Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-26

Dzyfnn, O., Mareh z5-Dayton, ex, cept for its most remote suburbs, to night was covered with a seethics flood of water from eight to twenty feet
 Any attempt to estimate the loss O. life is hopeless. It is sure to run into the hundreds and very likely into tn. thousands The property loss vii total millions of dollars
 The flooded district comprises 3 Twa0f1ca1 circle within a radius of s mile and a half. and in no place is the water less than six feet deep In AasE street, in the downtown section. the water is twenty feet deeR
 Fires Add to Horror.
 The horror of tho flooded district Is which cam be seem In the flooded dis frict, but out of reach of fire fighters.
 Most of the basinass houses and ReaKay aT of the 1esi idAnGeS have occu- PantE- Downtown the offices are filled win nRm unable to get home and the n%par 1kzo1g and on SOuqe of the roofs 6f the residences are helpless women &1A aRzaaaxEH. HNnsareAs of houses, Ensxzetxs xnzny of t7aezn with heaD1eas ancrEEnazs havo been sweUt away
 Hs1pa4zl sH7sassd Away.
 %4re nnxmher of dnewnn6 cannot be ef1i1nstsa nzstn fine nood sulasadaa-
 St E1zzasasfa1s hosD9Eaa. with eS9 pa E&ISH&zE&H2 0SSN Nzzsaed away Tha building uas kmnsgM to bs 1m many feet of water. araa indications axs tlaaf the report fzsaF be t-zzs-
 Thr~z1ensd by Famine.
 Tze e4eaa1ss lsgaaf plants were put @mt of bnREaneEg early in tho day and ADaal darkness. coupled with a nn4ren- fkal aSwnzso1Ir. added 1D the horroaB @f fh@ uig4rt
 Famine a1sD beame am im1ned1ass possibility
 All of fha supply and grocery aad at midnight 1t was said tf1exe was got enough bread to Last the survivors smother day Tonight three thousand brmaeaeRs peEsOns were housed in t9aa Aaf5as1al Cash Register Ifnce.
 City Msss.sza Wa4sr.
 A Hre Eh5eh sSarsss2 from an ex- p7oEaon in the Myer Ice Cream cozzs- Dany near Wyoming sEeet spread and Esuraed the block on South Pa1ks q block f0sm Wyonaang. Another big fire sS reported to have b7r1aed A doWn- towm block
 The bzea&Sng of the Tsf1eton reser- Voar, which sappaa@s the drinking wa- fer Left the city v1fsaaDazt Ta1exs and phvsacdAns declared there was great e,angsf of typhoid in 112e Ise of flood Wa&er-
 Saved by Tesepfssne Cable.
 There are no boats fn Dayton which gan be 1ased becaazse of the current, ahd tGaose the outside early gave Hp any attempts to reach the business section. How mAaw hGuGes have been were carried to tzaear deaths cannot be SeaRns6 umffg the walters Eenede-
 At Wy0anAzag street on the south side rtese the Matienaa Cash RegfN- ter eoenpaNy eearH@red its efforts at xes- ene, many saved their lives by crees- EnS osa a tSaegfaone cable 8 hundred &e@t asS0Ns tfsS G004
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 At first Enemen crept along the Eagsaes carrying t0w ropes to wl1en fase fat bot1omed boats were attach &a. When the flood became so deree fiat the boats no longer were able to s1lAaze way against it. men and women crept along the cables to safety Oth- erss Jess daring. saw darkness fall and gave up hope of rescne.
 Those willing to risk their lives in Rtten1Dt to rescue found themselves helpless in face of the water- SeEentY fhou&and of Dayton's population. it 1r reported, are homeless
 Three Babies Born Last Night. The National Cash Register company sss&nt, en a taiit. offers tho only haven zn the south end. Three women be- came mothers in the halls of it's office buildings tonight. Main street. near Apple, was one Of the concentration points, In the weod1y orsxfng department of 4tas National Cash Register company Aeats were being turned out at the &Mf@ of ten an hour and these were eeshsd tS where the waters had cross ed Main stFesf in 8 sort of gully.
 Hundreds ef Re&eues. But tfle waters crept lip and the ! Of the current was far too | strong for tias crude eunts. although | flssy were s11s best that could be made l sfs hurry.
 Iris after trip was fnaAe and hun dfads 6f tfaa refugees were taken from \ kaais stretch of houses.