The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-10
DEATH IN wake
OF GREAT DELUCE
5000 Drowned by Floods
Throughout Middle West.
HALF MILLION HOMELESS.

Vania Suffered Most Heavily In
Worst Disaster of Its Kind In His
tory-Work of Rescue Hampered by
Rising Waters.
Columbus, O.-While Dayton. with
5000 reported dead. suffered most from
the floods that swept Ohio, Indiana
and part of Pennsylvania. other cities
were severely stricken. At Peru, Ind.
1t was said in reports to Governor
Ralston that 500 or more lives had
been lost
Columbus also suffered enormous
damage from the food. Railroad traf-
fic was paralyZed. Fires ragged for
many hours and for a time threatened
considerable portion of the district
Because of the flood firemen were un-
able TO respond to the appeals.
Conditions at Indianapolis, Fort
Wayne. kokOmo and other places in
central Indiana were the worst in
many years. In every part of the state
there were reported disastrous inunda-
tions. At LAFAYETTE two spans of a
SCENE IN ONE OF THE FLOODED TOWNS
bridge went out Two were reported
dead. West Lafayette. where Purdue
university is situated was cut OF
when the levees were broken by the
force of the waters of the Wabash riv-
er. The riser is two miles wide and
rising rapidly.
AT indianapolis thousands were driv-
en- from their homes. and four deaths
were said TO have resulted from drown
ing. The pumping plant was forced to
suspend operations, and the city is
without fire protection.
At Peru property damage of 100000
ported. Logansport also was under wa
ter.
Governor Ralston received a frantic
appeal from Connersville, Ind, for aid
for many sufferers there from the
food. 1t was said that the White riv
er had broken over its banks and that
there had ensued great loss Of life.
Hc uASlAlNN VI ANhSh-
vile and part of the residence section
is under water. One person is report
ed drowned. The courthouse practical
ly was the only dry place in the city,
and it was crowded with refugees who
had been driven from their homes.
Cincinnati experienced a cloudburst
which started the Ohio river, rising ra-
pidly and flooded many of the streets.
Families in the low lands below Mil
ford, O.. were warned in time and fed
to higher ground before the sweep Of
waters reached that place.
A big dam a short distance north of
Akron, o., burst, and horsemen were
hurried through the valley in different
directions to warn the people Of the
impending danger. Hundreds of farm
ers with their families fed to higher
ground
The great bridge over the Miami riv-
er at Middetown, o.. collapsed Fiji
teen persons were reported missing at
that place. Several houses were seen
floating down the river. which was
raging torrent.
Sweeping up the Ohio valley from
the west, the third storm In ten days
devastated different sections between
Louisville and Cincinnati, In Ken
lucky and In extensive districts in IL
linois, southwestern Ohio and Indiana.
At Louisville the wind maintained a
velocity of sixty miles an hour.
Several persons were reported killed
at Makanda. ILL.,, although the report
could not be confirmed. A freight train
was blown from the tracks Of the ill.,
nois Central railroad. and two Of the
grew were injured.
Other cities affected by the food and
storm are:
Lima, O.-Flooded by the Ottawa
river. Ten miles of trains held up
there by a washout at Middle Point.
Springfield. O.-Mad river and Buck
creek both out Of their banks and sew
eral hundred houses flooded. Many
factories compelled to close.
Laruse, O.-Inundated. Many per-
sons homeless and much suffering.
West Liberty, O.-Mad river overrun-
ming its banks.
Fort Wayne. Ind.-st Joseph. Maui
NEE and st. Mary rivers on rampage
Town without lights and water famine
threatened. Highest water In twenty
years.
Marion, Ind.-Five hundred persons
forced to flee for their lives.
Ellwood. Ind.-Three hundred Der
sons homeless.
St Louis. s.-One person known to have
been drowned and many families In the
western part of the city forced to leave
their homes by sudden rise Of the Des
Peres river
Broda Ripple, lnd.-One thousand
feet OF railroad track washed out.
Youngstown, O.-Fourteen thousand