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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-27
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WASIlNGTON, March 2G.--
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-27

rumored in indianapolis early today
that 200 persons were drowned in
West indianapolis, but this number
was estimated early his evening more
than that nmber had died. South of
Indianapolis the flood is said to have
caused death in number of small
towns and villages
Fire at Dayton added to the finan-
cial loss by the flood. Early esti
mates placing the damage in Ohio and
Indiana at $4,000, 900 were revised to
show tonight double that amount
Railroad officials were authority
for the statement that lines converg-
Ing into Indianapolis would have to
stand a loss of $4,000. 900 in that city
and vicinity alone.
Railroads were chief sufferers from
property damage. 1t was said tonight
by engineers and construction bosses
preparing repair trains for the flood
districts, that strips of railroad more
than half mile each had been wash
ed away in several places. Concrete
and iron bridges. their supports un-
dermined, crumbled before the
strength of the torrents hurled against
them. The loss through cessation Of
traffic cannot be estimated.
only two roads, the Michigan Cen
trail and the Lake Shore, maintained
communication with New York over
their own lines, those farther south
finding mile after mile OF their right
of way under fathom of water.
The railroads are planning to re-
pair the damage to their property
as speedily as possible. Men and ma
teral are being rushed to every ac-
cessible point whore damage has been
reported and active repair work will
be begun % soon as the floods re-
cede.
Telegraph and telephone wires in
the stricken district are down. Long
distance telephone service to Ohio
was cut off, with the exception of
connections with Toledo and Cieve-
land. Wires through Indiana were
down in many places and some OF
tn devasted tones were cut off from
all communication.
DAYTON, o.. Mar. 26.-"Our great
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The Total Damage.

CHICAGO. Mar. 26.-Three thous-
and perished in the deuuge which
swept the northern half Of the Ohio
valley Yesterday and today
Probably million people were
made homeless by the flood In In
diana and Ohio and property damage
In both states will be at least $780,
00O. 600.
These figures were compiled this
afternoon from reports received here
from various points in the stricken
district Future reports may increase
the number of dead and 1t is unlike
ly that any decrease in financial loss
will he made.
An additional horror was reported
early this evening from Dayton. Fire
here which seemed widespread and
probably unconrollable. in view OF
the paralyzed condition Of the water
plant, probably brought horrible
death to many who sought to escape
drowning by climbing to upper floors
Of buildings.
Reports unconfirmed said that four
teen persons lost their lives In Fre-
mont and fifty at Tiffin, q. 1t was
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est need is dozen motor boats and
men to run them" sentence in an
appeal sent out by j. II. Patterson,
president of the National Cash Regis
ter company and chairman Of the re-
lief committee. gives good Insight
into the flood situation. Skiffs and
rowboats cannot live In torrncts rush
ing through the city's principal
streets.
The big plant of the National Cash
Register company in the southeastern
part of the city, a portion least az.
fected. has been made relief head
quarters with "A system insuring a
quick and accurate Identification OF
the refugees. As persons are rescued,
they are taken to one Of several sub
relief stations where their names are
recorded and they receive first aid. AT
frequent intervals these lists are sent
to tn relief headquarters and an
nounced to crowds that remained in
the rain for hours.
Two expert oarsmen. Fred Patter-
son and Nelson Talbot, conquered
the current for shot distance on
Main street late this afternoon. At
the intersection of Main and Third
streets. the clty's principal corner,
they said they saw automobiles, houses
and small structures drift slowly down
between imposing office buildings
that formed banks for the current
by careful steering and strong
rowing we penetrated to almost the
center of the city," said Mr.. Patter-
son. "Our route was Warren street
to jefferson. up jefferson to amin.
thence to Third street to Ludlow 10
Second. Everywhere people called to
US to rescue them but it was impos-
sible for we barely were able to keep
afloat. Large sums of money were
offered us to take persons from perl
lous positions. The windows Of the
Algonquin hotel seemed filled with
faces and the same conditions pre-
vailed at most Of the buildings we
passed. We did not see any bodies.
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Indiana's Situation.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Mar 90
Night fell upon flood swept Indiana
with but little comfort for It's many
thousands Of flood sufferers There
is none TO attempt even guess at
the property damage and the small
army Of relief workers throughout
the state are without the aid Of any
public services in most Of the cities.
Communication established with
Connersvile from where Governor
Ralston Tuesday received frantic APP
peals for aid that he was powerlcss
to answer. brought definite informa-
ton that at least forty persons perish
ed in Brookville. Franklin county.
during Monday night in the flood
caused by the conflux of the swollen
branch Of the Whitewater river at
that place. Less reliable dispatches
from the same region declare that tho
smaller towns of Metmora. Cedar
Grove and Trenton are swept away
completely
Late afternoon adyices from Peru.
sent by telephone through South
Bend. say that twelve bodies were re-
covered from a single house there and
insist that the largest death figures
FOR that city are not exaggerated.
Continued ON page ~
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THEY BURY OMiHA'S DEAD.

OMAHA, Ncb.. March Go
ing their way To the cemeteries
brought home with greater force
Ia the people OF Omaha today tho
iull realization of the extent OF
Sundays tornado. All day long
aS fast as hcar-Cs could deposit the
bodies at graves Il continual death
procession was kept up.
There was little ceremony. As
quickly as one funeral was over
another began. Undertakcrs co.
operated in arranging burials. In
several instances, where entire
families were killed or where more
than one member of Il family
awaited burial. one funeral service
was held.
One of the most piuful of the
funerals was that Of Mrs. Mary
Rathkey and two small children.
Surviving Mrs. Rathkey il the hus-
Dand and father, who L. nearly de-
D 'fncnted over the disaster, and who
has not been seen by friends since
he learned of his Wife's death
Mrs. Rathkcy and children were
killed i'm their homes.
Many cases OF destitution were
reported during the day. Relief
work seemed To slow up. II took
much time 10 prepare card indexes
of sufferers wants and "a make
rcqulsitiOnS on the central relief
station at the auditorium for sup,
plies.
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TULSA SENDS RELIEF MONEY

Somewhere between II quarter
and hair million people are
homeless, without sufficient cloth
ing, with no food, and absolutely
destitute, In Ohio, n II result of
the disastrous floods OF the past
two days.
appeals for aid. that stir the
heart of every man, woman and
child have been sent out by the
stricken districts. Thousands Of
dollars will be needed and needed
ut once To take care of the hun
d;cds of thousands of unfortunate
people.
AS yet the official 8ppca! has
not reached Tulsa, except through
the newspapers, hut Tulsa never
waits for anyone else 10 start
things. Again she has taken the
lead and organized II relief COM
mittcc 10 raisc funds for the sur
fcrcrs.
lnH night j. II. MCBirncy, prcsi-
dent of the Clearing House aSsoria-
uoih fulScI SoOO from tnt lU'dl
banks ~ starter for the Tulsa re-
lief fund and wired il in to Co
lumbus, Ohio.
\ hurried conference of several
prominent citizens was held last
night and plans for raising addi-
uonal money was made. Ii was
decided TO make the banks, the city
officials and the school board u
general committee 10 work with
the Commercial club In aiding the
work of raising money for the Hood
sufferers.
Each hank In the city will take
subscriptions at any time today.
AZ ten o'clock this morning there
will be II big mass meeting at the
Commercial club rooms tO take up
the matter and arrange for making
the collection. Every body l. urged
TO attend this meeting. This in
cludcs women as well ns men.
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but the loss of life must have been
great"
It is feared the life ioss on the north
, side Of the Great Miami river will be
large. Slowly rising overflow water
stood several feed deep in a large
section of the city lying across that
river when the rushing water from
the break in the Laramie reservoir
came. Opinions differ as to whether
persons living there knew the reser
voir had let so before the water over
whelmed their homes The few facts
0btainable indicate they were not
warned i'm time to prevent loss OF
many lives.
Until late this aftcrnon the greatest
wire communication was at Lebanon,
o.. Is miles distant. Wire communi-
cation was established direct with
Cincinnati and Chicago late this att
ernoon.
All of the argc provision houses In
the city are flooded and late this aft
ernoon the smaller stores in the out
skirts announced they had sold every
thing they had. The relief committee
in anticipation. had ordered supplies
from Cincinnati which, il is expected,
will arrive tomorrow.
Probably none of the refugees will
suffer for lack Of food.
The food came with such sudden
ness that food supplies in homes were
whisked away by the torrent that
reached to second floors in almost tho
| flash of an eye. Skiffs started at the
/ edge of the flooded districts, attempt
ing to take food 10 those whom y
was impossible TO carry off. but tho
fierce current discouragingly retarded
this work. Dayton was practically
cut off from wire communication un
| til late this afternoon Then two wirer
| into Cincinnati We're obtained and op'
orators plunged into the great piles Of
kilograms from Dayton citizens almost
frantic in their desire to assure friends
outside of their safety. Operators al
opposite ends of the wires reported
| that thousands of telegramS were pill
ed up at relay offices. Those were
| from people anxious over the fate OF
| Dayton kinsmen.
Oarsmen who worked into the out
skirts of the business section tonight
reported that $50 persons marooned
| in the Arcade building and 200 i'm
prlsoned in the V NJ. G. a. building
were begging for water.
A shortage of provisions was threat
ened this afternoon when II was re-
ported many relief trains bound to
Dayton from neighboring cities had
been stopped by high water. Every
grocer In the city ha dben sold OUT
| before noon It was believed that re-
lief trains might creep in during the
night.
Encouragement was received to-
! night in a message from the Mayor
Of Springfield. who said he was send
ing six big trucks loaded with pro-
visions that should reach Dayton early
tomorrow. with the arrival Of motor
boats tonight it was hoped to begin
the work Of distributing provisions
among thc marooncd soon after day
light
Messages from the floods prisoners
in the business section said children
were crying for milk. while their
elders suffered from thirst that grew
hourly. Volunteers were called for to-
night to man boats that will brave the
dangerous currents tomorrow In an
efforts to get food TO the suffering
Reports that dam above Dayton
threatened to break added To the city's
| terrnr tonipht II tho dam broke. II
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-27
WiCrd Glow From Flames.

DAYTON, o.. March 26.-That a
fierce fire which appeared to be
sweeping through the half submerged
business district of Dayton late to-
night had destroyed the Beckel house,
where there We're supposed to be over
2O0 food refugees, was the consensus
OF opinion Of scores of watchers on
top of the National Cash Register
building. nearly two miles from the
scene of the flames.
At midnight residents of Dayton
Watching the course of the flames
from across the wide stretch of food
waters believed the fire got its new
start this afternoon-ln the stove of
the Patterson Tool and Supply COM
pany on Third street, just east OF
jefferson. Thence it ate its way west,
apparently aided by escaping gas and
exploding chemicals in a wholesale
drug establishment.
The city has been placed under
martial law.
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General SavOm has appointed n
cummandant of the city to mainta in
order. The bulgarian and Scrvian
cavalry will be utilized for this pur-
pose. General Savon. who command
ed the forts around AdrIanople. viii
enter tomorrow, while KING Ferdinand
viii follow shortly
The battle which preceded the sur
render commenced Sunday night with
a three hours bombardment. Later
the bcsieging troops in the east ad-
vanccd at double quick under the
glare of searchlights TO attack the adj
yanced works at Maslak After a
fierce defense, lasting throughout
Monday. the Turks retired from the
forward forts
After moving forward towards tho
chief fortress, the Bugarians rested
1t vas then observed that, although
great progress had been made in the
east In other sections enormous losses
had resulted to the Bulgarians, with
small gains
Nevertheless the attacks were re
ncwed and Tuesday and Wednesday
the important inner forts were taken
after hard lighting.
Accounts Of the battle. which come
from Bulgarian sources make no
mention OF the Servians. The Scryians
on the other hand, who have only is
sued brief report of the capture di-
vide the credit with their allies. Ac-
cording to dispatch received at Bel
grade. from Mustapha Pasha, the sac
rilces were very great The Servian
Thirteenth and Bulgarian Eighteenth
regiments were blown up by mines,
and other regiments sustained great
losses The reserve hospitals have
prepared to receive thousands OF
wounded.
In Adrian0plc itself there is also
much work for doctors and nurses
The garrison. which was estimated
at from 1000 to $4,000 will probably
be- found to have been considerably
reduced.
The people of the town are said
to bc panic stricken and even Europe.
from the history Of previous wars,
fears the occupation may be accom-
panied by indiscrminatc slaughter
Europe continues TO criticise the ac
ton NJ the allies in carrying the siege
to the end when It was known that
the capture Of Adrianople was not ne
cessary to end the war or secure any
thing not already theirs.
Now that the lighting Is over the
correspondents and attaches have
been given permission to go TO the
front
Alriannnle the fnrmer Tnrkish cnn.
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Nilitlamcn Stranded.

LIMA. O., March 26-Thirteen car
loads Of miliuamen from Lima. Ada,
Van Vert. Bucyrus, Gallon and Ken
ton. eight companies in ALL on their
way to Dayton to aid in the Hood res-
cue work. arc stranded at Sidney o..
tonight Advices from there state
that they will wait until morning try
for Transportation to Piqua and thence
march to Dayton. A trainload OF
militia from Cleveland and Mansfield
will reach Lima at midnight via
Crestline.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-27
FOR MANY 5NTHS TOWN WAS BESEIGED Be
FORE SE1 UKRI PASHA, THE DEFENDER,
WAS FORCED TO GIVE 1T UP
BATTLE Of THE BALKANS NAY NOW BE EHDE|
Occupation of Town May Be Followed BY Indscriminate
Slaughter Peace Is Looked for BY European
Powers That Are Interested.

LONDON, March Do Adlianpoc has fallen after
of the most stubborn dcfcses III the history OF warfare,
and Tchataa, according to telegram received by the
Bulgarian legation at London tonight has suffered like
fate.
The information regarding Tchataia may refer to
the town of that and not the Notifications although
it is possible the Bugalians carried all before them
Shulli Pasha the defender Of Adrianople handed his
sword this afternoon to General Savof the Bulgarian
gcnclassmo not however, before carrying out his threat
to destroy the town rather than let it fall into the hands
Of the Bulgarians
From all accounts, the arscnals stores and much of
the town in flames. IT also reported that Shlkri
asha had taken his life but this proved untrue
after deciding resistance longer possible he sent
word 10 Gcncral SayOff that he burning the city.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-27

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-27
Fire Gains IIcadway.

DAYTON. O.. March 26.-- Fire,
which started in the bloodhound dis
trict Of the city late this afternoon
gained renewed headway at 1880 to-
night. It is impossible to designate
accurately what buildings are burning.
as 'he rushing torrents Of water down
the principal streets preclude APP
proach nearer than mile and a halt
of the fire center The Becker build.
ing is burning.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-27

would pour in flood that would hold
up rescue work for DAYS.
Reports that Fire chief RANDY los,
his lie while attempting to reach q
floating body had not been confirmed
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qrIhG WGadIl@P

TULSA. March 20 Maximum
800. minimum 2N Northwest
Winds cloudy sis inches snow
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-27
TOTAL DEATHS FROM FLOODS SURE
70 PASS THREE THOUSAND MARX
LATEST FIGURES SHOW THAT 3,262 WERE KILL
ED IN OHIO AND INDLANA-MAY BE
EVEN WORSE EHAN THAT
TWO HUNDRED CRENATED IN HOTEL BLAZE

FIRE is SWEEPING THROUGH BUSINESS DIS
TRTCT OF DAYTON AND REFUGEES HAVE
NO AVENUE OF ESCAPE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-23
DOWN THE ALLEYS

One OF the most successful bowling
tournaments probably ever held in the
South will como to close Tomorrow
night at the Newport Alleys. The
tournament was held under the
auspices of the Richmond Bowling AS
ISOLATION, and was the first tournament
held by this organization. Tho tour
nament has been a great success In
many ways. IL has put new life In the
game. and 1T has plainly shown what
door game.
Everything was run of NTH clock
like precision, Every PLAYER ,n showed loved
Was o registered astee in ofIicisi order.
There WAS no wrangling. over the
schedule. and nothing but the highest
praise can he offered the officials OF
the tournament.
Richmond Bowling Association, and
Whit Whitman. the promoter OF the
tournament. and Frank overmann
fort to see that the bowlers were
given a square deal and that every
thing was pulled of in order,
bowlers during the two weeks of piay
Only one player has been absent from
the large entry list. during the tour
| Bailey, Rowsey, Amos and Roy. OF
the official scoring committee. as
they have been constantly on the alert
In seeing that everything was official
" registered. The cash prizes which
Will be awarded to the winners in tht
various classes and events amounts &c
several hundred dollars, and st is the
largest amount of money that has eve,
! been given to tenpin bowlers In :
local tournament.
Frank Overmann. general manager
OF the tournament. ofticiated as mas
ter OF ceremonies. and Frank am
nounced all necessary details and hat
! the hotwlers on tho drives at the propci
( time.
Tho most sensational work OF the
tournament was that of the Remins,
| ton Typewriter team, when on Friday
night they totaled ans for their thre,
games, the best mark made in the
| tournament.
| Mcfarland and Cosby also came In
! the limclight when they came In witt
! l,l30. for q two-man team total.
! Splitting and Whitman also made
/ record when they put UP i1S in tn,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-23

OF the relay team which defeated
Johns Hopkins and Carlisle in tho
Georgetown meet Glass does the 100
In ten seconds fiat, and lie Is the
holder Of the South Atlantic record for
the 40. Thomas +. Rayne, Engclbert.
Dclaplainc and Dillingham; are out for
the mile and two-mile events. Della
plainc won the annual cross country
vc-mile run in the fall, and billing
ham was also n member of the relay
team. and he may enter some OF the
dashes. Captain Burk and Terry will
run the hurdles and Terry will also
be one of tho pole vaultcrs.
Peck, who holds the university
record for the shot-put is in college
and he, and Miles should win in the
discus throw. Somerville holds the
Washington and Lee record for the
hammer throw, and he should be able
to better his record this year. Kelly,
Bear and Glass are the leaders in the
high jump. and Burt and Yonan will
enter the broad jump. events Yonan
is the record holder for the broad
jump, and he is already showing great
form. Physical Director Pollard is
giving great amount OF individua |
attention TO the candidates and the
prospects for Il winning team are very
bright.