The chronicle=news., 1913-03-29
OHIO

Dayton. O., March ...-Thoush u
search OF the flooded districts indi-
Gates that the loss OF life In Dayton
Will not he more than lSO TO 200.
Mt u meeting OF tho undertakers u
wax announced that conccusus OF
their opinion put the total dead AZ
500. THESE estimates were based
merely on general conditions ana
Dayton citizens today renewed et-
forts to explore every recess OF IN.
city to ASCERTAIN II their reckoning
| wus correct.
Large rescue parties went out TO-
day TO succor the sufferers anu re-
cover the dead.
Thousands OF dead animals are ly-
|! Ing about the streets.
Two fertilizer firms beEau today
to gather these animals.
The relief committee has sent out
urgent appeals to people not To dump
refuse In tho streets but to dix cess
pools wherever possible. The sewer
age cannot bc used for weeks aud II
will be necessary TO do without gas
for some time.
Efforts were made today To clear
away debris In sections first cleared
OF flood water aud II was feared
bodies might bc found In these mass
es Of wrcckage. With we'll organ.
ixcd crews doiuK this work. others
took food to persons still marooned
In Riverdaie and North Dayton.l II,
WAS believed, however. that BY night
full most OF these people could got
out. 10 rapidly was the water rcced-
!ns
The city water works. which have
been out Of commission since Tues
day morning. were restored At noon
today. relieving what has been one
OF tho most serious phases OF the sit
uatton here.
Official reports aud Identification
OF Hood victims poured In steadily
today. Al fast N the bodies were
Identified they were bnried. The re-
vtsed list 70 far reported showed the
following dead:
Alexander Ford: Mrs Bowen: I.
Mason: Mrs. Hawkins; Miss Hawke:
Mrx James Wallace: 4. $. C,ipp:
Christ Polk: Virginia Snyder. How
ard snyder. Mrs. Ciemenciau or Glenn
son. GeorEe Morgenthaier. George
Blitx. Mr.. Quintan. Mrs. Young. D.
4. Parkreuder. Frank G. Scott, =
years old: John Mcconnell.
Citizens OF Dayton swarMcd over
tho central part OF the city for the
first time since Tuesday morning.
when the flood rushed over the town
Tho military announced that those
who would dare the mud aud oc-
casi0nal patches Of lood In the hoi-
lows. might cross the bridges from
other parts OF the city without Of
ficial permission.
The fire loss In the center Of the
city covers only four blocks. lying
within the district bounded by tiff
erson. st. Clair. Fourth and Second
streets.
The Western Union succeeded to-
day In establishing n telegraph Of
flee In the Beckel house In the cen.
ter Of the city was Immediately
swamped with kilograms from per
sons desiring to assure friends and
relatives OF their safety.
| the sun was out, fire engines
were busy pumping water from base
ments from the principal buildings
aud more optimistic spirit prevail
I'd than at any previous time since
the torrent OF the Miami river rush
ed over the city.
| Food poured in from every part OF
the country by wagon. train and
automobiles.
Gangs OF men were everywhere
busy with shovels and axes and
picks clering away debris. 1t was
hoped to have one pumping station
working within forty-eight hours
which would provide the hydrnnts
with water in case Of fire.
In the Beckel house. which was at
first supposed to have been burned
4 with. heavy loss of life. the watcr
never reached the second floor.
Every other building in the flood
ed district was inches deep with
mud.
Nine Western Union operators
were marooned In their office for
rorty-two hours They subsisted on
q barrel Of cabbage which floated
down the alley at the side of the
building. Another refugee in this
place was IL horse. which stood In
the water for twenty-four hours and
partook liberally Of the cabbage.
Then. suddenly. IL bolted into the
street and was drowned.
I Secretary of war Garrison arrived
ut Dayton this afternoon and ut a
conference with John II. Patterson.
chairman of u committee Of fifteen,
decided to order federal sanitary ex-
perts here. A rigorous curfew reso-
luton Is maintained and one can not
be out after 6 o'clock.
Announcement was made by the
relief committee today that until
conditions become normal, no pri-
vate messages to persons here will
be delivered or answered as the wire
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