Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-28
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The flood situation was much bright
er today. The trucks sent from the cash
register company manned by men with
and food from the farmers, brought
back a good supply of vegetables and
several relief trains reached the city
with supplies. The rescue work also
had taken on semblance Of system
and all the streets from which the
flood had receded were patrolled by
militia. People were urgsa-tu get back
to their houses wherever possible.
"Beware,-of- thieves and burglars"
said an official bulletin given wide cir
culation.
Don't leave your houses without
protection. 1t was thieves who scared
you about the reservoir and natural
gas explosion. The natural gas has
been turned off and there il no dan
ger of explosions"
Three Days Without Food.
Sixty Catholic sisters at the
Academy of Sisters of Notre Dame and
eighteen persons for whom they had
provided refuge, were found by the
Louisville life saving crew today to
have been without food or water since
Tuesday. There We're several cases Of
illness.
100 Dead in Rvordais Suburb.
Chief Of Police Allaback today told
the Associated Press correspondents
that reports he had received indicated
the number of fstilities to be far less
than early conditions indicated. AZ
nearly as can be. ascertained about 100
persons were drowned in Riverdale. the
first section Of the city to be flooded.
The rushing waters overturned several
houses there and rolled them over and
over with their occupants inside.
In this yicinitysseveral boats laden
with refugees overturned, both ref
ugees and their would be rescuers los
ing their lives. In West Dayton there
was considerable loss Of life but the
latest figures are relatively unimport-
ant as compared to the first estimates.
In East Dayton. Dayton View, and
Oakwood, the lossy Of life was small.
In North Dayton where the topography
sof the land ID more dangerous than
any other point. relief parties pene-
trated this morning.
Few Drown in Business Section.
It was found that altho there would
be a large number Of fatilities tho
number of drowned was not likely to
be relatively much greater than in
Riverdale, the other section that bore
the brunt Of the flood.
North Dayton's population consists
largely of foreign born people. The
refugees conducted themselves in or
derly fashion and aided the rescuers
in every conceivable manner.
Persons situated in the business sec
ton appear to have escaped except in
very few instances.
Doubt AZ 20 North Dayton.
Identification Of the dead and COM
pilations of the number of fatilities are
in the hands Of the militia under
charge Of Adjutant General Wood, but
this work hardly will get under way
before tomorrow. No accurate esti-
mates can be made until the North
Dayton situation is cleared up.
The Log Cabin, 115 years old, the
first house built in Dayton. withstood
the flood, altho it iss situated on the
south bank Of the Miami. right in the
path Of the torrential waters.
Heavy Toll at arooksviIis, Ind.
Indianapolis. Ind, March 2S.-No
fewer than twenty lives were lost at
Brooksville when the flood struck
Monday night. according to Charles
of this ff1,s roonhod