The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-26
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Columbus, O., March 26.-GoV. Cox
received word from Dayton at 3:45
that the entire business section OF the
city is on fire. Indications are IL will
be destroyed. People are reported
jumping from roof 20 root Of the
buildings to escape the flames. There
is great disorder. The demand for
troops is imperative.
LATEST FLOOD ESTIMATES.
Chicago. H., March 26.-Defnise
figures of the loss of life in the great
floods i'm Indiana and Ohio yesterday
est estimates. based on reports from
the scenes of the disaster did not di'
minish the earlier minimum Of prac-
tically thirteen hundred. II is more
than likely scores, and even hundreds
not counted among the dead, have per-
shed in the country districts. Figures
available this afternoon:
Ohio.
Dayton, 1000 To l,50O.
Near Cincinnati, 200
Fiqua, 500 To $40.
Delaware. SO To 100.
Middletown. so TO 100.
Sidney, % TO so.
Hamilton, II.
Scattering, POO.
Indiana,
/ Peru 90 to so
indianapolis, 100 To 200.
Scattering, 49,
The propery damage is estimated at
fifty millions.
DAYTON is DEVASTATED.
Dayton, O., March 26.-Dayton Is
devastated. No one can estimate be-
meath the yellow sea that Is seethng
through the gem-like city, in which
may sleep ten thousand drowned, oi
mayhap the death list will not exceed
enc thousand No one can picture the
sickening situation. Last night Day
| ton was marine inferno. Fires light
ed the sky. and the Illuminated. rush
ing waters and the swish of rain anC
swirl of current sounded a sibilan
requiem for the unknown and un'
counted dead.
Twenty miles square is the mari
time horror. Not telephone is II
commission. No one can learn thu
fate of loved ones. All passable roads
seemed 10 lead To this city of mys
terry.
This Mornings Estim ates.
Chicago, March 26,-Early toda!
partly verified reports from the foo'
swept cities of Ohio and Indians
showed the following revised estimate
of the loss of life. based upon an ap
parent reduction i'm figures from Day
ton. according To refugees, and upon
possible diminution in the reports frol
Peru. Indiana:
! Ohio.
Dayton. 500 10 1000.
PiQua, rumoreD, $40.
Delaware 50 to 200.
Sidney. 23 To so
Middletown. so to 100.
Hamilton. II.
Tippecanoe city, 3 To .,
: Scattering, Is.
indiana.
Peru, GO To $50
- New Castle. 2.
: Lafayette. ..
Nobleville, ..
TT. Wayne, 2.
; Scattering, 3.
The first day of comfort from Day
ton came with the reports of refugee
arriving at Nenia that the death lis
which had been estimated as high .
5000 would range from 500 To 1000.
similar reduction in the number of VII
n Tins was reported by telephone fro
Peru, the earlier figures of from y
To 500 having dwindled to GO, althous
l. a report from Wausau, Ind, still est
!, mated $50 lost their lives.
& Early reports indicated the possibil
= ~ that other places, not yet mention'
/ as having been visited by disaster, h'
i suffered Miamisburg. a town Of 4,O'
l. twelve miles below Dayton Is report
washed away. but no news as TO ca
ualties has been received.
Quarter OF Million Homeless.
4 Daybrcak increased the ankle
" about Brooksville and Connersvil
IL Ind, from which frantic appeals
in aid were made last night to Govern
Is Ralston Just before communicate
failed. II was reported to the gov'