Evening journal., 1913-04-29
Some Incidents of the Dayton
Flood, as Seen by WiImingfoniaH

Concrete and cement work stands
a monument to itself of strength and
durability. Not a concrete bridge was
washed out The rushing river hurl-
ed freight cars, houses. timber and
debris weighing thousands OF tons
with terrific force against them, and
they stood IT without a shiver The
railroad bridge of steel on stone piers
weighed down with loaded freight
cars of coal was swept away and
thrown against the concrete bridge.
which held. The concrete bridges
checked with debris. formed dams and
helped to raise the water in Dayton
An attempt was made to dynamite
them
Frame houses suffered most OF all
They were lifted and tossed about like
corks, some brick houses and brick
walls were thrown down Freaks Of
the food are numberless Every per-
son you meet has some new and mar
velous story TO tell One man has
/ hundreds of fish left in his cellar, an
other had a horse to swim into his
front parlor and as the water rose
to the second floor the poor horse was
drowned and in dying smashed every
thing in the room.
The sight of drowning horses was
heartrending. AS the river rushed
down the streets their drivers cut the
1 horses and turned them loose The
water rose far over their heads and
| they had to swim for IL. The poor
animals swan aimlessly against and
with the current. whinneying and cry
ing out, and gazing about on every
| side for man to direct their efforts IN
! the fearful hour Of need, but no man
came TO their aid. Some breasted the
flood for hours before sinking ex-
hausted. One fine animal swan around
the block four times On two sides Il
had TO swim against the current and
on two sides IL went with the current.
This strong horse held up for hours
and finally was washed against a pills
of debris at the corner OF the AlgOn-
quin. Eyes we're open, nostrils eX-
tended and breathing hard. il strug-
! gled vainly and went under One
horse found the court house wall with
its feet and stood there two days
Twelve hundred and fifty-seven dead
horses were hauled out of the streets
Children we're born in garrets by
match lights. People we're marooned
in secOnd-story rooms and garrets
from Tuesday morning antil ThuFsdss
afternoon, and we're weak from want
of food and water Many people hao
concluded it was the end of the world
and reconciled themselves TO inevi
table death.
Their losses are enormous The
poorest workman has lost severa
hundred dollars in furniture, etc PeO
pie in ordinary and comfortable cir
cumstances have lost from $500 tS
( $4,000 whatever their goods on frs
aud basement floors were worth. Th'
loss in the business section runs int
many millions from food and fire. es
, timated by government experts "A
S129 900. 100.
John II Patterson. president Of thi
! National Cash Register Company. 4
I the hero of Dayton, and the man o
, the hour. He spent his own money b.
the hundred thousands, housing
clothing and feeding thousands o
D people. and today there is a city q
} tents on the cash register grounds
o. where homeless people are sheltere
s and fed by him.
{ Some seven or eight thousand pee
q pie are now living In tents. Their a
J., was swept away. not a shoestring lef
{ II will be a great struggle for Day
S ton 10 recover. and six months or
year before the town looks finished