Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-29
SEARCH FOR BODIES
OCCUPIES WORKERS IN
ALL FLOOD DISTRICTS
DEATH LISTS IN VARIOUS TOWNS INUNDATED DURING the PAST WEEK
WILL NOT REACH HIGH FIGURE FORECAST IS THE GENERAL Belief
STATE TROOPS FIRE ON lo0TERS AND ONE HUMAN GH0L IS KILLED
RELIEF FUNDS ARE POURING IN
FROM ALL PARTS Of THE COUNTRY

Estimates Of the number of perscns
who perished in the Ohio and Indiana
floods still differ widely early TO-DAY ,
especially at Dayton.
Money and supplies are pouring in
from practically every part Of North
America, including Canada and Alas
ka. Even the far away island posses
sion of Hawaii has made substantial
contribution.
Governor Cox said he had received
contributions &C amounting to 100000
in money and that every hour bringe
additional aid.
The latest estimate of dead in var.
ious cities of Ohio and Indiana fol.
lows:
Ohio, Dayton, 150; Masburg, SO;
Hamilton, rs; Piqua, so; Columbus,
60; Tin, 18; ChiIlicothe, 18; Middle
town, "a; Fremont, "a; MassilIon, s.;
Troy, 9; GAINESVILLE, 4; Harrison, 12:
valley junction, 6; CIeves, 2. Indiana:
Peru, 20; 6rookviIIe, 16; Fort Wayne,
E; Terre Haute, 4.
d The work of the searching parties
at work in the flooded Scioto flood
district today increased the list Of
bodies recovered from the water to
fifty-six. The water was subsiding
rapidly and the work of rescue was
thus made easier.
The military authorities allowed
ka; /, ;,,
the flooded area to make repairs ana
clean up their houses. The health
authorities took charge Of the cleaning
Up process.
A looter was shot and killed early
today on the West Side. The shot is
said to have been fired by private
Of the MarysvilIe company. The loot
er's body dropped into the water ard
vas not recovered. Many shots we're
fired at Iooters by state troops on
guard during the early morning.
IN DAYTON.
Dayton, Ohio, March .29.--Ctizens
Of Say-3n swarmed over the central
part Of the city today for the first
time since Tuesday morning, when
the flood rushed over the town. Tn.
military announced that those who
would dare the mud and occasional
paths of flood in the holIows, might
cross the bridges from other parts Of
the city without official permission.
The fire loss in the center Of the
city covers only four blocks, lying
within the district bounded by Jeffer-
son, St. Clair, Fourth and Second
streets.
The Western Union succeeded to-
day in establishing telegraph office
in the BeckeI house In the center of
the city and was Immediately swamp
ed with kilograms from persons de-
string to assure friends and relatives
of their safety.
The sun was out, fire engines we're
busy pumping water from Easements
from the principal buildings and a
more optimistic spirit prevailed than
at any previous time since the torrent
Of the Miami river rushed over the
city.
Food poured in from every quarter
by wagon, train and automobile.
Gangs Of men were everywhere busy
with shovel and axe and pick, clearing
away the debris. II was hoped to
have one pumping station working
within forty-eisht hours, which would
provide the hydrants with water In
case Of fire. In the Beckett house,
which was at first supposed to have
been burned with heavy loss Of life,
the water never reached the second
foor. The lobby however, like every
other building in the flooded district
was inches deep with mud.
Nine Western Union operators
were marooned in their Office for for
ty-two hours. They suhsisted on a
barrel Of cabbage which fioated down
the alley at the side of the building.
Another refugee in this place was a
horse, which stood in the water for
twenty-four hours and partook Iiber-
ally of.the cabbage. Then, suddenly,
it bolted into the street and was
drowned.
Secretary Of War Garrison arrived
at Dayton this afternoon and at a |
conference with John n. Patterson, /,
chairman Of committee of fifteen,
decided to order federal sanitary ex-
perts here. Absolute curfeW reguia-
tions are maintained and no one can
be out after 8 o'clock.
Announcements were made by the |
relief committee today that until con. |
ditions become normal, no private
messages to persons here will be de- |
iivered or answered as the wire capa-
city is taxed to the utmost to carry I
official and public business. The COM
mittee expressed the wish that peo- !
pie throughout the country refrain
from sending messages Of inquiry con- |
cernina the safety Of relatives and
friends here, as such are futile.
It 10 impossible to ascertain definite
l.: any information concerning people
IL: the flooded districts. As fast as
bodies Of dead are identified, tn.