The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-29

thousands of submerged homes n~e
 sent the most pressing problem
 NO attempt at the rebuilding of fin.
 sewerage system will be made fol
 several days. Until this is accom-
 Hshed It was conceded the menace
 ol disease will not have been entire ] ly lost sight of.
 Effects of the strict martial la,r
 were 10 be seen on all sides. Only
 III extraordinary circumstances were
 peuestrians permitted upon inc
 streets after o'clock. Reuorts n,
 lootlng in some sections of central
 Dayton district persisted but it was
 peiieved raiding was restricted to is.
 plated instances.
 One man who was said to have fil
 ga sult cases with jewelry was ar. rested. Reports that several looters mad been shot could not be confirm. ed.
 A bulletin issued from the offices Of the relief committed gave particu. lar warnings to guard against dis. ease. It was announced that an at- tempt would be made to start the citys water supply tomorrow.
 However, it was asserted: People must boil water at first for fear of possible contamination"
 rood supplies reached Dayton in large quantities today. The relief stations were sufficiently organized to take care of the incoming refugees from the flood districts. The problem of caring for the homelsss still was serious but with the promise of warm weather it was hoped there would be less suffering than first was threat ened.
 Health officers report that there is only one ear of lime in the city and there is great need of more.
 One explanation of first reports that thousands had perished was to be found in the fact that it was Day tons first big flood. Few of the foremost among relief workers re- alized that persons, under stress and borne up by hope of rescue, might survive for several days upon linn ited rations. Another reason was the circumstances that scores of per sons seen in their homes when the flood was almost upon them were given up for dead.
 The chance that they had escaped at the last moment and taken refuge in places temporarily cut off was not taken into consideration.
 An illustrating instance of this was shown at the offices of the re- lief committee. A city patrolman who had been on daty at Main and Vine streets and who had seen a woman and her son blown through the roof of their home by q gasoline explosion, reported that he was sure no less than one hundred persons would be found in cottages over whelmed by the deluge in that neigh borhood the policemen stuck to his story until a citizen happened in anb declared he had seen all residents of that district wade out in water that reached to their neck.
 With the receding of the water. of those who had been penned in their homes were freed. Nine thousand have been taken off in boats and of this number. 1000 are being taken care of in relief sta tions. There Gas been remarkable absence of sickness.
 Now tha. work of gathering the victims has been systematized, 1t IS expected bodies will he brought in more rapidly. Notwithstanding state ments of undertakers, it is believed the work of ascertaining accurately the number of dead will not be as difficult las heretofore believed. It is known, however, that some bodies floaied down the rivsr and will nev' CT be recovered.
 Alter the meeting of undertakers, bodies that have been held at undertaking establishments were brought to the general morgne where identification might be expe- dited
 The rush Of the currents has claim ca the greatest toll of lives judging from how most of the bodies recov- cred have been found. The body of an infant day old, was taken from a gutter.