Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-27
eFNT oF GOVERNOR COX SAYS THAT ADDITION TO HUMAN BODIES CCASSS
M HORSES FILL STREETS OF DAYTON AND THAT DISEASE CERTAIN ito FOLLOW
UNLESS PROMPT RELIEF MEASURES ARE TAKEN
GREATEST NEED NOW IS FOR MONEY TO
SECURE FOOD, CLOTHING AND FUEL SUPPLIES

erous. Fearing a typhoid epidemic
the. state board of health is making
arrangements to clean UP the larger
cities stricken by the flood.
That money by telegraph is the urs'
ent need Of Ohio's flood swept dis.
trcts, is the substance Of proctama.
tion issued by Governor Cox. He
sad it is impossible to get supplies
to the stricken districts because rail-
road trains are unable to operate and
that supplies can best be procured at
the nearest points to the cities and
towns affected. "The situation is
critical and the need is urgent" said
the proclamation. Contributions may
be sent to Governor Cox.
IN DAYTON.
Further danger from flood was pass.
ing today, but the apprehension Of
great loss Of life from famine, expos
ure and sickness was growing hourly.
The flood waters reeeded three feet
during the night and it was expected
that before dark most of those
marooned in the downtown district
would be liberated. Four motor boats
which arrived from Cincinnati this
morning were taken to the waters
edge and an effort made to extend i'm
mediate relief to the more urgent
cases found.
Although there are constant rum.
ors of great numbers Of deaths from
fires and Hood in far parts Of the city,
up to the present there can be no ac-
tual knowledge nor inteiiIgibe esti
mate Of the mortalities. -
George f. Burba, representing Gov.
ernor Cox, today teIegraphed the gov.
ernor urging that special emphasis be
given to the great need Of immediate
supplies and provisions. There is
not full days food supply in the city
and before night it is likely that 1000
persons who have been held down
town without food or water since
Tuesday, will be rescued and there is
no provisions for them nor places to
care for them.
Burba says that within day, bod.
les of the thousands Of horses will be
In the muddy streets and
it will be impossible even to care for
the bodies Of human beings.
If the down town section is relieved
by night it may permit the city au-
thorites to get together with the
militia and the relief committees and
make some organized attempt to give
aid to the north side tomorrow.
Except for solitary branch Of the
Dayton, Lebanon, and Cincinnati the
over which single train can
creep cautiously at a time, rail- com.
munication has not been restored. It
takes IL hours for train to come up
over this line from Cincinnati, dis
tance of fifty miles. Mayor Hunt Of
Cincinnati has been urged to see that
a train load Of supplies be kept con-
stantly on the move on this road. An
effort also is being made here to in
duce all who are able and who can
lind outside places of refuge to leave
The city as fast as the train service
will permit. Needless suffering was
,aused by the report today Of the
breaking Of the Lewiston reservoir. !
when men rushed through the up.
own streets shouting "fIee for your
ives, the reservoir has broken"
Families living outside the danger
zone gathered their babies and be.
ongings in their arms and fled for the
;ash Register office, crushing into
hat already overcrowded structure.
The reservoir contains 1900 acres
i water space and It was pointed out
lat the flood district 10 estimated at