Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-01
Ohio River Flood at a Standstill=
Possibility OF River Diminish
ing==Leyees at Cairo Still
Hold==City on Watch.
Dayton, Ohio, Recovering Rapidly from Devastation
Money Pours in From All Over United States.
DAYTON RECOVERING.

Dayton Ohio, March 3f-Orville
Wright, who. like thousands of other
Daytonians, was engaged in shoveling
mud from the Wright homestead, to-
day, had 10 chance 10 use an aeroplane
WltoE the food came.
when warning Of the flood came, his
father, Bis.lop Wright and his sister
katherine. LEFT the place in a wagon.
In some way they became separated
and for two days the inventor could
not find his father. When located it
was found he lad experienced no mis-
hap. Ol'ville Wright fed soon after the
other two and found refuge on high
ground
Tie interior Of his house Yves ruined
by water. Fire hrolSe out in a building
near the old shop where the Wright
brothers worked Tor SO many years in
peifeetine their flying machine In the
snop wee Invaluable plans and data
dealing with the construction of aero
planes anl nayiea ton of the air.
At the meeting of the relief commits
tee ara members Of the relegated city
council, members Of the latter deciar-
ed their Individual willingness to CO.
operate in all necessary measures for
the protection and rehabilitation of the
. city. 1t was decided to appropriate $50,
200 of the relief fund TO the Red Cross,
o be expended in purchasing the bare
| necessities for destitute families.
A court martial was organized, to-
day, with 10 petty cases on the docket
This court must try such cases, as the
municipal justice courts have been
handling.
The list OF identified deaths reaches
| 10, today. The first definite news re-
,eived h@c OF the situation at Piqua
vas neceived, today. Practically no
newspapers have been received here
inee Tuesdays and the psople Of Day
ION ere growing very anxious to learn
Of conditions in other cities In the
iooded. districts. News OF the death OF
i. 2. Morgan, today, first reached the
oubhc through bulletin posted by a
| representative of The Associated Press
Later the Dayton News, whose plant
vas inundated. put a two-page paper
IN the street in which a few details OF
he death of the great financier were
printed Wire conditions are such
lofwever, that only meagre bulletins OF
nooftant news can be received.
John H Patterson, chairman of tbs
Citizens Relief committee, issued the
| following statement, today, regarding
conditions here:
Our committee has now at its dis
posal all the food and clothing neces.
| sary to. meet the loss of the sufferers
If pavton 4
Money. however, urgently is re
| lutred for putting our city in a condi.
| zion to prev ent the outbreak of serious
disease and to reha bilitate thousands
| many, of whom have lost tneiIG homes
| sntireiy and all of whom have lost thei
household and personal effects.
| THE committee wishes to send gu
| an urgent appeal to the citizens of tn
l United states for the necessary funds
| All contributions should be sent direc
| to w. F.. Bippus, who has been ap
| pointed treasurer. of the relief commit
lee. Mr.. Bippus will send receipts To-
| all moneys received"
j Lathe bread line, today. was Eugen'
tsfsaraey, a multi millionaire, who's
| gifts to charity have been very larg
and reeently~ included $4,000 to tn
| Young aia{ls hristian Association .
| this itts.tE q obtained three ioaves o
,read and small sack OF potatoes,