The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-28
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| relief to several hundred families in
the low district in the vicinity of
| Ludlow and Franklin streets. Here
| the flood has reached the roofs of all
! two-story buildings. Only few of
! the most desperate cases were brought
out, the first move being to leave
| bread and water in as many places as
| p -ssible. There had been little hope
| there would be survivors in this dis
trict, and the fact that there proved to
! be but few deaths brought hope that
the death loss would be lower than ex-
| pected. After returning for supplies
| the life-saVers started for North Day.
| ton.
Refugee Army Increases.
Under strict martial law, Dayton
faced today the task of caring for an
increasing army of refugees and of re-
covering the dead. With headquarters
at Bamberger park, Colonel thinner
man of the Fifth regiment, Ohio Ma
tional Guard, initiated plans for the or
ganization that will protect the city
during the ensuing weeks of recon-
struction.
Militia companies from all parts of
the state reached Dayton during the
morning and by noon every accessible
section was under guard. Members OF
the state board of health, bringing car
loads of lime and other disinfectants,
were expected to reach here before
night and begin the work of warding
off disease.
Fatalities Are Less.
Chief of Police Allaback today told
two Associated Press correspondents
that reports he had received indicated
the number of fatalities to be far less
than early conditions indicated AS
nearly as can be ascertained about one
/ hundred persons were drowned IN
Riverdale, the first section of the city
to be flooded. The rushing waters
rolled them over and over with their
occupants inside.
In this vicinity several boats laden
with refugees overturned, both retu-
gees and their wouldbe rescuers losing
their lives. In West Dayton there was
considerable loss of life, but the latest
figures are relatively unimportant, as
compared to the first estimates. In
East DAYTON, Daytonview and Oak
wood, the loss of life, Chief Allaback
said was small. In North Dayton,
where the topography of land made
the situation more dangerous than at
any other point relief parties pene-
trated this morning, and found that
although there would be a large num-
Der of fatalities, the number of
drowned was not Likely to be relatively
much greater than in Riverdale, the
other section that bore the chief
brunt of the flood.
North Daytons population consists
largely of foreign born people. The
these. The refugees conducted them
selves in orderly fashion and aided
their rescuers in every conceivable
manner.
Persons situated in the business sec
ton appear to have escaped except in
very few instances.
Identification of the dead and COM
pilations of the number of fatalities
are in the hands of the militia, under
charge of Adjutant General Wood,
but this work hardly will get under
way before tomorrow. No accurate
estimates can be made until the North
Dayton situation is cleared up.
The log cabin, rs years old, the
first house built in Dayton, withstood
the flood, although it is situated on
the south bank of the Miami, right in
the path of the torrential waters.
With the announcement that the
grand reservoir at Celina, Ohio, is safe
the people of this city were relieved
of anxiety. Inasmuch as the local
flood conditions were much improved
this afternoon no further danger was
expected.
Operation of street cars was re-
Sumed today.