The Washington times., 1913-03-31
0H|0ANS ATTACK
FLOODS. DEBRIS
Strong Men Labor Nightly to
Free Stricken Cities Of
Plaques Menace.
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towns on the Kentucky shore of the
Ohio have been driven, homeless, to
the hills for safety.
The Ohio is rising rapidly, and slight
increase will completely isolate Cincin-
that all railroad connections will be
cut short. 7s.-'..
Twenty feet of rushing water covers
Lawrenceburg, Ind. More than fifty
buildings already have been swept
There is a food supply for forty-eight
hours, on hand.
The Ohio river. from Cincinnati to
Cairo is rising, while that stream from
Pittsburgh to Huntington is failing.
The gage readings at the principal
wearther bureau stations this morning
ahe: Pittsburgh. 1877 feet, &3 feet below
flood stage: Cincinnati, Sa.2 feet, 49,
feet above flood stage: Louisville. 4S.7
feet, Isl feet above food stage: Cairo.
The rainfall Of early morning ceased.
ard rising winds which are driving the
mercury lower in thermometers. are
coming from the Great Lake regions.
which promises to cause much suffering
House to house canvasses are being
made In Dayton, Columbus. Hamilton.
and Cincinnati today by the Red Cross
nurses and the army men, Inspections
occupants are given brief. though careful
directions to guard against the feared
diseases. Fifty thousand people or
more have lost their homes. many of
them wearing but few clothes. They
were unprepared, for the cold. stormy
1t is to be expected that many OF
them will be affected by the change in
conditions and climate. The United
States Government. consequently.
through its representatives here. is de-
voting its attention to caring for these
Small Loans Offered.
From Dayton. which suffered such a
loss, has come the report that the citI.
zens' relief committee is prepared to ad.
vance small loans at nominal interest
rates to the fundless citizens OF the
Gem City. Many hundred persons lost
every cent of their varying fortunes in
the mad rush of the waters through a
section Of Dayton.
John H. Patterson, chairman of the
committee, in a long distance telephone
conversation with Mayor Hunt, of Gin
ctnnati, today. declared that a bigger
and more beautiful Dayton will arise on
the site Of the old before the end Of the
coming summer
Patterson Is backing a movement to
have Congress either deepen or divert
repetition of the flood which has caused
such damage.
Unless the country does this for u.s."
Patterson says, our efforts TO build
bigger and better city will be futile"
0hio's Loss S35o,ooo,ooo.
In Ohio the property damage will ex-
coed $3.50. 900 ,000 is the report made by
Secretary Garrison and his party today.
Governor Cox. in a brief report to the
Secretary, said that the Public Utilities
Commission has compiled an estimated
list of losses. which will reach this fig
ure. The railroads are the greatest
losers.
Deeds of daring and heroism are be-
ginning to come in now, since the most
exciting part Of the great food has
passed. At Lawrenceburg, the State
auditor Of Indiana. taking of his coat
when the first warning came, with pick
and shovel worked ceaselessly with the
the Ievees. His hands
were horribly blstered and he was
exhausted when his assist
ants made him quit.
While the work of saving property
continues, the search for the dead goes
on. Scenes impossible to picture on pa
per greet one on every hand. In some
parts of Cincinnati and Dayton the flood
still rises. and more persons are en-
dangered.
Kills Wife, Child, and Self.
Raging waters cooped up a man, his
wife and child in the Queen City this
1t was impossible for the
rescuers to take their motor boats to
their rescue. Seeing that all hope was
lost. he turned a pistol on his wife and
child, killing them instantly, and then
blew his own head off.
A shade or sadness dims the optimism
of the workers. IL is impossible to
penetrate certain parts of the stricken
cities The searchers know that in mud
clogged streets. filed with debris of
every character. and covered with a few
feet of water. bodies Of relatives may
be hidden. 1t is dangerous to explore
those regions. They stand at the very
edge OF the danger zone and watch,
and in vain, for some sign
Of a lowering of the water. Ii Is neces- |
sary for the soldiers. which patrol all
the flooded cities, to keep a close watch, |
to prevent many Of the more frantic
from crossing the danger zone and
themselves losing their lives in the
swirl
Martial law continues to hold full
sway. Army men, trained by years of
experience, patrol the streets, and their |
presence not only strengthens the az !