The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-28

father. two sisters and brother who
lives In the food district.
A. c. Macauley. Michigan State
agent OF the Hancock Life Insurance
Co.. fears that Elmer e. Tlickinger.
Indiana state agent. II flood victim.
He went to Dayton Just before the
flood and no word has been received
from him. although his brother SAM
uel IL employed by the Associated
Press In Dayton.
A. v. Kelly. No. 531 Twelfth-st, has
four sisters living In Dayton. G. y.
Sheets. No. 1077 Trumbull-ave.. II wor.
RED over the safety Of Is relatives
living In the flood district N
Charles Lohrman, Of the Lohrman
Seed Co.. told Mayor Marx that he
would collect Q carload Of potatoes
from the farmers In Greenfield town
ship for the Hood sufferers II the rail-
road would provide b0xcar.
Assistant Postmaster Charles Swan
received report, Friday mornin, that
the post-0fices In Cleveland. Toledo
and Chicago were packed with mail.
delivery of which has been delayed by
the Hood. The local postofiice receiv-
ed several bags Of mail from Gin
cinnati late Thursday night. The mail
was shipped last Tuesday and under
ordinary condition the time between
Cincinnati and Detroit IL eight hours.
Relief Train Carries Water
Detroit's relief train for the food
sufferers In Dayton left tha Michigan
Central station at 10:40 Thursday
night. II consisted OF i've passenger
cars and three Pullmans, carrying 200
people. and six freight cars laden
with provisions and miscellaneous
supplies. Two Of the cars contained
water.
Capt OGrady, Capt. Rntledge.
Sergt. Wilde and 30 policemen guard
ed the train and prevented anyone
without proper credentials from get
ting aboard. Many attempts were
made to secure permits by people
who have relatives In Dayton, but all
applications were turned down except
in cases In which the presence OF the
applicant was necessary in the work
Of relief.
Byres H. Gitchell, secretary of the
Board Of Commerce, formed the COM
mittee In charge of the train. Supt.
Dolan and Secretary Prenzlauer, Of
the poor commission; Detectives Dwy-
or and Donovan and Police Surgeon
Thomas were city employees whose
services were requisitioned for work
In Dayton. The Cadillac Motor Car
Co.. and the Maxwell. WEIGH and
Chalmers plants sent men to assist
In rescue work.
Few people saw the train depart.
Though the station was thronged ear.
ly In the evening with people who
wanted to 60 to Dayton and with
spectators eager for q thrill, the
crowd had departed before the train
left. II became evident. very early.
that neither tears, threats nor brides
would avail to get anyone aboard
whose presence was not considered
necessary by those In charge of the
work.
Four students from the University
Of Michigan whose homes are In Day.
ton tried to board the train, but were
not permitted through the police
lines.
On the train the Cadillac Motor Car
Co. sent q carload and q half Of mer-
chandise to the value of about $4,000.
Approximately one-half was In eat
ables and the other half wearing ap-
Eparel. The eatables consisted Of l..
900 loaves of bread. 200 boiled hams,
also crackers, cheese. condensed milk,
canned goods. and other rations. The
wearing apparel consisted OF heavy
shirts, underwear. sweaters. stock
ings, shoes. and 1000 blankets.
A considerable portion of the day
was devoted by q number Of the COM
pany's purchasing agents to securing
the city for the supplies.
In addition to the merchandise the
company and employees contributed ap-
proximately $4,000 In cash.
The Cadillac company sent two men
In charge Of John M. Eaton. superin-
tendent Of the welfare department OF
the factory to took litter the dtstribu