The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-21
CAPTAIN ANDERSON
CARRIED RELIEF
TO VICTIMS
OFFICER WELL KNOWN HERE
WAS IN CHARGE OF BOAT SENT
UP THE OHIO RIVER.

AS the first boar to go to the relief
Ohio river, carrying provisions and
good cheer to the u~nfortunates, was
in charge of Captain D. c. Anderson,
who's wife was formerly Miss Flo
Woody of his city, the following story
of the trip taken from a Cincinnati
paper will be of special interest in
Missoula, where Captain Anderson is
we'll known:
The United States relief boat j. X.
Ware, in charge of Captain D. c. An
derson, stationed at Fort Thomas, re-
turned to Cincinnati late last night
from Kenova, %Ironton, Portsmouth and
other. cities along the Upper Ohio
river. Practically every city. town and
village from Cincinnati to Huntington,
w. va, was inundated, but the suffer-
ing was not as great as was expected.
The residents in the river towns fear
that the greatest h%ardships will be
encountered about a week after the
water has receded. The provisions
that Captain Anderson left with them,
they say, will be sufficient to last for
a period of from four days to
week, and after that, until the rail-
roads are able to resume operations,
they will have no trouble in getting
provisions.
All. towns on the river about Iron
ton. with the exception of Catletts-
burg, KY, are in good shape and
asked for no aid from the relief boats.
Ashland, KY; Huntington and Ke-
nova, w. ", were not only taking
- re fhoroSo1vaC hnt Wara lending
assistance to their neighboring cities.
Captain Anderson took the Ware re-
lief boat to Kenova, where she arrived
Tuesday night. Major Ganjot, who
was at Kenova, and Captain Anderson
talked over the situation and on
Wednesday morning the boat turned
her head coward Cincinnati. Every
town on the river above Moscow, o.,
which required aid had received il,
and the last of a barge loaded with
food and clothing was put hif at Cat
lettsburg. KY, which was entirely in
undated and in great need of help.
The return trip was made with only
such stops as were necessary and at
the larger towns to find out if they
needed more aid. Captain Anderson
stopped at Ironton, where he foun
COHulLlOlS tluCIl pSttSi, o"iiS ~ LIN
systematic method in which the relief
work was lone. The relief committee
there had the best organization of any
Of the towns along the river.
Inlets to the inland country of the
state were made by building roads
across the hills, over which they drove
cattle and hauled what provisions they
could procure. Large ovens were built
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bread were baked each day.
Everything in the city was under
police control, and although the city
suffered greater loss by flood thai any
other city and suffered a $3.50, 900
damage by fire, the people were most
philosophical in their outlook for the
future, and were the most energetic
and systematic in relieving conditions
brought about by the flood and the
fire.
At Greenup the town was still sub
merged, and although the water had
fallen a couple of feet. the highest
points in the city were still under
three feet Of water.
Portsmouth Greatly Damaged.
The river at Portsmouth, O., had
fallen 30 inches during the night, but
there was still several feet of water
standing in all the principal streets of
the town. Quite a number of houses
along the front of the town had
floated away and the damage to large
buildings was considerable. The Off
Gals of the oWn put a conservative
estimate of the damage at 5000, 600.
The residents of Portsmouth did not
seem to be greatly worried about pres
ent conditions, but all seemed to fear
that they would encounter trouble
later.
Portsmouth was obtaining food from
the outside world over the Baltimore
& Ohio, which is running to Hamden
Junction, about seven miles from
Portsmouth From Hamden it was
hauled to Sciotoville and ferried to its
destination.
Maysville has no troube in finding
sufficient provisions, but the residents
of this stricken city do not know how
long their O will last. The tow
officials are under the impression thai
a second relief boat should be sent vi
the river as soon as the waters have
receded. Maysville has been giving
aid to Aberdeen, across the river
which is also in a bad condition.
From Maysville into Cincinnati thu
conditions of the towns and village:
are such that they require no furthel
assistance than that which they re