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15,000 ARE DRIVEN FROM
HOMES BY THE OHIO’S TIDE
3,500 Houses Are Altogether or
Partly Submerged—Flood Con
ditions Are Assuming
Grave Proportions
Kentucky Side of River Opposite Cincinnati is the Worst
Sufferer —No Lives Lost So Far
Electric Light Plants Cease Operations—Only Two of Five.
Bridges So Far Affected—Fear From Clogged Sew
erage Systems and Stagnant Backwater.
Cincinnati—With nearly 16,000 peraons
In the towns on the Kentucky side of
the Ohio river driven from their home 1
by the rising yellow tide that ha sweep
ing: down the Ohio Valley, and with
motre than 3,600 homes altogether or
partly submerged, the flood situation In
this vicinity is assuming graver propor
tions hourly. Here the, water front
buildings are all partly under water and
much damage has been done. An ln
oreaae in tho river *tago at this point
will mean the complete Isolation of the
city from the Kentucky side and the
•bopping of train servtco In this direc
tion. Late today the government gaug*
•bowed 67 feet and according to the
weather bureau tho Indications werfj
that before many hours there would be
•txty-eight feet In the rver here.
Fire* Victim
Bo far only on life has been lost an
A direct result of tho high waters here.
Mias Anna Smith, the first victim
drowned In on attempt to reach New
port In a skiff that captiMd In mid
stream.
Newport and Covington, opposite virt
ually are surrounded by water. Condi
tions there ore worse than elsewhere
•/rid nearly 10,000 persons have been
driven from their homes. Relief meas
ures, however, are adequate. Manufact
uring plants In the lowlands have coas
•d operations. In these two cities the
RELIEF AT LAST HAS REACHED
ZANESVILLE; MANY RESCUED
Biq Manufacturing Concerns Emolovinq Over 6,000 Men Not
to Resume Operations at Once—Force Will Help Rehabili
tate Citv
Zanesville, O. —Via telephone to Pltta
buru Relief reached Zanesville late this
afternoon and for the first time since
the flood come upon the olty last Tues
day, the tired civil and military officers
felt that the worst pf the story had been
told. Five additions were made to the
list of known dead reported this morn
ing. bringing the total to 10 and the re
ceding waters showed that the best es
timates iui to the property damage had
not been sxoeded by the foots. The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad construc
tion orew, working from New Concord,
succeeded In reaching a point within
two mtlei of the depot In Zanesville and
there heavy wagons, loaded with provis
ions and clothing were sent overland
to the city. A dosen collapsible boats
were received and were at once manned
and •wit through the district# where
the current was not too swift to Inter
fere with their progress. By this means
many persons were rescued from houses
that for days have bean surrounded by
watsiy
800,000 Meals Are to be Served Vets
of both Sides at Gettysburg Re-union
Gettysburg, Pa,—Bight hundred thou
sand meat* will be furnbdied by the fed
eral government to the Union and Con
federate veteran* of the civil war whUo
they are in camp on th* battlefield of
Gettysburg, next July when the seini
oeotenntnl of the Mr lotto battle will be
celebrated by *ll the states that par
tMpated n the struggle.
The preparnton* for the ortaMUhment
of the great camp where will he quart
ed the survivors of the battle are well
under way. They are In charge of Cart
H- F. l'alton, of the quartermasters
departnmn t of the United SUt lor Army.
Thl* oamp is to oar* for 40,000 veterans
and will open at supper on June 10 and
Cast Piqua, Ohio, is Now a Tangle of
Demolished Houses; 2,500 Homeless
Ptqua, OhK> —Plqua !* recovering from
the flood which may h»v« cost twenty
lives and hundreds of ihontttnds of dol
hu* property damaue. WtM*t of M>Un
ertoet the town Is fljmln normal but
east Plqda, a residence district around
which the Miami river curves «tnd over
which the flood wuter surged. In a
tangle of demolished housow.
The volunteer relief committee is
working hard to care for the 1,500 home
less ones and to find the bodies of
those drowned. Those In charge today
said that st the outside not more than
50 were drowned.
CLUTCHING S6OO BAG OF
GOLD, BOBBER SHOT DEAD
Barnes, K y. —Robert I Brown, cash
ier of the Baraus State Bank was
only fear Is that health conditions will
he seriously affected because of the clog
ging of tho sewerage system and the
stagnation of backwater. yet the
water works has continued in operation.
The electric light plants already have
had to cease operations but the gas
plants are not Interrupted.
On Kentucky Side
In the Kentucky towns of Dayton,
Ludlow, Bellevue and Bromly Indention!
conditions exist but In their case* com
munication with Cincinnati and Covng
ton has been stopped.
In these towns there are a total of 2,-
•000 persons bong cared for by relief
committees and more than 600 homes
have disappeared under the flood waters.
So far only two of the five big bridges
across the Ohio at this point have been
seriously affected by the high w fl ter.
Railway service into and out of Cincin
nati virtually Is at a •standstill.
Flee to Highlands
Cincinnati, O. —The telephone opera
tor at Aurora Ind., notified Cincinnati
authorltes late today that the rising
waters of the Ohio River had broken
over tho levee at Lawrehceburg, Ind.,
and that the people were fleeing to the
highlands. The operator had been talk
ing to the Lawrenceburg Exchange and
was informed that employes In the
building wore forced to abandon their
posts.
The Detail*
The details of the plan for cleaning
up the city wore completed when the
active heads of manufacturing conerns
employing In the aggregate some #,OOO
men, decided not to resume operations,
hut to turn their forces over to the au
thorities for street work.
The gas supply whloh has bcon fitful,
failed entirely lhl» afterooon and 600
men were »ont to coni mines nearby to
got out coal which will he distributed
to the destitute. One hundred and fifty
trained nurses have been put to work
by the relief committee. Doctors also
are arriving and the health authorities
believe they cun take cure of the situa
tion. Two oases of smallpox are said
to have developed among the refugees.
The waters of the Muskingum and
Dlcklng rivers are receding rapidly.
The city was stirred by the report
late today that 23 bodies had been found
in Mclntyre Park, but Investigation
proved tbo report unfounded.
olotw after breakfast on July 6. Allow
ance will be nuule for 20 meals for Jhdl
veteran. This will require 800 oooks
and a« many helpers ami 135 bilkers, the
baking to be done In field bakeries and
Ihe preparing of meals’ln field kitchens.
The fecilug of this army of veterans
win require 40.000 mess kits, compris
ing one plale, cup, knife, fork and spoon
for each man. In the oiuup will be mors
than 9.61X1 tents, which will be pitched
In fields not far from the scene ol
Pickett’* charge. The oamp will be ex
clusively for veterans.
Pennsylvania will allot space In the
camp by states, the commlseloner for
each state being In charge of the space
assigned to him.
The recovered dead are:
Albert Decker.
Kllsabeih Cruse.
Mrs. Caroline Dillon.
Jam*? GUUard.
Mrs. Louise Holdudorf.
Isaac Korns.
Mrs. Geo. Scholsser.
George Subble,
Miss Eva Thomas.
J. C. Ward.
Mrs. Sarah Wblfret.
C. B. Jam loon.
John Eiber.
I shot anil killed today by a robber who
tried to make off with a bag of S6OO
in gold.
Within three blocks of the bank the
i robber fell before a volley of citizens’
i bullets, still clutching the bag of gold
| He has not been identified.
GEORGIHUBURN
IN EVEN BREAK
Georgia Boys, However, Land
the Series After Two Contests
at Athens Saturday.
Athens, Ga.—Georgia, and Auburn
broke even in a double header here
Saturday afternoon, giving Georgia
the series.
The first game went to Auburn, 4
to 3; tho second game went to Geor
gia, 11 to 0.
The second game was called at the
end of tho fifth inning. The batting
of Georgia was a feature. In four
teen Innings they rapped out seven
teen hits, three of the se being home
runs, by McWhorter, Henderson and
1 I'm rrlson.
First game—Score: R H E
Auburn 030 300 000—4 3 5
Georgia. 000 000 310—3 10 5
Harris and Williams; Morris and
Hutcheaon.
Second game—Score: R H E
Auburn 000 oo— 0 4 5
Georgia 305 12—11 7 0-
Driver, Locke. Davenport and Wil
liams; Corley and Hutchens.
DOPE FOR FANS
Atlanta —Ty Cobb’s volunteers were
easily defeated here today by the At
lanta Southern team G to 1. Cobb in
three times at bat failed to roach first
base.
At Annapolis, Md.—Navy 7, George
town University 6.
At Philadelphia—Holy Cross 3; Un
iversity of Pennsylvania 0.
At Princeton—-Princeton 9; Ilutgers
College 3.
At South Bethlehem, Pa.—Colgate G
Lehigh 2.
At New York—Columbia 2; College
of the City of New York 0. (7 Innings)
At Chapel Hill, N. C.—LaFayette 3;
University of North Carolina 4; (It
Innings).
At Ttalelgh, N. C.—Amherst 9; A.
and M. of N. C. 10.
At ttalelgh, N. C.—-Providence In
ternationals 4; ttalelgh, Carollnas 11.
At Charlotte, N. C—Buffalo Inter
nationals 14; Charlotte Carollnas 2.
Atlanta, Ga.—Georgia Tech again
defeated Clemson College here today
by a score of 3 to 1. The visitors lost
two of the threo gatnos played in the
present series.
Score: R. IT. E.
Tech ... s 3 2
Clemson t 4 3
Eubanks and Attrldge; Ezell and
Dean.
Philadelphia.— Charles F. Conklin,
of Chicago, defeated Dr. Walter Euf
fenheimor, of Philadelphia In the af
ternoon game of the National Ama
teur 19.2 balk line billiard champion
ship tournament by 400 to 257. Conk
lin had a high run of 59 and an aver
age of 9, 22-42 Euffenhelmer’s high
run was 4 5 and his average 6 12-32.
Dallas —Now York National League
12; Texas League 3.
Norfolk. Va —Washington Americans
recruits 4, Norfolk, Virginia League
3.
Utica, N. Y. —Howard 4, Cornell 0.
At Charleston: Wofford College 6
Citadel 0.
At Charleston; Brooklyn second
team 3, Charleston, South Atlantic
Leaguo 0.
Plnehurst, N. C. —Tom McNamara,
Boston professional, was the winner
today in the open event of the 13th
Riuiual United North and South Golf
Championship Tournament with a
card of 146. A. J. Brady, Wollaston,
Mass., and .Tno. Dowling, Scarsdale,
N Y, tied for 2nd place with 150
each. High amateurs were: Dr. C.
H. Gardner, Agawam Hunt Club, R.
I. 161, and H. J. Topping, Greenwich,
Conn., 162.
The amateur championship is
scheduled to open Monday.
At Henderson, N. C.—
Wake Forest College 13; Trinity Col
lege 7.
At Charlottesville. Va.—
University of Virginia G; Montreal In
ternational 12.
At Washington—
Washington American League 12; Phil
sdelphUv National League 1.
Louisville, Ky.—Chicago National
League 13; Louisville American As
sociation 5.
Chattanooga. —Cincinnati National
League 4; Chattanooga. Southern
i in min o.
At Memphis. —Detroit Americans 4,
Memphis, Southern 10.’
At Savannah, Ga. —Brooklyn Na-'
ttonals 1; Newark. Internationals 0.
At Macon—- Boston Nationals 3; To
ronto, Internationals 2.
Balt Lake City.—Governor Spry to
day signed a woman's minimum wage
bill placing Utah on regord ns one of
the first states to legislate for reform
In the condition under which women
labor In the various industries.
The bill provides a minimum wage
of 75 cents a day for the frst year’s
employment and $1.25 a day there
after.
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DR. ISABELLA FRANCHI HAMMOND
New York—The lawful ecclesiastic ceremony on December 27, 1897,
uniting in bonds of matrimony Isabella Franchi and Dr. Frank E. Ham
mond, is still In force. This statement was inserted in a Freeport, L.
1., newspaper by Dr. Isabella Franchi Hammond for the purpose, it is
beleved to warn him against making another matrimonial venture,
which he is said to have been contemplating. Dr. Frank Hammond
has made one unsuccessful attempt to have his marriage to Dr. Isabella
Hammond annulled.
THE DEATH LIST
Investigations yet tend to confirm
the estimates Of fewer than 600 deaths
in tht floods that swept over a score
of cities In Ohio and Indiana last week.
As the waters receded from Dayton,
Columbus and other places, leaving a
thick coating of mul alarm was caused
by a rapid rise of the Ohio and the
Mississippi rivers inundating parts of
cities along their hanks. TherS is not
much danger of loss of life in these
places, however, as the inhabitants
have hills to flee to and are used to
floods.
Revised reports indicate that the
number drowned in Dayton may not
exceed 150, although there are those
who say the number will be much
greater. The death list at Plqua, l
Ohio, fell off from the estimate of 50
to 13 known dead.
The latest estimates show the follow
ing deaths:
OHIO
Dayton, 150.
EQUINES SHARE WITH HUMAN BEINGS
ADVENTURES OF THE DAYTON FLOOD
Horses Taken in With the Families and Saved From Waterv
Death —Manv Carcasses, Though, Protrude From Heaps
of Wreckage
Dayton. —Human beings by no
means monopolized the adventures
incident to the flood. “Pete,” a brick
colored horse owned by Eben O. Sny
der, was swimming bravely when he
came to a second story porch open
ing off a second floor on which there
were several refugees. They caught
the horse's halter and assisted him
to flounder on to the porch. It was
cold outside and “Pete” promptly
bolted inside. Here he remained with
his rescuers until the house caught
fire. By this time the water had sub
sided considerably and the human
occupants fled, leaving “Pete” to
perish, as there was no way to rescue
him.
Yesterday Snyder, who suppposed
that his Bleed had drowned in his
stable, was standing with the crowd
at Third street when he observed a
stray horse dodging automobiles,
wagons, push carts and wheelbarrows
in which refugees and supplies were
being handled, aud aviodiug every
effort to capture him.
"Pete, Pete.”
"I believe that's Pete, he said, and
shouted "Pete! Pete! - ’ “Pete” re
cognized the voice, trotted over to his
master and in very human fashion
hung his head over Snyder's shoul
ders, whinneying his delight.
Another horse stood for hours
clear of the flood on top of a broad
brick wall. Presently a bundle of
hay came floating with the current
and became wedged against the grat
Columbus 56.
Hamilton (x) 60.
Miamisburg (x) 50.
Tiffin 18.
Chillicothe 18.
Middletown 14,
Fremont 14.
Plqua 13.
Harrison 12.
Troy 9.
Valley Junction 6.
Zanesville 10. f
Massillon 5.
New Bethlehem 2.
Cleves 2.
Ohio total—429.
INDIANA
Peru 20.
Brookville 16.
Fort Wayne 6.
Terre Haute 4.
Total Indiana—46.
Grand total—4B9.
(x)—Roughly estimated.
ing. The horse strained his neck for
it, toppled over and went down with
the stream. He snatched at the food
as he went past it, hut missed.
Another horse was deposited tight
ly between two lines of freight cars
in the union depot yards. There he
remained today unable to move but
fed and watered by a sympathetic
yard man who let hay and water
down to him by ropes.
On the Third Floor.
Still another equine which escaped
the flood may find greater difficulty
in escaping from his refuge. This
animal having entered a building on
Main street, half a square from the
Philips Hotel, to escape the onrush
ing waters, never halted till he reach
ed the third floor. There he was
found today when the water was sub
sided, and there he remained, as no
one cared to take the risk of trying
to drive him down the impaired
stairs. Furthermore Dayton has oth
er and more pressing duties.
Two blooded horses were delib
erately granted asylum in the Fca th
National Bank building and tneir
| owners brought food to them by
j boat.
The city is full of such stories and
j such sights, but great trucks rumb
| ling through the street with the car
: casses of horses yesterday and today
indicate how many perished. More
; of these carcasses lie at the roadside
and protrude from hearts of wreckage
[ everywhere
DAYTON RESCUES END;
REHABILITATION BEGINS
Secretary of War Wires President Deafi
List Will Not Exceed 500—Number Dead
in Morgues Estimated At 250
Medical Supplies Are Reported
As Very Short —Trainload
Expected Soon From Wash
inqton
Undertakers’ Feverish Activity
Brings Forth the Appellation
of “Ghouls” From Mayor
Dupuy.
Dayton, Ohio. —The work of reha
bilitation began here Saturday as the
work of rescue approached its end.
The all-important weather showed
improvement as viewed by refugees,
for it was warmer and pleasant to
frost and w : a,ter-chilled bones, but the
sanitary experts accepted the risie in
temperature with mixed feelings for
the cold had retarded the decompo
sition of animal matter and refuse.
Secretary of War Garrison con
ferred with various officials and heads
of committees, wired President Wil
son that the death list would not
reach 500, and otherwise epitomized
the situation and departed for Cin
cinnati after a flitting view of the
city from an automobile. It is prob
able that he will go to Columbus Sun
day. W. E. Blackwell, in charge of
morgues, estimated the dead at 250.
of the citizens’ relief com
mittee are apprehensive of a water
famine.
Bottled Water.
It Is believed there is little chance
that he present supply can be made
tol ast until the water mais are in
use again. R. H. Grant head of the
relief supplies commute, Saturday
night issued an appeal to all cities
In the country asking that as much
bottled water as possible be shipped
to Dayton immediately. It is espe
cially desired that this water be
strictly pure as it is practically im
possible to boil the water for drink
ing purposes.
Medical supplies were reported woe
fully short by \Majot T. V. Dupuy,
who is in charge of sanitary and
medical work. Drug stocks were
largely destroyed and the medical
chests of the militia, as well as sup
plies sent by other cities, have in
many instances been delayed by wash
outs and other mishaps of the flood.
However, a trainload of supplies is
expected soon from Washington.
The activity of certain local under
takers! called forth the. wrath of Major
Dupuy, who issued a statement in
which he called them “ghouls” for
their feverish activity in seeking out
bodies, and, It is alleged, sometimes
burying them without making report
to the authorities. He declared they
were "trying to work a hold-up game
' n helpless friends and relatives of
those who have lost their lives.”
No Visitors Wanted.
Chairmen of the various commit
tees were unanimous In asking that
word be spread broadcast that mere
sightseeing visitors are not wanted
here.
The railroads have been Informed
of this attitude and conductors are
refusing to accept passengers who
cannot show that their presence here
Is necessary. There were thousands
of visitors in the city Saturday. Most
of them were from surrounding towns.
The signs, “relief car," which many
of them bore were manifest forgeries.
The majority of the bodies of flood
victims will be found buried under
the debris in the Miami canal under
great piles of wreckage and far down
the Miami river, at Miamlsiburg, Mid
dletown and Hamilton, in the opinion
of men who hdve examined the
ground. Few people were caught in
their homes as most all of them had
received sufficient warning of the ap
proaching disaster to enable them to
get out before the flood assumed
dangerous proportions. Those who
were drowned, for the mots part were
caught In the streets either while on
their way to their places of business
and employment or while trying to
get to pieces of safety when forced
to flee from their houses.
Floating Down.
Lieutenant Leatherman, surgeon of
the Third Regiment, O. N. G., who
went through the flood In West Day
ton, said he saw scores of dead bodies
floating down the Miami river and
many people were swimming but
there was nbt one chance In ten thou
sand that these were saved, he sa*d.
The water was Icy cold and the cur
rent terrific.
"The flood,” he related, “came when
thousands of persons were in the
streets scoffing at the idea that a
flood could come. Hadn't the levees
always protected them? Had Dayton
ever had a serious flood? Why be
alarmed? And so they were carried
to their death. How many, of course,
no one knows exactly.”
In one district it was stated at the
sanitary department headquarters
dozens of bodies could be eeen under
piles of wreckage, here a hand and
there a foot sticking out from under
the debris. Efforts were directed for
several hours in an attempt to get at
those bodies, but none had been taken
out when night fell.
Heaps of Wreckage.
The work of extending succor to
the marooned inhabitants of the dis
tricts which still are flooded contin
ued during Saturday. In many sec
tions were to be seen rowboatss skiffs
and canoes making their way with ex
treme difficulty among the heaps of
wreckage and overturned h »qses,
UN DAY, MARCH 30.
among tangled meshes of telegraph
and telephone poles and electric light
wires, seeking out possible victims.
Among the organizations engaged
in rescue work is the company of
naval reserves from the United States
ship Essex at Toledo under command
of Captain A. F. Nicklett. The com
pany reached Dayton on a special re
lief train from Toledo Thursday and
immediately launched a number of
boats in the raging torrents which
were sweeping the city from end to
end. Up to six o’clock Saturday night
the sailors had been constantly on
duty and had to their credit 979 lives
saved and they were not thinking of
sleep when darkness fell.
Rescued 375.
One crew in command of Ensign E.
E. Diebald, with two boats, rescued
375 persons from the business sec
tion and that district Immediately
east of Main street and west of Eagle
street. Many of the people were
taken from their homes only after the
sailors had mounted to tho tops of
partially overturned houses and
chopped their way through the attics
where the inmates were huddled to
gether waiting for death to enter.
Another crew under Junior Lieuten
ant Ross Willoh succeeded in saving
360, while three boats in command
of Senior Lieutenant Theodore
Schmidt rescued 244 persons. The
majority of these latter were taken
from box cars, warehouses, freight
sheds and grain elevators in the rail
road yards.
Greatest Violence.
It was here that the water attain
ed its greatest violence, rushing in
whirlpools between the irregulrn
buildings on either side of the tracks.
Navigation was extremely perilous
on account of many submerged box
cars, flat cars and overturned sheds.
Several times the sailors were
capsized but managed to keep with
their boats and right them again. Not
a single life was lost, either among
tile reserves or among the hundreds
whom they attempted to rescue.
While sailors worked incessantly
to save lives, Lieut. Walter Gayheart,
also of the ship’s company, succeed
ed in establishing a supply station in
East Fifth street where many refu-'
gees congregated and issued rations
to the sufferers. He slept tonight af
ter 71 hours of continuous labor.
Relief Work.
Only those doing relief work or
having official business were allowed
out of doors after sixx o’clock to
night. With the additional military
forces which arrived, the city was
thoroughly policed. The city was in
darkness again tonight. Even with
the careful policing during the last
few nights some robbing has been
done. It has been impossible to do
much relief work at night and the
curfew order was due in part to the
advisability of keeping the men
where they can protect their own
households if necessary.
Fronts of stores have been broken
down and merchandise is exposed.
Some of this has been stolen. One
thief gathered a quantity of jewelry
and was making away with it in a
traveling bag when arrested. Major
Dupuy is angered at certain under
takers and expressed it in the follow
ing statement:
Report Recovery.
“These body snatching ghouls who
operate as undertakers will be treat
ed as they deserve if it takes the en
tire military power at the command
of the medical department of the O.
N. There are a number of re
liable undertakers in Dayton who
have complied strictly with the order
to report the recovery of all bodies,
but there have been reports received
here of numerous instances of under
takers grabbing bodies and rushing
them to their own establishments.
Then they either prey upon the grief
stricken relatives or the public who
will have to pay for the burial of the
unidentified dead.
“All medical and military officers
have received orders to promptly ar
rest any undertaker or any other per
son who recovers a body and does not
immediately report it to this depart
ment. It was said at military head
quarters that a total of only 46 bod
ies was reported up to this evening,
although it was known that no less
than 121 bodies had been taken to
different morgues and to private
homes.
Rescuing Squads.
This was ascertained by a compu
tation of the returns made by differ
ent rescuing squads engaged in the
flooded districts."
Major Dupuy stated that he fears
an epidemic of some kind unless the
most rigid sanitary r ules are en
forced. There are thousands and
thousands of dead horses and other
animals strewn about the city, said
the surgeon, “and while we are
pressing into service large numbers
of men it will require many days ta
dispose of the carcasses, as many ot
these are buried beneath great heaps
l of heavy wreckage, which it will
be necessary to remove before th#
bodies can be takeen to the incinen
ating plants.
“To add to the menace of the sit
' uation. we found that with one ot
two exceptions every stock of drug<
in Dayton wag destroyed by th<
flood. Many of cur officers are with
[out medical or surgical supplies.