The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-11
TELLS OF FLOOD.
OTHER CARROLL COUNTIANS SAFE But
IN MUCH DISTRESS.

The following letter which was re-
ceiyed by Miss A1dle Manahan, Green
street, telling Of the safety but great
suffering OF relatives In Dayton. Ohio.
will be OF interest to many Carroll
county people, who are either related
to or know very we'll the persons
referred to In the letter, al they are
from this section.
Beaverfoun, Ohio. April :. 1913.
Dear Cousin.
I do not know IL anybody has writ
ten you about the great flood Of last
week; Of course you have read of II
and would like to NOV of The safety
OF your friends.
Dayton today is > ruined city When
the leYee gave way last Tuesday.
March 25th. at about $50 q. m, Il vas
but = few minutes TIL all the business
section and great part OF the real
dent section was covered Eith water
! from Il 10 20 feet deep. People and
horses we're caught Ike rats IN trap.
i The water came 30 faaI they had 20
leave their horses and wagons and
fee for their lives into buildings or
any place they could get.
j Il is hard 10 tell the loss OF life !
We told yesterday Il viii reach 1000.
and as many borses we're drowned.
They Here found lying all over the
eitY. a great number being found n
: houses and stores. : number of
business houses allied with people
were destroyed by 1re and at night
the fiames we're so bright people could
be seen jumping into the water. pre-
! ferIng death by water rather than fTa.
! Cousin Nora (PTugh1 slKler lot
everything on the iraI floor Of her
! home. the water reaching nearly % the
ceiling They were mArooned up
stsirs from Tuesday morning TIL
Thursday and 10 Deighbors aith them.
/ two horses came IN the front room
down stairs. but were gone shen they
came down. suppose they wers drown
ed
al marooned up stairs we're taken
out In boaIa. Thursday and are mo-
staying with a family near the city.
was at the house yesterday morn
/ Ing and II Il = great aIght. all their
1ne rugs. dlEhaa. pictures. furniture.
plano and Hr. sigler's Ia prominent
Dayton lawyer library Of more than
800 books al destroyed. Tho Hater
reached but , fes blocks beyond Julia
FrIzxell.a. they had four feeI OF water
N their house. and Wednesday shen
vent thsre ] WAs surprised 60 hnd
them under water | sent tn the
waters edge. Julia Haw ne md came
out of The window IN the porch roof
and talked 10 me. but on Thursday
morning I tad ne HcarH c. M If.
VS. but half block from he HateT.
when . warning sounded for the peo=
pie 10 Zoe 10 tie hills south q tho
city as reservoir had broken On thu
north Of the ciIy. ! ran Il blocks
crossed the cemetery. then 70 Wayne
avenue aud boarded . Belmont car
for home II In aid 10000 people lefI
] The Southern section IN few mlnu=
leH. you never HaH auch N excitement
Of people running and driving. bat :
messenger Hoon came announcing 4
false report started b. robbers who
E. intended robblnE the homes. - people
never stopped II lock OF cloae door.
/ The city and county are nov under
martial law. A large number OF reg
Iular soldiers are In the eli. Every
person must be out nf tie flooded diH=
IrieI by p. m. and no one ean leave
their homes after that hour. a mum
j Der Of robbers have been shot
! When the soldiers fnd people sight
seeing they are put 10 york cleaning
mp We did not get mall for one week
and no paper yeI. unIesa you 90 down
town and then only : one-sheet affatf.
! Your cousin.
JESSE Z. rRuGH