The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-15
LOSS OF LIFE 800
ACCORDING TO REVISED STATS.
TICS GATHERED BY RED
CROSS SOCIETY.
HAMILTON IS HARDEST HIT
Magazine Writer Says Greatest Need
is Credit, Modification of Statutory
Restrictions and Enabling LegisIs-
tion-FIood Zone Needs Aid.

Cincinnati, O.-Sloane Gordon, a
magazine writer and a native of Ham
ilton is in New York after a four
weeks trip during which time he Wis
tied the food territory of Ohio. In an
interview Mr.. Gordon stated:
The big need now" said Mr.. Cor
don, lis for credit and for such modi-
| fication of statutory restrictions and
such enabling legislation as will make
it possible to rehabilitate In Hamil-
ton, for instance, the property loss is
| $15,000,000. Much of this falls on the
city through the damage sustained by
its famous municipal plants, it's streets
and its parks. This the city can bear
if given the leeway to issue bonds. The
manufacturers and the big merchants.
| though frightfully hard hit, are a.
! game as men can be, and bravely say
that they will pull through without
| aid. 1 never saw a more heroic set oa
| big men than this catastrophe deve!-
| oped in Hamilton.
THE action of Gov. Cox and the
legislature in depositing state funds
| with building associations enabled
those institutions 10 extend additional
! time and credit to those with whom
they have had relations. But where
a sEall property owner-and there are
| hGEd eds of such in Hamilton alone
| hes lad his house and the lot on which
| it stood washed away, something rs
| roic must be done to aid him and keen
| him in the town. An exodus Of work
| men would spell calamity. Archibald
| S. White has been in consultation with
| Gov. Cox and Atty Gen. Hogan for sew
eral days, suggesting plans to relieve
this situation and there is likelihood
CT success. And if ever a community
| or state stood in need of advice and
aid and money and credit, the food
| zone of Ohio does to-day. 1t is fright
full catastrophe, this flood-worse than
the San Francisco earthquake accord
ing to all accounts"
Fully 100000 Made homeless.
Revised statistics show that 500 or
more persons were drowned in Ohio
in the floods of March %.
Tie reports show that fully 100000
persons were re- dered homeless by
the floods. The property damage is
too great to be estimated at the pres
ent time.
Dayton, Columbus and Hamilton
were the greatest sufferers. Some
10000 were made homeless in Colum-
bus and some 22,500 in Dayton The
Columbus dead is SO, while Dayton is
put down as losing $50 persons.
The stimate for the Gem City in
cludes many reported missing. Next
to Columbus and Dayton the loss OF
| life was heaviest in these cities:
Hamilton, 72 dead; Piqua, As; Tifin,
80; Chillicothe, II; Delaware, IS dead,
Fl missing; Middletown, s. Franklin,
Z; Troy, 6; Coshocton, 5; Miamisburg,
Portsmouth and GAINESVILLE, each.
The summary is herewith given:
Belpre, Is houses destroyed; 10 fam
lilies homeless.
Alfalfa, 10 houses destroyed,
Beverly, Is or 20 houses damaged.
Chesapeake, 200 persons destitute.
Chillicothe, II dead, 500 homeless,
200 houses destroyed.
Coshocton, dead, Is houses de-
stroyed, So families homeless.
Columbus, SO lives lost; several per
sons still missing; 4,474 families, to-
falling 10000 persons, homeless; 245
houses destroyed.
Dayton, $50 dead, 22,500 homeless.
Defiance, 400 homeless, 26S dam
aged
Delaware, IS dead, 81 missing, 115
families homeless, totaling 1888 per-
sons.
Eaglesport, 20 houses destroyed 1S5
persons affected.
Franklin, Z dead, rs families home
less.
Fremont, dead, $50 houses de-
stroyed; 1000 persons need aid IN re-
Mobilization.
Hamilton, 70 dead, $500 houses de-
stroyed or wrecked; 1000 families
need continuous help; 1880 neeo anu
in rehabilitation.
Hanging Rock, was under water.
Ironton. 5000 families homeless
Larue, 81 houses damaged ~ IAN
lilies stripped of everything
Lowell. 20 houses destroyed.
Malta. 200 families homeless.
Manchester. $50 families 1cmeless.
McConnellsville, $50 families nome
less. -oo
Marietta, rs houses destroyed, 500
families homeless.
Miamisburg, dead; 1000 aomeless
Il Middletown, 8 dead, 15) homeless;
1000 need aid.
Middleport, 1900 homeiess.
: lakewood, $50 families homeless.
Pioua, As dead, LOO homeless; 1,40O
need help.
Pomeroy, rs families homeless.
Portsmouth, dead. $500 homeless.
Proctorville, 100 houses damaged.
Prospect, 60 families homeless.
Sidney, % families homeless.
Tifin, 80 dead, 46 houseB destroyed
600 families homeless, 2.o00 need help
Troy, dead, or Iaissing, boOV
homeless.