The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-29
LIFE SAVING CREWS CRUISED =
ABOUT PARTS OF DAYTON
+. THAT ARE STILL INUNDATED

West Dayton, Ohio, March 29.--
Members Of the United States life
saving crew at Louisville, who navi-
gated along sections of flooded Day
ton heretofore unexplored, returned
today at noon, reporting conditions IN
North Dayton and Riverdale quite as
deplorable as the first. reports lnd1-
Gated, The tour, however, failed TO
verify the fears that there, had been
q tremendous death toll in that sec
tion.
In North Dayton privation among
the marooned has been severe. Cruis-
ing about the southern end of River
dale, where it was feared there would
be found a big death list, Captain
Gilooley, who is in charge of the crew,
reported conditions paralleling thoSO
in other sections of the stricken city,
but only two dead bodies were re-
ported to him as having been recov-
cred from that district. The flooded
territory in Rtverdale, which is sec
ton inhabitated by substantial home
owners, approximately is seventeen
blocks long and seven blocks wide.
After having descended the Miami
river, Captain Gilooley reported that
in the south central section of Day
ton, where the flood flowed widest
on Tuesday night and Wednesday,
thousands of persons still were i'm
prisoned in upper floors of their
home. He stated that from numer-
Gus inquiries among the people whose
residences had been inundated, it ap-
peared the life loss would not be
nearly so large as it was placed by
first reports.
This section still was flooded, al
though the water rapidly was reced-
ing. and while a few corpses were
found on the floods edge, yet in the
center of the area, it was stated that
only two bodies had been seen.
Assisted by a representative of the
Associated Press, Captain Gilooley
had his men distribute food and guam
titles of drinking water to a large
number of the floods prisoners. Ar
rangements also We're made to pro-
vide the needy ones with the neces-
sary supplies from time to time, un-
til the flood waters have gone.
The crew launched their big boat
in the Miami canal, up which they
cruised to Mad river, thence down
Mad river to the Miami, and thence
south to the Stewart street bridge.
which lis only short distance from
the National Cash Register plant,
where hundreds of refugees are re-
ceiving care.
At many points along the route,
stops were made and the crew de-
toured away from the rivers. 1t was
found many of these detours could be
made afoot, the water having rapidly
fallen since last night. At no place
was the water behind the levees deep
er than four feet, Preparations We're
making at several points to cut the
ievees in order to more rapidly drain
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While the Louisville livesayers
were making their cruise, Captain A.
Hansen and 9. crew of livesaveFs from
The Cleveland station were operating
a number OF boats in the heart of
North Dayton, where a condition OF
chaos exists. 1t was in that section
that the poorer classes lived. Few OF
the buildings We're substantial, aad
when the fury OF the Miami and Mad
rivers flood combined, dozens Of the
residences succumbed Two repre-
sentatives Of the Associated Press
made trip into North Dayton during
the forenoon. They saw more than q
score of frame houses upturned and
shattered long distances from where
they originally stood.
1t was expected that the two life
saving crews would continue their eff
forts tomorrow.
In RlVer0ale, near lne mdlH SlFeSt
y bridge, the leyee was cut in three
places today in an effort to drain that
Z section Of the city. When it is pos
gible to clear away the debris there
and make thorough searches Of the
houses. many OF which were overturn-
ed and wrecked by the flood, additional
dead may be taken out, but, accord
il1a 10 the most reliable information
olfainable from dozens Of men active
4 IN II
6aadquarters for the section now es-