The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-28

Wolf creek and saved upward Of 500,
who for two days have been clinging
TO roofs or living in upper stories.
With the coming Of night the efforts
to rescue more persons was slaekened
and all Of Dayton not in the central
flood district waited in dread for the
nightly fires which have added hor.
rors to the already terrible situation.
No fires have been seer in the cen-
trial district since noon but the knowl-
trapped on upper floors Of the build
inss where they annot be reached,
adds to their terror tonight. The
waters in all the inundated districts
fell from three to five feet today and
the current Of the river and creek
have sIackened SO that il 10 possible,
except in the center, for small boats
to reach sufferers. Company r Of the
Ohio national guard from Eton is pa
trolling the streets Of West Dayton.
The local company is on duty in Day
tonview and Adjutant General Wood
wired Governor Cox asking that state
troops either from Ohio or any near
by state be rushed here.
Local authorities believe that mill
tia from Indiana could reach here in
the shortest time. In addition to the
militia, the local police force not
caught in the central flood district and
volunteer guardsmen are On duty. No
persons are allowed to enter the West
Dayton flood district except on a mi
litia pass. 1t the rescue stations, the
scenes enacted today We're heartrend-
ing. The most pitiful scenes occurred
at the temporary morgues. At the
West Dayton morgue frantic crowds
all day and tonight watched every
body brought in, fearing it might be
that of some loved one. Women be-
came hysterical while searching for
missing members of their families
whom they had failed to find at the
relief stations. In addition to refuge
homes the authorities in each section
are maintaining an Identification bu-
reau where all persons rescued or
cared for are registered.
Food Arrives.
The food situation which threaten
ed to become serious was temporar-
lily relieved by the arrival of a special
train from Richmond, Ind, bringing
seven cars of provisions.
Quartermaster Logan received word
tonight from United States Army
Quartermaster Aleshire that 800, 600
rations had been ordered shipped here
from Chicago. 100 ranges and n
complete depot from Columbus, Ohio,
$50 tents, 100 hospital tents and 400
stoves from Philadelphia, and 800, 900
blankets and 500 bed sacks from st.
Louis or Cincinnati.
Q~uartermaster Logan is authorized
to purchase in the open market all
rations needed.
The peculiar geographical situation
Of the town makes the situation more
difficult for concerted rescue work.
1t is divided into six sections: Central
Dayton. comprising the downtown
business district; West Dayton, the
territory extending several miles west
of the Big Miami; Riverdale, the
northeast, across the river from the
central district; Daytonview, the ex-
IRENE northeast: East Dayton, the
manufacturing district in which the
National Cash Register company's
plant is located, and separated from
the central district by lowlands which
are deep in flood waters. inc North
Dayton, northwest of the business dis
trict, across the river from the bus
mess section.
Business District Cut OF.