The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-31
SOLDIERS SHOOT
DOWN LOOTERS IN
DAYT0N'S STREETS
AL Least Six Have Been Dis
patched and Hundred
Are in Jail
BEGIN THE WORK
OF CLEARING UP
Sixteen Sanitary Zones Estab-
shed--Cosmopolitan AS
sembly Has Dinner
of Meat

DAYTON, o.. Mafch Su.~l nc
military authorities began TINS morn
Ing the work OF cleaning up Dayton'
and organizing It against the posi-
hiiify OF epfdenics, acting unuer sec
rotary OF War Garrison ana MAJOR
General Leonard woods. Ma!or
Thomas L. Rhoades divided the cfty
into sixteen sanitary zones ana plaeeo
q competent man IN charge OF the
work in each zone
Attention was concentrated tooay
upon Rfverdale, which lies In an eipoW
OF the Miami river, and where the
flood was most destructive as TO the
loss OF life and inundation OF private
houses. This section Is still ffoodedw'
and those who go through II go In
boats Naval reserves have for two
DAVIS been taking people from upper
ffoors, or going to flooded houses.
vvhere relatives have asserted that
families we're yaarooned Such bodies
- ore now bnsrr found come from
az ho,aes Many rermors who have
- s.s 4. 49, ss.,sa,- e,a,s wi,,n.
-. $50, - s,,,hf, ha,,e nesy, get
49, 49, aa &. - $3.50 x;,,,so
LIE Ioud itoln psss"s 60
Ei1aay nave 1c1 n@eu ~ 49,, -,
nave neeh issMsn thai lneS ,iuss -
taken from fnelr places OF rel ,iss
ny Iorce Ii necessary AIa CoAtipsaieu
Rcgtstsr plant or to the hospitai tents
which are being put up just outside
the district
Begin Cleaning Up.
IA fast AZ the people are taken cut
4ba wortmen are making a start at
rlear,inr up. 1t is believed that IL this
-nrlr ear he anre os,frkly. the pos
rt,slstv m disease wifi he leSsened. So
& y ;. .ai - = uassse w." ,har ,av,,,ai
-. 80. ~ casas ~ err,aw ior1s
us.au Y
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:
III the reHsIai par " ','e st,st -
the greatest properly toss has
experienced Tnere mas neei' no sN-
aggeration OF TINS loss Miles, OF streets
persenf the same ruined aspect
The only places that arc open TOR
business are the telegraph stations
and they accept business with the
varying that what is hled may never
reach it's destination.
One was able to walk today through
most pf the streets In the central part
of the town Guards were thrown
danger from falling walls, ana along
North Ludlow street and Magnolia
avenue, where are the homes al sew
Il erai wealthy resldef MS Ih@fe was
considerable l2ating along these
streets lasisHs@sft
l1DetSIs s'NstsetS
I,ooters were discovered ana SQUADS
OF soldiers opened IRE a man with
a. Red Cross band on MS arm. was
stopped at Third ana Aath streets
His pockets were fiiissi with watc hes,
and he carried TWO IN nus name. Aney
i tyonaf Bank building and six soldiers
shor him
Thare are nearly 100 men. most
- ~ T. -. sfl ali -
81 tnefa NEGROES IA lhs JA4i' GA VI
them charged with lootlng, a sol
der told today OF shooting negro
the Miami In boat with load of
Banks and tewelry stores are guard
half a dozen have been despatched
ssyunsuarily since martial law was de-
siarsa fprfew sounds at & o'cIock.
- - ~, tt,<,,s r,;tb sncciaI ,,asses a ra
ain us,as an ths strsafs between that
hour and FIVE thirty in the morning.
Plenty of Food
Several thousand persons are being
$500 sanIn ,,a,,. -rn.s r,erty nf ranr.
nes.s.sl p's e. aoi,,. a;rartaS En-,
s kanl1allo on Is ,.,sh ,,a 4rarr Of ,a~'
Ing for those who have lost every
thing.
There is plenty to cat. and enough
\ ..A..a -. ~ 49, ia H. tho eeneral
4 straw nave peeh isilu ~ ehe seil $500. a.
office building Tor sleeping purposes,
~ day nursery has been established
N the gymnasium, and mothers who
A. At work in ruined homes leave
S 49,. No IN charga ~ the yonen
tnslI papiss - ILL., ,,,ar,.
# VINO are doing reheI WORK. a.
Perhaps nothing viii Illustrate me
liying condftions mere oetter tnatl tne
n fact that Jonn =. Easterson. Preslosnt
of the National casn hegistss,r eoanp alis (,
and the moving spirit IN All the reileI
work thar mas peeh yone, hau , uiriiiaf
To-Day AZ the same tanie Win Win reius s W.
III rescue WORKERS, anu sinp.oSe 20 " Wig
plant me ulnner consistsa 81 sees
ana cof1ee- r. was .hs nrss tme s tns