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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-29
Conditions in
Marietta Grave.

Marietta, Ohio, March 2S.-(Via
Parkersburg, W. Va. and telephone
To Pittsburgh. Condition in Marietta
continued TO grow more grave as the
day advanced. The entire business
section along Front street was flooded
with the water 26 feet deep, Is feet
above high water mark. 1t passed
the second stories of business houses
and merchants, who lad moved thct
stocks to the second floor in antici
patton Of nothing more serious THAI
tho ordinary Hood stage will suffer
heavy damage. All railroad and troll
ley lines are out and three spans o.
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge
over the Muskigum river have gone
There is much distress among tho
people in the lowlands in the uppe'
part of the city, where ii was report
ed, this afternoon that many house
had been washed from their founda
tons Food and supplies of all kind.
are badly needed as the river valleys
are both flooded for miles in all drec-
tons lf
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A CLEAN of Hope
At GAINESVILLE, o,

GAINESVILLE, Ohio. March 3S.-With the
coming of dawn, today. Zanesville's 3d.
600 inhabitants, 10. 900 of whom are
homeless, saw the first CLEAN of hope
since the flood in the Muskinguh river
swept through the city, three days ago.
The river had begun to recede, rein
fercements for the National Guard on
duty in the streets were entering the
suburbs and provisions had arrived
within four miles of the city. The sun
rose clear and bright and there We're
indications that the bitter cold of the
past "A hours was passing.
Conditions are still distressing. The
electric light and water companies are
out of commission and will be for days
One small gas line is serving the city
with fitful supply of fuel and there is
little If any coal available Provisions
are scarce and many families in the
flooded sections are without food Com
munication between the city and the
section known as Putnam, where it is
believed the. loss of life will be found
TO be greatest, is still cut off and all
public and private business is at a
standstill. Looting has begun and the
military have been given orders TO shoot
down the first thief caught at work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-29
Flood mandates
City of Albany

Albany, ". Y, March 2s.-The Hud-
son river. today, reached the highest
point in its history when, at / p. NJ.
the local weather bureaus records reg
istered cd feet The crest of the flood
which has caused enormous losses and
widespread suffering throughout the Mo-
hawk and Hudson valleys. is believed
to have been reached. Tonight, the
water is receding slowly.
The lower section of the city is inun-
dated. Much sickness already is re-
ported and physicians and nurses are
aiding in relieving the suffering. MANY
factories and some schools have closed
Railroad service is crippled, mails arr
delayed and telegraph and telephone SER
vice is hampered. There has been much
damage TO property, but no loss of life
has been reported. Except on a few
lines which We're operated with power
from the Schenectady Railway. street
car traffic is at standstill,
The Albany Argus has a foot of water
in its business Office, but hopes to he
able to get out. its edition, tomorrow
morning. The Troy Times was pub
lished at the Office of the Albany
Kniekerbocker Press, today, its quarters
in Troy having been flooded.
Rensselaer,, across the river from AL
bany, has been turned into a modern
Venice. while Cohoes, Watervliet and
other nearby cities are undergoing SIM
liar experiences. .-- a,s.4.
Reports from flooded districts in the
Adirondacks are to the effect that tho
worst is over and the waters are reced-
ing in the Mohawk river. The weather
today, was bright and crisp.
The entire equipment of tents of the
National Guard of New York state has
been placed at the disposal of the san.
thorities of Ohio, by Adjutant Geneva
Hamilton, by direction of Gov. SuLzer-
If necessary, it was said, troops wd&N
be sent to that state.
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10 to 80 Feet of Water Still
Covers City of GAINESVILLE, @.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, March 2S.-With COM
munication being slowly restored, ru-
mors are current of loss of life out there
are only four known deaths in this cry
as a result of the flood. However, prac-
tically all of the 9TH. Sth and 9,h warus
and large portion of the 2nd and 10th
wards are still under 10 to 80 feet OF Wa
ter and few boats have dared to brave
the waters. About half the entire city
is still submerged
Five men, Theodore CASSIDY, John
Rail- Ray Beach, William Canning and
Policeman Huey, successfully crossed
the Muskingum river to Putnam, Thurs
day afternoon, and saved IS lives They
recrossed the river to the GAINESVILLE
side, this morning, The property loss in
GAINESVILLE is estimated at between $780,
600 and 100000. Water completely COW
and it cannot now be told whether it is
still standing The Sixth street, Third
street and a portion of the Monroe street
bridges and two railroad bridges In the
city are washed out and it is said not
another bridge remains standing between
this city and Marietta.
Rufus c. Burton, president or the
Chamber of Commerce, has asked Gov,
Cox for $4,000 to be used in alternating
distress. National Guards from New
Lexington and Lancaster on the sou
together with provisions from these
places and Cambridge on the east have
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Martial Law De- :
clared in Troy, N. Y

Troy. n. y. March 2S,-Martial law
has been practically declared in Troy
and members of two military companies
are patrolling the streets and relieving
the tired firemen and police, many of
whom have been on continuous duty for
As hours. Mayor Burns has not slept in
two nights, having taken charge in per-
son of the public safety department.
Fires, today, added to the seriousness
of the flood situation. and. firemen Were
kept busy all day answering alarms in
the flooded district. resulting in damage
estimated at thousands of dollars.
For the first time in the history OF
Troy. the newspapers with one excep-
ton were unable to go to press. One
publication printed four-page pamph-
. let on a hand press, the Others being
. forced to suspend publication, their
plants having been flooded. ,
There is much restitution among the
flood sufferers. Funds, food, bedding
and clothing have been contributed to
relieve their immediate needs.
The flood seems to have reached its
crest and is slowly subsiding.
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d ground Here they we're being cared

ground. Here they were being cared
for.
A.central morgue has been estab-
lished at the probate. court building
ma as last as possible identifications
will be made. Many of the bodies thus
far recovered, presented difficulties in
the way of Identification. One woman
for instance was recovered on the
west side with the light clothing she
had worn practically torn from her
body and her face disfigured. She was
clasping in her arms a six-months-
old baby. Another woman was found
lying across picket fence with the
face so badly laceratcd that it was
expected her Identification could not
easily be made. She wore only night
clothing and apparently was not yet
out of bed when the levee broke. a
report was circulated, today. to the
effect ithatan epidemic of typhoid fev.
or and pneumonia had developed In
Riverdale, and West Dayton. 1t was
ascertained. however, that not sim
gle Well developed case of either dis
ease was known in the sections men-
toned although there was considerable
sickness alilang the refugees, partio-
ulariy anlong the women and children
due to privation. Three deaths from
oiphtheria in other sections were re-
ported ny Secretary of Health Board
Miller.
: Visitors made their way in row
boats and canoes through nearly all
of Riyerdale, North Dayton and West
Dayton. This was the iirst time tha.
it was. possiblesto penetrate these dis
triets. While conditions are deplor-
able. the people remaining in their
, houses were not actually suffering 10
any considerable degree, and no deaG
bodies were 10 be seen anywhere. For
!, the most part the residents have been
| taken out by srescuers.
In number of places, throughout
the city, camps have been established
and families have set up Housekeeping;
in tents, cooking in the open over bon
Fires.
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arrived and are being distributed, al,
though a cold wave and lack of gas
and coal add to the discomfort.
Communication from high points abeuI
the city is being carried on by wireless
telegraph and Telegraph. .z..s.
The city has been endangered by sev-
eral fires which died out of their own ac'
cord, as no fire fighting apparatus coulo
be taken near the scenes of the eonfia'
,rI,to4.. RI e worst of these fires was
when he oil BuItmul barns, in which
cl'tide was stored, burned, last night,
i Last 2G0 homes have tloated down
he rivers. Among industrial concerns
wept away are the GAINESVILLE Woolen
Mills, the GAINESVILLE Pure Mix Co. plant,
he Abel Box plant and the Gary fur
niture concern. The Herman lumber
yards, too. have been entirely swept
out, -45....s ........
eral buildings have collapsed, including
the Munson Music Co, in which ID
pianos from the more flooded districts
were stored; the Indianapolis Brewing
plant and several smaller buildings. 4
number of holes. have been washed in
the streets and sidewalks, and y. +,
Starr, prominent merchant of this city,
fell into one in which the water was 70
feet deep, tonight, but he was rescued
by several policemen, -.-.=.z..
Comparatively little looting has been
reported and the city is under strictel
martial law, tonight. than at amy time.
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AMERICAN T. G. T. CO.
And Western Union Tel. Co., Make
Following Statement.

New York, March 2s.-The American
Telephone and Telegraph co. and the
Western Union Telegraph Co. have
found it necessary to issue the fol-
lowing announcement:
In the use of the necessarily linn
tied wire facilities reaching the flood
ed districts of Ohio and neighborins
states due Importance is being given
TO public officials. relief associations,
the press and TO such urgent, mes
sages as have to do with measures of
relief. believing that thus the public
Will sbes best served until further ser
vice can be restored
While there has been no time. dur
ing the past week, when the joint ia
ciilties OF the two companies have not
afforded communication with the larg
er cities and towns. local conditions
have rendered it impossible in many
cases TO deliver kilograms or to maze
local connections by telephone"
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Death List Over
Is in Peru, Ind.

Peru, Ind. March 2S.-As Peru
emerged from the flood, today, it be-
came apparent that the death lis
probably would not run over %. TIL
indicated death list as a result of tn
flood will go much higher as scores
of aged men and women who 70.
hours were forced to undergo terribl
exposure and later to endure unsani-
tary conditions are expected To die
-Four persons died, last night, in the
court house as direct result of ex-
posture.
While the conditions in the main
portion of Peru are rapidly improving
the water having receded to such an
extent as to allow people to wadf
about the streets, the conditions il
South Peru are still desperate.
Ten feet of water still is over tina,
section.
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RUSSIAN LINE OF SUCCESSION.
Most Valuable Child in the World.
Czarevitch Fathers Idol.

The czarevitch,. whose illness is oc-
cupying the sympathetic attention OF
Europe, is the idol of his father Ever
since his birth it has been the. custom
of the car to assist at his son RISING
in the morning and occasionally TO
usurp the functions usually relegated'
to nurses and mothers and give the
imperial baby his bath.
Not infrequently has the car given
audience to his ministers In the car
eyitch's nursery or received them III
the audience chamber with the small
heir to the imperial throne perched up
on his knee.
The czarevitch has heen described as
the most valuable child in the world.
If he succeeds to the throne he vail
be in possession of some 340sOoopn at
which sum the private fortune of the
uonanoffs is valued. His yearly SAL
arg as ruler of the Russian people viii
be $4,000 600 and he viii be in absolute
control of 500 estates employing ce,vW
servants ~fA .Esc
Within few days of his birth the
infants life was insured for 5ooe0V,
6 200. ool less than the amount for when
tho Grand Duchess Olga, the eldest
cbild was insured. A banking ac-
count VAS opened for sthe baby into
which is paid every three smtnths u
government check on the. Nauonai
| Bank of Russia which allows the chiiu
| C I5.D00 a year. asf. s afe. sfi
the succession to the throne OF ths
pon1anoffs is by no means so we'll Sc
| cured in the direct line as that Of the
IIobenzcIlerns. The kaiser himself mas
si,5 sons, and goodness knows now
many erandsons. IN this case the sane
law eliminates women from the pro-
blem. ~
This nti-feminist decree has not
cr,riously enough, had the same vigor-
ons application in. autocrauc Russia'
which III the eighteenth century was
blessed. or cursed, as the case might
he with several expresses Thes lal :
or tendency, however, in that empire
| has been to exclude women from tue
| line of succession.
| In 1891 the Emperor Paul decreen
| that the succession should be tnal o.
| regular descent, by the right of prim-
| ogeniture. with preference of male over
female heirs, Iii was in virtue OF TINS
| decree that the present cars eldest
| brother. George, who died in 1893, was
dacla red heir presumptive in spite oil
| Nicholas; II having several daughters
and it was only on the birth OF Inc
Grand Duke Alexis that his uncle
| Michael was deposed from his posi'ioh
as crown principal Mall Gazette
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$50 for Flood Vic
Tins, Newcastle,

Newcastle, Me, March 2S.-(Spe-
cial).-Following the annual Sophie
more exhibition as part of the clos
ing exercises of Lincoln Academy for
the spring recess, today. Principal
Harry L. Bradford spoke on the flood
conditions in the Middle West. AS n
result, subscription papers We're circu-
lated and $50 raised for the aid of
the flocd victims. This sum will be
forwarded at once to Col. Charles II.
Osgood of Lewiston, representing the
Maine Red Cross Society.
The Sophomore exhibition consisted
of an excellent musical and literary
program carried out by pupils of the
class.
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THE NEW ENGLAND FLOOD.
Continued from Page One.)

night, but it was not so high nor 81
long as its predecessor,
The first wave which was much il
evidence above the Massachusetts
state line, yesterday, left behind l.
plenty of work, today, for three rail
road companies, the Boston 4 Maine
Central Vermont and the Rutland
ON nearly all of these roads, ther,
we're washouts and some bridges wen
ont. The Boston & Maine had to stol
its trains on the Cheshire division
near Bellows Falls, VT
Tie flood on the Ammonoosuc rive
in New Hampshire shut off the ser
vice from Woodsyille over the Whit
Mountain division, but as the lin
from Concord to Woodsville, and from
Wells River to Montpelier remained
open. the Canadian service on tn
Boston & Maine was fairly well main
tanned.
The Central Vermont suffered de
Laws near Brattleboro and betweel
White River Junction and Montpelier
No trains ran on the latter division
during the day, because of washouts
The Rutland road was compelled I
suspend service into Bellows Fall
from the North and suffered the los
of a bridge on the Lake Chaluplai'
side Of the Green mountains betwee'
Rutland and Middlebury. The roa'
also had trouble along its line be
tween Rutland and Bennington.
All the railroads had repair gang
out all day and, tonight, some of tn
suspended service had been resumed
although it is expected that sevora
days will be required to bring th'
schedules back to the normal.
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Situation in New
York Improved

Buffalo, y. Y, March 2S.-i'air
weather, today. helped the river towns
of Western New York recover from
the unprecedented floods of the past
four days. The streams are still mud
dy torrents. over their banks and full
of debris, but the freshets have pass
ed the danger stage and the waters
are fact receeding.
Partial establishment OF railroad
communication with the flooded dis
tricts of Ohio was marked, today, by
the receipt here of the first mails fro"l
Dayton and Columbus. All trains in
the inundated districts are running
slowly on account of weakened road
beds.
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The first flood wave shut down fac
tories at Bellows Falls, Brattleboro
and Northampton and caused some
damage to river bank gardens while
passing through Massachusetts. IL
wave crest could be plainly followed
throughout the day, At dawn it was
just below Bellows Falls, At noon
it was passing Brattleboro; during tbs
afternoon, it swept by South Vernon
and crossed the Massachusetts lire
and at sunset it had reached Hola'ke
Ahead of it. there was a gradual rise
in the river, while behind it the water
dropped off quitely sharply The
second wave was not quite so marked
but its progress was readily followed
Both waves are destined for Long Is
land sound, the first to arrive by. to-
morrow night. and the second, on
Sunday
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MIAMiSBURG FLOODED.
Death List Will Not Exceed IS, Ac.
cording to information.

Middletown, Ohio, March 2S-Mi-
amisburg, the town of 5000 population
east of here, which has heretofore
been an unknown quantity in the
food situation, was reached, las;
night, and reported that the death list
there will not exceed %. Only one
body has been recovered, The prop
erty damage will run high Miamis-
burg is still under eight feet of water
The river is recedins rapidly and re-
lief work will be begun, today, provi-
sions from Dayton and Centreville be-
ing on the way to Miamisburg.
Estimates from the relief commit
tee give the casualty list at 80 and
assures those refugees who are still
anxious about relatives and friends
that the number of deaths will not ev-
coed this figure Train loads of sup
plies continue to come in
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REcEpING AT FIT. WAYNE, IND.
Property Loss Estimated at 81 o0o,oo
Death Not Over 6.

Fort Wayne, Ind, March 28.-With
the flood receding at the rate of three
inches an hour, this city has the sit
uation in control, and stands ready 10
assist its less fortunate neighbors. The
property loss is estimated at $4,000
600 and it is almost certain that the
loss of life will not exceed s.
The pumping station was started up
last night, two locomotives furnished
by the Lake Shore Railroad furnish
ing the power. The water is being
pumped from the river and the only
drinking water available is bought in
bottles.
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FLOOD CAUSES HIGH PRICES.
Butter, Famine in New York City
Milk supply Inadequate.

New York, March S.-Not a pound
of butter was brought into New YORK
today. and the price went up tour
cents a pound. The milk supply also
was inadouate upstate floods making
it impossible for shipments to reach
the. city, Dealers; declare that tnere
is hut three-days supply OF meat Ia
the city. ami unless trains now slaiieo
in the flooded districts reaeh mere
carly next week, New York will face
a meat famine. Eggs and other 1000
stuffs also were advanced in price.
today As b
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AT DAYTON, OHIO.
Continued from Page One.)


eral agreement here, today, after Coy
aerment life saving crews had pene
trated every part of the water bound
city. Up 10 the present As bodies
have been recovered. Twenty of these
were in Riverdale, Is in West Day-
ton, five in the business section and
five in the South Side residence sec
ton. Three deaths from diphtheria
were reported, today, and there is
fear Of an epidemic.
The property loss from fire will NOT
exceed 1880, 900.
The damage caused to mercantile
houses, factories and residences win
run anywhere from $l5,000,000 to 500
900, 900.
The water has receded from the
business section of the city and from
a large portion of the residence Sec
ton.
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a4astxtt, MaA
Connecticut River
-. Drops Five Feet

Woodsvillo, y. H.. March 2S-The
Connecticut river, which is joined at
this point by the Wells and, Ammo
noosuc rivers dropped five feet, today,
and fears of further damage by the
flood were dismissed. The water
works pumping station which was
made useless, yesterday, when flood
water reached the fire boxes of tn,
boilers was enabled to resume opera
ftion and supply the residents witt
water tonight. e.
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Cincinnati, March 2S.-Newport, which,
With Covington,, is opposite Cincinnati.
forming the larger of the suburban sec
tions. is in almost as bad case as its
neighboring city. Street car lines soon
will have to be abandoned and it is fear
ed that before many hours the lines into
Cincinnati will have to cease. operations.
This also is true of Coyington lines
Electric light and gas plants also are
Threatened. -
One of the bridges across the Ohio has
been closed and authorities are preparing
to close others, thus cutting Off the
south shore from communication with
Cincinnati and also closing practically
the only railway outlet thisseits has had
to the south and east. No food shortag
is anticipated in this section, but warn
ings have been issued by the MAYORS OF
this and other nearby cities that mer-
chants must not take advantage of ths
situation to charge eNtortionate prices
All attempts of. this nature nave beer
promptly curbed by the authorities.
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Eight Dead in
COshOctOn, Ohio.

Coshocton, Ohio March 2S.-Via
Courier to Cambridge and Telephone
TO Pittsburg).-Eight are dead here
as The result of the overlooking of the
TuseartWas and Walhondng rivers.
and the 10000 souls within 127 miles
OF Pittsburg have been shut off from
the outside world since Tuesday aft
eTnoon, when the rivers started to rise.
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First News from
Harrison, Ohio.

Cincinnati, Ohio. March 2S-Mayor
Brlnkman of Harrison. Ohio. today,
brought the first news that has been
received from that town since it was
Isolated by the food. He said the
town was flooded TO a great depth in
many places and that George Thomas
mad lost his life. He estimated the
property damage at $4,000
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4 Fts nI NJ.
Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Hit by Sleet Storm

= -
ogdensburg, " y. March 2s.-This
city was hard hit by, a sleet storm
which began, early yesterday, and
aged for hours, Communication by
wire was completely cut off and prob
ably viii not be. restored for several
DAYS. Within a short time after the
storm started the city's streets looked
as if a tornado had swept through
them, SO thiekly strewn We're the
with treet, branches. wires and poles
which the heavy accumulation of ice
had carried down. Hundreds of men
were put to work clearing the wreck
age. There Were no deaths or injuries
for the storm.
RELIEF TO STRICKEN CITIES.
Continued from Page One)
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result of the flood. The property loss
is estimated at $1.50o.00O The water
is receding rapidly. There are 100 ir
the emergency hospital, which has
been established in schoolhouse
Measles has. broken out among them.
There is no gas and no water, but the
electric light service has been re-
stored.