The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-27
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TALES Of BRAVERY
RECOUNTED IN DAYTON
When Story is All Told, There VIII Be
Many More to Relate-Rescuers
Put Up Hard Fight.

Dayton. March 27.-Many. tales OF
bravery will be recorded when the
complete story Of Dayton's awful ex-
p%erience Is told. For two days and
nights rescuers have made their way
slowly through the sea-swept streets.
rieking their lives to rescue the flood
prisoners. Many Of them have given
UP their lives in the attempt, and
others are now being cared for with
refugees. having been overcome by
their n~erve-racking experiences.
Waters Drive Rescuers Away.
The sights that have met their yes
have turned many Of them to tears.
approach a home In which people are
held prisoners. but the seethins water
has driven them back. The cries that
have come from within were pitiable.
Occasionally could be heard the, wall
OF an infant. crying out for food and
drink. Mingled with these were the
means OF men and women crying out
hurry.
some have become panic-stricken
as. rescuers approached and jumped
into the water, and their bodies were
swtrled on down the street. Others
nave nearly upset the boats as they
Jumped into them, SO eager were they
10 ne elease from their awful prison.
Capsized After Being FILLED.
several boats, after being filled, have
been capsized. and rescuers and tenn
Porarily rescued have been swept to
death: other craft. have had to leave
with their human freight, leaving
dear one behind, perhaps to perish
from hunger and cold.
Many will be the accounts of bray-
cry exhibited by husbands and other
men caught in the rush Of water. Dur.
Ing the early minutes Of the Hood,
many mel could be see l~aboriously
vending their way through the streete
carrying women and children on theiy
backs: After taking them to places
erss and In some cases have never
been seen since. -.
Wanted. to Send Food.
Yesterday. a woman with three chill
dren marooned in the upper floors of
her home on the edge of the business
district, called to the oarsmen:
ON, l know you can't take me off,"
manity. please take this loaf of bread
and jug OF molasses to Sarah Pruyn
down the street. I know she is starvx
ing" =
Twice the boatmen attempted ,-to.
take the fod. but waves. that eddied
ABOUT h submerged house, hurled
them back.
Further on in the exclusive resi-
dence district they were offered fabu-
lous sums. by many of the floods pris-
oners. Their narrative inspired an
effort late yesterday afternoon to
launch a boat for navigation on the
west river, but up to a late hour the
craft had been unable to ass beyond
areas already reached on the fringe
OF the flooded district.
shortage of ProvisiOns.
A shortage Of provisions was
threatened yesterday afternoon when
It was reported many relief trains,
bound to Dayton from neishborhls
cities, had been stopped by high wa
ter: Every grocer in the city had
been sold out" before noon.. it was
believed that the relief trains might
creep in during. the night.
encouragement was received in "a
message from the mayor Of Spring.
held last night, who said he was
sending six big trucks loaded with
provisions. that should reach Dayton
motor boats last night it was houed
to begin to distribute provisions
among the marooned soon after day-
light. -!
" Messages from the foods prisoners
In the business sections said children
were crying for milk. while their cid
ers swooned from thirst that grew
scI1.y. soiuHteeTS were called last
night to man boats that will brave the
dangerous currents in an attempt to
get food to the suffering.
A report that a dam above Dayton
threatened to break, added to the
city's terror last night. If the dan,
breaks, it will pour in a flood thai
VIII hold up rescue work for days.
Reports that Fire Chief RambX lost
his life while attempting to reach a
boating house had not been con-