The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-26

reach over 100. while some reports
say II may run into the thousands,
! There are no facts available early to-
! day upon which 10 base a report OF
the dead. The homeless, according 10
estimate by Gov. Cox, will number
! $50. 600.
The property loss is almost beyond
comprehension, because OF its immer
/ sity.
Dayton Piqua, Delaware, Sidney,
Middletown and Tippecanoe City suf'
| fered most. All are situated within
few miles OF each other
! The Hydraulic. the great dam at
| Piqua, is said 70 have gone out dur
| ing the night. flooding the entire city.
One message placed the dead in Piqua
alone at 500. but this is wholly with.
out confirmation.
Gov. Cox, early today, received
telephone message from Bellefontaine.
saying that the immense reservoir AT
Lewiston had burst its banks. be-
tween Lakeview and Russells Point.
and was sweeping through the Great
Miami valley like a tidal wave. II
was this vast quantity Of water added
| to the already oyerfowing river that
seems 10 have Inundated the cities or
/ Piqua and Sidney. 1t Is considered
| certain that loss OF life in the valley
swept by such wave would run
| high.
| Orders have been issued today for
the calling out of the entire National
/ Guard OF Ohio. They Will immediate
ly entrain from their respective cities
for service in the fiood-swept districts
In Hamilton. there aFe-i2-knoXn
dead, but this number is certain TO
! be greatly increased. At least 100
persons are missing. The property
, loss will be nearly $l.000,0O0.
I In Middletown, there are seven
known dead, with at least 100 missing.
The property loss is estimated az
/ 100000
Scenes OF indescribable horror are
reported from Dayton, which was
hardest hit Loss OF life is estimated
from $50 to 10000. according TO vari-
Gus reports altering In here. one re-
port IS that q school house IL inundat-
ed and that nearly 400 children who
were In Il at the time the levees
broke were drowned This. however.
has not been confirmed. The entire
city is under from 10 70 80 feet OF
water, and people have sought the
tall buildings and the hills as places
OF refuge The food that hit Dayton
was due to the breaking OF the Lar
annie reservoir. In Shelby county,
about o'clock Tuesday morning.
Rushing down the Miami valley, the
water carried everything before II in
Piqua, Troy, Sidney, Dayton, Carrot
ton. Miamisburg and Hamilton.
That there has been great loss OF
life in the Miami valley. Is certain.
! hut the exact extent at this time IL
largely guessvork. Among those who
persisted at Dayton are said 10 be 10
members OF the state militia who
were guarding a bridge.
| Adjutant General George II. Wood,
whose home is in Dayton, is there
directing the work OF rescue and
assisting in caring for the thousands
OF homeless.
| In Columbus, the west eide is prac-
tically wiped out. $4,000 or more are
homeless, and the reported loss OF
life ranges from half dozen TO 200.
Houses are floating down the river
with people on their roofs. Several
fires in the submerged district have
added TO the horrors. Refugees slept
In public buildings, doorways. and the
homes Of more fortunate friends last
night. while the militia men helped
the police patrol the streets, which
we're in total darkness. The light and
water plants are out OF business. and
the street car service nearly SO.
Eighteen are known 10 be dead ut
Delaware Iater reports-~from out
Lying disfricts IN Delaware county are
expected TO bring the toll OF lives up
to the hundred mark. Five hundred
families are homeless in Delaware.
Despite the property loss at To-
ledo f. snall. appeals are coming In
from all surrounding districts today.
Boats. iGod and clothing are. asked.
Reports from small towns near
plGua, sidney. Middleiown and Hamil'
ton, which reached here today via
telephone. telegraph aud hrcught by
men OF horscbaca aud afoot. all tell
~ devastation rnd death throughout
The great Miami valley. wrought rs
the food Thousgnds are camped in
tho hills. without food or protection
from the cold wind and rain The
nu,9ber c. homeless was estimated n
~. 0du In The section surrounding the
above named towns Tho properjv
loss VIII run between 100000 600 anu
$50 600 900
In Go, Gland aud In the northern
| part Of the state the property loss Is