The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04

ed-Money Needed to Put the City
In Normal Shape-Patterson's Ap.
peal For Funds.
Dayton. o., Arril 1.-THE identified
dead in Dayton's disastrous flood Of
last week has reached so. Besides
these there are many whose identlfi.
ration has not been established.
Relief committees are busy handing
Sut supplies, the grocery stores Of the
,ity having been take. over by the
military authorities because some Of
the merchants we're charging exces.
sive prices. A record is kept OF all
goods sold and the merchants will be
paid liberal price for them.
Physicians are busy in their efforts
to prevent spread Of disease, while
military authorities, members Of the
citizens committee and city offlcials
are discussing the future government
OF the city. II is not unlikely that
martial law will be continued until
the city has recovered in large meas
ure from the catastrophe which has
befallen II.
In the bread line today was Eugene
J. Barney. a millionaire. whose gifts
to charity have been very large and
recently included $4,000 to the Y. NJ.
G. A. He obtained three loaves Of
bread and a small ssck of potatoes.
At the meeting Of the relief commit
tee and members OF the relegated city
council members Of the latter de-
clared their individual willingness to
cooperate with the committee in all
necessary measures for the protection
and rehabilitation Of the city. It was
decided to appropriate $4,000 Of the
relief fund to the Red Cross. to be 'ex.
pended In purchasing the bare neces.
stiles Of life. which will permit destl.
tute families to re.establlsh homes Of
any sort until they can improve their
own condition.
A courtmartial was organized With
40 petty cases on the docket. This
court must try such cases. as the mu.
nicipal justice courts have been super.
seded under martial law. Reports that
looters have been shot are untrue. &C.
cording to statements by those in au.
thority.
Orville Wright. who like thousands
OF other DaytOnians was engaged In
sh0veling mud from the Wright home.
stead. had no chance to use an aero.
plane when the food came.
When warning Of the food was
given his father. Bishop Wright. and
his sister Katherine left the place In
wagon. In some way they became
separated, and for two days the In
ventOr could not find his father. or.
vile Wright fed soon after the other
two and found refuge on high ground.
The interior OF his house was ruined
by water, Fire broke out in build
Ing near the old shop where the
Wright brothers workeed for SO many
years In perfecting their flying ma.
chine. In the shop were valuable
plans and data dealing with the con.
struction o: aeroplanes and naviga.
tion OF the air. Orville was greatly
relieved when he returned to find that
the flames had spared the shop and
Its contents.
John II. Patterson. chairman Of the,
citizens relief committee. issued the
following statement regarding condi.
tions here: Our committee has now
at Its disposal all the food and cloth.
fns necessary to meet the loss OF the
sufferers OF Dayton. Money. however,
10 urgently required for putting our
city In condition to prevent the out.
break OF serious disease and to reha.
billtate the thousands. many Of whom
have lost their homes entirely, and
all OF whom have lost their household
and personal effects"