Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-01
Dayton Sufferers Well Pro-
vided With Relief Except
Money is Needed to Pre-
vent Disease.
REHABILITATION TO
TAKE MUCH MONEY
Chairman ]. H. Patterson
Makes Statements Urg-
ing Funds; Adventures OF
Refugees are Told.

Dayton. O., March 31.-John H. Pat
terson, chairman Of the citizens re-
lief committee, issued the following
statement today regarding conditions
here: go
"Our committee has now at its dis
posal all the food and clothing neces-
sary to meet the loss of the sufferers
of Dayton.
Money, however, urgently is re-
uuired for putting our city In condl-
tion to prevent the outbreak OF serious
disease and to rehabilitate the thou
sands, many of whom have lost their
homes entirely, and all of whom have
lost their household and personal ef-
fects.
'.The committee wishes to send out
an urgent appeal to the citizens OF the
United States for the necessary
funds. All contributions should be
sent direct to w. F. Bippus, who has
been appointed treasurer of the rellet
committee. Mr.. Bippus will send re-
ceipts for all moneys received
8 oppose Relief committee.
Al meeting of the members Of the
relief committee with members OF the
city council discussed a request from
the relief committee that 100000 be
diverted from the sinking fund OF the
city to the relief fund. Councilmen
Harry Klein and Gus Happel pro-
tested vigorously and made numerous
remarks derogatory to the relief COM
mittee and it's motives, accusing men,
bers of the latter among other things
Of trying to steal the city government
Under the present reign of martial
law. modified into sort of commits
sion government, the city government
is without authority and there is
well defined movement to retain the
"co1nmiss on" form of government un-
til the city has recovered from the
flood Todays meeting was called IN
the interests OF harmony.
In the bread line today was Eugene
]. Barney. a multi-mil!ionaire, whose
gifts to charity have been very large,
and recently included $4,000 to the Y.
M. c. A.. Of this city. He obtained three
loaves of bread and small sack OF
- -. e %
potatoes.
Stories Of Refugees.
With the rapid subsiding Of the flood
waters and dissipating of panic among
the refugees here, thrilling adventures
continue coming to light. Among the
most interesting Of these was the ex-
perience of the family of Charles NJ.
Adams in Riverdale. Mr.. Adams got
his wife and ten months old twin girls
into skiff and took them to the home
of a friend in Warder street. An hour
later it was again necessary to move
and the family was taken by rescuers
out Of the second story window. The
canoe in which they we're being trans
ported was dashed against telegraph
pole by the terrific current and cap
sized. Adams swan bravely in the Icy
water for few minutes when he was
picked up by some men in flatboat.
Just before he was rescued he saw his
wife sink. The baby girls were float
ing down the street. Then he col
lapsed. Three hours later he regained
consciousness to find himself in an
attic and beside him on the floor lay
his wife whom he believed to have
been drowned. "A few minutes later a
man crawled into the attic window
from the floating roof of barn,
bringing. the twins with him. They
had caught in the branches of tree
and were picked off unhurt by the
man who was riding to safety on the
roof.
Mrs. Adams was rescued by high
school boy on hastily improvised
raft. The lad was a member of the
Riverdale troop Of the boy scouts.
High Stage at Louisville.
Louisville, KY, March 81 The
stage of the Ohio river here at 7
o'clock this morning was 43.7 feet, a
rise of 1.6 feet in the last twenty-four
hours.
Stage is SO Feet at Memphis.
Memphis, Tenn, March 81 A
stage of 36 feet was registered on the
local guage of the Mississippi river at
o'clock this morning, rise of eight
tenths of foot in the past twenty
four hours.
Paducah Has 47-Foot Stage.
Paducah, KY, March 31.-The Ohio
river guage here at Z o'clock this
morning registered AZ feet. a rise Of
2.a feet in the last twenty-four hours.