The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-25

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streets here are inundated. All nigh
long couriers were sent through tn
threatened districts warning person
of she weakness of the levee.
According to weather bureau rec
ords, the river is the highest in fort.
years.
on the House Tops.
COLUMBUS, Ohio March 25.--Ad
jutant- General George n. Wood wa.
asked today to save fifty persons If
La Rue. Marion county, driven tc
their house tops by rising waters
Wood requested state employees al
Russells Point, on Lewistown reser
yoir to rush boats to the stricken
district.
Canadian Stream.
GUELPH. Ontario. March 25.-Fac-
tory after factory along the banks OF
the River Speed was put out of bush
ness today by the flood that has been
rising since early yesterday morning.
Immense damage has been done to
property and many persons are home
less. rncessant rains for week and
a terrific downpour during the asst
two days have brought on the food
City Inundated.
PERU. Ind, March 25.-This city
was completely inundated today by
rising local streams The food is
several feet high at points. The prop
erty damage is enormous
Worst In Years.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March Is
Measre reports from all points in
Ohio today indicated that as result
of the almost continuous downpour of
rain for the past forty-eight hours,
flood conditions are the worst in
years. One fatality has been report
ed and the property damage, especial
ly to crops, will run into the hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. Thous-
ands are homeless. The western and
northern sections Of the state suffer
ed most.
All Streams Swollen.
DETROIT, Michigan, March 25.-
The storm ragged over Michigan with
undated fury today. In the upper
peninsula it took the form of a sixty
mile blizzard while lower Michigan
was in the grip of sleet storm.
Wires TO nearly all state points are
down and beyond the fact that there
has been great property damage and
some loss of life, few details can be
learned. All streams in the state are
swollen and wash-outs are numerous.
Four Inches Per Hour.
MUNCIE, Ind. March a5.-The
White river has exceeded all previous
flood stages and is rising four inches
an hour. Railroad communication
was cut off today and conditions are
growing serious.
Hundreds of persons were driven
from their homes by the food The
rising waters put out the fires In the
pumping station and the city water
supply was cut OF. II the present
rate OF rise in the river continues,
the electric light supply will be shut
of within three hours. 1t is feared
that several railroad bridges viii go
down.
Seven Drowned
DELAWARE, Ohio. March %
Seven persons are known to have
been drowned here today when the
olentangy river overfoved its banks
and flooded the town Three bodies
have been recovered
Mayor Leas barely escaped being
drowned while attempting to rescue
four women. After he had taken his
own family to safety in a row boat,
he took four women from a house
top. The boat containing the mayor
and the four women was overturned
by the swift current Mayor Leas
held one woman until she was drawn
into another boat but the other three
persisted.
Immense Damage.
FIT. WAYNE Ind March 25.-The
most disastrous flood in Fort Wayne's
history is nearing It's crest today and
IT Is now believed that by midnight
the waters will begin to recede. At
II o'clock, however, immense dam.
age had been done. and it was appar
ent that in the next six or eight
hours the loss would be immense
At Lakeside. the beautiful res;d.,o.