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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
Facts About Dayton


situated in of the Miami valley the richest
and hcky populated section west of the Aleghanies, with
= 100000 people within its trading district.
Population 10000; 1852 miles
of the manufacturing district in the country
postoffce stations; Is postoffe receipts
s5O3 $685. CUSTOMS S145O2182
Number banks national Il combined paid
capital and surplus ooo9 deposits $12oooooo annual bank clear
ings, $lO5,OOo,O0O.
Building associations 20; deposits, $oooooo Fire insurance
companies 3.
Manufacturing establishments 1900; output $4ooooooo
schools, high seminaries, 2o
scholars all public schools 38; teachers 4eo annual
all public schools institutions 19o7l9o
$4O352O65.
Libraries Volumes 600 Theatres, 5; hotels, IS.
Y.M c. A. with 100000 property.
Large and complete memorial building with convention hail.
Assessed valuation $57,s47,O6O 81 miles
Fire companies, Is; firemen, 1866 alarm boxes 2Sa
Natural costs 80 and manufactured s5 Two
furnish electric light heat low
prices
pacity, 81, 100000 gallons daily.
Railroads 8; trains daily 115 neurban lines 5 $780,
900 month"; street lines divisions with 81
miles of track.
Churches, 1Ol; hospitals, 8; anitariums s.
Daily d; companies s. telephones, 10000
Dayton bonds demand the highest premium of municipal bonds
in the
Wright brothers. makers
of the successful arshp and aviators of the world
entry headquarters for IL national and aterna
religious, trades and other organizations.
Clean well governed and to date 2. $3.50
Dayton the home sanitary
market the National Cash model
world asylum government stamped
plant facilities splendid factory
railroad station the Miami canal Miami Still
Mad splendid
small parks and bouevards.
Good health cheap fuel spirit and methods
greater variety manufactures than other city its
the western continent, and fewer labor troubles.
Dayton leads the cities Of the world the of
registers automatic indicating recording and printing registers
automatic diversity automobile bookbnde machinery
building and loan associations cash registers clay working machinery
computing scales iron and TOOLS filters fine
tobacco cutting machinery hosting jacks railway sewing
chne shoe and golf cubs United States stamped envelopes
United States stamped envelope
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
PRESS HEADQUARTERS
ARE ESTABLISHED

Arcanum, o., March 26.-tBy Tele-
phone from Milton. )-The Associated
Press headquarters We're established
in Dayton tonight from this station,
which is across the city from the Ma
tional Cash Register plant 1t Will be
early tomorrow, probably, before direct
wire communication can be established
with the outside world.
The west levee of the Miami river
that went out yesterday morning car
ried death and destruction in its wake
Fire broke out in the business sec
tion of the city tonight and drizzling
rain added to the discomfort.
The dead are being removed from the
streets in North Dayton. and ii Is ap-
parent that the death list will run into
hundreds and perhaps thousands be-
fore the extent of the catastrophe is
known.
Refugees are being cared for in the
public schools and churches. Fire has
already destroyed many of the largest
buildings and hotels and the city hall
and police headquarters have been
abandoned. The river has fallen six feet
in the last "a hours and many build
ings are undermined. The water sup
ply has been cut off in the business
district
1t is impossible at this time to es-
innate the loss.
The relief committee asked Governor
Cox to rush troops to Riverda1e and
Brookville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
EDMONDS REPORTS
URGENT NEED OF
FLOOD SUFFERERS
Red Cross Agent Tells of
Suffering in Dayton-120
Are Dead in Omaha.
Other Reports

Washington. March 25.-R. G. Ed
monds. Red Cross agent. reporting from
Dayton today4the urgent need of food.
clothing and blankets from nearby cities
for the relief of flood sufferers. made
no estimate of the loss of life.
The Red Cross has a large corps of
nurses at Dayton.
Mayor DahlInan of Omaha notified the
Red Cross today that outside aid prob
ably would be unnecessary lie said
the dead numbered 120.
The Red Cross agent who investi-
gated the situation at Lower Peachtree.
Ala. today reported that 6S were in
jured in the cyclone which swept that
section and that 200 were destitute.
! The war department and the publie
health service today awaited reports
from the flood districts OF Ohio and In
diana.
All that the officials had in the way
of information was conveyed to them
through the press dispatches. although
| the Red Cross was in better position.
THAT Organization had a number of tie
grams from its agents describing the
suffering and the heavy loss of life.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue of the
public health service declared today
that every precauton would be taken
to prevent an epidemic following In
the wake of the floods Physicians con-
neeted with the service are stationed at
Cleveland, Detroit, Evansville, Ind, and
other points within and about the dis
trict and messages were dispatched to
them asking for a report on the sit
uation. Secretary McAdoo today or
dered Surgeon p w. Willie. of the
United States marine hospital al Cleve-
land to proceed at once to Columbus.
to cooperate with the state board of
health in preventing the spread of dis
ease in the flooded district of the statR
Orders were also sent to DIR. J. c.
Cobb at tn Marine hospital at Chit
|cago. to go to indianapolis to cooperate
with state authorities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
FEAR LARGE DEATH
LIST IN NORTH

1t is feared the life loss on the north
side of the Great Miami. ricer will be
large. Slowly rising, overflow water
stood several feet deep In a large sec
tion of the city lying across that river
when the rush from the break in the
Laramie reservoir came. Opinions as
to whether persons living there knew the
reservoir had let go before the water
overwhelmed their homes differ. Few
facts obtainable indicate they were not
warned In the time to prevent loss OF
many lives.
Until late this afternoon the nearest
wire communication was at Lebanon,
o.. is miles distant. Wire communication
was established direct with Cincinnati
and Chicago late this afternoon. al of
the large provision houses in the city
are flooded and late his afternoon the
smaller stores in theaoutskirts announced
they had sold everything they had. The
relief committee in anticipation had or
dered supplies from Cincinnati. which, 1t
is expected, will arrive tomorrow. Prob
ably none of the refugees will suffer for
lack of food
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
Mishaps to Royal Gems

T.
The accident which recently befell the
pearl necklace of the Queen Dowager of
Italy when the string broke and the
priceless little spheres were scattered In
every direction. recalls a similar mishap
to the splendid fvefold rope which used
to adorn the neck of Queen Alexandra on
certain state occasions.
On stepping into the gilded coach on
her way to a state opening of parliament
in the last reign, her necklace caught
In the ornate door handle and the pearls
fell in a shower and rolled from the Grim
son carpet on to the muddy ground. In
stantly great officers of state, euuerries
and royal servants were alike busy en-
deayoring to find the scattered gems,
which by a miracle, were all recovered
Notwithstanding that many were buried in
the mud.
An historic accident to royal gems oc-
Cured the first time Queen Victoria
opened parlia ment in state at the begin
ming of her reign. The office of CARRYING
the crown before the girl Queen was en-
trusted to the then Duke OF Argyll who
stumbled on entering the gilded cham
ber and the symbol OF sovereignty fell
to the floor with such violence that some
of the gems were dislodged. The Duke
of wellington, with military promptitudc,
placed guard around the spot, a some
what uncomplimentary action considering
the time and place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
RAILROAD TRAFFIC
is DISCONTINUED

Philadelphia, March z6.-The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company announced here
tonight that passenger and freight traffic
on its lines west of Pittsburg and Erie
have been discontinued temporarily, with
the exception of the Pittsburg division of
the southwest system.
''Telegraphie and telephone connection
is only possible for a distance of about
200 miles west of Pittsburg. Many bridges
have been destroyed and numerous
stretches of track have been washed
away" continued the statement.
"All passenger trains TO points on the
Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Chicago and st.
Louis railway west of Pittsburg, trains 10
points ON the Fort Wayne route west of
Alliance, o., have been temporarily sus-
pended. Trains for Chicago are being op-
Grated through by way of Alliance, Cleve-
land and the Lake Shore route. Pas
sengers for Cincinnati and Columbus will
be transferred at Washington, ID. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
Citizens to Contribute

Indianapolis, Ind, March 26.-Declarins
that a crisis was upon the state Governor
Ralston tonight issued proclamation
calling upon the citizens of Indiana 10
contribute means for the necessities of
the flood sufferers of the state. The gov
ernor says the number OF dead cannot
now be approximated but the loss of prop
erty will run into millions OF dollars.
Hugh Dougherty a banker of Indian
apolis, was made trustee to receive checks
or drafts and Adjutant General George
W. Mccoy was directed to received food
and clothing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
Right at Last

From Pearson's Weekly,
At a recent literary gathering Charles
carvice. the well known novehst' toiu
-, of an irritable old gentleman
~. hrrried into a barbers shop one az
ernoon. xs T., oh.rye
he snanped: II want you to cut my halr
ord 10 do it without talking. can
hear tn have a barber talking to me "hie
he's cutting my hair. -
"Yes. sir" was the reply; but you
see -
.eyou want to start at once, and you'll
ca cackle-cackle all the time. ] know you
and your tribe. You cut my hair ana
hold your tongue.
yes sir; but I should like to tell
And don't want to listen.' retorted
the old gentleman; Just you cut my hair
and don't talk
But surely. sir, you'll allow me to
say
Il won't allow you to say anything,
snapped the other. II don't want to iis-
ten to you. | don't suppose you've got
anything to say that | don't know al
ready Your business is to cut my hair
and hold your tongue and III be obhged
if you'll make start.
The old gentleman glared defiantly,
pumped into the chair, and shut his
eyes as a sign that he wouldn't hear an
other word. The badgered man. with an
air of desperation, grabbed pair of scis-
sors and set to work with them. When
the operation was finished the old gentle
man grunted. opened his eyes, and stared
at himself in the glass. Every remain
ing hair on his head quivered with indig
nation and horror.
call that hair cutting!" he shouted.
why. its disgracefully done It looks
as IL it had been gnawed by rat. Do
you call yourself a barber? You're no
more barber than I ami
NO. sir: you're right at last. siri"
roared the main in reply. I'm pork
butcher from round. the corner, and I'm
only taking care of the shop while the
barber has gone out for his tea"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
NATIONAL GUARD
IN READINESS

A message from Governor Cox de-
clared "entire Ohio National Guard or
dered to hold themselves in instant
readiness to proceed to Dayton as soon
as It becomes possible for them to en-
ter city"
II understand the Importance Of
having the militia there" he tele-
graphed.
The first train load of provisions
from Cincinnati. together with detail
of policemen TO help in the rescue
work reached here tonight after be-
ing g>12 hours on the road. This, with
two cars from Springfield during the
day. relieved the immediate suffering.
Word also was received that a carlaod
of supplies was on the way from De-
troit.
Late this afternoon number of
refugees brought in from Simpson
street, told stories that gave an In
sightNin conditions in East Dayton
a section heretofore unexplored Num-
erous of the flood victims declared
they knew of no loss OF lie In this
section. condition brought about
largely by the fact that a great many
Of The people had availed themselves of
warnings and fled.
A Mrs. Van Denberg. who remained
until the flood enveloped her home,
declared when rescued this afternoon
that she had seen no bodies In the
flood.
Sixty-five persons were marooned in
the central police station Nothing To-
night had been heard from Mayor
pbilljns of Dayton or from Adjutant
General Woods. marooned. 1T was be-
lieved, in North Dayton.
II was reported that several pa
tients in the receiving stations had
created slight disturbances this after
noon when they were driven tempor-
arily insane from fear and grief. This
phase of the flood situation--uncertain
ty over the fate of thousands impris-
oned In their tide-swept homes-lends
an ugly color to the spectacle un-
dimmed by the sight of the refugees
misery.
..Our greatest need is dozen motor
taats .nd mon TO run them" sentence
in an appeal sent out by J. II. Pat
terson president of the National Cash
Register company and chairman Of the
relief committee, gives a good insight
into the flood situation skiffs and row.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
MEDICAL OFFICERS
SENT FROM EAST

Mai r. c. Fauntleroy was sent imme-
dately to Columbus to handle the medical
supplies. Nine medical officers ana Oh
members of the hospital corps went from
the department of the east. carrying a
big supply of surgical dressings, anti
typhoid prophylactics and the complete
reserve medical supply" comprising
hundreds of drugs. sufficient to treat 20,
90 patients for one MONTH, Precautions
against the spread of disease are to be
handled by sanitation experts.
Miss Mabel Boardnan OF the American
Red Cross was active at the headquar-
tiers, telegraphing orders to nurses at
Cleveland and Cincinnati and calling upon
other nearby chapters for physicians and
nurses.
Life saving crews were ordered from
Louisville to Dayton. and from Lorraine,
O., to Delaware, O., and the public health
service distributed its agents over the
afflicted districts.
Postmaster General Burleson directed
the departments representatives to make
every possible effort to install temporary
mail service and restore the main routes
between the east and west as rapidly
as possible only the railroad routes
close to Lake Erie have been able to
get the mails through from the west
and there has been practically no local
service in the territory bounding Cleve-
land. Toledo, Columbus, Indianapolis,
Terre Haute and the Ohio river. All
lines south of the Ohio are reported open.
Mails which regularly passed east and
west through the flooded districts viii
be detoured until further notice. The
Postmaster General made futile effort
today to learn the damage to the gov
ernment's stamped envelope factory at
Dayton. There is no danger of stamp
shortage as all adhesive stamps are fur
pshed by the bureau of engraving and
printing here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
DEVOTE ENERGIES TO
SAVING LIVING

"Our energies are being devoted en-
tirely to saving those still living" said
Lieutenant Governor ONeall. 1T is inn
possible for us even TO try to learn
the whereabouts of the bodies just
now"
1t was said that many of those taken
to the hospital at Plymouth had be-
come sick through drinking muddy wa
ter. To prevent this by supplying fresh
water was one of the problems cen
fronting the rescuers.
One of the rescue party who made
the trip In the first boat that entered
the city said: I'VE learned from the
survivors that the flood rushed In upon
the city about 10 o'clock Monday night
THE water rose six feet in three
hours Warning had been given some
of the residents, but many failed TO
heed IT,
"The cry to be saved from those who
saw the first boats was heart rending.
Some of them threatened to jump into
the water if we did not take them
aboard. But it was impossible with the
scant boat supply to take all away at
once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
ADVANCING COLD WAVE MAY
CHECK RAINS IN FLOODED CITIES

records from the danger centre. This
morning the ALLEGHENY at Pittsburg was
two feet below flood stage and rising
rapidly. 1t is expected. to be four feet
over the flood stage by Thursday night.
The Ohio at Cairo early today was re-
ported 43.5 feet, but LIS feet below the
Hood stage.
One CLEAN of hope for relief appears
in cold wave now over the west which is
advancing east very slowly
Officials say 1t probably woull ia III
checking the rains which are 1faA,A4e ed
TO continue over Ohio, Indiana IS IS esn
Pennsylvania and the entire flood feefon
The cold wave in the west is atlvancieg
eastward very slowly, but il ,tl cassse
decided falls In. temperature in ths zsalf
states within the next 36 to 4s no isffh
freezing temperature in north por8ons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27

Washington. March 26-Upon the rain
fall of the next As hours depends whether
the flood situation will be relieved or
grow worse. The rains will continue in
the lower Mississippi and Ohio water
sheds.
Forts creeping into weather bureau head
quarters here today told of excessive
rains all over the stricken districts threat
ening to carry the surging waters higher
or maintain them at present stages
With the exception of one single read
ing of the stage of the Muskingum at
GAINESVILLE. which reported that river y
feet above flood stage. the weather tu-
seau was entirely without the usual river
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27


because the various relief parties sent
from South Bend and other cities had
rot sufficient boats to carry them to
the nearest dry land, three miles away.
Snow falling heavily and suffering
intense because of the lack of heat
ing facilities; city in darkness except
for a scant supply of lanterns. The city
has had no electric power and no drink
ing water supply. The only communi-
cation from Peru today was maintained
over a feeble telephone line Much food.
clothing and blankets have arrived on
the scene, but more help is needed.
The difficulty of beginning any
thing like list was explained by the
fact that the rescue parties devoted
the entire day to carrying away the
survivors who had climbed to perilous
positions on Icy roofs. Ten men who
had remained for two days on top of
the tank at the waterworks became
panic stricken at the sight of the first
rescue boat. Most of these men fell
into the water in attempting to jump
into the boat and several of them were
carried away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
BODIES OF IA
ARE RECOVERED

Delaware, o., March 26.-The bodies of
Ii persons have been recovered and as
many more are missing from their
wrecked homes here tonight as the result
of the overflow of the Olentangy river.
which officials estimated has done dam
age to the city estimated at 100000.
The known dead are:
Frank Melching.
Mrs. Melching.
Their sons. Ralph. aged 6. and Lewis.
aged L.
Mrs. Sllas Saith and her two sons, aged
and s, and daughter, aged l..
Miss Esther Jones, aged Is.
Miss Hazel Dunlap, aged %.
Mrs. Slosson.
William Hessey.
William Fielding.-
James Maine, aged 6J.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
WATER STOPS TRAINS;
FAMINE THREATENED

A shortage of provisions was threat
ened this afternoon when it was reported
many relief trains, bound to Dayton from
neighborng cities had been stopped by
high water. Every grocer in the city had
been sold out" before noon. 1t was be-
ieved that the relief trains might creep
in during the night.
announcement was received tonight in
q message from the mayor of Springfield,
who said he was sending six big trucks,
loaded with provisions that should reach
Dayton early tomorrow. With the ar
rival of motor boats tonight 1t was hoped
to begin to distribute provisions among
the marooned soon after daylight.
Messages from the floods prisoners in
the business section said children were
crying for milk. while their elders suf-
fered from thirst that grew hourly. Vol
unteers were called for tonight to man
boats that will brave the dangerous cur
rents tomorrow in an attempt to get food
to the suffering.
Reports that a dam above Dayton
threatened to break added to the city's $
terror tonight. If the dam broke it
would pour in a flood that would hold
up rescue work for days.
The Great Miami river, swollen to a
width heretofore unknown and running
with terrific current, barred the way
to specific information of the number
of dead. While thousands of persons
still were marooned in houses and on OPP
perfume roofs in the central portion of
the town, yet only a few corpses had
been recovered and it was believed that
IN the northern section of the submerged
city, this afternoon came back nerve
unable to penetrate. would be found the
greatest life loss.
While the flood steadily receded this
afternoon the terrific current retarded
rescue work and cold smarting rain
added to discomforts of the already over
burdened storm victims.
Expert oarsmen who brayed the tide IN
the business section of the submerged
city, this faternoon came back nerve
wracked to relate narratives of pitiable
appeals made TO them by hundreds
narooiph in upper floors of tall buildings
about whose lower stories swirled a flood
that threatened the structures founda-
tons The dark cslors in the narrative
We're lightened here and there by stories
OF bravery exhibited by many of the
floods prisoners
in the upper floor of her home on the
edge of the business district called to the
oarsmen: HEt
"Oh. | know you can't take me off, 7
she cried, "but for the love of humanity
please take this loaf of bread and jug
of molasses to Sarah Pruyn down the
street; l know she's starving.
Twice the boatfnen attempted to take
the food but waves that eddied about
the submerged house hurled them back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
DEATH COLLECTS ENORMOUS
TOLL IN STRICKEN SECTIONS
Continued From Page One)


human clearing houses established at
several points on the fringe of the
flood district. Great ledgers filled with
names and presided over by volunteer
bank clerks were at the disposal of
persons seeking missing kinsmen.
If these had registered in the clear
ing house their addresses were quick
ly given to the inquirers.
Up to 7 o'clock this evening 5000
of the homeless were housed in differ
ent places of refuge, most of them be-
ing cared for at the pant of the Ma
tional Cash Register company. Scores
of the waters victims were being ear
ried from their places of imprisonme
late this evening and leaders of the
rescuing parties were arranging for
relays of torch bearers to light the
work during the night.