Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-02
TWO WATERLOO MEN AMONG
THOSE WHO WERE WATER
SOUND At DAYTON.
9. II. sAsHoR SPENDS
DAYS IN COLONIAL HOTEL
Water Reached Third Floor and Guests
Wore Prisoners on Short Rations-
Rev. r. E. Graves Spends Two Days
and Nights HuddIed on Roof Of
euildins-saw Many Perish.

Waterloo, April 2.-The following is
an extract of special delivery letter
received by Mrs. s. II. Bashor from
her husband. who was in Dayton. o..
at the time of the flood. The letter is
sent from Xenia, o., ana dated March
the taking Of messages to get thru IL
possible and as soon as possible Mr.
Bashor stated that the flood came ii
q hurry and that on Tuesday morning
it was impossible to get out of the city
as the interurban lines and the steam
roads were tied up. At that time the
flood had not struck the main streets
but about two feet, but in a few hours
came rushing in to the height OF
twelve or fourteen feet He says: 81
was not uneasy at the time as the
Colonial where l was stopping, is a
steel frame, fireproof structure and
water to the third floor could not af-
feet it. The most the guests suffered
at any time was a lack of drinking
water. variety of food, lights and heat.
Today at noon was the first warm
meal have had since Tuesday morn
ing. We had some canned stuff and
only little Of that, and Yet. did not
suffer from hunger to any extent. l
had two crackers (oyster) yesterday. a
tablespoonful of canned beans, and
three plums. The day before still less.
I could have gone another day or two.
but I never tasted a meal much bet
ter than dinner today.
Best of People Revealed.
Every one kept cheerful and I never
saw the real best side of human nature
as I saw it here OF the 100 or more
guests, there was not one small act all
the way thru. I was cold last night
and the night before. but the men
cheerfully contributed parts of their
blankets to make the women and chill
dren comfortable. They were given the
best and larger share of the food. Yes
terday 1t was so cold that a number of
us wents to be4sato keep warm, and
when ENwoke tka streets in front and
side were dry ard went to the Y. NJ.
c. A. in an effort to get wire out.
by walking about two miles.
found that could get to the Pennsyl-
vania railway and get over here. l
rather fat, together with my mature
age, rs WY = NAu lAoI SuAlSE IOIe LUZ
the want q food and drink.
'Ihe curren t$ssame frQm;ssthe snorth
and the main bnsinessshouses 'front.'
ing east and north were a dismal
sight. All plate glass. windows We're
broken and every particle of mer-
chandise was swept out and taken
down stream. The streets had on
them dead horses, broken vehicles,
ruined and broken automobiles. and
the asphalt pavements were torn up
and lying saroundLin great slabs. Sill
verware and heavy ware was plenti-
full and in one or two places below
the city it is said there were vast
quantities of merchandise accumu-
lated and it presents a wealth of dis
tinction tina. is pitiable and aston
ishing. I did not see a single dead or
crippled human being as there were
very few fatalities in the business
section. There was no loss Of life
in the uptown hotels and even the
smaller frame structures were not
moved from their foundations. There
was great loss of life in the resi-