The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-26
CREST OF FLOOD PASSES.
Morning Brings Little Hope to Sui
fererS in DAYTON.

Dayton, O., March 26.-The crest
of the Dayton flood passed about mid
night, but the next few hours showed
no appreciate lowering in the water.
Morning brought little hope of inn
mediate relief to those who had spent
the night in horror, however, and it
is feared the number of drowned has
been greatly increased during the
twelve hours of darkness.
The rescue work looked as hopeless
as on yesterday, however. No one in
the city attempted to sleep.
The only known dead at daybreak
were Anton Saetell, grocer, killed in
an explosion; his wife drowned; I'M
identified woman, found nearby hang
| ing on wire; the Bish family, wiped
out with the exception of a son, John
Bish, his mother, aged IS, sister Flor
ence, 81, niece, Viola, and Muriel,
wife of John Bish, all being victims
of the flood. 1t was not believed the
rescuers would be able to make any
advance into the flooded district to-
day, but would have to content them
selves with saving those who were
marooned within few doors of the
waters edge.
More than seventy thousand per-
sons either We're unable to reach
their homes or, held in their water
locked houses, were unable to reach
land.
The inundated district was estimat-
ed at more than fifty square miles,
most of which was under from six to
eighteen feet of water.
BY s o'clock yesterday morning the
business streets were impossible and
many of the employees in the stores
and offices were prevented from
reaching their places of employment.
Many were driven to the outskirts
of the city, far from their own homes,
however, and were unable to COM
municate with friends.
The immediate pressing need today
was for food and medicine. The great
demand for food exhausted the emerg-
ency supplies in the outskirts of the
city and survivors had to depend on
what might be brought in during the
day. The breaking of the Tarleton
reservoir Immediately shut off the
supply of filtered water.
Life Savers Ordered to Dayton.
= Washington, March 26.-The United
States life saving station at Louisville
has been ordered to hurry it's entire
crew, equipped with power boats and
life saving apparatus, to Cincinnati,
with orders to work up the Miami
valley toward Dayton for rescue.
Fires in Dayton.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 26.-The
Associated Press mere, IN communica-
ton at noon with the Western Union
operator at Wolfe Creek, O., which
is a mile and a half from Dayton,
learned that the water IN the city has
fallen four feet since midnight
The operator said there We're several
bad fires in the main district of Day
ton and shat the damage will run into
the millions. Several of the fires were
put out by dynamiting, he said, but
there still is more danger from fire.
The operator said the loss of life
will run into the thousands and the
people in North Dayton were caught
like rats in a trap and were unable
to communicate with other portions of
the city.
Akron Reservoir Breaks.
Akron, O., NJ; rch 26.-The big reser-
voir six miles south of the city broke
late last night and locks along the
canal are being dynamited to relieve
the pressure of the water. Most of
the bridges in the county were swept
away. The city was in total darkness
last night and telephone connections
were destroyed. A few bodies have
been seen floating down the canal.
Many houses have been swept away.
Youngstown, o., March 26.-Great
damage was done to manufacturing
plans and railroads by the floods.
Railroad and street car service is sus-
pended. The city will be without
light and water and filter plants are
flooded and out of commission. Three
bridges have been swept out. Many
are homeless. Suffering and -desti-
tuition bring calls for help from Gin
Local soldiers ordered to
flood guard duty.
Supplies Ordered to Dayton.
Washington, March 26.-Secretary
Garrison today ordered the immediate
dispatch to Ohio of tents for 10, 900
people, 100 hospital tents, large