The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-04-01
Beautiful Weather Renders
Much More Endurable Con-
diti0n of Thousands
SITUATION is IMPROVING
Work of Digging Corpses From
Mud and Debris Is Progressing.
Ninety Bodies Recovered
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
Dayton, Ohio, March .S.-The city
w~aterworks which have been out OF
commission since Tuesday morning.
were restored at noon today. relieving
what has been one OF the most seri-
Gus phases Of the situation here.
George r. Burba, secretary to Gov
ernor Cox, has telegraphed the chief
executive the following:
''The situation rapidly is improving.
Ninety bodies have been recovered and
the work Of digging corpses from the
mud n debris II progressing"
Announcement was made by the re-
iif committee today that until condi-
tions became normal, no private mes
.jRSsss to persons here will be delivered
Ur answered, AZ the wire capacity Is
taxed to the utmost to carry Official
and public business.
1t Is impossible to ascertain any in
formation regarding people in the
flooded districts. AZ fast as bodies Of
dead are Identified b names are being
sent out by the news a~ssociations and
these lists. the committee declares.
must. in the circumstances. suffice
Beautiful weatherv today rendered
much more endurable the condition Of
@hG NAAOA0&AAA1 "a ESVO -
being distributed as expeditiously as
h facilities OF the relief organization
will permit. With the resumption OF
service by the water department., it IS
believed there will be little actual SUI
fering in the city henceforth. 1t is
the thousands OF babies in the city,
including scores that have been bOrn
since tho flood came.
Old CothinR Net Wanted.
In a statement issued by the Citi-
sens Relief Committee today it vas
declared that no further donations OF
CASTOR clothing would be accepted be-
cause Of the fear that by this means
some epidemic might be brought here.
Committees in charge OF soliciting and
receiving donations in all cities are
urged not to accept old clothing.
The rapid fall Of water has rendered
useless the large number Of big boats
Rescue crews are using canoes.
Little organized footing has beer
reported, although it was believed laS(
night that q number Of persons had
been shot by the troops. Continued
shots were fired into the air by sol
dfers during the night in order to keey
the people of the streets.
Trains Of Supplies Arrive.
A special train Of supplies reached
here from New York and other train.
were expected today from other cities
While the corps Of undertakers still
maintained today that the death toll
will aggregate 500 as given In thei
estimate last night, there appeare,
nothing to indicate that the number o
victims will exceed the more conserv
alive estimate given out yesterday b,
those In charge OF rescue work.. Thou
sands Of persons, who have been miss
ing since the flood came Tuesda,
morning were registered yesterda
IA today. Only two more bodies ha
been taken to the mOrgue at the Ma
tional Cash Register company's plan
in South Dayton up TO ten O'Clock thu
forenoon. although it was reporte
that numbers Of corpses had been tax
en- to improvised morgues in differer
sections OF n city. The streets i
many sections are so blocked by de
bris that 1t Is with extreme dificult
that bodies are taken from one part {
the city to another. In many IL
stances. to 60 a distance of only
Few blocks. ono must travel two &
three miles.
Mayor Marooned 60 Hours.
Mayor Edward Phillips who ",
reported drowned. with his famil
was maroOned more than 50 hours
his home on Mound street. He W;
rescued by boats.
"The water caught uS early Tue
day morning" Mayor Phillips sal
During Tuesday the water was
feet deep around the house and tn
night I chopped a hole THROUGH Il
ceiling OF . second 1oor room and =
spent the night In a little attic. r.
big west side fire was Just two bloc
from us and when the wind began
carry burning embers in our directi
At looked serious. I watched the &c
all night"
How I've people chung for thir,