The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-25
FORTY KILLED At DAYTON
Miami River 0verfIows, Great
Wall OF Water Sweeping
Property Before II
LIVES LOST IN DELAWARE, 0.

In the wake of the storms Of Sunday
right and Monday morning came the
news Of disastrous floods today in the
river valleys from eastern Ohio 10 the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The
situation as reported IN the early dis
patches is as follows:
Elwood, Ind.-Three hundred home
less by food.
Marion, Ind.-Levee broken and 500
persons flee for their lives.
kokomo, lnd.-Southern part OF city
flooded. Use of militia authorized.
Delaware. O.-Twenty persons re-
ported drowned. Militia ordered to
patrol streets.
Youngstown, o-Masoning river
and Crab creek cause Hood. Steel
mills closed and $4,000 men unable to
work.
TT Wayne, Ind.-St Joseph, Maui
NEE ana ST. Mary's rivers on ram
page. Town is without lights and
water famine Is feared Highest water
In twenty years.
St Louis. Mo.-One person was
drowned and several families driven
from their homes by the rising wa
ters Of the River Desperes. which
flows through the western and south
ern part of the city.
Cincinnati. O.-The city experienced
cloud burst that started the gauge
rising in the Ohio river. temporarily
flooding the streets of the city and
sweeping away two bridges over the
White Water river. Families living in
the lowands below Milford were
warned and fled to higher grounds.
Middletown, @. - Two hundred
houses are under water and their for
mer occupants are seeking shelter in
school houses, churches and city parks.
At noon the great Miami river was
one mile wide at this point and II
was reported that wall of water six
feet high was ON its way from Day
ton.
Lafayette, lnd.-Wapash river 2l
feet gauge and rising Detention hos
pital flooded but inmates escaped. Two
spans Of the Wabash river bridge here
went out. carrying number of peo-
pie with them Boats below the bridge
succeeded in rescuing all but two un-
identified men who have not been
found.
indianapolis, Ind-Fifteen hundred
families i'm Indianapolis were forced
10 leave their homes at noon by the
high waters caused by ncessant rains.
Of
railway and the pumping station OF
the waterworks We're put out of COM
mission by the food this afternoon.
The city Is now without fire protec-
tion and street car service.
Bcllefontan, O.--Thc engine and
rear sleeping car Of the west
bound Pennsylvania train No. plung
ed into the Mad river at West Liberty
| early today, but the sleeping car fell
al the side Of the stream and the
passengers crawled through the win
dows and waded 10 shore. The other
coaches remained on the rails. Con-
ductor Philip Ham was swept from
the front of the engine and landed on
the bridge down stream, the railway
bridge having been swept away just
as the train arrived.
Columbus. O.-With a great roar.
| the levee az the foot bf Broad street
| broke shortly before IL o'clock today
sending a deluge OF water that swell
ed the Scotia river, covering a great
area. Several small buildings col
| lapsed. The police at lO:4O o'clock
ordered all persons i'm the low lands to
leave their homes. All fire and police
apparatus assisted in the work. The
residents were told not To stop for
clothes or vaiuables No loss of life
| has yet been reported.
Information was received from Day
ton that forty persons had been killed
as the result Of the flood In that city.
Adiutant General Wood issued an or
der directing that the railroad bridge
over the Miami river be blown up.
According to reports received, Main
street bridge. a steel and concrete
structure, already has been swept
away The property loss from the
floods in ohio win run into millions.
I'm the flooded districts the rivers were
out Of their banks. dams were burst
ing. and inhabitants OF the lowlands
were fleeing Tor their lives.