Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-28
tny Morning sousnai special Leased wire

tIy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
West Dayton. o.. March a7.--Aftt
day OF grueliine work, voluntes
rescue workers have recovered NOR
than hnlf hundred bodies from nen
the Miami river and Grey Wolf cree
and saved upwards Of five hundre
who, for two days. have heen clingln
20 roofs or living In upper stories. Wit
the coming OF nightfaii, the efforts
rescue more persons was slackene
and all of Dayton not In the ccntri
ilood district waited In dread Of tn
nightly fires which have added hoi
rors 60 the already terrible situation.
No fires have been seen IN the Ger
tfal district since noon. but the know
edge that thousands OF persons IL
trapped on upper floors Of building
whore they cannot be reached, ado
10 their terror tonight. The waters
all the inundated districts fell frot
three TO five feet today and the cul
rents of the river and creek hay
slackened so that it Is possible fc
small boats to reach sufferers.
Company i. of the ohio Nationi
Guard. from Eaton. O., IN patrolir
the streets OF West Dayton. The loo
company Is on dnty In Dayton Vie
and Adiutnnt General Wood wire
Governor Cox asking that sta
troops either from ohio or any nea
bv state, be rushed here. Local a
thoritics believe that militia from II
diana could reach here in the shor
est time. IN addition to the millti
the local police force not caught
the central flood district and volul
teer guardsmen are on duty. No re
sons are allowed TO enter the We
Dayton flood district except on III
litia pnss.
At the rescue stations the seen
enacted today were heart rcndin
Tho most pitifnl scenes occurred
The temporary morgue.
At the West Dayton morgne frant
crowds an day and tonight wntche
every body brought In. fearing It mig
be that OF some loved one. Won,
became hystericnl while searching
missing members of their famili
whom they had failed to find AT q
relief stations In addition to refu
homes the authorities in each sc
tlon are maintaining idcnuficatif
bureaus. where all persons rescued
cared for are registered.
The food situation which threate
ed to become serious. was relieN
temporarily by the arrival Of sr
cial train from Richmond. Ind, brin
ing seven cars Of provisions Quarts
master Logan received wore sonig
from United States Army Quarterms
ter Aieshire that $4,000 rations h
been ordered shipped here from CT
cago. one hundred ranges and 0
complete quartermaster depot fro
Columbus, $500 tents, 100 hospi
tents and 400 STOVES from Philad
phia and 400 blankets and 500 b
sacks from st Louis or Cincinna
Quartermaster Logan is authorized
purchase In open market all ratio
needed
The peculiar geographical situati
Of the town makes the situation nj
difficult for concerted rcsciie wo
1t is divided into six sections. Cent
Dayton. comprising the down -
business district. West DAYTON. :
territory extending several miles "
of Big Miami RiNervale, the nor
east. across the river from the cent
district Dayton View the extre
northeast. the manutacturing distr
In which the National Cash Regis
eompanys plant is located and s.
aratcd from the central district
fowlands which are deep IN fls
waters. and North Dayton. northw
of the business district. across +
river from the business section.
The river forms horse s.
around the business district, nlak
| ii impossible TO reach that part u