The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-26

streams. The situation was made worse by the breaking of the Lar annie reservoir, 50 miles above Day. ton.
 The waters swept through the city. One report which lacked confiTma- tion was that water in the main streets was i5 feet deep. All wire communication except one slender telephone wire to Phoneton station six miles away. was broken and in- formation regarding the status Of affairs in Dayton was difficult to ob- tain The telephone company re. ported no lives had been lost but conflicting reports were persistent. information from Cincinnati was that sixty lives had been lost. Practically the entire city was under water and the residents had been forced to flee for their lives. Many of the more intrepid sought refuge on the house. tops.
 At D. m. telephone operator at Dayton was in communication with Gov. Cox at Columbus. She said she was the last person remaining in the exchange building and that there was seven feet Of water in the main street. As she was talking. she sai1 the Leonard building across the street collapsed. Many persons were believed to have been in the hnild- ing atethe time.
 Columbus also suffered enormous damage from the flood. Railroad traffic was paralyzed early in the day Fires in three large factories ragged for many hours and for time threatened considerable portion Of the district Because of the flood, firemen were handicapped
 Conditions at Indianapolis, Forf Wayne. Kokomo and other places in Central Indiana were the worst in many years. From every part of the state there were reported disastrous inundations. At Lafayette. two spans of a bridge went ont Two are reported dead. West Lafayette. where Purdue university is located. was cut off in the afternoon whed the levees were broken by the waters of the Wabash river. The river Is TWO miles wide and rising rapidly.
 At Indianapolis. 1900 families had been driven from their homes and tour deaths were said to have result ed from drowning during the day. The pumping plant was forced to suspend operations and the city is without fire protection.
 At lPerdue, property dagame of half million was done by the flood 1t was reported. Logansport also was under water
 Gov. Ralston this afternoon receiv- ed frantic appeal from Connors- vile. Ind, for aid for many sufferers. It was said that the river had brokeA over it's banks and great loss of life had ensued. The entire business district of Russellville is under water. Larue, Ohio is inundated Nansi many persons homeless. Reports from other towns are as follows:
 West Liberty. O.--Mad river is ov- errunning it's banks
 Fort Wayne. Ind .--St Joseph. Mau- mee and St, Mary rivers on a rana- page. Town without lights and wat CT and famine threatened. The hieh~s est water in twenty years.
 Marion, Ina.-Five hundred per- sons have fled for their lives.
 Egwood, Ind. Three hundred per- sons homeless.
 St. LouisOne person known tn have been drowned and many fanil- ies forced to leave their homes.
 Youngstown. O. o.Twenty-iive tholI1 sand men are idle by reason of q floods. The flood is the worst exS fenced in many years.
 At Middletown. lt Is reported thu probably i5 were drowned when
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