The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-30
Remains Of Ninety Vic
tins Already Have
Been Recovered.
LIVING ARE ALSO
BEING CARED FOR
Undertakers Insist Death List
Will Reach 800, but There Is
No Reason to Believe 1t Will
Mount That High-Proba-
bly, Less Than 200
Lives Lost.
IRy Associated Press.1

Dayton. Ohio March 2e.-The CITY
water works. which had been out OF
commission since Tuesday morning,
wero restored at noon to-day. relieving
what has been ono of the most serious
phases OF the situation here.
George F. Burba, secretary to Gov
erpor Cox. has telegraphed the chief
executive the following:
The situation rapidly is improving.
Ninety bodies have been recovered, and
the work Of digging corpses from the
mud and debris is progressing"
Announcement was made by the re-
lief committee to-day that until con-
ditions become normal, no private mes
sages to persons here Will be deliv-
cred or answered, as the wire capacity
Is taxed to tho utmost to carry official
and public business
II Is impossible to ascertain any an
formation ;. regarding. people In the
flooded c.gtTtcte. Az sSat aE S%sG!eE az
dead are Identified the names are
being sent out by the news associe-
declares. must, in tho circumstances.
suffice.
Weather Helps Conditions.
Beautiful weather to-day rendered
much more endurable the condition OF
the thousands of homeless Food Is
being distributed as expeditiously as
the facilities OF the relief Organization
VIII permit. with the resumption of
service by the water department., It ia
believed. there Will be little actual SUI
fering in the city henceforth 1t ia
impossible however. to provide for the
thousands of babies In the city. .nolud-
ing scores that have been born aimee
the flood came
In a statement issued by the citizens
rehei committee to-day. 1t was de-
clared that no further Donations ~
cast-oh clothing would be ACCEPTED he
cause OF the fear that by this means
some epidemic might be brought here
committees In charge OF soliciting and
receiving donations In all cities are
urged not to accept old clothing.
The rapid fall of water has rendered
p Useless the large number of big boats.
rescue crews are using canoes
Little organized footing has nee, p.
ported, although II was believed last
night that number OF persons had
oeen shot by the troops ContInuaI
shots were fred into the air bv tho
soldiers during the night In order to
Keep the people or the streets
special train OF supplies reached
mere from New York. and other were
expected to-day from other cities.
While the corps Of undertakers Gil,
VIII aggregate 500 as given in their
estimate last night. there appeared
hothlnS to Indicate that the number
or victims Will exceed the more con.
serVative estimate given out yester-
day by those in charge of rescue work
thousands OF persons, who have been
misinS since the food came Tuesday
morning. were registered yesterday
ana to-day. Only two more bodies ha
oech taken 10 the norSue at the Ma
tional Cash Register Company's plant
IN South Dayton, up to 10 o'clock this
FORENOON although it was report
ed that numbers of corpses h.d been
taken to improvised morgues in Diff
iereht sections OF the city. The streets
In many sections are so blocked bv de-
oris that 1t is with extreme difficulty
that bodies are taken from one part
or the city to another. In many IN
stances. to so a distance of only q
few blocks. one must travel two and
three miles.
AS many men as could be organized
In few hours, were set to wor, to-
day In the downtown district clearinc
away tire wreckage.
Under Mountains of Debris.
Inc railroads and the municipality
have employed thousands OF men.
Whatever bodies yet are to be recov-
cred. are under mountains Of debris
and In the houses of residence sec
,'ons' which suffered the most severe
~ from the rush OF waters.
In Riverdale and North DAYTON mar
ticularly where yesterday rivers rush.
ed through all the streets, 1t was ex-
pected to-day to make a thorough
search OF all the homes for the bodies.
The levee, which was supposed to
protect Riverdale from encroachme mt
by the Miami River. was cut In three
places yesterday, and this forenoon
additional cuts were made. Squads of
Workmen were set to work trcnchfne
and facilitating the work OF Draining
the district
1t was considered impracticable 70
effect the draining Of North Dayton
by artificial means until tho river
subsidies several feet moro. For this
reason, the situation in that subuFb
was not so satisfactory as elsewhere.
Report from North Dayton indicated
that the loss Of life there would NOT
greatly exceed the estimates OF yes
terday.
AS the district was inhabited. for the
most part. by working people, and the
men went to their work as early as
o'clock in tire morning, at least three
hours before the food broke tho
deaths largely will be confined TO wo-
men and children.
Careful inquiry In the business dis
trict to-day failed to verify the state
ments OF police officials and narooned
persons in that section OF Dayton.
that there had been great loss OF life
on account OF fires which ragged there
the better part OF three ddys.
May Put City I'm Federal Control.
The citizens relief committee at
noon decided to place before Score
tary OF War Garrison and Colonel
Lilly. government health expert, the
odvisability OF placing the entire city