Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-26
Death LIST REACHES 1000 And IT MAY Be LARGER
PROPERTY LOSS ESTIMATED At FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS
TERRIBLE SCENE BEGGARS DESCRIPTION.

had been found. The bodies We're To-
Gated by men in patrol boats. Bodies
were found as far out as Wayne ave
lue, which is more than half mile
from the river.
The governor also established com
with the relief committee
in Dayton and was told that the great
est need of food sufferers Is water.
The water supply has been cr: off.
The governor also was tojd tnat there
was no loss of life al Sidney
REPORTED DEAD.
William A. Sexton, Probation Off
Ger.
Edwin D. Daniel.
Albert Gore, mail carrier
Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Hayes.
Mrs. George Cook and baby.
Mrs. L. H. Mack and three children
Mr.. and Mrs George Eckert and sew
en- children.
TWO HUNDRED DROWNED
IN WEST INDIANAPOLIS
Indianapolis, Ind, March 26.-l'irsi
word from West INDIANAPOLIS, cut off
from the city when the great West
Washington street bridge went out
last night, came this morning from an
Associated Press correspondent mar
ooned there, who said that it is gen
orally estimated that at least 300 per.
sons were drowned when the Norris
street levee broke early last night
An unyeritied rumor is that large
number of refugees sought shelter in
Wolfe's hall until the crowded floor
gave way and scores may have been
killed or seriously injured.
Families in one story homes were at
the mercy of the sudden rush cf the
water that followed the breaking of
the levees. 1t is believed the bodies of
these people who are supposed to
have been trapped in the houses will
be found when the waters recede.
South Bend, Ind, March 26 An
official report received by Mayor e. e.
Goetz, OF South Bend, at 1916 .. m.
Today, was that 800 people had been
drowned at Peru, Tpdiana; that no
bodies had been recovered and that
there was less than one block of the
entire city that was not under water.
GAINESVILLE CUT OFF.
Columbus, Ohio, March 26.-Zanes-
Vile was cut off from the o,tside
world today by the flood in the Musk
lngum river An unconfirmed report
from there says it is believed thirteen
persons were drowned.
SEVEN PERSONS ARE
DROWNED AT FREMONT
Sandusky, Ohio, March 90 Seven
persons were drowned at Fremo7t, o..
today, according to reliable word re-
ceived here. Wires are down and
collapsing in big food. An
appeal for help has been sent here.
Steubenville, Ohio, March 2c.--The
Ohio here at o'clock this morning
was at the 43.4 foot stage and Using
1t the rate Of seven-tenths of an inch
IN hour. The western part Of the
own Is under water and twenty-five
louses flooded. Many families were
escued by wagons. Five large manu-
acturing plants have been forced to
lose down, throwing 1900 men out of !
work.
dANY ARE DROWNED
IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Connersville. Ind. March Co. Many !
III dy,oy
Franklin county, last night
'hen they were caught in the cGnfluX
+ the east and west forks of White
Water river which meets in that town
survivors, tell of attempts OF men.
omen and children 10 e5cane by the
ght of lanterns after the city lights
ere out of commission
COLORADO PREPARES TO
AID FLOOD SUFFERERS.
Denver Colo, March Ex-Governor
). NJ. Ammons today issued an appeal
D the people of Colorado for aid for
he flood sufferers in Indiana and
'hio on response to the national ap-
cal of President Wilson.
WILL NOT
SELL THROUGH TICKETS.
st. Louis. Mo-, March 26.--No
trough tickets over the direct lines
rom ST. Louis to New York could
e purchased here today.
The Big -Four train for New York
ue to leave here at S:44 a. m. was
ancelled.
The Pennsylvania trains for New
ork, departed, but tickets We're sold
My as far as indianapolis. The B
0. accepted passengers for points
My as far as Lawrenceburg, Ind. t
My MEAGER REPORTS I
EARLY FROM HAMILTON.
Phoneton, Ohio March 2G.-(By |
hone TO Chicago Only meager re-
orts were received from Hamilton, l
hiO, this morning. Outside of the I
vet that immense damage had been 5
cne and that there probably had been l
,me loss of life, nothing could be
armed. Attempts to get wire into /
lat city were without success.
Food, food, food, and all we can I
ct of it," was the appeal that reach
here today from the portion of Day
IN, north of the river. The plea l
lme from relief committee which