The Washington herald., 1913-03-27

ter supply had broken spread through
the city. This was found to be incorrect
An unconfirmed report came from the
town OF Piqua that half OF that place
had been wiped out, with loss OF $40
lives.
Water Famine in youngstown.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, is facing a water
famine being entirely without a supply
of drinking water. Two deaths have oc-
CURED during the flood Heavy damage
10 all railroad lines running out Of there,
including the Lake Shore, Erie, and Pitts
burg and Lake Erie. Several persons are
reported dead IN the vicinity of Ravenna,
Ohio, and thousands Of dollars damage
has been done TO property and railroads
in that section.
Fifteen persons are reported drowned
in GAINESVILLE, Ohio. Hundreds Of fami-
lies have fed their homes, while scores
OF others are marooned by the high
water. The great "Y" bridge has been
partially wrecked. and It may be found
necessary to dynamite It. The entire
business center of the city Is under
from two to four feet Of water. Ten
persons have been drowned at Woos-
ter, Ohio, and the same conditions OF
devastation prevail here in many
other parts OF the State.
At l o'clock this Thursday morn
ing the Western Union Telegraph Com
of trunk wires between New York and
Chicago in the vicinity of Toledo. Ohio.
All telephone wires also were reported
as gone, completely severing communi-
cation between the two great cities OF
the country. 1t is thought here that
the Maumee River at Toledo, which
has been rising rapidly. may have at
tanned such a height that II has car
ried away the several bridges at that
city and with them the many wires
connecting the West with the East.
The telegraph and telephone companies
reported no prospect Of restoring any
communication at this time. This new
interruption to wire communication adds
a new element OF seriousness to the Ohio
situation. With the entire State a vast
inland lake and with railroads washed
out practically, with but one exception
news from the stricken cities in the vast
flood zone is now practically unobtatn-
able. At this hour, lis a. m, the only
place reached in Ohio is Cincinnati. The
wire of the International News Service
in order to reach that city was rigged
up TO run from New York through Wash |
ington to Richmond, and from there
across the South to Atlanta From there
the line OF wire stretched westward to |
Memphis, and from Memphis TO Nash |
VILE. the latter city having direct conf |
nlUnicatiOn with Cincinnati.
Peru Under Water.
Peru, Ind. is almost entirely under |
water and a loss of 800 people is reported |
there. The food still continues and ter |
rible conditions prevail. The property |
loss is estimated at s., ,5O0, ooo. Seven per-
sons are reported drowned in Terre Haute |
and most of the residential district is !,
under water. The damage is placed at
s2,O00o 900. 1t was reported late tonight
that 200 persons were drowned in West
indianapolis when a levee broke and that
part of the city was engulfed-
Six deaths have occurred at Fort
Wayne, Ind. among them four little
attempting TO escape in a row boat. Four
thousand families are now homeless and
the property damage is enormous
Logansport. Ind. is flooded with fifteen
feet Of water. which extends over three
quarters OF the city, including the busi-
ness and principal residential districts.
Echoolboys from the Culver Military
Academy are aiding in the rescue work.
Scores OF towns and villages in West
ern Pennsylvania have suffered heavily
from foods which have prevailed there
for two days. Numerous lives are re-
ported lost, and a heavy damage to pri-
vate and public service corporation prop
erty has been incurred.
Golfers, w Va. was flooded early to-
day with a heavy loss of life. At Wheel
ing, w Va. four persons were drowned
when Wheeling Creek overflowed Its
banks The Ohio River is rising hourly
and threatens TO overflow before morning.
In New York State.
A terrific wind and rainstorm swept
over the western and northern section
of New York State today Reports
from Buffalo. Rochester, and other
places indicate that the severity OF
the storm continues.
Buffalo has already suffered a prop
erty loss estimated at more than
81 ,O0o.OOO Practically all manufactur-
ing plants in the city are closed.
Two persons are reported drowned
in the suburbs of Rochester. Much
damage has already been done in that
part of the State by the windstorm
and the floods which followed. /
All towns in the Genesee Valley report
serious dauage 5 a result Of the flood
which swept over that section today.
Practically all transportation in the Adj
rondacks has been suspended. The Hud-
son River is reported to have reached
a higher level in the northern part Of the
State than at any time in the past ff-
teen years. The main dam across the
Hudson at Palser Falls was carried away
10 the mills Of the International Paper
Company.
It was reported at Albany late tonight
that the highwater mark in all the rivers
and streams in that vicinity had not been |!
reached Every possible precaution is
being taken to guard the loss Of Life and