Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-28

~, and rescue parties will be able to
reach many inundated sections of the
west side, which were under water
yesterday.
West Columbus remains practically
under martial law. Militia companies
on duty have been ordered to shoot
looters on sight Thousands of Gu
rious people and those with friends
and relatives in the flooded districts
are being kept out of the west side by
police and troopers. The city relief
station at the City Hall and the news
papers are maintaining and compiling
lists of the rescued as well as lists
of the dead. Scores of persons are
still unaccounted for, and the off,
Gals are making desperate efforts to
drowned.
The State of Ohio will not comman,
deer any of the railroad lines, as was
announced last night would be done
with a view TO establishing more di-
rect lines into Dayton for troops and
flood relief trains
The military authorities. upon the
order of Governor Cox, Will exercise a
censorship over persons attempting to
go to Dayton or other cities in flood
districts.
This was announced at the execu-
tive office at Columbus o., this morn
ing. Governor Cox gave out a state
ment, saying that the railroads are
using all of their energies in giving
first aid to the stricken districts and
that he saw no reason for taking over
the operation of any of the lines and
placing them in charge of the ma
tional guard.
VIII jail Sishtseers.
amy person attempting to go to
| Dayton without a legitimate excuse
will be arrested and put in jail" the
governor added.
1--WE are determined that the rail-
roads shall not be burdened with car
rying persons who want to go there
merely out of morbid curiosity, and
the military arm of the State will be
used in this respect"
At the Union station in this city to-
day former Acknowledgement o. II.
Hughes, with a detail of men, inter-
rogated every person who sought in
formation about means of getting into
Dayton, and all were required to state
what direct personal interest they
might have in the Dayton disaster.
| From other points than Dayton the
death list grew rapidly yesterday
and last night.
At Peru, Ind. the authorities es-
timated the death list would reach
at least 100. From Hamilton, o.
fifty persons were reported drowned
in the collapse of a hotel where they
had sought refuge.
Twenty-Five deaths were reported
from Troy, o.. thirty in Middletowr
and five at Massillon.
A report from Linton, Ind, gav'
sixteen persons drowned at Howes
vile, twenty-five miles south o
Terre Haute. There were ten deaths
In Sharon, Pa.
Alarmist reports were frequent dur
ing the day. In most cases these wer'
quickly contradicted. Rumorsl tina
the Grand reservoir near st. Mary's
I Ohio, had broken proved unfounded
Similar reports about the Lewiston
reservoir likewise were found to b.
untrue. Threatened breaks in boil
were repaired. and reports to Gov
ernor Cox at Columbus last night In
Dictated that the danger from thi
source was past.
Latest reports from GAINESVILLE ar
that $50 lives are believed to hav
been lost there. About $4,000 ar
homeless. A score of buildings col
lapsed Fire broke out at one point
but it was not believed il woul'
spread.
Flood conditions along the Ohio
are growing worse Lowlands ii
Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky are in
undated. Still higher stages and fur