The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-29
FIND DEWEESES
At THEIR FARM
NORTH OF DAYTON

Burton Carr returned last night
from Dayton where he had gone dur
ing the day in an effort to get trace
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin De Weese. He
was successful in his efforts and
brought home to relatives the well
come news that Mr.. and Mrs. De
Weese are safe and well, though they
experienced the thrill of a very mar
row escape. Mrs. De Weese former
ly was Miss Maud Westcott of Rich
mond. The De Weese country place is
north of Dayton proper about three
miles and the tract of 800 acres was
inundated last Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. De Weese We're driven
to the upper floors of their home
where they were marooned until the
following night when they were
rescued by boat and taken to the home
of tenant on the farm where they
remained until yesterday morning
The farm itself was directly in the
path of the greatest volume of water
that poured over the country in that
section and in consequence it suffered
damage of the severest sort. Other
country seats in the same locality
were likewise badly damaged.
General Condition.
In speaking of general conditions
that exists in and about Dayton Mr..
Carr said to the Palladium last night
that even citizens of the stricken city
apparently were unable to give much
information as to the number of ia
t,It III ;,,,~
Dayton proper" said Mr.. Carr. 'ow-
ing to the stringent rules laid down
by federal troops now on the ground.
Every bridge spanning the river from
the suburbs into Dayton proper is
guarded by these troopers and no such
thing as mere pull from some
citizen of influence will get one en-
trance to the business section. l saw
a Dayton banker who really seemed
to think he must get through the lines
apply to the adjutant in charge for a
pass, but he was no more successful
that the most humble applicant. The
soldiers are there not to annoy citizens
but to protect the business interests
of the city and they know that there
is but one way to do it-simply u
restrict entrance to the city proper to
those persons who have pressing bust
ness therein.
Inside the lines the dealing out
of rations is done on the army plan.
and while all those in need are sup
piled, there is no promiscuous giving.
Food is dealt out according to the
needs of those applying and the rules
laid down are being strictly adhered
to. If the federal soldiers continue
tomorrow and Sunday as they started
to do this afternoon, 1t will be useless
for mere sightseers to try to get into
the central section of the city. A
pass is required to get through the
lines and to get pass requires some
thing besides pull
Stories Differ.
I'm my trip north to the De Weese
farm l did not see a oead body though
it had been reported that through this
section many persons were drowned.
l met and talked to several Dayton
men whose ideas differed so greatly
as to the number of people whose
lives We're lost, that l was puzzled.
For instance | talked to one man who
said that he did not think the death
list would reach two hundred. Five
minutes after l talked to another man
who appeared confident that there
must have been thousands who lost
their lives"