The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-31
HIGH WATERS
FLOOD THE
OHIO RIVER
Many Cities Are Completely
Inundated
River RisiBg at Louisville and
in Illinois
Patterson Says Money Is Need
ed in Dayton

Dayton, o., March 31.-John H. Pat
terson, chairman OF the citizens relief
committee, in a statement today said
the committee had the disposal of all
food and clothing necessary to meet
the loss OF the sufferers here.
Money. however is urgent, accord
ing to his statement, for putting the
city in condition to prevent the out
break of serious disease and to re-
habilitate thousands, many OF whom
lost their homes entirely, and all of
whom lost their household and per-
sonal effects,
In the bread line today was Eugene
j. Barney. multi millionaire whose
gifts to charity have been yeFY large.
Ohio River Risins.
Chicago, March 31.-E1oods in Ohio
river from its mouth TO Marietta, o.,
because Of the great volume Of water
poured INTO 1t from it's tributaries
.tlurh4g arKe isss wasS rsuse8
thousands Of people TO ieayss .he low
lands along the river and seek refuge
on higher ground. The water today
is stin rising and at every city along
the river heavy property damage is
reported. g. W
Railway traffic is impeded and many
miles Of track washed out. In IL
linois, Governor Dunno ordered out
1900 state troops to proceed by special
trains to Shawnee for the purpose Og
patrOlling the levees. y
Hundreds of laborers were employ
ed to pile sacks of sand on the levees
to prevent a break Reports of many
cubes along the river show stacks of
goods in the buildings near the river
suffered greatly, the damage running
into the millions. They were reported
in less danger than last night with the
river above the So foot mark. At
Louisville the river is over 40 feet and
rising. At Memphis, it is over 36 feet
and rising.
Indiana Town Flooded,
Lawrenceburg, Ind, March 81
Practically the entire city is under
water and over fifty buildings are
known to have been carried away. The
Knippenseur carriage factory burned
during the night. During the fire the
factory buildings were torn from their
foundations and were carried about
five squares. by which time they had
burned to the waters edge. Because
Of warnings Of the food danger. it is
believed there is no loss of life.
Cincinnati Endangered. ..
Cincinnati, March 81. Spreading
over a vast expense Of territory in
this city as well as an almost equal
amount in the various towns lying
along the river on the Kentucky shore.
the Ohio, which at its point is within
two feet of being as high as at any
previous time In its history, this
morning continues to rise.
The river reached a stage of 693
feet at noon today and continues to
rise at rate of two-tenths of a foot
in two hours. 1t is believed the dread
ed seventy foot stage will not be pass
ed and by tomorrow night the waters
will begin to recede.
River Rises at Cairo.
Cairo, ILL.,, March 3i.-The weather
bureau announced stage of fifty-foiIr
feet here certain, possibly fifty-six. n
ls believed the levees can hold fifty
seven feet Traffic on the interurban
road out of Cairo is discontinued, as
tne water is over the tracks I'm some
places. number Of workmen are
strengthening the Carlo levees. The
four companies Of the Illinois national
guard at Cairo were doubled.
Looking for Bodies.
Columbus. March 31.-With a. total
of sixty-seven bodies recovered. most
of them identified as having been
among the missing since the flood
waters wrought havoc in the west side
OF the city, the efforts are made to
recover other bodies believed to have
been swept down by the swift current
that continued today. In expectation
that bodies might be found beneath
the huge piles of the wreckage. il was
planned to explore the sections that
for five days have been inundated,
Died From Exposure.
Indianapolis, March 31.--Deatha
from exposure and the discovery OF.
more dead bodies swelIed the death
list as the result OF the flood to five
In West Indianapolis. This brings the
total loss of lie in Indianapolis to
slxty-ftve. Reports from southern IN
diana tell of an unprecedented stage
of the Wabash river and OF hundreds
being driven from their homes.
Much Property Loss.
Louisville, March 31.--Reports from
Ashland and Maysville, KY, and Mad
ison, Ind. tell of enormous property
damage and much suffering among
the food refugees.
From western Kentucky come re-
ports of priyation in the outlying low
landsg Henderson. Paducah and
Owensboro bulletins say the river
continues 70 rise rapidly, but little
damage Is feared
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