The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-25
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Biggest Threat
 The biggest threat to the welfare Of the refugees developed this morning when residents seized up- on an opportunity to obtain drink ing water when the supply was turned back on for two hour pe- Fiod. The drain on the reservoirs during that period was 50 severe that city officials said they did not believe the supply would last over three days. It originally was be- 1ieved . 10 day supply was in the reservoirs. Further curtailment of service, nov on a four hour day basis, was probable.
 Water Supply Scarce
 The water supply of five subur- ban cities way cut off when storage tanks ran dry. The suburbs were: Mount Auburn, Indian Hill, Mount Washington, Pleasant Ridge and Kennedy Heights.
 Guests in downtown hotel din- ing rooms found themselves limit cd to one glass of water.
 Mattresses told guests:
 we saved all the water we could, but one glass is the limit. l sug- 9est you have beer instead"
 Daniel Willard. president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, tel- epi1oned officials of his company, offering to transport water into the city in tank cars.
 Rapidly rising water neccssitated the removal of 159 women prison CTS from the city workhouse to the HiIicrest school for girls. Male prisoners may be moved later, 1t was said.
 Fire Adds To Terror
 Harassed by fire and flood. this Queen City of the Ohio river valley faced an unprecedented emergency today that grew more serious hour Jy.
 4, new and greater crest rolled down the river from Marietta. o. and Parkersburg, W. Va, to Ports- mouth and Cincinnati, thence to Louisville and Paducah, Ky. Rain fall that measure 2.33 inches here Sunday combined with melting snow to swell the torrent.
 At 1 a. rn., the Cincinnati gas and electric service turned off all elec- tric service except to public build ings. newspapers an d radio sta- tions.
 Only the West End Power station was operating and if the river reaches 30 feet, that will be out of commission. Auxiliary service from Dayton and Indianapolis is inade- quate to supply the city with pow CT.
 Strange Contrast
 Cincinnati was a strange contrast to 1he usual teeming industrial cen- ter which is the hub of the lives of a million residents of Ohio and Northern Kentucky.
 One-fourth of the city was under water. Some 50,000 had been driv- en from their homes. All stores ex- cert those selling drugs md gro- ceytes were closed. Theaters were locked.
 Martial law had not been pro- claimed, but citizens were under strict supervision of police and l0,- 00O national guardsmen. The flood zones of Portsmouth, Ironton, Zanesville, Coshocton and McCon- melville also were patrolled by na- tional guardsmen.
 City Manager c. A. Dykstra of Cincinnati declared the city in "a state of emergency" He asked cit- 1zeas to stay off the streets and to conserve the community resources. No sooner had the city's plight be- come known than federal and state agencies began offering assistance.
 President Telegraphs
 President Roosevelt telephoned City Manager Dykstra from the White House, assuring him that "tte whole facilities of the United States government are behind Cin- cinnati. Please keep in touch with me by telephone on your situation there," the president said.
 Two destructive fires added 10 the terror. One was in the Mil Creek Valley industrial district: The oth- CT near the suburban village of North Bend. Both started from ga- soiine film on the flood waters.
 The Mil Greek Valley fire, which assistant fire Chief Edward Shear wood estimated caused $2,O00, 900 damage. still burned carly today.
 During the latter stages of the fire that burned half dozen major plants. including part Of the Cros- ley Radio Corporation and the Standard oil Co.,, 200 residents of Drashears street was rescued from their homes because Of thick, chok- ing smoke.
 First Fire Sunday
 The first fire started Sunday morning.
 The second and less destructive fire started late last night when gasoline which leaked from a stor- age tank of the Gulf Refining Co. caught fire. Five houses were de- stroyed.
 Dykstra said MT. Roosevelt told him additional coast guardsmen were on their way to Cincinnati. When the president asked if there was enough food for the emergency, Dykstra told him the supply was ample for week.
 Gov. Martin L. Dayey of Ohio makes a personal survey of Ohio's flood areas today. He will join Capt. Carl Buehlef of the Ohio national guards, Capt. Anthony Nickolett of the naval militia, and Brig. Gen. Ludwig Connolly, in command of the troops here and they will tour flooded districts in a 50-foot power launch.
 Gov. Davey planned to visit Portsmouth and other flood dB- tricts. He said he planned to ask