Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-04-03
seven STATES
IN FLOOD ZONE
DEATH IisT OUTSIDE or DAYTON
: MAS SEEN oRowiMo
RAPiDLY 4.
DEAD MAY REACH TWO THOUSAND
appalling Scenes May ss Witnessed
When the Waters Recsds-Flrs
Adts to the Horror q
the Waters.


loss Of life In Dayton, Ohio, give
ground for hope that the dead in all
sections affected by the food will not
exceed 1000 and may go below that
figure. Daring investigators who pen
etrated the flooded section revealed
hundreds safe whom It was feared
were lost
Unless swelled by a death list in
the foreign settlement on the north
side, as yet unreached, there might
not be more than 200 dead In the
whole city.
There was far heavier loss Of life
In the west side Of Columbus. Ohio.
that was thought. One estimate placed
the number dead at more than 600.
Apparently authentic reports from
PiQua indicated that 20 were dead.
At Hamilton. Ohio, 80 persons were
reported drowned in a collapse Of q
hotel. where they had sought refuge,
Twenty-Five deaths were reported
from Troy, Ohio; 80 in Middleton and
Eve at Massillon.
Deaths from the flood in Chillicothe
will not exceed 25 according to latest
advicss. Early reports were that from
200 to 500 lives had been lost.
A report from Linton. Indiana, gave
16 persons drowned at Howesville. rs
miles south Of Terre Haute.
There were ten deaths In Sharon,
Pennsylvania.
Property Loss S26,00o,o0o.
Estimates are that 10000 persons
were marooned In Dayton's flooded
district. where $4,000 homes have been
submerged. Rescue stations are pro.
viding for 5000 homeless. The prop.
srty damage In the city 10 figured at
&25, 5,000000.
Latest reports from Zai1esville are
that $50 lives are believed to have
been lost there. About 1900 are home.
less. A score Of buildings collapsed.
Flood conditions along the Ohio
are growing worse. Lowlands are In.
undated. Still higher stages and fur.
ther damage Is predicted.
Flood conditions in West Virginia
have become serious. Eastern Penn.
sylvania IL suffering severely.
Vandals in West Indianapolis caused
. threat Of martial law. Several deaths
from drowning have occurred.
Northern and Western New York
are food stricken. Heavy property
damage has followed in the Hudson
and Mohawk valleys and In the west
arm ~ 20 thn ~nuAAnc,. %lnr
President Wilson has announced his
readiness to 90 to the scene of the
Ohio floods II his presence will aid
Under his direction. Secretary Of War
Garrison left at once for central Ohio
General Leonard Wood, Quartsrmas
ter General Aleshire and party OF
onlcsrs. physicians and surgeons &C
oompanied him. Surgeon General Blue
Of the public health service has gone
to the scene to take personal charge
A big signal corps detachment will
help open communication. The navy
department ordered marines, physi
clans and others at its recruiting sta
tions In the central west to cooperate
with the army medical staff.
Trains are moving with food, med
ical help. supplies and other neces
saries into tho flood region.
The railroads are working hard Il
make repairs.
Relief funds are swelling throughout
the nation Hundreds Of thousands o
dollars are already available.
Seven states are seriously affected
by the widening food area. The!
are Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia
Pennsylvania, New York. Kentuck!
\, and Illinois. In all OF these rallroa,
traflic is paralysed or greatly ham
psred. Damage to, railroad propsrt!
alone may reach o150.0O0, 1000.
Telegraph and telephone wires ar'
down on all sides. Large forces ar
making repairs. but progress is slow
A pnOlonged period Of high water Il
the Mississippi below Cairo is nov
pfsdicted.
Psnnsyllvants In Distress.
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