Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-26
OVERNIGHT
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ITO HOOuCu 0bACCl0 lAhC mn AaNOoy WHAT
is left OF the stricken city is doomed
by a fire which started with an explo-
sion in which many persisted.
Prefer Drowning to Fire.
The flames, in spite of the soaking
the buildings had, are sweeping rapid
~ and women and children are leap
ing from the houses into the flood, pre-
ferring death by drowning to death
from fire.
Trapped Hopelessly.
In many cases men and women per-
ished in the fire without the slightest
chance of fighting for their lives, be-
cause their refugees were so isolated.
Where help is most needed, no small
Loaf can live in the flood. Every boat
available, even households, has been
Communicated for hospital and rescue
work.
Major operations have been per-
formed in rowboats.
Bursting Reservoirs.
Al telephone message to Governor
Cox from BelIefontaine said the Lew
istown reservoir had burst and that
the Miami Valley was being swept by
a veritable tidal wave. This volume
Of water is believed to have caused
most of the damage at Sydney and
Eiqua
National Guard Out.
The entire Ohio National Guard has
been ordered out today and $500 SOL
dlers are ready to move as soon as
trains can START.
Hamilton Hard Hit.
Thirteen persons are known to be
Cead at Hamilton and 100 others are
reported missing. The property loss
there is estimated at $1,000, 000s
Seven are known to be dead at Mid
dletown, 100 others are missing and
property damage Of at least $500. 600
has been done.
Three hundred died in the flood
waters which engulfed Peru, Indiana,
according to dispatches from the
stricken city.
The roll of dead estimated as fol-
lows tonight inN Ohio: Near Cincin-
natl, about zoo; Dayton, 1000 to $500;
Piqua, $50 to $40; Delaware, so to 800;
Middlet0wn, SO to 100; Sydney, % to
so; Hamilton, -; Tippecanoe, 3. Scat
tering, so to 200. Total Ohio, 1880 to
37O5.
In Indiana: Peru. 20 to so: New
Castle, 8; Lafayette, 2; Indianapolis,
100 to 200; Noblesville. q Scattering,
3 to Is. Total, Indiana, $50 to '282.
Grand total, 1920 to 1870.
Secretary OF War Garrison this aft
ernoon ordered 10000 tents and mill
lion rations rushed to Ohio.
Gov. Cox was notified that Zanes-
vile, Ohio, is in danger Of immediate
destruction Frantic appeals for aid
were included In the telegram.
The entire Wabash valley is desc:
lated and numerous cities are isolated
and it is feared the number Of the dead:
is large.
Sixty Hours Rain
After sixty hours of downpour of
rain. it is. still general throughout the
state, and no one knows just when the
crest of the flood will be reached. The:
damage in Indihna is estimated at $751;
OO0. 900 and the destruction of property
is increasing hourly.
indianapolis Suffers
1t is reported that many persons
met death when The West Washington
street bridge collapsed. indianapolis
is without water. gas and transporta-
ton facilities.
Cyclone Victims Getting Relief
SIX relief stations, each containing
doctors, nurses and distributing Of
flee we're opened today to take. care of
the sufferers from Sundays cyclone.
The authorities through the newspa-
pers and bil1-boards are appealing to-
the people to- lender financial and 9TH
er aid.
keystone State Has Floods
Sharon, Pa, was the scene of a dis
astrous flood yesterday. The Shenan-
go river, swollen by recent rains and
melting snow, overflowed its banks
and inundated a wide stretch of coun-
try. Twenty lives are known to have
been lost. while it is feared that COM
plete details will make the number
much larger. Many people have been
driven from their homes and houses,
and barns have been swept away. The
property loss will be in the neighbor-
lOOQ Oh Two Inul1Ou ..
California Offers Aid
Governor Johnson dispatched the
following kilograms this morning:
Honorable James L. Cox, Governor
of Ohio:
eve have been deeply shocked at
the news of the awful disaster in
Ohio. California sympathises with.
your people in their affliction and
wishes to tighten their burden. Com
mand us.
HIRAM w. JOHNSON"
Honorable Samuel M. Ralston,
Governor of Indiana:
Our people extend to the people Of
Indiana heartfelt sympathy. We have
been shocked and Mortified at the
calamity that has befallen you. We
will be most happy to be of service
and beg you to command us.
HIRAM w. JOHNSON.
An appeal to the people of Cali
fornia to contribute generously for
the relief of the flood sufferers in
Ohio and Indiana will be made by
Governor johnson.