The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
OHIO CONDITIONS
STILL SERIOUS,
POOR SUFFER
Governor Cox T links That 40,
600 People Need Help
THOUSANDS LOSE EVERY HING
Many Whose Lives Were Saved Have
Neither Homes, Clothes, Food
Nor Place to Wor,

Dayton, March 30-Here is the
problem presented tonight as sum
married. by George f. Burba, secre'
tary to Gov.-Cox and representing
the latter here:-
Forty thousand persons must be
fed, clothed and housed for a week
more.
Twenty thousands persons must be
cared for indefinitely. These are per
sons who lost their all when their
household goods were swept away.
They must be provided with few
necessary household articles such as
bedding, pots and pans, stoves and a
few dollars. A half million dollars
could be used in this way by the re-
lief committee.
Fifteen thousand houses and bust
ness buildings must be rehabilitated.
Two thousand houses and other
structures, or what remains of them,
must be pulled down.
Thousands of tons of debris must
be removed.
Following are some of the accom-
plishments since the flood broke over
the city Tuesday morning.
The water works pumping station
is in operation, but the distribution of
water is greatly retarded by open
pipes in wrecked houses. The pres
sure is feeble, but growing stronger
as leaks are checked.
The main, sanitary sewer is in OPP
Grafton although. many of the sewers
leading from houses are clogged
The flood sewers, separate from the
sanitary, will be in operation tomor-
row. These sewers carry off the rain
fall from the cutters and are needed
now to remove the water being pump
ed from Easements.
Telegraph service is fast catching
up with requirements.
No drawer services have been per
formed than those by the telegraph
and telephone linemen who made pos
sible the dissemination of news to
hundreds of thousands of friends and
relatives of Daytonians. They waded
and swan icy floods and entered tot
tering buildings unhesitatingly in pur
suit of their duty.
BY order of Gov Cox the reign of
martial law over Dayton was extend
ed to take in the whole city today.
The flood did more than sweep away
property, for it swept away the city
administration, temporarily at least,
and brought in what amounts to a
commission form of government.
Immediately martial law was pro.
claimed the municipal administra-
ton was eclipsed Adjt. Gen. Wood
for the moment became supreme un.
der the governor. 1t is doubtful il
the martial law order will soon be
repealed as under the present ar.
rangement the city has the free serv.
ices of the biggest business men and
the most expert professional men in
Montgomery county.
The extension of the area under
martial law developed action taken
by local dealers whose places are
closed. They complained that saloons
in the outskirts were sending whiskey
into the city and that considerable
drunkenness had been observed
Adjt. Gen. Wood reported the situa-
ton to the governor and the action
was prompt and decisive.
Sightseers in motor cars felt the
hNoft manu- VI PhOAAN htNNooiNg WHICH,
Gen. Wood began impressing ma.
chimes. The sightseers were ordered
from their cars and the latter were
pressed into public service. The more
stubborn surrendered at the points OF
rifles.
Coroner j. w. McKemy estimated
that 100 bodies have been recovered
though there are records of only 72
He said many had been buried with
out usual official action and that m
many cases he did not expect to gel
records.
Hundreds of persons still looking fol-
relatives. passed along the lines al
the morgues, but only a few bodies
have been identified.
There are two hospitals here and
ST. Elizabeth's was flooded on the
first floor so all the sick and injured
were taken either to the Great Mia
mi hospital or to the state insane asy
1um here. Eight persons whose minds
have temporarily become affected be
cause of hardships suffered i'm the
flood, are being cared for at the lat
ter place
With warmer weather, the greatest
problem was the removal OF the car
casses of dead horses. Hundreds Of
men were engaged all day removing
the carcasses to the different inciueT
ating plants and to vacant plot.
where they are burned
Hundreds Of sightseers arrived fol
a holiday in the city only to be press
ed into the service OF the sanitar,
department and were forced. in som,
instances at the points OF bayonetl
In the hands Of national guardsmeI
20 assist in the removal Of carcasses
From end to end of Dayton, tn,
people were cleaning house. ThOs.
who had not houses to clean wer,
working cheerfully in assisting thos,
who had. In Riverdale and Nortl
Dayton. where the food waters al
tanned the greatest depth and de
strucuveness. several thousand per
sons vaded in Shiny mud. rummae
Ing their desolated homes for cloth
ing All Of this. Of course. va
soaked and plastered with mud. bu
Il vas dried on the hiIlsIdes. II
some places the water had so far re
eedeo as to render possible the be