Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25

Washington appealing for aid for Day
ton, Ohio, on the representation there |
is great loss of life there
Indianapolis, Ind, March 25.-The !
Western Union operator at Dodson, .
Chic. says the office is filled with for |
eigners who have fed from Dayton, !
Ohio. Looters are shooting people
down in the streets of Dayton, accord |
ing TO these refugees.
The Fifth street bridge at Dayton
vas washed down against the railroad
bridge and arrangements are being
made to dynamite both structures.
The power plant of the street car
company and waterworks was put out
noon, and the city is now without fire
Eocn, an dthe city is now without fire
protection and street car service.
The operator says the water is Is
| feet deep in the main street of Day
ton and seven feet deep in union
station. Foreigners are panic-strick-
On and tell wild stories of the flood,
saying nearly every part of the town
is under water and conditions rapid
ly becoming more serious.
REPORT 40 KILLED.
Columbus, Ohio, March 25.-Infor-
nation received at the state capitol
building from Dayton is that 40 per-
sons have been killed as-azresult of
the food in that city, Adiutant Cen
eral Wood issued an order directing
that the railroad bridge over the Big
Miami river be blown up.
Bridges connecting the west side
with the eastern portion Of Columbus
were swep away at State and Broad
streets this afternoon Dozens of small
er bridges already had gone out. A
hundred men are marooned in factor
les on the west side. All street car
traffic has been abandoned and 1900
home have been flooded.
COMMUNICATION CUT OFF.
Chicago, March 25.-Both the West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph COM
panies announced all means of COM
nunication with Dayton had been cut
Of. The telegraph companies are
working in conjunction with the tele-
phone company in an effort to get
line into Dayton.
DUE TO RESERVOIR BREAK.
New York, March 25-No lives have
been lost thus far and no buildings de-
stroyed in the food at Dayton, Ohio.
according to a message received by
the American Telephone & Telegraph
company.
The company's men at Phoneton re-
ported that the flood in the Miami
river was caused by the breaking Of
the Laramie reservoir in Shelby com
. ty. about 80 miles north OF Dayton
When this message was received, the
Miami river was rising about one foot
an hour. The water was seven feet
deep in the main streets of Dayton
and a feet deep in many parts of the
surrounding country.
Under FIVE FEET OF WATER.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 25-Pri-
, yate kilograms from Dayton, Ohio, re
% ported the Little Miami river had brok-
, en- through the levee there and the
city is five feet under water The report
stated the waters were rushing through
the streets of Dayton like a millraCe,
carrying destruction in their sweep.
Hundreds Of homes have been washed
away, only the strongest buildings be-
ing able 10 withstand the tide.
Fifteen hundred families in Indianap-
oils were forced 10 leave their homes
al noon today by high water caused by
= incessant rains. White river, Eagle
creek and Pleasant run are rising at
T, the rate Of six inches an hour. Only
! one Of 13 interurban lines is running
and traffic on steam roads is at a
standstill.
The water company has warned its
patrons to draw emergency supplies OF
water, as the company expected TO be
put out Of business before night by the
: ficod. The plant Of the indianapolis
Gas company is under water and the
D noon.
TEN DROWN AT DELAWARE.
> Cleveland, Ohio, March 25-The BIZ
= -Four railway here, Just in communica
rion with an operator at Delaware
J. ohio, received from him statement
o Il at the town was under water, ter
r persons had drowned and scores of 9th
ers were marooned and their homes in
A. danger
Il Delaware, Ohio, March 25.-Twelve
S persons are dead and IS are missing
4 started the guage rising in the Ohio
= river. temporarily flooded the streets
i and carried away bridges over White
water river at Valley Junction. Fam