Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-27
Earlier News From Columbus
Only Hinted at the Disaster

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 27.-With q
binding snowstorm and the temperature
falling, gnawed by hunger and suffering
from the cold, the thousands of flood
sufferers OF the state of Ohio early to-
day faced the uncertainties which the
freezing temperature was adding to their
plight.
Although some of the early morning
reports said flood waters were receding
slowly in some of the flooded sections,
there was scarcely perceptible change
in the flood height In other places, even
though receding. the water was still of
such height as to maroon the sufferers,
many of whom were suffering from ex-
posture which followed their clinging
throughout the night to some points of
vantage above the murky waters.
Spend Night in Trees.
| others on housetops, all facing the chilly
winds. binding rain, sleet and snow.
Early morning reports from Dayton in
| dicated that the fire which late yester-
| day and during the night had wrought
much destruction and probably added to
the death toll was raging again.
| It's extent was uncertain and there
| seemed to be little chance of human in.
| reference with the conflagration owins
| to the lack of fire-fghting facilities.
States Worst Flood.
! The food is undoubtedly the wors,
| Ohio ever has known. The loss of lif.
has been heavy, so heavy that the full
| extent Will not be revealed until the
swollen streams have receded into thei,
banks. When the full account is made
! II is believed that the total death list fol
| the state will run well over 1000 and tina
| the property damage will amount to $780,
600 COO Wv
Dayton is the worst afflicted of tn.
many cities of the state which were swep
| by the floods.
| The appeal of Gov. Cox for outside hel,
has been quickly responded to and today
/ provisions, cots and supplies of all kind
i are being hurried into the afflicted dis.
| tricts from neighborhing states.
Estimates of Dead.
Inc list Of known dead in this city ha.
been Increased to twelve with a missin,
INST OF nifty, most of whom are believe.
TO have been drowned No verificatio,
OF the casualties can be made until tn.
water recede. At Delaware the known
1 y
ports 100 dead and Tiff1n fiftv
Resumption of rail traffic will he mad,
today il possible. No. only are bridge
! washed out everywhere, but the tracL
OF many of the principal railroads still
are flooded and washouts are numerous
BY making extensive detours and aban
doning schedules the railroad official
nope to relieve the present congestion
The traffic officials are equally husv an
expect to put on a partial service flurin.
the day. Fearing typhoid Epidemic a,
a result of the receding waters, the stat,
health department is making arrange
ments to clean up the larger cities Wis
tied by the floods.
Wild Panic in Columbus.
A Wild panic was caused in this cit,
late yesterday when patrol wagon
dashed through High street warn,n,
people to flee for their lives. The polio,
had received report that the grea
storage dam. which furnishes the cit,
with its water supply, had broken. an,
was sweeping down upon the civ hi,
lions Of gallons of water.
4 In the downtown district and through
out the city the widest scene OF excite
ment was enacted. 1t was not for a Ions
time afterward that the report was cor
rected and something like order restored
Later every available automobile patro
wagon was ordered out and sent over tn,
main section OF the east side an,
ing the people, many thousands of whom
had fled in the wild stampede.
Any fears that the storage dam Nigh
give way were ailayed today, when en-