The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-29

With refugees overturned both refugees
| and their would-be 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 lakewood
the loss Of life. Chief Allaback says,
was small In North Dayton, where
the topography made the situation
more dangerous than at any other
point, relief parties penetrated this
morning and reported that while it
probably would be found that there
had been many fatalities. the number
Of drowned was not likely to be rela-
lively greater than in Riverdale.
North Dayton's population consists
largely Of foreign born people. The
first rescue party took of many of
these
The refugees conducted themselves
in orderly fashion and aided their res
cuers In every way.
Persons situated in the business Sec
ton appear to have escaped except in
a 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
until tomorrow.
No accurate estimates can be made
until the North Dayton situation Is
cleared UP.
Mayor Phillips Is narooned in his
house, and G. b. Smith, president Of
the chamber of commerce, is now in
active charge of relief operations.
The Log Cabin" 115 years old. the
first house built in Dayton, still stands,
although it ds on the south bank OF the
Miami, right in the path of the flood. /
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
Facing the tremendous task of caring |
for its embarrassing army of refu- |
gees and recovering its dead, Dayton !
began its fourth day of flood under
strict martial law. With headquarters /
at Bamberger Park. Col. Zimmerman,
OF the fifth regiment, Ohio national /
guards, initiated plans for the organ
ization that will protect the city during
the ensuing weeks of reconstruction.
Militia companies from all parts of
the state reached Dayton during the
early morning hours and by noon every
a ccessible section was under strict
guard. Members Of the state board of
health, bringing carloads Of lime and
other disinfectants were to reach here
during the day and begin the work of
warding off the ever increasing menace
Of disease.
man listened to the appeals of more
than 5000 persons before noon. Hun
dreds of the visitors waited for long
hours in the FIVE block lines Of hui
manity that circled through the park
up to military headquarters. Most Of
these sought passes to go through the
food area where they thought they had
a chance to reach marooned friends
and hnsnen. Only few of the throng
49,
PEELED to prove especial causes before
the coveted papers were issued
To those who asserted they had
friends imprisoned by the
water, Col. Zimmerman rejoined that
boat loads of provisions continuously
were going into the still inundated dis
trtcts. Milk for babies and medicines ,
for invalids were not forgotten by the
rescue squads
yanization to keep from the danger ,
Bns all persons seeking friends BE .
satisfied you're not dead was the .
coloneHs disposition of many OF the
applicants.
Men of the Toledo naval reserve :
their staunch boats into the .
swift current that cut off the fire area
lbout Third and Jefferson, where 1t :
vas reported there had been tremen- !
NUS toSS Oh ire. nut the osdo were 7
lot so sought as the living, except by .
he dozens of undertakers who almost
ought each other to obtain corpses :
hat occasionally eddied out OF the !
main flood into piles of debris now !.
iigh and dry.
PROVIDING FOR REFUGEES. t
The problem Of providing for refu-
sees was bravely faced by an army of c
workers. many of whom came from Z
,eighboring cities equipped with car T
Dads and trainloads OF foods. il
I'VE can't tell how much we need
his morning" said John II. Patterson, n
and we don't know in what shape we o
will want some of the supplies. For r
there came a carload of -four. t
Ne can use It later, but if that flour b
lad been made into bread 1t would \
ave been Immediately available for a