The Penn's Grove record., 1913-03-28

Speaks to call out the entire National
Guard of the State for duty in the
flooded districts.
Reports of deaths or heavy loss by
flood and storm have been received
fro mmany cities and towns in New
York, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania,
Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri and IL
linois. In one town in Indiana, Peru,
200 are reported dead. The damage to
property in these States is estimated
at 10000, 900. OF this loss, 100000
was suffered in Indiana. The damage
in Dayton, the city that suffered
heaviest from the floods, will run up
into millions.
Washington. - Crashing over and
through the levees and bikes erected
to keep it within a given course the
great Miami River, which flows
through the central and southwestern
part of the State into tie Ohio River,
has wreaked i~ncalca,able damage and
taken hundreds upon hundreds of
lives in Dayton, Miamisburg, Hamil-
ton, Middletown, Delaware and other
towns and hamlets along its banks,
while thousands of persons have stood
by, powerless to save their property
or, in many cases their lives.
Although communication with the
affected districts has been practically
cut off, estimates made by conserva-
tive and well informed men place the
death loss in the thousands and the
property destruction at SIS, 900, 900 to
500, 900, 900. Thus Ohio takes sad rank
over Omaha.
Dayton is perhaps the greatest sin
gle sufferer. Practically half of the
town, including a new and expensive
business district, is submerged in six
feet of water and 10000 people are
homeless.
Many companies of militia were
rushed to the stricken vicinity from
all parts of the State, three of these
companies from Cincinnati. 1t is
known two soldiers were drowned
while attempting rescues and at least
half a dozen other persons are known
to have been drowned. Cincinnati sent
forty small boats, a large number Of
policemen and fremen and provisions
to the stricken city by special trains
and the traction cars. The breaking
of leyees of the Big Miami River was
entirely unexpected, the waters ris-
ing at incredible speed from the pro-
1onoaI .oinfo11 A fo1arco-o f,o-o 49,
National Cash Register Company ask
ing for help was forwarded to Column
bus. Fourteen feet of water was re-
ported in the principal streets Of Ham
ilton.
"A number of lives were lost in Ham
ilton. Cincinnati has not experienced
much trouble from the high waters.
The suburb of Cumminsville is mum
dated, however, from Mill Creek and
other streams. In a report received
from Dayton fifteen feet of water was
reported in the main business streets,
with 10000 homeless people in the
city.
The entire city is surrounded by
water. Approaching roads are practic-
ally impossible.
This break was followed by two
others and shortly after the entire
structure gave way. Those living near
the river were warned of the impend-
ing disaster by these first breaks, and
it is probable that they escaped.
Meager reports to Governor Cox
from Dayton were to the effect that
the Leonard Building on Ludlow
street, a four story brick structure,
had collapsed and carried with it a
score of people at work in offices
there.
Aid is being rushed from all sur
rounding towns. Communication with
the stricken city is spasmodic and un
reliable.