The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-29
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
South Dayton, March 2S.-Eight hun
dred dead is the average estimate of
seven -eights OF Dayton's undertakers
called In conference tonight. It is re-
ported that eighty two bodies have
newspaper men today hardly Justifies
this estimate
The effects of martial law were seen
today OF all sides. Only-fn extraor-
dinary circumstances were pedestrians
allowed on the streets after o'clock
Reports of looting in some sections of
central Dayton persisted, but It is be-
lieved they were limited to isolated
cases. Reports that several hooters
had been shot were not verified.
There are still more than fifty thou
sand homeless caring for themselves.
Hud He'd together in groups about the
streets these peoPse stood today. de-
spairfng1v surveying their wrecked
homes. In the bread lines at the re-
lief station prominent business men
stand with common la.borers. Every
church and school house available is
crowded and many people are living
together and cooking meals over open
fires out of doors.
THE SITUATION.
The flood situation in Dayton today
is this:
The property loss from fire viii not
exceed a million and a half dollars
The damage caused to mercantile
run anywhere from $4,000, 900 to s20,-
600, ,000
The water receded from the business
section of the city. ana from a large
portion of the residence section.
Residents in portions still inundated
are being taken to sections not affect
ed by the, flood.
There is no lack of food. The tele-
phone systems are being restored.
There is much suffering from cold,
but all available fuel has been appro-
priated and there is prospect of inn
mediate RELIEF.
So far there has been no epidemic
Of any disease.
One thousand milftiarnen arriving to-
day have the city in rigid control, ef-
fectively preventing looting, sight-see-
ing that will interfere with rescue
work and all disorder.
Touring the business sections today,
Associated Press men found the hfgn
stage of the flood had been nine feet at
Third and Main streets, which is in the
very heart of the city The onrushing
water flooded the first floor of every
store in the business GiStri cf-~-+Fnis
constitutes the chief financial .lossv
The tower of the Steele high school
was levelle1 and the LEONARD building
on Main street was undermined so that
it collapsed. Many houses were swept
away in Riverdale, West dayton North
Dayton and Edgemont.
The following buildings withstood
the flood, furnishing shelter to about
1000 people who weref marooned in
them from Tuesday until Thursday.
Conover building, Kuhns building.
the Arcade, two Cappel buildings, Gala
han bank building. Schwind building.
Commercial building, NendenhaI build
irsg. Rice Kunler building ReiboId
building and United Brethren Publish
ing Company's building.
None of the public buildings was de-
stroyed. Among the latter were the
Dayton club, Victoria, National and
Colonial theatres. city hall, court ]
house, Beckel, Phillips, Algonquin and |
Atlas hotels, Masonic temple, postoffice, !
Y. NJ. c. A. and all churches.
The fire loss is positively limited TO /
the destruction Of the Dayton Gas and
Light Company's plant, the row of two +
and three story buildings on both sides /
of Third street from Jefferson street to /
St Clair avenue; the Troy-Pearl laun- +
cry plant, and two apartment house |
fires on the west side.
THWART DARING ROBBERY.
A daring robbery was thwartei to- !
day when the police arrested a man
who was escaping from the city with a !
satchel containing $4,000 in diamonds /
and jewelry which he had stolen from /
down town jewelry stores.
The Fourth National bank building I
which was reported several times to /
have been destroyed by fire, was un- /
touched by the flames, although a /
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