heels OF this,
Mr.. Patterson was appointed chairman
of a committee OF Ave business and
professional men to administer the af-
fairs of the city. The militia was In
structed TO obey his orders and thus
became police force. The extension
OF the area under martial law dsvel-
oped from action taken by local deal
ers. whose places are closed. They
complained that saloons In tho OUT
skirts we're sending whiskcy into the
city. and that considerable drunken
Continued on Second PaEGS