The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-28

| - "oa's anu people 10 man
them Need good row boats. Need
troops Tor protection and help. .leed
IRE engines. motor trucks and au-
tomo5iles; also provisions. clothing
and medical supplies. Private houses
are caring for many people. but they
are only small part OF the suf-
ferers. We cannot reach the cen
tral. eastern or northern or north
western parts of the city. consequent
ly cannot answer any kilograms OF
inquiry about safety of people. naiI-
roads reaching Dayton are practi-
cally all out of use
! The 500 guests OF the Algonquin
Hotel have been kept comfortable, ex
cept Tor the continuous dread that
the nre would spread TO them. The
water reached to the second floor
but all supplies had been moved TO
places OF safety and those in the
hotel experienced little discomfort.
report which had been current,
In the water district south OF Main
street that Adiutant General Wood
had been fatally injur by falling
plate glass proved 10 be untrue. Cen
eral Wood now is in full charge OF
the relief work. and although his
arm had been badly cut, his condi-
tion was not serious
Women and Babes Safe.
Two hundred women and babies
found refuge In a paint factory in
North Dayton, where, IL ii believed
thew have found sufficient food TO
keep them from acute suffering. An
enort Is 20 be made at once to res
cue them.
The suburb OF Riverdale I'D to-
Helena has been penetrated by the
the downton relief commission and
conditions found much Similar to-
those in the southern suburbs. Every
one has been crwoded to the second
floors or roofs of their homes. but
few OF the more stable dwellin gs
we're washed away. North OF Helena
street has not been reached. but
1t is not believed the conditions there
will prove as bad as had been
feared. Nothing is known OF the
foreign settlement in North Dayton,
close to the Miami. river. II was this
part OF the city where the food first
made its way and where the occu-
pants OF the houses had ignored
warnings to leave. II was here alsol
that IL was feared that most of the |
deaths would occur The only body'
found was that OF Charles Parker |
a livery man. discovered in the court
house yard.
TabuIated Loss.
The following Il tabulated esti-l
mate OF conditions tonight:
Dead-Accurate estimates impos.
sibIe.
10000 persons maroOned.
10000 residences submerged.
I i2O miles Of streets inundated.
5000 persons provided for IN res
cue stations.
500 horses killed.
/ 1000 automobiles damaged.
! These were tentative iguHes Of
damage m i placed Dayton's peouni-I
ary loss ~ s15OOO 900 estimated by
persons who h/d explored part Of the
| food area
! several ststisficisns set 'he loss At.
a higher figure. but most expert opin-
ION agreed IN So. .0O0 900
" was said 1000 residence were
damaged 20 the extent Of s. 900
each. 5000 homes we're classified
under damage figures of 81 900 and
30 was believed 1000 could not 10
repaired for loss than $500 each
Damage IN buildings IN tho busi-
moss district vas set AZ a clusrrya-
tive figure of $1,000 900 and &. was
believed this amount would apply 90
stocks ~ stores Figures available
A. manufacturing plants which SUI
tered placed damage under This
head ~ s. .0nr 300 Tho loss on an.
tomobilcs va s,f A. 500. 600. this
figure having bcsn reached b. setting
The damage 20 a. least 1000 ma
. chimes. u was believed the damage
10 household goods would amount
INTO tho millions. because boo many
sections of the submerged area tho
water reached second floors of hun
drods ~ houses
Military Men ~ Charge.
colonel o. g Cafroe arrived with
DIS miluar, aides from columbus
This afternoon aui .mmcd afcir fonk
charge Of 'ho wiltIamrn ou duty
So irasf ftr more ruupauira $3.50 DO
|u DAYTON tomorrow. according f1
colonel Cafroe. Temporary quartz
~ have hcrn rs'thiI I.hod af Tho
huffman Avenue school h1u.e
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