The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-01

city-Military and Sanitary Districts
Are Outlined and the Gusrdsmen
Are instructed in Their Outies-Aid
IS PIentifuI-city Being Cleaned Up.
" rstern Newspaper Union News Service.
While Dayton is searching
for its dead and opening paths into its
isolated food districts. the Federal
Government has stepped in to protect
the lives of the survivors who escaped
the onslaught of the greatest deluge
with which recorded history credits
Ohio. All Of Montgomery county Is
under martial law.
The Gem Citys gravcst problem.
that of health preservation. is in the
hands of Uncle Sam. A Federal San
itary Commission, headed by Dr. Willie,
vt the Marine Corps; Secretary Nc.
Campbell, Of the State Board of
Health. and Major Thomas l.. Rhodes.
aide so President Wilson. has been
named by Secretary of War Garrison.
A thorough system of sanitation has
been inaugurated ia an effort to pre-.
vent spread of coutagion. This men,
ace hangs over the stricken city as
the heaviest cloud on the horizon.
Under the guidance of the United
states troops, who are in full charge
of not only the city. but the county
a. we'll, and John u. Patterson, the
work of searching for bodies, relieving
the suffering and clearing away the
debris left By the water moved along
rapidly.
20 As the rescue parties are able TO
gain more access To the flooded and
wrecked section of the city the finding
of bodies increases. Work is stopped
only long enough to place body in 4
coffin and rush il away to one of the
hsorgues, where frantic mobs may be
seen fighting to get inside, in an effort
TO get look at the dead and, perhaps.
Identify relative or friend. Many OF
the bodies are mangled beyond recog.
milton aud the clothes are missing,
which leaves no clew for Identification.
What Must B.. Core.
AiNAt INC ~
Dayton. as summarized by George +.
Burba, secretary OF Gov. Cox. and rep
resenting the latter here:
Forty thousand persons must be fed.
clothed and housed for a week more.
Twenty thousand persons must be
sons who lost their all when their
household goods were swept away
They must be provided with a few
necessary household articles. such as
pots and pans. stoves and a
few dollars. A half million dollars
could be used in this way by the Re-
lief Committee.
Fifteen thousand houses and BUSH
ness buildings must be rehabilitated.
Two thousand houses and other struc-
lures, or what remains OF them, must
be pulled down. Thousands OF tons
OF debris must be removed
What Has Been Done.
Following are some of the accom-
piishments since the food broke over
the city:
The water works pumping station is
in operation, but the distribution of
water is greatly retarded by open
pipes in wrecked houses.
The main sanitary sewer is in oper-
alton, although many OF the laterals
leading from houses are clogged with
nud or backed-up water.
The flood sewers. separate from the
sanitary, are in operation. These
sewers carry off the rainfall, etc, from
the cutters, and are particularly need.
ed now to remove the water being
pumped from Easements.
State reports from North Dayton
showed that many OF the foreign popu-
iation of this suburb are missing. One
block of houses ON Keefer street In
this suburb was completely twisted
out of shape. The Keefer street
houses were inhabited by Hungarlans
and Roumanians, and il is feared that
a great many have persisted.
People arriving from the south
brought reports that many bodies lined
he banks of the Great Miami river
below Hamilton. II Is stated that this
is particularly true north OF Venice, in
Butler county.
Lakes Fill the City.
With cellars full of stagnant water.
low residential districts converted into
lakes by remnants OF the recedlng
food, and streets and homes clogged
with refuse. the situation from health
standpoints requires immediate action.
Heroic effort is being made to re-
move the hundreds OF dead horses
from streets and alleys and yards. One
carcass was taken from the Fourth
National Bank building. into which II
had been washed.
Lootins Reduced to Minimum.
Looting has been reduced 10 a mini
mum. The military curfew rule is pre-
venting robbery. that at first threat
sned TO become rife.
Yours Of the worst stricken districts,
including North Dayton, bring down
estimates OF the death roll to not more
than 500. Secretary Garrison placed
this number as the maximum. and II Is
possible 300 will cover the casualties.