The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-28

who are close witnesses Some assert
the flames took over zoo lives. Last
night after rescue work had been
stopped by darkness. the fire which
had been considered practically burn
ed out, burst out afresh This morn
ing 1t was destroying the plant Of the
George Bates Brothers Plating and
Manufacturing company. This Is d.
rectly across St Clair street from the
Beaver building, In which nineteen
persons were still marooned.
Hundreds of persons, many Of them
women, were taken late yesterday
from the territory which would be
swept II the fire continued in its path.
This morning more were taken out
and It Is believed that the danger at
death by FIRE in this district is over
Every institution III South Dayton
is crowded with refugees and hum
dreds have been cared for In private
homes.
Although the relief committee says
there has been no communication
with North Dayton and Riverdale,
there is an unsubstansiated report that
rescue parties and relief from cities
IN the northern part OF the state has
reached them According to one story
a carload of provisions and hirty-two
men for relief work arrived on the
west side of the river from Detroit.
1t is in this section. 1t is believed,
that the flood has taken its greatest
toll of life.
Governor Cox last night declared
Dayton under martial law, but he
made The military government under
Colonel Charles X Zimmerman, Fifth
| infantry subservient to the civil gov
ernment, which is now administered
by the citizens relief committee,
headed by John H. Patterson.
A Gordon Of soldiers is barring the
| way to hordes of curious visitors
from other cities. Only those bring
/ ing in supplies are admitted
. More supplies are badly needed.
| Bread is now the staple most In, de-
mand.
| Major Thomas ]. Logan, govern
ment engineer, arrived in Dayton to
4 aid in relief and to study the situa-
| tion with a view to recommending
! preventative measures for the future.
For the first time in four days the
water Is off the street in front of the
/ Algonquin hotel In the first two
days Of the flood, water reached the
second story of the hotel. Relief
j, boats brought food and water to the
guests of the Algonquin, the Beckel
! house, the Phillips and the Atlas ho-
/ tells.
4 The downtown streets were alive
again with citizens, most of them very
! hungry and appealing for food There
was an air Of holiday rejoicing in the
1 ruined boulevards. People were glad
4 that they were alive. They joked and
i cried by turns when friends, coming
from the south of the city found them.
! Wednesday they had prepared to
4 die when the fire, swept toward them
Z by wind, threatened to destroy them.
i Most Of us made up our minds
4 that If we had to die we would rather
die drowning than burning" said DR.
Salunnewo, who was imprisoned in
one of the buildings. 1--WE prepared
to cash in,a by the way OF the water
/, Hundreds were camped on the roofs
! of the hotels and sky scrapers inspir.
4 -, -, the mod nofiop that tho wufpr
was reaching towards them even to
the top floors Of sky scrapers. As
!. the flames veered toward them they
shouted warnings across the roofs
Many prayed At midnight the flames
shifted and the downtown section
was saved.