Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-26

Known to have lost their lives and 90
 to 50 others are missing. Terre Haute
 swept by disastrous tornado last
 Sunday, today was partly inundated
 iRGerfered with the removing of strfck-
 en families. The death list will re-
 main at 20. while the list of injured
 aggregates 250.
 At Dayton O., where three rivers, the Miami, MiliWater and Mad, and another stream, known as Wolf creek, conjoin, there was loss of life, accord ie 10 reports, and destruction of prop 1 erty- For the most part the city lies 1 on a level flat with the four streams 1 meeting almost in it's heart The 1 streams are protected by levees 25 feel high The levee protecting the Miami ] river broke about 6 o'clock this mora l ing and the flood was augmented b. 1 the rapidly rising waters of other streams. The situation was made | worse by the breaking of the Laramie l reservoir, 50 miles above Dayton. 1 At D. m- a young woman telephoae l operator at Dayton was in direct com municadion with Governor Cox at Co., 1 luxnz3xlS-
 She said she was the last person re- MaanSnx in the exchange building and l that theke waS seven feet of water in the main stFeet- As she was talking | she Haad the Leonard building, across the street. collapsed Many persons were believed to have been in the oui16dng at the time
 
 Columbus also sufAred enormous damage from the flood Railroad tra1- 6c was paEzlyzed early in the day. Fires in three large factories ragged for many hoz1x and for time threatened Q CUnzazazzase poff5eR of the diafraet- Bsca1sse of fh8 Hood, fxaznsn were un- able to respond to the appeals for as- dszanOa-
 Con'dftzons at Indianapolis. Fort Wayne, KnkrEno and other places in eentraA Indiana were the worst in many yeara- In every part of the state thsre weEe reported disastrous inunda- tdeaz- At Lafayette two spans of a bridge went out Two are reported dead West Lafayette, wlaare Purdue { university Is located. xas cut off labe fin the A95eETscDn when fiae 1ewesS were tho Wabash river. The river is tUo uzfanm wilde and rising rapidly. f,soo Indianapolis Families Homeless. Al Indianapolis 1.50e families had been driven from their homes and fo.lG deaths were said to have resulted from HroBuing during the day. The pump ing plant TaS EOnced to suspend opera taons and the city is withogt fire pro- fec&Son-
 At Peru properly damage of half a million WAS done by the flood, it was reported LOgansport also WAS under Wa&Ax.
 Governor Razston this afternoon Ee- ceaved frank appeal from COaneTs- yfiie. Ind, for aid for many sufIererS thexe from the flood It was said ta1aA banks and that there had eHsued great 1ss of life.
 c4oudbsrst at Cincinnati
 The entire business distriot of Bush vile and paft of the resi- dence seci1oas is under WateE. One person Is reported drowned No trains entered CT depart sd from that city today The court- house practically was the only dry place i'm t1ze city and 1t was crowded with refugees who had been driven from their homes
 Cincinnati experienced a cioudbs1rss early today which started the Ohio river rising rapidly and flooded many Of the streets Families in the low lands below Milford were warned in time and fled to higher ground before the sweep of waters reached that place Big Bridge at Middietossn Swept Away
 A big dam a short distance north Of Akron, O., burst this afternoon ana horSexneG were hurried throughout thu the DoCulace of the impending danger HnndEeds of farmers. with their fama- lies, fled to higher ground.
 Ths great bridge over the Miami river al Middletown. O.. went out this afternoon, Fifteen persons were re- ported missing. Several houses were seen to be floating down the rfye1. which was 8 raging torrent.
 A 60 Mile Wind.
 Sweeping up the Ohio valley from the west, the third storm in ten days devastated different sections between Louisville and Cincinnati in Kentucky | and in extensive districts in Illinois, ! southwestern Ohio and Indiana. At l louisville the wind reached velocity 1 of 60 miles an hour.
 number Of persons were reported l killed at Makahda, III. The report l could not be confirmed, A freight tfain l was blown off the tracks Of the Illinois | Central railroad and two of the crew | were injured.
 Other cities affected by the flood and storm are:
 Other Cities Affected,
 Lima, 0.s F1eeded by the Ottawa river. Hen miles of trains held up LhaSa By WaShsut at Middle Point
 sPriagaeid, O.; Mad Ei*er and Buck creek both out of their banks and seV- arai hundred houses fiesded. Many factories ceIRRelled te close. Laruse, O.: Inundated. Many per l sons homeless and much suffering re- ported.
 West Liherty, g.: Mad river over .unaing it's banks hsEe.
 Fort Wayne, Ind: St. Joseph Mau- nee and Sf Mary rivers on a rafnpage. l threatened Highest water in 2s Tears. | Marion, Ind: Fixe hundred persons1 creed to flee for their lives.
 Eiiwood, ind: Three hundred per- | ;ons homeless. h St. Louis, Mo-: Che person drowned nd many families in the western part f the city forced te lea4e tasir homes