The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
Great Part of
City in Ruins;
Bread Desired
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DAYTON O., D. ma condition exists here in Dayton
that terrible to picture and it is impossible to imagine the
situation of the victims of the flood.
people Richmond should be told that what Dayton
clothing and sghseer and that
bringing supplies is not wanted
1t is absolutely necessary and
clothing rushed here with all possible speed People
starving freezing to death for lack of assistance
The Richmond automobile relief expedition is here but the
supplies they bring will but little towards feeding and
clothing the thousands of victims.
$4,000 people thousands the population
upper buildings without food There
drinking water and fuel to cook food with that all
food supplies that sent must be ready to eat
people the city practically the only that
had the higher grounds These
doing relief work The greatest loss of life will be
among Polish settlement which wiped out entirely
Hundreds people lodged in street and people
spent night Third street bridge Groups of people have
weather for days and nights without food
or water The condition victims horrible.
The Roland Devices and its contents
y destroyed but it reported that she is in the Algonquin
Hotel Mrs Devices formerly Miss Maude Westcott of
Richmond.
Sixty dead bodies just the
Building undertaken within radius of ten miles has
been sent for.
Dayton spent horrible night last night Yesterday aft
and later turned which developed
which added to the suffering of the victims Many
blocks the section of city been burned and all
during night the sky lit with the bazes from the burning
buildings Many people persisted in the buildings rather than
jump surgng Many died from cold and hunger
National Cash Register plant last night used its
the only building Dayton that had light of
any kind.
people Richmond and the surrounding territory must
hurry provisions into this city the list of dead will be doub
led situation is critical than mind imagine
The Government beginning to get supplies into the city but
slow and it will take time to make
Roadway.
eNatlonal News Association, .-~
DAYTON o. March 27-Fre consumed that portion of Day.
ton north street. the East by st.
the by the Boulevard and the east by Third
This territory comprises blocks in length and two
width including the JAIL the Becke House, the Talahand
bank and the court house.
At IL o'clock fires still raging both the business
residence sections The of devastation beggars decr
At the Ceve school house. where police headuarers
terrible witnessed Refugees
famshed and frozen Many die
from exposure.
No doubt hundred of trapped in the stories of
fire buildings burned to death, but how
be known.
.Whie enough a days supply must
the suffering will become ACUTE said Chairman
Hendckson of the Rverdale relief committee I'VE will need
collins and bread particular From north of Dayton the farm
have responded nob request of food of them
having driven much forty miles bring what supplies
they could spare
We nothing but and for the refugees
but later we will face serious situation
In other sections the city food conditions serious
being rushed by automobiles and special
from surrounding Richmond Ind lack
bread felt throughout the city Three entered Pennsy
station in West Dayton where temporary Western Union
headquarters had been established
BILE exclaimed That's the first bread have Monday
tubs and helping themselves coal that
standing in the Pennsylvania yards
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