The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-26

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pany who, with the postmaster of this
village, attempted to drive to Day
ton. The telephone man Immediately
'tcut in on a line and transmitted
the appeal.
Only one stable building in Dayton
has collapsed as far as the watchers
structure, an old. three-story affair
near Ludlow street, was occupied by
a harness making concern.
steubenville, o.. March 26-The Ohio
river here at o'clock, this morning
at the rate of seven-tenths of an inch
per hour.
Nashville, March 26-After a rain
fall yesterday and last night, of 5:13
inches, the Ohio river rose II feet
here in "a hours
Memphis, March 26-The Mississippi
! river here has risen one foot in the
last "a hours. A heavy rain fell dur
ing the night.
Washington, March 26-The United
States Lifesaving station at Louisville
has been ordered to rush it's entire
crew equipped with powerboats and
1ifesaving apparatus to Cincinnati
with orders to work up the Miami
valley toward Dayton for rescue work.
McConnellsville, o., March Is
early, today, and national guard
troops have ben called out. The Mus
kingum river has overlooked it's
banks and stretches over a wide area.
There are no reports of fatalities so
far
Columbus March 26.-Brig Cen
eral John G. Speaks, acting adjutant
general, was in communication with
John Bell, a telephone operator i'm
prisoned in one of the Dayton offices.
Bell said that the water in front of
the telephone exchange had receded
slightly during the night and stood,
this morning, at a depth of over eight
feet in front of the building where
he was imprisoned. Bell said that 40
men in patrol boats were making a
survey of the city and that he expect
ed to be able to give more definite in
formation soon as to the number of
dead.
GAINESVILLE, March 26-The Musk
ingum river is 10 feet above normal
,
an hour: Many persons have been
driven from their homes.
Delaware, O., March 26.-Rescue
work continued, this morning, in the
flooded districts and the list of those
believed dead was changed from time
to time. Several reported dead were
found after alive and others believed
saved are believed dead. However.
the list of dead probably will reach
40 or SO.
South Bend, March 26.-An official
report received by Mayor Charles E.
Goetz, of South Bend, at 10:45 a. M,
today, was that three hundred were
drowned at Peru, that no bodies had
been recovered and that there was
less than one block of the entire city
that was not under water.
Indianapolis, March 26-The Assump-
ton parochial school is sheltering and
feeding about 100 women and chill
dren.
The Western Union operator at
Brookville, O., who was in touch with
Indianapolis today, said a special train
of provisions would leave for Dayton
at 10 a. m. He said reports from
Dayton, this morning, indicated that
the water had fallen two feet five in
ches, during the last four hours. but
that the Union Station was 20 feet
under water. He further said the
loss of life was impossible to esti-
mate.
Akron, O., March 26-Cessation of
the rain storm today has 'quieted the
fears of the citizens here concerning
the strength of the banks of the reser-
voir It is thought no lives have been
lost in the flood but scores of families
have been made homeless. The local
rubber factory was forced to shut
down.
Fort Wayne, Ind, March 26-Offi-
Gals of the Wabash railroad here,
early today said it would be impos-
sibIe for them to reach Peru with a
special train over the Wabash lines
on account of submerged tracks. Ar
dent arguments were then made to at
tempt to send a train to Peru by
way of the Pennsylvania lines to Ply
mouth and thence by way of the Lake
Erie & Western Railroad Two car
loads of provisions and two carloads
of collins compose the train, which
will start as soon as the train can be
loaded.
Further flood reports will be found
on Page 4.
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