Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-25

With from three to five feet o. mud
dy water swirling through the low
lands and best business portions o.
Dayton, Ohio, and with flood condl'
tons all along the Ohio River the
worst in years, reports as yet anverl
fled, of heavy loss of life, are heing
received at various points in the sicin
ity of the flood swept districts.
indianapolis reports that her power
rlants are inundated and that the peo-
pie in the lower sections of the city
have He'd hastily to points Of safety. As
a result of flood conditions there,
street car service has been complete
ly paraIyzed and the water supply has
been cut off.
Many small towns along the Obi,
River undoubtedly are inundated and
it is feared that many lives have been
lost although efforts to communicate
with the villages have failed because
q damage to wires by wind and ~oter.
The worst flood conditions exist in
Dayton which has been isolated from
the rest of the state by the waters OF
four streams. A telephone message
this afternoon, stated that a fIaod Of
muddy river water was racing through
the business streets of the city and
that there were several feet of water
in front Of the principal hotel which
was cut off from the balance Of the
city by the flood.
Three rivers, the Miami, saltwater,
and Mad and Wolf Creek conjo!n right
in the heart of Dayton. AS the city,
particularly North Dayton, and north
section called Riverdale, lies almost
OH a level with the four streams, it is
protected from high, water by levees
twenty-five feet high which guide the
streams through the city from its
northern to its soEtheTu enl
North Dayton is generally first to
suffer during high water. 1t is manu-
featuring and residence district. River
dale is a residence district.
If the levees of Mad River, the most
dangerous of the four streams run.
ring down to Dayton from the north
east. should break, the major portion
O. the manufacturing district and the
downtown business section would be
in extreme danger However, break
in any section of the levee would re
suit in great damage.
In the southern part of the city on
fairly high ground are the great
plants of the National Cash Register
company. These probably will not suf
fer from the flood.
A. Delaware, Ohio, 20 persons we're
drowned. The property loss will run
into the millions. In the flooded dis
tricts rivers were out Of their banks,
dams we're bursting and inhabitants
Of the low lands fleeing for their lives.
{ Governor Cox called out the militia to
protect property and keep order. The
loss In livestock has been heavy. Fol-
lowing is resume of the situation:
Dayton, Ohio-Dam above city said
to have broken; five feet Of water In
the streets. Large loss of life report
ed.
Columbus, Ohio-Bridge near Co.
lumbus on Scioto river washed out
and railway traffic paralyzed.
Lima, ohio-Ten miles Of railroad
trains Of all kinds stalled by washouts
between Lima and Lafayette. The
Ottawa river is on rampage.
Akron, Ohio-Dam north Of city
broke. Horsemen rode through the
valley warning farmers who with their
families fled by the hundreds to higher
ground.
Larue, Ohio-lnundated.
kokomo, ind.-Southern part Of city
flooded; city in darkness last night
when electric light plant stopped.
indianapolis, Ind. - Hundreds Of
persons living In suburbs driven from
homes by rise Of Eagle creek and
White river. Thousands Of head Of
livestock in state perished.
Marion, Ind.-Levee broke and 500
people flee for their lives.
EiIwood, Ind. = Three hundred
homeless by flood.
Lafayette, lnd.-Bridge washed out.
Detention hospital flooded but inmates
escaped.
St. Louis, Mo.-one person drown
ed and many families flee from west.
ern part Of city because Of rise Of
River Des Peres.
COLUMBUS HEARS THAT
LOSS OF LIFE Is HEAVY
Columbus, Ohio, March 25.-Peports
OF disastrous floods in Ohio hay
reached here. An unconfirmed report
from Dayton says that mary people
have been drowned there as the re-
suit of the breaking of dam, and
water in that town is five feet deep.
At Delaware, reports say, from ten to
twenty people have been drowned, in
cluding the mayor of the town. Iri
Columbus, high water prevails, and
people have been warned to leave the
low districts. No loss Of life H. Co
lumbus.
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