The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-28
MANY BODIES
ARE RECOVERED
DAYTON THE STAGE ON WHICH
PlTiFUI SCENES ARE ACTED.
Relief Work Going On but Being
Hamrered by Geographical
Situation.

!
WEST DAYTON. O.. March 81
/ After a day OF rruelling work yolun-
: tcer rcscuers have removed more
/ than half hundred bodies from tAe
} waters OF the Great Miami river and
/ Wolf Greek saved upward OF 500 who
! for two days nave been clinEing on
roofs or living in upper tories. With
| the coming OF nightfall. the efforts TO
rescue more persons we're slackened
and all OF Dayton not in the central
| food district waited IN dread for tho
nightly fires Itch have added nor.
rors 20 the already terrible situation
I No fires have been sees N I've central
district since noon. hut the knowledge
| that thou tnds oi ucTs ms arc trapped
on upper floors NJ tho buildings here
/ help cannot reach them adds terror to
the sight.
Sin Fall IN River.
The water in all inundated districts
have fallen from three to ave feet to
! day and thc r'i-rcnt OF the river and
creek have .lsckoncd so that II IS pos
sible. except in the center for small
boats 10 reach sufferers. Company F..
/ of the Ohio National uard. from Eat
on. Ohio. is patrollinS the streets Of
/ West Dayton
The local company is on duty in
| Daytonview and Adjutant General
Wod today wired Governor Cox ask.
/ ing that militia Of Ohio OF any near
, by state he rushed here.
/ Local authorities believe that mill.
tia from Indiana could reach here
within the shortest time In addi-
/ ton to the militia the local police
/ force not caught in the central flood
district and volunteer guardSrnen are
/ on duty. In the West DAYTON food
| district no persons are allowed 10 en-.
Z ter except on militia pass.
Hesrtrending Scenes.
! ~ The rescue stations me scenes IN
acted today We're neartcndinr and the
most pitiful are being witnessed AZ,
the temporary murCucs At tho
/ West Dayton 1n"rSue frantic crowds,
/ az daf ard ,'nighi watched everybody
I hr"Hcht IN. hoping against hope II was
I not that ~ som. iuNcd one. Women
/ became historical al timcs when
! S'drcnirE Tor missing members OF
{ thtir families who they had -aileJ 10
B ind al tho relief stations. In addi-
, ton 10 r"fYcc homes the authorities
. In each section arc maintaining an ID
/ ratification bureau where an persons
rescued or cared for are registered.
Their friends ar. directed in their
search.
Relief Train Arrives.
: tn" God situation which threatened
20 become serious was relic, ed tenn
! porarilv by tho arrival ~ a special
train from Richmond. Indiana. bring
Ing seven cars Of provisions. Tonight
! Ouart'rmastor Logan received word
from int United states army quarter
master general that 500. 0o1 rations
had been ordered shipped here from
! chicago. one humid ID range and one
complete quHrjermaster depot from
Columbus. ohio. 5000 tents. 100 hospi-
tai tents ana 500 stoves from Phila-
dclphia and 3oo00r blankets and 500
hoc'a'ks frorl - Louis 20 cincinnati.
QL'r''rmas'er Lo=an H. authorized To-
rf'1as" in open market all ration=
n',ced.
Rescue Work Hard.
The thing that makes tho situation
more difficult for concerted rescue
work is the pecliar geographical situ.
alton ~ Tho town u is divided into
SIX sections. Central T1yton. comuris-
Ing the downtown business district.
~ W. q. INUs THO IfTI|ffFN extend
ing several miles west ~ tho Ple
Miami. R.1ardaic rho northwest.
across tho riycr from tho Central dis.
tric'. pavtonvicw the cvtrcmc north.
oaet- Centre Ieyfor tho manu'actur.
ing district iu which, ihc National cash
Register 'omrHnt- pjant DIS located
and s"r1ratod from tho Central dis.
'r'"' bv Ic" lands which arc dccp 'n
food waters. ami north DAYTON. north.
wosf ~ ffa business district. across
fnc river from ff. business section
TF" riyr~ form. 20 horseshoe around
pho hI-'uI district. making r. imucs
sihlo ~ r"r~. trst part until rho tor.
reu'- that arc pouring down the valley
rccedo
Daytnn,irw. West DAYTON and Riv
'~ialo arc tho only sections 10
tvoon which communication is pos
sihic
Expect Appalling Sights
Hourly apprehension for the appar
iur s.chts ffa' sill Do uncovered
when fH" H.for- return fo normal are
900. 'rr 10 i- nearly certain that fhe
lnIff- off tir.s persons caught iu
fh" rr' Iu-H off fl. GOOD vii b.
ioIHd. I..'Icn'r i feared aud 20
ready trfsr, .ud ellfh. hri'u um
f'1df -aUifar. and health officials 1r,
u rrI1r ou' 'Is.r work Tho -rv.
e. f. l.tfr Dfft were hlr.f It 'Hr
f.nI fIr utrnrf.. wore .mp't
blown from o., earth DO VIII o..