Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29

ana shattered long distances from where
they originally had stood.
Missing Are Turning Up.
In Riverdale, near the main street
bridge, the levee was cut in three places
in an effort to drain that section. When
it is possible to clear away the debris
there and make thorough searches of
the houses, many of which were over
turned and wrecked by the flood, addf-
tionat dead may be taken out. but &C.
cordinS to the most reliable information
obtainable from dozens of men actively
engaged in rescue work and from the
headquarters Of the section now estab
lished at Van Cleave school, there are
only about twenty persons still miss
ing and it is believed many of these es-
capped to homes in Dayton View, which
was not affected by the flood.
In that section on the east side of the
Miami river and north of the Mad river
rescue work went forward with two
United States life-saving crews in charge
Hundreds of people. living in upper stories
and practically without food or water
since Tuesday morning refused to leave
their homes. believing they would have a
better chance for safety there than else
where Water and food were supplied
them Hundreds of others had left their
houses. in some instances effecting exits
by chopping holes through the roofs. Very
few of these have been accounted for
Most of those rescued in the district
which is known as North Dayton. made
their way to Catholic college farther to
the northeast. which stands on high
ground. Here they were ching cared for.
Many of the bodies thus far recovered
presented difficulties in the way of ldenti-
fication. One woman, for instance was
recovered on the West Side, with the
light clothing she had worn practically
torn from her body. and her face dis
figured. She was clasping in her arms
a siN-month-old baby. Another woman
Was found lying across a picket fence.
with her face SO badly lacerated that it
was expected her identification could not
easily be made. She wore only night
clothing and apparently was not yet out
OF bed when the levee broke.
A report was circulated yesterday that
epidemic of typhoid fever and pneu-
monia had developed in Riyerdale and
West Dayton. IT was ascertained, how
over, that not a single well developed
case of either disease was known i'm the
sections mentioned, although there was
considerable sickness among the refugees
particularly women and children, due to
prvaton.
Charles Potter, his wife and six chill
dren were drowned yesterday while at
tempting. to escape from their wrecked
home. The wagon in which they were
being conveyed to place Of safety
Months for Reconstruction.
Daytons period of reconstruction will
run into months according to engineers
just returning from the flood Districts.
Disposition of dead animals and the dis
injecting of thousands of submerged
homes present the most pressing prob
lem.
sewerage system will be made for sew
eral days. Until this is accomplished it
was conceded the menace of disease
will not have been entirely lost sight of.
to be seen on all sides. Only in extraor-
binary circumstances were pedestri
ans permitted upon the streets after
o'clock. Reports of footing in some sec
tons of the central Dayton district per-
sisted. but it was believed robbery was
restricted to isolated instances.
A bulletin issued from the offices of
the president of the citizens relief COM
mittee gave PARTICULAR warming to guard
against disease 1t was announced that
an attempt would be made to start the
citys water supply today.
Supplies have reached Dayton in large
quantities. The relief stations are Suf-
ficiently organized to take care of the
trcts. The problem of caring for the
homeless still is serious, but with the
promise Of warm weather it is hoped
there will be less suffering. Health Of
UceIS report tudL tHeIe iS OILY one Cal
OF lime in the city and there is great need
of more.
Bodies Have F1oated Away.
Now that work of gathering the death
victims has been systematiZed, it is ex-
pected bodies will be brought in more
rapidly. Notwithstanding estimates Of
undertakers, il is believed the work of
ascertaining accurately the number of
dead will not be as difficult as heretofore
believed. Il is known. however, that
some bodies Heated down the river and
will never be recovered.
After the meeting of undertakers nn
identified bodies that have been held at
undertaking establishments We're brought
to the general morgue. where identified
ton might be expedited and where the au-
thorities could keep better informed of
the progress of this feature of Dayton's
recovery.
The rush of the currents has claimed
tho greatest toll of lives. Judging from
how most of the bodies recovered have
been found. They have been washed up
onto the ground from new-made rivers
and many have been found buried in the
debris.
In removing debris workmen moved
carefully. fearing they might tread upon
bodies but they were not found in
groups. The body Of a man about
seventy years old. and identified only
as Snyder. was found clasped in the
arms of his dead wife.
Three hundred persons who had been
marooned in the Algonquin Hotel, in the
heart of the flood district. moved from
their prison yesterday after the waters
had receded. Most of them said there
was a general scare at the fire which
burned along Jefferson and Sd streets
Wednesday night There was one death
in the hotel, Johnny Flynn, bellboy
Entertainment for Refugees.
Several of the guests organized the