The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-29

takers of Day ton last night IL was an
nounced as tho concensus of opinion at
tho meeting that 500 were dead These
men said they based their estimates
merely upon general conditions
With the coming Of dawn large res
cue parties went out 10 succor the
hcmmed in sufferers and recover the
dead.
Dayton today faces a serious condi-
lion. Sewers. water, gas aud wire
communication systems have been de
stroyed. Thousands of dead animals
are about the streets Two fertilizer
firms today began 10 gather these.
Sprinking wagons are serving wa
ter from private plants Efforts were
made today to clear away the debris
and it was feared bodies might be
found in the mass of wreckage.
Digging Bodies Out Of Mud.
Digging bodies from the mud was
the chief work of the rescue parties
to-day Water has drained off from al
most all of the Hooded area, leaving
thick layers of mud. In some instances
the mud. piled up by eddies, was sev-
oral feet deep. 1t soon began 10 dry
up i'm portions of streets exposed TO
sunshine, but for blocks searchers for
bodies walked through a sea of oozy
mud.
Brilliant sunshine threw plenty Of
light over the deserted scenes in areas
where the homes Of 5000 people were
swept away or toppled over. A view
down almost any street revealed
among the debris, tumbled over houses,
pianos household utensils and dead
horses brushed together IN iudescrib-
able confusion. At two points bodies
of horses were stjll caught in the tops
Of trees where they were swept.
Thirty Killed IN Building
Al least thirty persons were killed
when the Leonard building collapsed
Wednesday night. according to Do
tective Kincaid today Hincaid was
marooned IN the city hall just across
the street from the Leonard building.
From window he was watching pass
crSby i'm the street below prior 20 the
coming torrent lie saw twenty per-
sons, he SAYS. enter a saloon iu the
Leonard building None got out. 9th
crs had entered stores in the build
ing and some were on the upper floors
When the waters came, a number OF
persons made their way TO the roo'
| Of the Leonard building As the walls
began to tremble they let out a terri
ble shrek for help. TWO men leapec
into the food. a distance of four floors
and were killed. Others went dowr
with the building
City Waterworks Ia Commission.
Dayton. March 29-The city water
works, out Of commission since Tues
/ day morning, were restored At noon
today, relieving one of the most seri-
Gus phases of the situation. George
/ Burba, secretary 10 Governor Cox, tel
| egraphed the chief executive.
Situation rapidly Improving Ninety
bodies recovered. Work OF diggiul
corpses from mud aud debris pro.
crossing"
90 Cincinnati, Blocks Flooded
Cincinnati, O., March 29.--Wth the
Ohio river covering the entire lovei
section of the city and refugees ii
stricken up state towns coming ina hl
hundreds, Cincinnati faces Q situation
that will require the combined effort
of relief and civic organization t.
cope with Every hotel is crowded .
capacity, every moving van, aut'
truck, freight and street car have beci
pressed into service. removing tami
lies from the Hooded area
Tho river was 659 feet az daybreal
and rising a.. tenths foot an hour
More than sixty city blocks nre uudc
water half foot to ten feet Suffering
however is al minimum, owing to tn
warning sent out. The water reached
the second floors of a number of bust
ness houses in the front streets OF th
city. There Is enough food to last TEL
days.
sixty city blocks in Covington Ky
lare under water and as all the manu-
featuring plants in that city are locat
cd in the lowlands thousands are on
Of employment.
Many Bodies Found al Columbus.
Columbus, O., March 29.-The wor
of searching parties I'm the Sciot
/ flooded district today Increased the lis
of bodies recovered to fifty-siX Tn
water is subsiding rapidly. Scores q
transfer wagons trayersed the inun
dated streets today carrying relief
, hundreds marooned in upper stories
houses Many marooned refused
! leave their houses. declaring the wor'
4 Twas over and they wished to renal