Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-04-03

Flood Damage Placed at Around
$40, 900, 900 Sun ering .
Intense, But Food e
Plentiful. 4

Intense, But Food As
Plentiful.
Dayton, Ohio. March 30 The flood
situation In Dayton today Is this:
Previous estimates Of the number
drowned are greatly exaggerated,
The property loss from fire will not
exceed more than 81. 6O00 900.
The damage caused to mercantile
houses, factories and residences will
run anywhere from SIS. 100000 to $2o.-g
00O, 900.
The water has receded from the
business section of the city and from
a large portion OF the residence district.
Residents In portions still inundated
are being taken to sections not affected
by the food
There is no lack OF food
The telephone systems are being re-
stored.
There is much suffering from cold.
but all available fuel has been APP
|.propriated and there Is prospect Of:
So far there has been no epidemic
OF disease.
Order Is Restored.
One thousand militiamen, arriving
today. have the city In rigid control.
squelching hooters. sightseers that will
interfere with rescue work, and all 4
disorder
Touring the business sections today.
officials found the high stage OF the
flood was nine feet at the corner of
Third and Main streets, which is In the
very heart OF the city. The on-rushing
water flooded the frst floor of every
store in the business district.
. 10 oh
loss. The tower OF the steel high school
was leveled and the Leonard building
on Main street was undermined so
that 1t collapsed. Many houses were
swept =, away in Riversdais. West Day.
ton. North Dayton and EdgemOnt.
Buildings Withstood Flood.
The following buildings withssood
the Hood and furnished shelter to
about 1000 people who were marooned,
IN them from Tuesday until Thursday:
Conover building, Kuhns building.
the Arcade. two Cappell; buildings.
ing. Mendenhal building, Rice KunlerS
building, Reibold building, United
Brethren Publishing companies build
Ing. g
None OF the public buildings were
DESTROYED. Among the latter were the
Dayton club. Victoria. National and
Colonial theaters, city han. court
house. Beckel. Phillips. algonquin and
Atlas hotels, Masonic temple, p0stof-
nee. r. M. g. A. and all churches.
Daring Thief sThwartsd.
The fire loss IL positively limited to
tne destruction of the Dayton Gas.
Light and Power company,s plant. tho
row OF two and three story buildings
from Jenerson street to- st. Claire ave.
nues. the Clay Pearl laundry plant and
side ~ - 81 SO 81 80
A daring robbery was thwarted To-
day when the police arrested q man
who was escaping from the city with =.
satchel containing $4,000 In diamonds
ana 5eWelry, which he haG stolen from
JeWelry stores ss 5 ltlss84s
Alarming reports that hooters wen
armed, We're active in the dis trict from
which water had partly receded had
reached the headquarters OF the eYner-
gency COMMITTEES. Militia are pranar-
ing an expedition to quell disorders.
saving boats were in the food distriots
early To-Day ana by tonight II was hoped
relier would be extended to all flood
victims that were still alive 81 s.:
Survivors Arr Weak.
No EFFORT was baing made. to take out
any bodies the first care being to pro-
woe nelp Tor the living. The boats be-
sections. each depositing its load of
from Id to ~ SURVIVORS, Most of the
people rescued were SO weak from a. i
privation and suffering az to. be scarce
" able TO move. AT 8 o'clock several
hundred had been brought to the cash
register hospital on strefcters from tha
| south side of the river.
Inc situation was much brighter to-
day The trucks sent from the Cash
hegister company manned by men with
and food from the farmers. hrou iii
back good supply Of Vegetables and
/ several relief trains reached the CITY,
with the supplies. The rescue work
mad taken on the semblance OF system
ana az the streets from which tho
militia People were urged to get back
to their houses whenever possible.
Danger 70 Past.
Beware OF thieves and burglars. \.
said an official bulletin given wide cir
culation. Don't leave your houses
without protection 4 was thieves who
natural gas explosion. The natural Ras
has been turned off and. there \ Is no
danger OF explosions
Sixty Catholic sisters at the acad-
envy Of the Sisters of Notre Dame, and
vided refuge, were found by the Louis
Vile life saving crew today to- have
been entirely without food or water
since Tuesday. There were several
cases OF illness. II VI
Fewer Fatalities.
| Chief OF Police Allaback today told
| the Associated Press correspondents
that reports he had received indicatinr
the number OF fatalities to be far less
than early conditions indicated. AS
nearly as can be ascertained. about 100
/ persons were drowned in Riverdale. the
first section of the city to be flooded.
The rushing waters overturned several
Il hOl19eg there and rolled fl,nyt1 over u ~