The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-04-17
LOSS OF LIFE 500
ACCORDING TO REVISED STATS
TICS GATHERED BY RED
CROSS SOCIETY.
HAMILTON IS HARDEST HIT
Magazine Writer Says Greatest Need
iA Credit, Modification Of Statutory
Restrictions and Enabling LeaisIa-
;ion-Flood Zone Needs Aid.

-IdBdzlue writer ana native OF HAM
:'ton is in New York after a four
weeks trip during which time he Wis.
tied the food territory of Ohio. In an
interview Mr.. Gordon stated:
THE big need now" said Mr. Cor
don, is for credit and for such modi-
fcation of statutory restrictions and
such enabling legislation as will make
1t possible to rehabilitate. In Hamil-
ton, for instance, the property loss Is
$l5,O00,0OO, Much of this falls on the
city through the damage sustained by
its famous municipal plants. its streets
and its parks. This the city can bear
If given the leeway to issue bonds. The
manufacturers and the big merchants,
though frightfully hard hit, are as
game as men can be, and bravely say
that they will pull through without
aid. never saw a more heroic set of
big men than this catastrophe devel-
oped in Hamilton.
THE action of Gov. Cox and the
legislature in depositing state funds
with building associations enabled
those institutions to extend additional
time and credit to those with whom
they have had relations. But where
a small property owner-and there are
hundreds of such in Hamilton alone
has had his house and the lot on which
1t stood washed away, something he
roic must be done to aid him and keer
him in the town. An exodus of work
men would spell calamity. Archibald
S. White has been in consultation with
Gov. Cox and Atty Gen. Hogan for sew
eral days, suggesting plans to relieve
this situation and there is likelihood
of success. And il ever a community
or state stood in need of advice and
aid and money and credit, the food
zone of Ohio does to-day. 1t is a fright
full catastrophe, this fiood--worse than
the San Francisco earthquake accord
ing to all accounts"
Fully 100000 Made Homeless.
Revised statistics show that 500 or
more persons were drowned in Ohio
in the floods of March %.
Tko reports show that fully 100000
persons were rendered homeless by
the floods. The property damage is
too great to be estimated at the pres
ent time.
Dayton, Columbus and Hamilton
were the greatest sufferers. Some
10000 were made homeless in Column
bus and some 22,500 in Dayton. The
Columbus dead is 80, while Dayton is
put down as losing $50 persons.
The stimate for the Gem City in
cludes many reported missing. Next
to Columbus and Dayton the loss Of
life was heaviest in these cities:
Hamilton, 72 dead; Piqua, As; Tiffin,
30; Chillicothe, II; Delaware, 18 dead,
21 missing; Middletown, 8; Franklin,
7; Troy g.; Coshocton, 8; Miamisburg,
Portsmouth and GAINESVILLE, 2 each.
The summary is herewith given:
Belpre, Is houses destroyed; 10 fam
lilies homeless.
Alfalfa, 10 houses destroyed.
Beverly, Is or 20 houses damaged.
Chesapeake, 200 persons destitute.
Chillicothe, II dead, 500 homeless,
200 houses destroyed.
Coshocton, 8 dead, Is houses de-
stroyed, 35 families homeless.
Columbus, SO lives lost; several per-
sons still missing; 4,474 families, to-
falling 10000 persons, homeless; 245
houses destroyed
Dayton, $50 dead, 22,5OO homeless.
Defiance, 400 homeless, 268 dam
aged.
Delaware, 18 dead, 81 missing, lis
families homeless, totaling 1888 per-
sons.
Eaglesport, 20 houses destroyed, 1876
persons affected.
Franklin, dead, Is families home
less.
Fremont, dead, $50 houses de-
stroyed; 1000 persons need aid in re-
Hamilton, 72 dead, $500 houses de-
stroyed or wrecked; 1000 families
need continuous help; 1880 need aid
lu
Hanging Rock, was under water.
Ironton, 5000 families homeless.
Larue, 62 houses damaged, 20 fam
lies stripped of everything.
Lowell, 20 houses destroyed.
Malta, 200 families homeless.
Manchester, $50 families homeless.
McConnellsville. $50 families home
less.
Marietta 115> houses destroyed, 500
families homeless.
Miamisburg, dead; 1000 homeless. |
Middletown. 8 dead, $50 homeless;
l,O00( need aid.
Middlepor1 1900 homeless.
Oakwood, $50 families homeless.
Piqua, As dead, 1,100 homeless; 1,400
need help. VI
Pomeroy, rs families homeless.
Portsmouth, dead, $500 homeless.
Proetorville, 100 houses damaged.
Prospect, 60 families homeless.
Sidney, 25 families homeless.
Tiffin, 80 dead, As houses destroyed,
500 families HON eless, 1000 need help.
Troy, dead, or 4 missing, 1000 |
homeless.
Warren, $50 families affected, or 5
houses destroyed.
GAINESVILLE, dead 450 houses de-
,troyed, $3.50 homeless, 1,320 will