Arizona republican., 1913-03-29
Find Conditions in North Dayton and Riverdale Quite as Deplorable as at First Indicated With Reference to Suffering
DEATH LIST
 NOT so LARGE
While Many Are Marooned It Is Believed That With
 Recession of W a ters Scores May Be Taken to Places of Safety Today
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH1

WEST DAYTON, March 2S-Mem- bers of the United States life-saving crews from Louisville who navigated along sections of flooded Dayton here tofore uneXplored, returned today at noon and reported conditions in North Dayton and Riverdale quite as deplor able as the first estimates indicated, so far as the suffering of the people are concerned The tour. however. failed to verify the fears that have been had of d tremendous death toll in that section.
 In North Dayton the privation among actual suffering, except among the children was negligible. Cruising a the southern end of Riverdale where it was feared there would be found big death list. Captain Gillooly in charge of the crew. reported conditions paral- leling those in other sections of the stricken city, but only two dead bodies were reported recovered in that dis trict. The flooded territory in River dale, which is a section of substantial home owners, is approximately seven teen blocks long by seven blocks wide.
 After descending the Miami river, Captain Gilloly reported that in the south and central sections of Dayton where the flood flowed the widest on Tuesday night and Wednesday, thous- ands are still Imprisoned on the upper floors of their homes. lie stated that from numerous inquiries among the people. whose residences have been in undated it appeared the life loss will not be nearly as large as was stated in the first reports.
 This section is still flooded, although the water is rapidly receding. While q few corpses edded out from the floods edge. yet in the central area, he stated only two bodies were seen. Assisted by representatives of the As sociated Press Captain Gilloly and his men distributed food and quantities of drinking water to d large number of the floods prisoners. Arrangements were also made to provide the needy ones with necessary supplies from time to time until the flood waters are gone.
 While the Louisville fife savers were making the cruise a crew of life-savers from the Cleveland station was oper- atng a number of boats in the heart of North Dayton where a condition of veritable chaos exists. In that section live many of the poorer class It is expected the two life saving crews will continue their efforts tomorrow, al though the opinion is generally enter tained that by that time the water will il the exit of all persons now marooned.
 A central morgue has been estab
 shed in the probate building on Main street ana as fast as possible identifi cation will be made. One woman re- covered from the west side with the light clothing she had worn, torn from her body and face disfigured. was clasping in her arms a six months old baby. Another woman was found lying across a picket fence, with face so badly lacerated that identification is almost impossible. She wore her night clothing and apparently had not yet | been out of bed when the levee broke. l In Riverdae, near the Main street 1 bridge the levee was cut in three 1 places today in an effort to drain that section of the city. When it was possible to clear away debris | there to make a thorough search of | houses many of which were over turned and wrecked in the flood the
 additional drainway may be talk zen out but according to the most relia-
 ble information obtainable from dog 1 ems of men actively engaged in res
 cue work and from headquarters the section now established at Van l Cleave school. only 20 persons are l still missing and it is believed many | of these escaped to homes in North
 Dayton View which was not affected by the flood
 | In that section oh the east side of the Miami river and north Mad river the rescue work went forward
 today with two United States life l saving crews in charge. Hundreds 1 of people living in upper stories have been practically without food or Wa ter since Tuesday morning. They re- fused to leave their homes believing they have a better chance of safety there than elsewhere. Water anG food is supplied to them. Hun dreds of others left their houses 1T some instances effectng exits bs chopping holes through the roofs . Very few of these have been ac- counted for Most of those rescued
 in the district, which is known d:
 North Dayton made their way to tn, | (Continued on Page Eighty