The Bourbon news., 1913-03-28
ANXIOUS RELATIVES WAIT
For Tidings of Loved Ones in
the Flood-Swept Valley
of the Ohio
ARTISANS LIVE IN DAYTON
But No Message Relieves Anx-
iety-Stories of Flood
Thousands Perish

awaiting tidings from a number of
Parisians in Dayton, o, where 80
many lives were lost Wednesday night,
but to late hour last night no com
municatiOn could be established.
Grave fears are expressed for their
safety and with each hour anxiety in
creases. Russell Doty. son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Doty, of this city, a
travelling salesman in the employ OF a
wholesale millinery establishment, re-
sides in the city together with his aunt
and uncle. Mr.. and Mrs. William May
field.
Mr.. Mayfield has for some time been
employed in the engraving department
OF one of the largest daily new spapers
of that city. The entire business dis
trict in which both establishments are
located is under water.
Mr.. Doty has made repeated efforts
to get in communication with his son
since the news of the great disaster
reached this city. but has so far been
unsuccessful. Mr.. Mavfield's wife was
formerly Miss Hattie Sauer, of Paris,
and a sister of Mrs. Doty ard John and
Will Sauer. of Paris.
| Mr.. Fred Sauer. of Lexington. has
also made repeated efforts to commu-
city. but message yesterday was to
the effect that he too had been unsuc-
cessful.
The relatives here entertain the hope
that the members of their family were
out of the danger zone when the flood
broke over the city, as their place of
residence is far beyond the reach of
the flooded districts.
No message has been received from
Ray Clark, who left Paris on Monday
afternoon for Dayton, where he was
to take charge of stable of show
horses belonging to ]. H. Patter-
son. of the N. G. R. Go. He is sup
posed. to have arrived in Dayton Tues
day one day before the disaster.
!, DR.. +. M. FAIRIES, Uf this city, has a
!, number of relatives in ,Middletown,
, o.. one of the stricken cities in the
: Ohio Valley, and he is very anxious as
to their safety. He is unable to get in
communication with them owing to
the crippled condition Of telephone and
, telegraph service. MIR. George Nip
pert, son of MIR. p. Nippert. of Paris,
also resides in Middetown. and no
message has been received by the
members of his family here.
THOUSANDS ARE STARVING.
y Dayton, Ohio. March 27 There is
j not full days food supply in that
part of Dayton not under water. Be-
fore night it IS possible that a thous-
and persons, who have been without
food or drinking water since Tues
day, will be relensed and there will.be
no provisions for them and no place to
care for them. If the death list is
only 1000 | will Iconsider 1t marvel
Gus. disDensation if it is 10000
will not be surprised.
3 The above message was sent to Gov
ernur Cox today by George F. Burba,
private secretary to the lGovernor. In
a further interview, Mr.. Burba said
''The real suffering will grow worse
for days. There are 10000 homeless.
The refugees are being fed from
hand to mouth with less than a day s
supply ahead of them. There is no
water and there is no light Probably
within day there will be the bodies
of, thousands of horses decomposing in
the muddy streets. and it will be i'm
possible even to care for the bodies of
the humans.
BODIES STACKED UP.
DAYTON, Ohio, March 27.-Many
bodies are being removed from the
river at Riverdale. They are being
stacked three deep along the banks,
according to word received at the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
1t started showing again this after
noon.
, The estimate of dead. 5000 is nearly
correct.
\ The total number of dead will never
be known andi dayton breads when re
ceding waters will Law bare the full
extent of the disaster.
EARLP REPORTS.
Floods. almost unprecedented in
area, following tornados of few davs
ago. swept Indiana and Ohio Wednes-
day, each report adding to the loss of
life and damage to property. The
reservoir and levees broke at Dayton,
O., and the city was inundated, the
\ list of dead reported varying from
sixty to many hundreds. At Della
ware, g., the dead may go to 100. A
catastrophe is reported at Hamilton,
o., in which hundreds are said to have
lost their lives, but these reports have
not been confirmed. Lose of lite and
suffering are general throughout Ohio.
with bridges gone and traffic stopped.
l One hundred thousand are reported
homeless in Indiana. with 200 deaths
reported at Peru. Indianapolis is in
darkness, without fire protection, and
all utilities out OF commission. Ev :
ansville fears inundatiUn.
The first resume of the cost in lives
and dollars Eof the Omaha storm of
Sunday, showed that more than 200
l lives had been snuffed out in the city
properland not less than SO in sur
rounding towns. The injured will
reach almost 500. Relief work mas
been we'll organized, but a three inch
fall of snow caused greater suffering.
Sums ageregating 81, 900. 900 have been
offered for relief work. The wrecked
city has been placed nuder martial Law
! by the Federal soldiers. even the city
police being denied admission.
Windstorms are estimated to have
done hundreds ofthousands OF dollars
damage to property in Kentucky. the