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much worse than had been expected,
Money is needed most Of all, ac-
cording to Mayor Kreutzer.
The known dead at Peru number
eight.
Reconstruction Work On.
Columbus. Observation-Disclosures of
the West Side of Columbus, where the
flood OF last Tuesday wrought the
heaviest damage. has been begun in
earnest by the %undaunted citizens of
that district with the assistance OF
fortunate residents.
Twelve more bodies have beer re-
covered from the debris, but many Of
them have been identified as persons
previously reported dead, so that the
Columbus death list still remains at
81.
While househOlders were busy clear
ing away the wreCkage from their
homes, while militiamen cleared the
principal streets of the dead bodies of
animals and debris, and relief commit
tees continued their care of the home
less, plans were set afoot for the pre-.
vention Of a similar catastrophe.
Property Loss 81, 900, 900.
Hamilton, Ohio.-Secretary CARR
son OF the war department, who is
touring the flood district as the per
sonal representative of President Will
son. visited Hamilton Sunday. com.
Ing over from Cincinnati by automo.
bile. So impressed was the war sec.
rotary with the manner in which the
situation here is being handled by the
citizens and Ohio National guard that
he announced that he would telegraph
President Wilson that nothing needed
for the present emergency is lacking
The secretary was told that the
death list here viii not number more
than 50, with the property loss est.
mated at $4,000. 900.
5000 Rendered Homeless.
Parkersburg, w. Ea.-The crest Of
the Ohio river food reached here with
a stage of $50 feet, six feet higher
than the record of 1854. The river is
%reeeding slowly. Two companies Of
militia are guarding the town.
BelIeville, Is miles away, is practi-
cally wiped out and the people are
camping OF the Hill above the town.
It is reported that several lives have
been lost.
Two lives is the toll of the food
waters in Parkersburg. The damage
is foremost. Fully 5000 persons are
homeless here and ut Belpre aud Belle.
vile.
Illinois Threatened.
Springfield. In.-Illinois threatens
to become the center OF flood distress.
Startling messages have been receiy.
ed by Governor Dunno and Adjutant
General Dickson, indicating that
ShaWneetoWn and Cairo are in imme-
diate danger Of being washed of the
map. Other towns are in distress.
Governor Dunno has sent a rush or
der for 900 troops to proceed by spe-
cial train 10 Cairo. Messages receiy.
ed BY the governor from Sheriff
Frazier and Mayor Parsons Of Cairo
described conditions as extremely
alarming. Fears were expressed thar
the leyee might break at any minute
with an inevitable heavy loss OF life
and al immense property damage.
Peru Death List 25.
Sixteen bodies We're found in Brook.
vile and six still are missing. The
food struck that town Monday night
With such violence that all wires were
swept away and bridges wiped out,
and no communication was had with
the outside world until a courier yes
terday took definite reports into Con.
norsville, following a rapid fall in the
flood tide.
Peru rescue workers report that the
death list there will not exceed %,
and some believe it will be less.
Nincennes is said to be in great
danger, but all reliable communica-
ton with that place has been cut off.
Troy, Ohio, Asks Aid.
Chicago.-An appeal for aid for
food sufferers reached Chicago from
Troy. Ohio. where at least nine lives
were lost and 25 houses demolished
Marietta, Ohio.-FIood caused a loss
Of 100000 here. Loss of life un-
known.