Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-04-04

Win Lhelf occupants INSIDE. III that
section several boats laden with refu-
gees overturned, both refugees and
their would-be rescuers losing their
lives
(, Foreigners In North Dayton.
In West Dayton, there was consid-
cradle loss of life, but the latest fig
ures were relatively unimportant as
compared to the first estimates. In
East Dayton, Daytonyiew and Oak
wood the loss of life, Chief Allaback
said, was small. In North Dayton,
where the topography Of the land
made the situation more dangerous
than at any other point, relief parties
penetrated and found that, although
there would be large number of fa-
talites, the number Of drowned was
not likely to be relatively much great
er than in Riverdale.
North Dayton's population consists
largely of foreign-born people, The
first rescue party took off many of
these. The refugees conducted them
selves in orderly fashion and aided
their rescuers in every conceivable
manner
Persons situated in the business
section appear to have escaped except
in very few instances
nIL.aA NaLsn Call c4anIa
Identification of the dead and com
pilations of the number of fatalities
are in the hands of the militia, under
change Of Gen. Wood and is well I'M
der way today. No accurate esti-
mates can be made until the North
Dayton situation is cleared up.
Mayor Phillips is marooned in his
home, but safe. G. B Smith, presi-
dent of the Chamber Of Commerce, is
in active charge of relief operations.
The Log Cabin, is years old, the
first house built in Dayton, wthstood
the food, although it is situated on
the south bank of the Miami, right on
the path Of the torrential waters.
Touring the business sections to.
day officials found the high stage of
the food was but 4 to feet at the
corner Of Third and Main streets,
which is in the very heart of the
city. The onrushing water flooded
the first floor of every store in the
business district. This constitutes
the chief financial loss.
Many Houses Swept Away.
The tower of Steele high school was
leveled. and the Leonard building on
Main street was undermined so that
It collapsed Many houses were swept |
away in Riyerdale, West Dayton,
North Dayton and Edgemont
The following buildings withstood
the food and furnished shelter 10
about 1000 people who were ma
rooned in them from Tuesday until
Thursday: Conover building, Kuhn
The Arcade, Two Capped
Callahan Bank building,
building, Commercial build
ng, Mendenhal building, Rice-Kunler
Reibold building and United
Publishing Co.'S building.
None of the public buildings which
sheltered many sufferers was de.
'troyed Among the latter were the
Dayton club, Victoria, National and
Colonial theaters; city hall, court
louse, Beckel, Phillips, Algonquin and
ATLAS hotels: Masonic temple, postof-
ice, X M. G, A. and all churches.
The newspaper offices, the News
md Herald and Journal buildings, are
afe, but are not issuing papers.
With headquarters at Bamberger
lark, Col. Zimmerman of the Fifth
egiment, Ohio National guard. laid
'lans for the organization that will +
rotect Dayton during the ensuing
weeks of reconstruction.
An example of an ahsent-minded
ridal pair is reported from Switzer
and. A couple had arranged for their
larriage by the civil and religious au.
horities failed to appear at the APP
ointed hour. having as they de-
Jared, forgotten all about it"
Even in these modern times the ge-