Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-28
DIRECT FROM DAYTON.
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district
Except for possible loss of life on
the north side of the river there will
not be more than 200 dead in Dayton,
according Allabaeks estimate after he
had been given information as to the
situation on the south side.
The worst condition found near the
center of the flood was in the work
house where 80 prisoners have not
had Il drop of water nor a bite of
food, since Tuesday The men revolt
ed, Tuesday night. and demanded
their liberty and a chance to fight
for their lives. Since then the work
house has been a madhouse, accord
ing TO Supt. Johnson. The prisoners
repeatedly fought with Johnson and
threatened to kill both him and his
family. johnson asked that detach-
ment OF the National Guard be as
signed to help him handle the men.
He declared that the prisoners would
have to be shot if they escaped from
their cells.
No word had been heard from
Mayor Phillips, The chief of police
had been unable to get near the Phil
lips house and did not know whether
the mayor would be found dead o.
alive.
North of Burns avenue. as far as
Fourth street. the water was found to
be from three TO six feet deep.
Beyond Fourth street, the water has
receded to make it possible in many
places TO proceed on foot. From Fourth
street to the big Miami river, relief work
was taken up by a committee headed BY
Chief Allaback. All of the grocery store,
were Communicated and. although il
most cases the goods were covered witt
water, yet sufficient supplies were founC
TO prevent great suffering among thos'
in the interior dry strip.
While there may be many deaths il
individual homes which have been with
out food or drink, there was no plac'
but the workhouse where any consider
able number of people We're held with
out food. None had had enoug.,, but M
case approaching actual starvation wa
found.
knowledge that the death list is likel.
to prove SO low in the downtown section
tonight, gave rise to a hope that evei
in North Dayton, about which nearly al
hope had been abandoned, there nigh
be comparatively few deaths.
The progress of the first canoe int
the water-bound district was greeted b.
appeals for bread and water. In nearl.
every house left standing wistful face
We're to be seen pressed against wfndoy
panes. All of these We're asked whethe
there had been any deaths and with onl.
a few exceptions all replied that Their
had not
Although heartened by news from tn,
flood zones interior, Gov. Cox's secre
tary, Mr.. Burba, was scarcely able t.
credit the assertion. From his own in
vestigation of the southern district HI
was unable to believe that the death lis
would be under 1900.
There are 10000 unaceonnted for OF
this side of the river" he said, land il
all but 200 of these are found it will b,
the greatest miracle of the times"
1t was impossible to approach within
several blocks of the fire zone even ir
the canoe, but there appeared every in
dication that the Beckel House had MOI
been burned and that the fire had beer
confined to the blocks beyond jefferson
and Third streets.
The 800 guests of the Algonquin hote
have been kept comfortable except TO,
the continuous dread that the fire wou,f
spread to them. The water reached ts
the second floor, but all supplies hat
been moved to places of safety anc
those in the hotel experienced little dis
comfort. A report which had been cur.
rent in the water district south of MAR
that Adjutant Gen. Wood had been ia.
tally injured by falling plate glass prov
ed to be untrue. Gen. Wood now is III
full charge of the relief work and, al.
though his arm had been badly cut, his
condition was not serious.
Two hundred women and babies found
refuge in a pant factory in North Day.
ton where, it is believed, they have
found sufficient food to keep them from
acute suffering