Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 118, 28 March 1913 — Page 9

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The second relief train -which left this city this morning: carrying two car loads of provisions, reached Dayton at 2:15 o'clock tthis afternoon. All along the iroute, additional cars, loaded with foodstuffs were added to (the train. All day long automobiles load d with clothing and provisions j 3eft this city for Dayton and placed the goods in the hands of i the Dayton relief committees. The . relief train over the Pennsylvania road which Jeft 'here yesterday morning at 9:30 jo'clock arrived at the slaughter Ihouse in Dayton about 4 :00 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The I train left here with but one car ! load of provisions, but at each ! town and cross roads more cars or packages were placed on the train. ( Paul Comstock was in charge of the car and others who accompanied it from Richmond were Herbert S. Weed, Everett Knollenberg, Trainmaster Porter, Cecil Clark and Rev. H. L. Hay wood. - The car was loaded With

300 packages in which were m tf vaudeville performers at the Murray theater, two crackers, canned milk, DISCUlts, matinees and two evening shows. All fruits and clothing. It required j the proceeds from these performances u,, f,f, 4-ua i will be turned over to the local Dayone hour to transfer the provis- ton relIef fund and the 8hows be ions at the broken New Pans ' given under the auspices of the two trestle. At New Paris, Eldorado, j local newspapers and the Commercial Dodson Junction, West Manches-j608, Jj SStrSSSS ter and Brookville, one car was I to assist" in the flood relief work and added SO "that' When the -relief volunteered io work. aU Sunday after- , , , ., , , noon and evening if called upon. It tram reached Dayton it had six Is needle88 to say tnat these kind cars. Packages were thrown on hearted stage folk expect no recomthe train at West Senora, Trout- J51"? for the,ir services- By attend-i-i mi. tne8e performances the Richmond wood and other places. J The PUbiic will be not only well enter-

Richmond train returned here at q.kk ,n.v.lv locf io.V,f i FINDS HIS FATHER. The Rev Haywood found his father, who is a member of the Dayton police force, shortly after arriving there. Patrolman Haywood was busy assisting refugees from houses when his son found him. Stephen Kuth, a well known farmer living on the state line, left for Dayton early this morning with a wagon load of pota- , toes, apples and canned goods, which he will place in the hands

of the Dayton relief committees out of Richmond by the Pennsylvania to be distributed among the suf- railroad, that he and his companions . ttij.1i , , were starving to death at a point befering. He also took a large tent tween Hamilton and Cincinnati and ho with him to be Used by persons told her to make every effort to send who are without homes. !a reseue to them. She does . not know who the other members of A request was-received herejthe crew are. Railroad officials here this morning Over the private 'told Mrs. Wellbaum that it would be wire of the Ohio Electric road, impossible for them to get a rescue - i ' i ! train below Hamilton. A press disWhlCh IS being Used exclusively j patch from Hamilton this afternoon by the Palladium, for two auto-,' said that a supply, train had reached mobile. tires. The request was'81 Hamilton and it is probable that . jthe members of the wreck crew were sent from the Third Precinct po-jpicked up and given warm clothing lice station at Dayton. The at- j and provisions.

County Outside Richmond to Assist

The whole country has been slocked with the news of the appalling loss of life and property throujhout Indiana and Western Ohio. The appeals for food for the stiicken districts are being taken care of by the Relief committee of the Ccmmercial Club in conjunction with the citizens of Richmond. The worst situation up to th present time seems to be at Dayton, Ohio. The entire business section as well as much of the residence district is destroyed and their only relief is from the outside. Supplies are being rushed to Eayton from Richmond and our Relief Committee makes an urgent arpeal to all citizens cutside of Richmond for immediate help in furnishing food, supplies that can be sefely shipped and are not perishable such as bread, potatoes, cooked hams, hard boiled eggs, canned goods, etc., packed properly so they can be readily and easily handled. Shipments are made several tfmes a day and all donations may be left at the Jones Hardware Company, where they will be received at any time including Sunday, March 30, or they can be delivered at the following places in the county: Boston Frank Jenkinson's Grocery. - Williamsburg Bell's Store. : Greensfork Will Roller's Hardware store. Economy Haxton's Grocery. CentervUleDunbar & Son's Store. ; Fountain City Keever's Furniture Store. BethelWiley's Grocery. "Whitewater Pjrle'r Grocery. Our Committee urges immediate action and would suggest that neighborhoods and committees work together and act quickly. Richmond .Relief Committee. E. M. Haas, Chairman, Geo. E. Seidel W.W.Zimmerman Howard A. Dill Richard Sedgwick Sharon E. Jones Lee B. Nusbaum S. E. Swayne T.H.Hill Chas. W.Jordan Wm. H. Romey B. A. Kennepohl.

tache at the station said that the tires were wanted for the police automobile there as the tires had been worn out by constant use. Hagerstown Helps A car carrying fourteen men jand provisions left Hagerstown jthis morning for Dayton over the Pennsylvania, via this city. The men are employes of the Light Inspection Car Company 'L., s.w tion Army has prepared to receive refugees from Dayton. Captain Deuter stated today (Continued on Last Page) BENEFIT THE VICTIMS E ( Sunday four benefit performances tained but will be contributing to a worthy cause. (i I) PHONES LOCAL MAN L. E. Wellbuam and Companions on P. R. R. Wreck Train Are Desperate. This morning at 2 o'clock Mrs. L. E. Wellbaum of this city, received a teleDnone message irom ner nus band a m?mber of a wreck crew sent

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HAMILTON SENDS IN APPEAL

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TO ESTIMATE THE LOSS OF LIFE IN HAMILTON. IT MAT TOTAL THOUSANDS. DEAD BODIES ARE NOW BEING BROUGHT INTO THIS

STATION. ALL THE BRIDGES LEADING INTO THE CITY ARE DOWN

BUT THE FIRE. WHICH BURNED HALF OF THE CHAMPION PAPER

MILL HAS BEEN SUBDUED. THIS MORNING AN ATTEMPT IS BEING MADE BY VOLUNTEERS TO CROSS THE WIDE CHANNEL BETWEEN WEST AND EAST HAMILTON. IT IS BELIEVED THE LOSS OF LIFE HAS BEEN VERY HEAVY IN THE EAST SECTION OF THE CITY. EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A TELEPHONE LINE BETWEEN THE SEPARATED SECTIONS OF THE CITY BY SHOOTING OVER A WIRE FROM A CANNON HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL AS YET. IF RICHMOND CAN GET SUPPLIES TGT US IT WILL BE OF THE GREATEST ASSISTANCE FOR THE SITUATION IS DESPERATE.

WATER GOING DOWN OXFORD, O., March 28. (11 a. m.) The relief station in West Hamilton notified the Oxford telephone exchange that a boat had gotten across to the east side of Hamilton. The water is going down and conditions have improved considerably. Liberty and Oxford are keeping West Hamilton well supplied a and bulletin board at East Hamilton says supplies are being received from Cincinnati. It is impossible to estimate the 11 3 1 of fatalities.

RECEIVED TELEGRAM Superintendent J. C. McCullough, of the Richmond division of the Pennsylvania railroad received the following telegram this afternoon from Hamilton: "Conservative estimate of the dead here is 600. This city is under martial law. Relief trains are arriving from Cincinnati in response to calls for help. "The entire east side is in a desolate condition. The railroad's cars are covered with buildings, sheds and debris of every kind.

CONDITION IN INDIANA AND OHIO CITIES

DAYTON, O., March 28. (10:45 o'clock) Although all of the water is practically out of the streets of the city, there is mud from one to three feet deep in the streets. Relief To Dayton OTTOWA, O., March 28.Three car loads of provisions have been sent to Dayton from this place. There has been no loss of life here, although the loss by the storm will run up into the thousands of dollars. There is no gas here. Chief Is Drowned FINLEY, O., March. 28. There is one dead, and one hundred families homeless here as a result of the storm and flood. The dead is Night Chief of Police McGown, who was drowned while attempting to rescue persons from the flood. There is no gas here. " Repair Reservoir LIMA, O., March 28. The grand reservoir which at 11:00 o'clock yesterday morning looked as if it were ready to break from its guards has been repaired and is in good condition now. Reports in here on the Lewistown reservoir state that there are 200 militiamen there guarding the levees and that while the dams are all right this morning the lives of the militiamen are in danger. In this city there are 200 homeless and one dead. The aead is a Mr. Burck, a teamster, who was drowned while attempting to cross a bridge. Three car loads of provisions have been sent to Dayton from this city. There is no gas here. At Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS, March 28 With the reports by eyewitnesses of fourteen drownings it is believed that the total death list in this city will be from 25 to 50. Waters are receding rapidly today. Property loss in Marion county alone will total $10,000,000. High waters all over the state are receding rapidly today and the crest of the flood is now well down the southern end of the Wabash river, but people in that section of the state have had. ample warning and few deaths are anticipated. A report today stated that West Terre Haute was still flooded and the loss of life there may be heavy. Peru List Shrinks PERU, Ind., March 28. This afternoon the most extravagant estimate of the los3 of life in this city was fifty and this figure may be considerably reduced when the rescue parties - complete their investigation. Ohio Situation COLUMBUS, O., March 28. The death toll in Columbus from floods will run into the hundreds it is estimated today, but reports from other places, outside Day ton, considerably reduce the estimate of deaths in Ohio. Governor Cox issued a statenfent-to

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day estimating the property loss in Ohio from fire and flood would equal the loss sustained by San Francisco during the earthquake taking into consideration the damage done to railroads. Piqua reports a death list of fifty. At Chillicothe 25 were drowned and many are missing. The death toll at Zanesville is estimated at 150. The number of drowned in Hamilton will not exceed 200. Loss In Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, March 28 It is estimated that the state of Indiana suffers a property loss of $30,000,000 from the floods. Traction Officials DAYTON, O., March 28. B. N. Brown, superintendent, and A. Benham, assistant general manager of the Ohio Electric Traction company have been found and escaped the flood uninjured. They were located this afternoon in North Dayton. h RMl (Bulletin) EVANSVIL.LE, Ind., March 28. All stocks and movable property affected by a 48 foot stage of the river should be removed before tonight. This warning was issued by the local weather forecaster at noon today. He said that the river here would go to 48 foot tonight and that all the bottom land across the river and about this city would be under water. Advices from Cincinnati said that the river would go to 65 feet tonight and possibly a stage of 70 feet. The river here was 42 feet at 10 o'clock tonight, a rise of over five feet during the past 24 hours. (Bulletin) COLUMBUS. O., March 28. The coroner at 2 o'clock this afternoon, placed the number of dead in Columbus at 200. Fifty out of 101 bodies that have been located were in the morgue and boats were out recovering the others. Rescuers reported finding whole families dead in some houses. Jess Pugh, who is well known here and who left Rushville Tuesday, presumably for Dayton has not been located. IDENTIFIED DEAD FOUND IN DAYTON GEO. MORGENTHALER J. N. HABERSTOCK L. C. HAUTT, WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN MRS. COLLINS AND CHILD WILLIAM EICKMAN MRS. SCHMIDT AND HER DAUGHTER, MRS. BOND ANTON SCHAILTE MRS. HARRY SCHUNTZ MRS. ANTON OF BURNS ST. GEO. RICHARDSON MIGHBY CUPP JESSE WALLACE ETHEL ERDMAN -BESSIE MOSLEY JOHN McCONNELL MRS. ABEL MRS. LILLIAN TINGLEY MRS. SCHUNK JOHN F. CARBER ARTHUR FLOTT MR. GEOHPSCHALL OLLIE SCHETTE PATROLMAN ELLIOTT CARL DEUR MRS. PREE MRS. BOHN MRS. LUCIE APEL

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Refugee Here; Tells a Story Of His Escape Ora Harding Brought Here By Local Automobilists Managed to Get On Top of Railroad Train Shed. SAYS MANY SUFFER; ANIMALS DROWNED Drift Food Is Picked Up By Men and Given to Women and Children, He Said All Required to Register. Fatigue, suffering from the exposure and from loss of sleep and food, Ora Harding, formerly living at 120 West Fifth street, Dayton, arrived In this city about 10:30 o'clock last evening In an automobile with Billy Van Ettan, final inspector of the Westcott Motor car company here. Harding had started to walk into the country, after having escaped fro mthe Pennsylvania train shed, when picked up by ' the Richmond party and brought to this city. "I started to work about 6 o'clock Tuesday morning," said Harding, who had been employed at the i National Cash Register works. T could not cross some of the bridges on account of the high water and turned back to my rooming house fo rthe purpose of changing clothes as I had given up the idea of working that day. When I got In my rooms I heard the fire bells ring and went out to the street. Many people were running towards the river and I followed. "The fifth street bridge went down, the railroad bridge went down. "I started back to my rooms and found that the streets were filling with water and I ran to the railroad bridge west of the Union station at the river. People started to run towards where we were and we pulled a number up to the bridge with ropes. "We got steam up on an engine standing to the east of the station and filled the train with people and run the train to the station and transferred them to the top of the train sheds to the second story. When we got the train to a standstill the water waa half way up to the windows, with the women inside the coaches, as they could not climb on top the coaches. The men helped the women up on top of the coaches, then on to the sheds and into the second story of the union station. Attempted Suicide. "There was no loss of life of persons in this party although one Italian attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the water. Others Jumped in after him and saved his life. "We saw the drug store and two business rooms on each side of the store at the northwest corner of Wilkinson and Fifth streets burn. The blase in the drug store waa caused by an explosion and the adjacent buildings caught fire. Animals Drawn. "Out of eight horses driven into the station at the union depot Tuesday noon four or five horses were saved. They had scarcely enough room to keep their heads out of water. The station floor of course waa much higher than the street, so yon can imagine the depth of the water in the streets. "Yesterday afternoon another train near the bridge, which was above the high water was run down to the station and women and those men who were not drunk were allowed to get in the caches. This train was taken to the end of the bridge, where It was on high ground. Ate Drift Food. "We got off and hunted around for drift food, such as oranges and apples. We had the steam in the engine going and the women crowded around and managed to keep fairly warm. . "I heard the Celina reservoir had broken and we made a rush for the highest place. We managed to get to the Third street bridge and "then on the levee on the other side of the next bridge. "We were- received " there by members of the relief station In Dayton view. - . "We ail had to register and we were fed. Then I started west and crossed the river on another railroad bridge and come west on the National road. I waa picked up six miles west by the Richmond Automobile' party.1 '

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DAYTON, O., March 28 12 o'clock Looting and pilfering is), reported in all sections of the city and 100 special patrolmen in!

addition to five companies of the

active duty. An appeal has been sent out to every city within a; radius of fifty miles for ammunition for the police department.

Robbers are being seen on every side and the police up to' this morning were practically helpless as but a few weeks ago a' number of patrolmen were discharged and the force completely disorganized. ' Lieut. Purcell of the Third Precinct police station stated that' reports had been filed with him that three men were killed last night as the result of a patrolman finding them robbing a store.' The lieutenant was unable to secure full particulars upon this. A mass of charred ruins stands on Jefferson and St. Claire streets back to the first alley to the north. One floor of the Beckel hotel fell, but it is reported that no one was injured seriously. The Beckel has not burned. According to reports forty-nine are dead in Miami City, a su

burb of Dayton. The fires in that place are dying down. Food and clothing are needed. Farmers are sending in as much foodstuff and provisions as they possibly can. Dead bodies are being removed from the muddy streets and houses. v

IDENTIFY FEW BODIES AT PERU ? : INDIANAPOLIS, March 28. A telephone message from Lieutenant Governor O'Neill, who is in Peru directing rescue work, stated there had been a dozen or thirteen deaths, but admitted that the death list when definitely established would greatly exceed that number. . . . . "Peru is amply supplied with food and clothing for the pres-. ent," the Lieutenant Governor said. The following are the known dead in Peru: Miss Lovett, Brakeman Friend of Lake Erie and Western, Fireman Kellogg of L. E. & W., Mrs. Rosa Stepler, her son and daughter, Mrs. James Hossnan, Levi Shrock and wife, Teddy Knight of Rochester, Ind., a boatman engaged in rescue work. The Wabash is falling and conditions improving. Reports that twenty deaths had occurred among the refugees sheltered in the court house was emphatically denied.

SAW CARCAS OF AN ELEPHANT MUNCIE, Ind., March 28. Eighteen human bodies and the carcaa of an elephant lodged against the traction bridge near Logansport were seen by Nelson N. Beard of this city while making' a motor-boat trip from Peru to Logansport.

STAFF CORRESPONDENT DAYTON, O., March 28. (Via phone out of Third Precinct Police Station) The Third street bridge is again in service. Water over the bridge is now only knee deep and wagon loads of dead bodies and machines filled with sick and injured are being hauled across to the west side of the river. Water appears to be going down fast. Dr. S C. Markley of Richmond last night informed a Palladium representative that there was no epidemic of disease in Dayton and no pressing need of medical supplies at the present time. Most sickness is due to exposure and lack of nourishment. There are five hundred people in the St. Elizabeth hospital, all well cared for except for lack of food.

DAYTON, O., March 282 o'clock North Dayton has been practically wiped away. This afternoon the work of burying the dead started in that section. The bodies are being buried without identification. It is believed that from three thousand to four thousand persons were drowned.

Richmond Headquarters in Dayton The Palladium has been so besieged with requests from local people who are seeking information regarding friends and relatives in Dayton that a special representative has been sent to Dayton to try to locate as many Richmond and Wayne County people as possible and report back by special telephone service which has been established by the. Palladium between Richmond and Dayton. Arrangements have also been made for headquarters to be opened at the Third Precinct Police station in Dayton and every effort will be made to get word to all people in Dayton desiring to send word back to friends in Richmond or Wayne county. The Palladium cannot promise immediate reports on the survivors but as fast as located information will be given to friends and relatives in this city.

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