The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-28
Dayton Troopers Ordered to
Shoot Down Thieves, on
Rats, Who Prowl About,
Looting the Helpless
FRENZIED SURVIVORS
RUSH ABOUT STREETS
GAINESVILLE, O., Heard From
Residents There Report
ed Starving

, COLUMBIA, ohie, March a.
.. x. Mitchell, superintendent OF
the ohle Electric railway At
zanesviils, today GOT to . teie-
phone pole four miles west Of the
Hooded city. climbed Il, attached
an instrument 70 the wires and
sent Governor Cox the fret ~.
theetlc Information from the
MNelklNoum river city.
I'VE have enough food for
smiy a. hours" Mitchell wired.
Lees Of life In the Seventh and
Eighth wards 10 heavy. Al OF
the city west .ef Maln-st. 10 under
watsr, which extends hack from
the river three milss on the Ma.
tional road. Five hundred persons
from Putnam, where there 10 IS
feet Of Water IN some Of the
streets, are penned UP IN the fair
grounds and nearly starving
Cox assured him . relief train
from Lancaster would reach
xanssvllls BY night.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. March 2S.-
Generally improved conditions char
acterised the entire food situation in
the Ohio-lndiana district today.
Recsding vaters and recession oi
the torrsntisl rainS OF the past few
days made the work Of srspcus and
reclamation possible. Wherever this
work progressed, great reductions In
the previous list Of casualties re.
suited.
Conservative estimates OF the total
number Of dead In Ohio places the
figure a. low a. 500 for the entire
state.
Equally conservative figures obtain.
ed at Indianapolis, places lndiana's
total death list at as low az 100.
At both Columbus and indianapolis,
however, these figures were regarded
as entirely too low by many OF those
engaged In the work Of rescue.
Even the most radical claims, how
ever, based upon any semblance Of
authoritative facts, kept the total
death list within the 1900 mark.
In practically all the stricken ter
ritory in both Ohio and Indiana, dan
ger Of actual suffering from want Of
food, has been eliminated. The most
crying danger today is that resulting
from exposure OF the koods' victims
and the danger resulting from pesti.
lence In the larger cities.
New Danger Anpsars.
Throughout both Ohio and Indiana,
cold clear weather predominates. In
the northern and central portions OF
both states further danger from the
food has passed. but the situation IL
more critical on the southern boun-
dary line Of both states where the
Ohio 10 now. q raging torrent. sweep
ing entirely wide Of It's usual bounds.
In Dayton the food condition IL rap
idly bettering and the work Of rescue
10 being rapidly and systematically
carried out. under the guidance OF the
military and volunteer forces. The
great need there 10 for clothing and
blankets.
In Columbus where unauthorized
sources had issued hystericaf state
ments OF the fatalities. Investigation
baI shown greatly reduced hgures.
The situation there under the per-
sonal direction OF Governor Cox IL
rapidly righting itself, though COM
plete commercial paralysis will OF
course continue for many days.
Throughout the state railroad and
wire lines have been completely de-
"Is1stE Pract;ssiE no train. ar. moving .r.
cept to carry sSpplies and rescue par
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