Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-31
Cities and Towns Tend Toward
Normal Conditions and Are
Cheered by Outlook.
REPORT BY GARRISON
TO PRESIDENT WILSON
Area Under Intelligent Direction.
People Well Supplied With Food,
Clothing and Shelter.

mace a long report on conditions in Ohio
to President Wilson, which was made
public at the White House last night.
| The report, dated yesterday at Cincinnati,
shows that the cities and towns of the
! Miami valley are recovering. It is as fol-
| lows:
| From personal inspection made in
company with Maj. Gen. Wood. find the
situation at Hamilton, Ohio. to be as fol-
lows: The force Of the water here was
very great. The flood area was wide, and
the destruction to property very large.
Forty-five bodies of drowned have been
so far recovered The debris has not an
been searched as yet, but think it safe
to estimate that seventy or eighty will be
the outside limit of the number of the
dead.
| "The public spirit displayed here is OF
the highest and most commendable quail
| ity. and the citizens are enthusiastically
cooperating with the National Guard Of
Ulcer in command Of the situation. Our
officers are working in concert, we hav-
ing medical officers, Hospital Corps men,
non commissioned officers of the line and
engineer officers here. There is an album
dance of food. shelter medical supplies,
physicians and clothing. Nothing needed
for the existing emergency is lacking.
l AVA "a eAd4 LII" IJ9tdUX1S0Cus
| Col. Charles F. Hake. jr.. retired, of
the Ohio National Guard, came in at the
beginning and took charge, doing excel
lent work until Col. Zimmerman, Ohio
National Guard, was sent in to command
He at once. established martial law and
was handling the whole situation with
skill, courage and resourcefulness. He
has placed the sanitary situation under
the control of Mai. Hendley. and he has
districted the city, and is utilizing our
medical men and Hospital Corps men, and
| the nOn-commissioned men we sent in as
aids to his own men and the local people
who volunteered in the most cheerful
spirit.
They have met and are prepared to
meet the whole situation efficiently and
completely. We have placed at their dis
posal all resources in the way OF sup
plies they may need. The water system
has been re-established and will be nor
NAL by night. The lighting system will
then again be put in operation. The citi-
| zens as a whole have shown such a fine
spirit that I have no doubt the matter Of
| restoration, rehabilitation and repair will
proceed under the best of auspices, al
though they may need and may avail
themselves Of the services of the Red
Cross in this connection
Tending Toward Normal.
IT think it proper for you to announce.
| if you desire to do SO. that Hamilton as
well as all other places seriously affected
by the flood have found themselves and
are tending toward normal conditions
rapidly. The pressure on the lines OF
telegraph and telephone communication
| has prevented news from getting through
which would have been cheering II 1t
| could have been published. Temporary
| hrtd0oc forriac hofn0 Qatah1jaInd
! between Hamilton and West Hamilton.
where many of the business men live. I
saw Miss Boardman and her aids this
morning and they will take care of the
situation after the emergency has passed
and our men are withdrawn
4"The report from GAINESVILLE. Ohio. is
that matters are well in hand there, and
such is also the case at Chillicothe. At
the latter. the loss of life was twenty five.
AS preventive measure. officers have
| been sent from here to Louisville and
Evansville. One large boat is being stock
ed with provisions. and an officer and aid
will be placed on it to go to Portsmouth,
| Ohio, and thence to Point Plea SAINT, KY.
visiting the places on both sides of
the river and giving relief where needed.
Preparing for Emergencies.
''All reports reaching you or the de-
partment concerning conditions along the
Mississippi had better be sent here be-
fore action is taken, as we are prepar-
ing here to hold reserves to meet the
emergencies there. We have here ex-
lperienced men in sufficient numbers who
lhave thorough knowledge of that country
and the way to deal with the situation.
together with boats and means of trans
Iporting supplies.
my present plan is to go to Columbus
tomorrow morning early to meet the gov
ernor and. survey that situation. return
ling here some time during the night and
leaving here for Washington about day
light Tuesday morning. unless I hear
from you in the meantime that you think
1T better for me to remain here or to dc
otherwise. Continue to address all mes.
lsages to me on board the private train al
Cincinnati. Ohio.-Chicago, Hamilton ant
Dayton depot.