The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-29

tablished at Van CleaVe school on For
est avenue and Helena street, there
are only about twenty persons still
missing and it is believed many Of
these escaped to homes in North Day.
ton View, which was not affected by
the flood. -.....s.~... ...- w ,...... -....-. -.
In that section on the east side of
the Miami river and north of the Mad
river, rescue work went forward to-
day with two United States life saving
crews in charge. Hundreds of people
living in upper stories, and practically
without food or water since Tuesday
morning, refused to leave their homes,
believing they would have a better
chance for safety there than elsewhere.
Water and food were supplied them.
Hundreds of others had left their
houses, in some instances effecting eX-
it's by chopping holes through the
roofs. Very few of these have been
accounted for. Most of those rescued
in the district which is known as
North Dayton, made their way to a
Catholic college farther to the north
east, which stands on high ground
Here they were being cared for
A central morgue- has been establish
ed at the probate court building on
Main street, and as far as possible
Identification will be made. Many of
the bodies thus far recovered are diff
ficuIt to identify. The body of wo-
man was recovered from the west side
with the light clothing she had worn
practically torn from her body and her
face disigured. She was clasping in
her arms 6-month old baby. An
other woman was found lying across a
picket fence. The face was SO badly
lacerated that Identification could not
easily be made.
A report was circulated today to the
effect that an epidemic of typhoid
fever and pneumonia had developed
| in Riverdale and West Dayton. 1t
| was ascertained, however, that not II
single well developed case of either
disease was known in the sections
mentioned, although there was consid-
erable sickness among the refugees.
particularly among the women and
children due to privation. Three
deaths from diphtheria were reported
| in other sections by the secretary Of
the health board.
Representatives of the Associated
Press made their way in rowboats and
canoes through nearly all of River
| dale, North Dayton and West Dayton.
This was the first time that it was
possible to penetrate these districts.
While conditions are deplorable the
| people remaining in their houses were
! not actually suffering to any consId-
/, cradle degree, and no dead bodies
were to be seen anywhere. For the
most part the residents have been taken
taken out by rescuers.
In a number of places throughout
| the city camps have been established
and families have set up housekeep-
| ing in tents, cooking in the open,
Perilous trips around the coping of
| burning buildings, with the yawning
water of the flood below them, mark
| ed the escape OF thirty four men, wo-
| men and children from the flames
| that destroyed the structures on the
north side of Third street from JEFF
| ferson to st. Clair Tuesday night.
When the alarm of fire was raised,
those in the buildings rushed to the
windows to seek aid. None was avail
able, and, driven by the flames, the
| refugees retreated from the east and
west toward the Cooper building IA
the center of the square, forcing their
way through attic hatchways and
| climbing over roofs and around cop
lngs. The Cooper building became the
| common place of refugees. Hemmed
| in both sides, a way out was sought
across Third street. Harvey Kirk
| fride organized the men. Under his
| direction one of the party was let
down with a rope to the water. He
swan to the opposite side, fastened
/ a rope cable in a street staircase, and
then signalled his comrades behind.
Supporting the women and children,
the men let themselves down fr.,m the
Cooper building and struggled throug;,
/ tie water in the street to the other
side. The stairs led to safety ON th
upper floors. Thence the entire thirty
4 made their way to an alley, and across
lit tc a place OF safety. There they
4 remained until Thursday when they
1 " ere rescued.