The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-27
Great Lewiston Reservoir North Of Dayton Said Have Burst With an
Enormous Loss Of Life Cold Weather Hampers Rescue
Work-VandaS Add to the Horror
200 TO 1000 HAVE BEEN DROWNED IN INDIANA FLOODS

20 the stricken cities because the rail-
roads are unable To operate. Supplies
can best he procured at the nearest
points To the cities and towns affected.
The governor has appointed a commits
sion, including John II. Patterson OF.
Dayton 10 handle the funerals.
Many Cannot Be Reached.
Dayton, March %, via Miami.--A
fearful fire destroyed blocks in central
Dayton last night and is raging today.
Hundreds of persons are known To
have been driven To the top floors of
structures. IL is impossible 10 render
any aid 10 people of that district az
boats can't live in the raging torrents
The snow storm ceased at noon.
10000 IN Dayton Homeless.
Dayton, O., March 27-"If the death
list is cnly a thousand / will consider
il marvellous dispensation." tele-
graphed Gov. Coxs secretary today.
If it is ten thousand ! will not he
surprised. Seventy thousand are
homeless. Less than days food
supply ahead"
FHc ntPOTtcu " NucF SOntTOi.
Columbus. O.. March 27.--The fire
in Dayton is under control and prac-
tically ended. according To telephone
message to Gov. Cox from Dayton
Flames Get Fresh Start.
Columbus, O., March 27.-Adjt. Gen
eral Wood early this morning received
word from the Central Union Tele-
I a..
! fire had taken new start Flames
had broken out in several new places.
getting so near the telephone building
he had to leave.
200 TO 1000 Lost In Indiana.
Indianapolis Ind, March 27.-F1ood
conditions in Indiana and indianapolis
have improved little If any in the last
"a hours. There are no definite de-
tails of the number dead or injured
/ The property loss is enormous. Con-
/ licting reports place the dead at 200
To 1000, the homeless and those need
I ing attention at 250OO and millions OF
damage to property. Practically the
! entire railroad and traction interests
! have suffered.
reached yesterday and gradual fail
may be expected. Flood conditions 50
| Ear summari2ed
indianapolis, 10 to 100 lives lost.
! Thousands homeless. Street car serv-
! ice suspended. city water shut off.
Peru. lives lost, 20 to 100. Hundreds
homeless. Immense property damage.
Brookville, 20 dead. Heavy property
loss
Fort Wayne, Rushvlle, Richmond,
| Kokomo, Logansport, Terre Haute.
Marion, Connorsville, Lafayette, Nun
Gle. Anderson and a number of other
towns report the loss of life heavy. ana
/ financial loss To property The greater
/ part of the population Of Peru is hud-
died together in the upper parts Of
buildings awaiting assistance.
Five women are suffering with
pneumonia, ana cases or whooping
cough and measles have been discoy-
cred among the refugees.
Reservoir Reported su
Lima, Ohio. March 2t--A telephone
report says the reservoir between -.
Marys and Celina has given away and
the water is rushing north.
Vast Region is Endangered.
Chicago. March 27.-Upon receipt
of the report of the break of the reser-
vcir al Celina, the Pennsylvania r.. H..
officials made mp a special train.
which left within a. minutes. with in
structions To get as near the strick-
on district as possible The reservoir
Is the largest in the world II is said
the whole northwest Ohio and north
east Indiana VIII be in danger Of food.
and scores of towns might be wiped
out If the report Is true.
Reservoir Is Still Intact.
South Bend. March 97--Alarming
reports as To the condition of the grand
b reservoir at Celina, Ohio. were modi-
fled after an investigation by the tele-
phone officials Of this city. Later re-
ports stated that while the banks were
considerably weakened they still were
under control.
City OF Piqua Is Ablaze.
Phoneton, O., March 27.--A message
from Piqua early this morning stated
that city was ablaze and there was no
way of checking the flames.
, 500 Lost at Piqua.
Columbus, o., March 27.-Five hun
dred lives were lost az Piqua. accord
ing to Senator Kaiser OF Piqua. His
informant was the prosecuting attor-
F. ney of Miami county.
Cincinnati Is Threatened.
Cincinnati o. March 27.-This city
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