The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-03-27


OIL creek is ont OF It's hanks and
large portion OF lie city Is under
water.
All the small streams around Brad
ford are out of their banks. Sections
Of the city are under water, and hun
dreds of families are homeless.
At iGreenyille, "a, over 500 persons
are homeless. AT Sharon, Pa, the
town Is undated and dozen or more
bridges are wrecked The loss OF the
United States steel corporation at
Farrell, suburb, Is estimated at
100000 A report reaches Sharon
that a wrecking train and crew on the
Pittsburgh q Lake Era railroad were
drowned near Meadyille. Pa.
800 Drowned at Peru.
South Bend, Ind, March 26. We
have positive Information from Peru
at one o'clock this afternoon thar the
death list there will reach 600, said
3. r. Bond, local manager Of the Bell
Telephone Co This afternoon the
South Bend exchange had been in di.
rect communication with the stricken
city for several hours Three thous.
and refugees crowded in the upper
story of many buildings and another
thousand huddled about in factories,
where the water had not yet reached
TO the floors. There Is great suffering
already reported. 1t is believed
though that within 36 hours the wat
ers win begin 10 recede, so that the
fescners can begin their search FOR
bodies. Strong currents OF water
passed through the city and many OF
the drowned bodies have been swept
away. In one house the whole fam
lily of twelve were found dead and
twenty-five bodies have already been
located. Three more relief cars left
here this afternoon carrying food and
provisions and clothing. Lieutenant
Governor O'Neiy has taken personal
charge of the rescue work from this
point. He will will go to Peru tonighr
10 carry on the work.
Snow Adds to Horror
Indianapolis. March ga terrible
snow storm on the heels of the drop
in temperature is adding TO the hor-
ror of the food situation in central
and northern Indiana this afternoon.
The dead bodies ia man and two
children and a woman were picked up
IOQal WESTERN Ten liiohc-
and here are homeless and millions of
dollars of damage has been done to
property Indianapolis is without
water, gas and street car service.
Wabash, Kokomo and half a dozen
other towns in the Wabash valley
have been entirely cut off.
1900 Are Drowned.
Cleveland, o.. March 26.-More
than 1000 lives were lost in the fierce
1iood which swept through Ohio leav-
ing In its trail damage estimated far
into the millions.
The state is paralyzed. Railroads,
trolley, telephone and telegraph traffic
Is blocked and the cities in which
hundreds OF lives have been lost are
cut OFF almost entirely from com.
munication with the rest of the world.
Rumored .6,54o Drowned.
g According to reports which are be-
heved authentic. 5000 were drowned
in Dayton, fully 900 in Hamilton and
$40 in Piqua.
Millions OF dollars damage has
been done to property fully 75,OO1
people are homeiess ana appeals Tor
aid have been sent out to the Red
Cross In Dayton alone 10000 people
are homeless
Reservoirs Give Away.
The four days continuous rain
filled every reservoir in the state and
q number OF them undermined dams
and poured their contents iAto the
valleys. A wall Of water seven feet
high rushed down into Miami VALLEY
The leyees along the Miami river
broke and the residents OF Dayton
along the river were forced to fec
for their lives The rush OF water
was so great. however, that houses
we're undermined and carried Olong in
the swift current. Hundreds were
drowned before they had a chance 30
seek places OF safety