The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-26

before the eyes of the watchers on the
margin of the waters. Many of the res
cue boats were swept by the current
against what had been fire plugs, trees
and houses They were crushed. How .
many died IN this way no one knows. +
Canoes and rowboats shared the same +
fate What life exists in the district +
which the water covers is in constant /
danger and helpless until the food sub /
sides.
The mayor of Dayton in an appeal
made to the mayor of Springfield, o.,
reported at o'clock last night that
the water was 13 feet deep in the
union station in Dayton and that ac-
cording to unconiirmed reports 500
lives have been lost and fully 10000
are homeless. The Hydraulic. dam at
Piqua has gone out and reports uncOn-
frmed say that $40 lives have been lost.
The MAYOR of Dayton in his appeal
asked for food for the stricken people
of his city Xenia had already sent
three ears of food. There is consider
able suffering in Springfield. there he
ing fully 500 families driven out OF
their homes.
The streets of DAYTON are said to be
full of dead horses and other animals.
At Delaware. - miles north of Col
umbus. from 10 to 50 persons are re-
ported drowned as q result of the Olen-
tangv river breaking out Of its banks
Yesterday morning. This town also is
isolated with the exception Of intermit
tent tclegraphic service. One part Of
Delaware is cut OFF from the other he
| cause the river channel runs practical
ly through its center. Rescue work
therefore. is Handicapped.
At Middletown il is reported that
probably > were drowned when
| bridge on which a number of people
were standing watching the food was
swept away. Several bodies were recov-
| cred from the stream Cleveland, Akron,
| Toledo aud Springfield also have sent
out reports which show that probably
4 total Of rs lost their lives. Owing 10
/ a disabled wire service and conditions
/ in the cities affected by the flood. il is
| impossible TO foretell accurately the
! total casualties.
| Because Of the proportions of the
food which washed out practically
every bridge of steam and electric roads
| leading out of Columbus. all train ser
| vice nearly. was auuulled Yesterday
and operating likely Will he indefinite
! for several DAYS But few street cars
were able to operate ia Columbus yester-
day. State troops patrol the flooded
sections of the city and scores of auto
I. mobiles are busy carrying the suffering
10 higher ground.
, Columbus suffered enormous damage
j from the food. Railroad traffic was
paravzcd lin the day. Fires in three
large factories ragged for many hours
, aud for a time threatened q considera
I q A. e. "a
he food firemen were unable to respond
to the appeals for assistance
Conditions in Indiana.
Conditions mt Indianapolis. Fort
, Wavne. Kokomo and other places ir
S central Indiana were the worst i'm many
=. wears. Tn every part Of the state there
We're reported disastrous iuuudatious
! At Lafayette two spans of tridg,
! went ont. Two are reported dead. Wesf
, LAFAYETTE. where Purdue university i,
? located. was cut of late in the after
noon. when the levees We're broken bl
| the force of the waters of the Wabasl
riyer. The river is two miles wide an,
rising rapidly.
At indianapolis I.500 families ha,
p been driven from their homes and fou
p deaths were said to have resulted from
. drowning during the day. The pumpin:
r plant was forced to suspend operations
8 and the city Is without fire protection
At Peru property damage OF SIGb.m
was done by the food, it was reported
Logansport also was under water.
Gov. Ralston Yesterday afternoon Re
ceived a frantic appeal from Counese
Vile, Ind. for aid for many sufferer
, there from the flood. It was said th9
the White river had broken over 1T
p banks and that there had cusucd grea
r loss of life. The entire business dis
2 trict Of Rushvillc and part of the res
Z dcnrp section Is under water. One pei
W son is reported drowned. No trains cI
- tered or departed from that city We:
J. terdav The court house practically Wa
; the only dry place IN the city. and
Il was crowded with refugees who ha
l. been driven from their homes.
r The Devastation in Ohio.
Y Cincinnati experienced cloudburs
IL early Yesterday which started the Obi
river rising rapidly and flooded man
e of the streets. Families in the lowlaut
d below Milford were warned IN time an
4 ned 10 higher ground before the Awee
II Of water reached that place.
Ie 4 big dam a short distance north
-e A Akron, O., burst yesterday afteruOo
p aud horscucn were hurried througiiuI
lc the valley in different directions 10 waE
"A the populaee of the impending DANCE
5 Hundreds of farmers with their fam
lies fed to higher ground. The grei
IN bridge over the Miami river - Middl
" town. o.. went ont yesterday affernOo
* Fifteen persons were reported missln
lt | Several houses were seen 10 be fOatn
it down the river, which was a raging to
rent.
IS COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 26.-Oh
he is experiencing today the worst 10,
!. the state has ever known.
III Al Dayton the loss az life = estirna