Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-02
MORE FLOOD HORRORS
SEEN BY STAR MAN
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OF her brave but good-looking knight
4 don't know where uncle is, and
have no money!
You'll come with me" Crane re-
nled. He gave up his rescue work,
and took the girl to his home a bride.
The rich and poor are suffering
alike. Not a store in the city is open.
Any place with provisions is con-
denlned by the relief committee and
the stores are taken to the central
station and distributed by the COM
mittee
John II. Patterson, chairman of the
relief committee, says that r. will
probably be four weeks before mer-
chants are allowed to sell their wares
to individuals. During this time The
rich and poor must stand together in
the bread line to receive their food
and supplies.
Ghouls' Work stopped.
The looting of the town by ghonls,
which was persistent during the
early stages of the reconstruction
period, has been stopped by the es-
adjustment of martial law and the
shooting of several men who were
caught OF the two-score looters ar
rested or shot only nine were white
men.
According to the latest reports mar
tlal law in Dayton will be continued
for several months, and an entire re-
construction of the city gdmlnistra-
ton will be effected
In Columbus the calamity was met
with an organization that was sur
prising in It's effectiveness. Governor
Cox gave his personal attention to
the flood there to the exclusion of
everything else, and the results
proved that he managed WELL
There fires were started to burn up
the debris, and this evaporated the
water In the slime deposits. Although
that city has several cases of scarlet
fever and smallpox, ii is not as bad
as 1t is here.
After leaving Columbus for two
days l was surprised on nv return
here to see what had been accom-
plished in forty-eight hours,
The greatest difficulty in both Day
ton and Columbus will be to find
permanent rooms for the homeless
victims of the flood. Both these cities
were thriving, and as / walked
through the streets | noticed that
there were but very few houses for
rent. This fact impressed me. as |
was wondering where the people
would all go to.
Many Houses Condemned.
The relief committees of both the
13,,i1J
ing inspectors to condemn houses
: that do not look tenantable. The in
speotors have been obliged to drive
many people from their homes be-
cause of the unsafe conditions after
the families had become established
there again.
Houses that have good foundations
are being pointed up under the di-
rection OF the building inspectors.
Those that are tottering, @however,
are torn down Immediately,
In both the cities plans are already
under way to prevent a repetition
of the flood Concrete levees will be
built, the river beds will be dredged
and curves in the streams eliminated
where possible.
The railway companies which have
tracks across the levees VIII De
obliged to share the cost of the I'M
provements with the cities. according
10 Governor Cox.
Governor Cox, speaking of the ca
iamity, told me that he had been
fearing such disaster for ten years.
"They're afraids to put money into
leyees." he said 81 have urged the
reconstruction of all levees IN the
state, and my predecessors nave
done so, too. but the recommenda-
lions have always been held UP IN the
legislature. Now at last | hope my
PRAYERS will be answered"