New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29
HALF Of GAINESVILLE
STILL UNDER WATER
Military Men Believe Deaths
Will Not Exceed Fifty, but
Authorities Fear More.
PROPERTY LOSS MILLIONS
Cold Wave and Lack of Gas and
Coal Add to Distress, but
Relief Is Being Distributed
200 Homes Gone.

-LUU 1OIlcS GOIlc.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio March 2S.-With COM
munication being slowly restored rumors
are rife of loss of life, but there are
only four known deaths in this city as
the result Of the food. However. practi-
cally all Of the eth. Sth and 9th wards
and large part OF tho ri and 10th
wards are stil under ten Ia thirty feet
of water. and few boats have dared brave
the waters. About half the entire city
is -till submerged.
There is no accurate estimate Of the
dead, but the military insists the number
authorities are inclined to believe IT viii
be larger. as many persons in the 9TH
Ward remained in their houses in the
belief they would suffer no more incon-
venience than by the ordinary high
water Many of these houses were swept
away after all avenues Of escape had
been cut of.
In Putnam the death toll is expected 10
be even larger. as II is said many persons
were washed from roofs and porches.
whore they had been driven by the rapid
~ rising water.
Dawn to-day showed Putnam TO be i'm
ruins. Muskingum avenue and Linden
avenue appeared to he washed out and
whore three days ago stood many resi-
dences watchers from the highest build
ings say there IS nothing except a waste
of swirling waters
Five men-Theodorc Cassidy. John Rail,
Ray Beach. William Canning and Police
men fIuey crossed the Mus
Nngum River to Putnam Yesterday after
noon and saved thirteen lives They re-
crossed the river 10 the GAINESVILLE side
this morning
Millions in Property Lost.
The property loss in GAINESVILLE is esti-
mated At between S5vocpo and 100000
Water completely covers the 'Y'' bridge
to a depth of fifteen feet. and it cannot
now be- told whether IL is still standing
The 9TH street and Sd street bridges. a
portion u the Monroe street bridge and
two railroad bridges in tho city are
washed out. and il is said not another
bridge remains standing between this city
and Marietta
Rufus &. Burton president Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, has asked Governor cox
for 5000 to be- used in alleviating dis
iress.
Provisions from New Lexington and
Lancaster on the south and Cambridge
on the cas-. have arrived and are being
distributed although a cold wave and lack
OF gas and coal add TO the discomfort
Communication from hi-h points about
tho city Is being carried on by wireless
Telegraph and photograph
The city has been endangered by Sow
cral fires. which died out of their own ac-
cord, as no fire lighting apparatus could
De- gotten near the burning buildings. The
worst OF these fires was when the old
Burt mul" barns. In which q carload n
carbide was stored. we're burned last
night
Marietta. ohio. March 2S.-Conditions 10
Marietta grew moro grave to-day The
entire business section alou. Front street
was Hooded. with the water lfty-siX fcot
deop. sixteen feet above nigh water mark
u passed tho second stories OF business
houses. and merchants who had moved
tn,ir stock 20 the second hoor in anticipa-
ton or fIUIIlIil- AINi'i' I''fH AiIAit vt 'AI
nary Hood stage will suffer heavy dam
age. Al railroad and trolley lines arc
ont and three spans OF the Baltimore q
ohio Railroad bridge over the Muskingum
River have gone.
There Is much distress among residents
iu the loWlands iu the upper part of the
CITY. where il was reported many houses
had been washed from their foundations
Food and supplies OF all kinds are badly
uccded.
Cbiliicotnc. ohio March rs First au-
tl.utic information regarding thc loss
of nfc shows that eighteen persons are
dead Already eleven bodies have been
taken from tho wrcckag" Of homes i'm
the East End. whore many railroad mon
live with ncldglasscS seven NOR"
bodies were discovered to-day hanging
ON tho I<ugorc bridge. thrc" miles south
OF here. but 1t has been Impossible 20
recover them.
Conditions arc much improved. the
light plant having been able to resum"
service. and the water supply also IS
now adequate. The estimated danag"
TO property Is 81 OO0. 600. Clearing Of
the wreCkasc has begun.