Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-29

! names ana addresses are pelng Sent
cut by the News association and these
lists, the committee declares must, in
the circumstances, suffice.
| Beautiful weather today rendered
much more endurabIe the condition,
CT the thousands of homeless. Food
is being distributed expsditiously, but
i, is impossible. however, to provide
rliIk for the thousands of babies in
this city, including scores born since
the flood came.
In a statement Issued by the Cit.
zens Relief committee today, it was
declared that no further contributions
of cast off clothing would be accepted
because of the fear by this means
some epidemic might be brought here.
Committees in charge Of policing and
receiving donations in all cities are
Urged to refuse old clothing, no mat.
ter whence it comes, as it would be
refused at Dayton, and only burden
the transportation facilities.
Foodstuffs, and particularly bread.
are wanted. There are few ovens ard
these only in private homes out
side the flooded district in operation
hare.
FLOOD BULLETINS.
Washington, D. c., March 2e.--
Here is today's special flood bulletin
issued by the weather bureau:
"The stage of the Ohio river at
Pittsburgh Saturday morning was
24.6 feet, a fall Of Sc feet since Friday
morning. Reports from the stretch
between Pittsburgh and Parkersburg
are missing.
"At Cincinnati the morning stage
was 66 feet, 16 feet above the flood
stage, and further rise Of about two
feet Is expected. Present indications
at Cincinnati point to a somewhat
lower crest stage than first reported
about 68 feet, rather than near 70
feet.
"At Louisville, the morning stage is
All feet, 13 feet above the flood stage.
"Reports from Evansville are miss.
ing The last advices from that point
indicated that the ioWlands are inun.
dated.
"The Cairo stage this morning was
4s.1 feet. A. feet above the flood
stage. The river at that point will
rise more slowly for the next few
days. The flood situation In the lower
Mississippi remains unchanged"
LOWER VALLEYS ARE
BEING FLOODED TODAY.
Indianapolis. Ind, March 29-Final
recession of the flood waters in Indi.
ana today is expected to lift the veil
that has covered so closely whatever
loss of life has occurred in the flood.
ed cities in the Wabash and White
river valleys. Meanwhile the flood
crest, sweeping down toward the Ohio,
is spreading wide destruction in the
southern valleys of the rivers and
along the Ohio
Sixteen bodies have been recover
ed in Brookyille. twenty are known to
be dead in Peru, but search of all
West Indianapolis thus far has failed
10 establish any drownings.
Several small fire in West Indianap
oils last night destroyed or damaged
a number of homes, fire companies
failing to get any water from the city
mains.
Dayton, Ohio, March 29.--Though
search of the flooded districts here in.
dicated that the loss of life in Dayton
will be not more than $50 to 200, at d
Of the undertakers, it was an.
nounced that a consensus of their
opinion put the total dead at 500.
These estimates were based on gen.
eral conditions, and Dayton citizens
today renewed efforts to explore every
recess of the city to ascertain if their
reckoning was correct. Large rescue
parties went out today to succor the
sufferers and recover the dead.
The sewerage, gas and wire COM
WuHICdtloL Systems, nave Deen de-
stroyed. Thousands of dead animals
are lying about the streets Two fer.
tilizer firms began today to gather
these animals.
The relief committee has sent out
an urgent appeal to people not to
dump refuse in the streets, but to dig
cess pools, wherever possible. The
sewerage system cannot be used for
weeks and it will be necessary to do
without for some time.
Efforts were made today to clear
away debris in sections first cleared of
flood water, and it was feared bodies
might be found in these masses of
With well organized crews doing
this work, others took food to persons
still marooned in Riverdale and North
Dayton. 1t was believed, however, !
that by nightfall, most of these people
could get out, SO rapidly was the wa |