Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
GARRISON NOW IN
STRICKEN DAYTON
Gen. Wood Indicates Flood
Situation Is Being Handled
With Skill.
RELIEF TRAINS RUSH
CLOTHING AND FOOD
President Wilson Receives Messages
Expressing, the Sympathy of Sew
eral Foreign Governments.

CA6A EVAClSu OVNCAuMCutS.
Dayton relieved so far as immediate
necessities for food are concerned.
This message. telegraphed to President
Wilson today by Mayor Henry T. Hunt
of Cincinnati tells part of the story of
the speed by which the overwhelming
decentralization TO railroad telegraph
and all othe- means of communication
has been overcome so as to rush aid
to the stricken cities and towns in the
flooded section. kilograms from Cincin-
natl from Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood and
others with him today indicate that the
situation is being handled with great
skill.
Gen. Woods Message.
Gen. Woods dispatch from Cincinnati,
received at the War Department today,
was as follows:
'Secretary's party arriving here this
morning River at Cincinnati about max
imum height No difficulty with the Gin
cinnati situation up to date. Maj. Logan.
under general supervision Maj. Normoyle
who is at Columbus. is looking after the
situation Immediately north Of Cincin-
Secretarys PARTY leaves here this morn
ing at $50 for Dayton. Road Is open to
Dayton The difficulty from now on to
the north of us is going to be restoration
of normal sanitary conditions and pre-
vention Of possible epidemics. No evil
denee of su ufering for want OF food or
shelter which cannot be met on the
ground. / shall not be back until some
time next week.
Field to Be Covered.
Some idea of the immense field to be
covered by the Red Cross and by the
army officers who have been rushed
| to the scores of disaster may be OBJ
tanned from the telegram to President
Wilson from Mayor Hunt of Cincinnati,
which is on the frontier of the disaster,
and which is a point through which
supplies and relief trains are pass
lirg. The telegram reads:
| Dayton relieved so far as immedl-
ate necessi tiles for food concerned
Your Officers. Maj. Normyle and Maj;
| in hand and have been Of immense as
| distance to US. At time Hfnsch wired
| YOU lie had no knowledge of adequate
resources placed at Logan's command
by War Department.
Logan h;ts visited Dayton and Hamil-
| ton and understands their conditions. He
| is also in touch with Ohio river towns
| between here and Louisville: has flotilla
| prepared for action and facilities and sup
| plies in shape for action Cincinnati has
spent $1,000. Maj Logan Will supply
| MS with provisions as We need them We
| will receive further money from the Red
| Cross Your officers can handle situa-
| tion and YOU can be confident that every
! thing is being done which can be done
| viii advise you further If you wish It.
Dispatch From Mr.. Garrison.
| Secretary Garrison sent a brief telegram
from Cincinnati to Assistant Secretary
Oliver, saying; that his party arrived at
| / o'clock this morning and at the request
of Gov Cox had started about $50
o'clock for Dayton. Private advices show
| that the party had hard time last night.
| the railroad tracks over which their train
| passed being; covered with water in places
SO deep as to threaten the fires OF the
engine. Telegrapher McEntee. who has
passeo through many trials and hard
| ships in his lifetime, says it was the
worst trip he had ever made and he
was agreea bly, surprised that they were
| able to reach Cincinnati at all.
Gov Ralston of Indiana. in a telegram
! to President Wilson, dated two days ago
and delayed in transmission, expresses
apprecia ton Of the prompt aid given by
| the government. His dispatch reads:
THE stricken people OF Indiana appre-
| ciate your prompt and practicable as
sistance and they appreciate even more
| the generous spirit of sympathy that lies
| back of YOUR action. In their name and
! for myself l thank you.
| Governmental activity today was limited
| largely to rushing aid in the shape OF
food, clothirg. medical supplies and
nurses to the Ohio flood sufferers.
Relief Fund Swelled.
The Red Cross relief fund was swelIed
today to the amount of 100000. Head
quarters here received $4,000 in contri-
buttons from Boston, together with noti-
fication that Boston would send about
$4,000 in all. A telegram from San
Francisco announced that $4,000 had
been raised there. Up to last night New
York had sent to headquarters here $50, :
600 and Detroit $4,000.
Secretary Daniels Of the Navy Depart
raent has directed the shipment of such
clothing as ii; available at the clothing
depot al New YORK to the flooded cities.
1t will consist of 12,0OU blankets, 1000
caps. $1,000 light drawers, s0.00a light un-
dershirts. 10000 heavy undershirts, $1,000
heavy drawers. 400 Jerseys, $4,000 dun
garee jumpers, $4,000 dungaree trousers.
s, 600 overcoatg, $4,000 low shoes and 1900
pairs .woolen socks. In addition there
were shipped 100000 navy rations.
Difficulties Encountered.
Some Of the difficulties encountered by
army and navy officers en- route to the
flooded districts to distribute government
rations, etc. arr detailed In a telegram
received by Paymaster General Cowie OF
the navy from Paymaster Nesbit of the
navy. 1t is dated Ashland, KY, March
2S u PM, and says:
"Washout on Chesapeake and Ohio near
Clifton Forge. Our train detoured over
| Norfolk and Western. causing delay ten
hours arrival Cincinnati. Am looking
after thirteen army hospital corps. two
navy hospital apprentices and five ma
rines Surgeon General Blue, marine hos
pital service. on the train. Tracks inun-
dated for hslimi lie. Ohio river still rising
Ave inches all hour. Went through two
and one-half feet water. Seriously doubt
if later trains can get through over this
track Hundreds Of houses inundated
even here.
Senior Maori, the Argentine minister.
called upon Acting Secretary Adee yes
terday afternoon. under cabled instruc-l
tions from his government, to express. in
the name OF he President of the Argen-
fine Republic the deep sympathy, dis
tress and the national sorrow felt by the
Argentine people for the terrible disaster
caused bv the floods
Dr. Paul Ritter left a note with Mr.
Adee extending the condolences OF the
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