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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1913
Page
8
In Cincinnati officials warn of worsening river levels and potential disease risks as the community confronts growing health and flood threats. Local agencies urge preparedness and monitoring of conditions.
Floods from the Ohio River and tributaries threaten Cincinnati and Covington with extensive lowland inundation. City officials warn river stages near 68 to 70 feet as many homes are submerged and utilities and rail links strained. Nearby Indianapolis and Peru report rising casualties and quarantine measures as crews race to evacuate and shelter victims.
An urgent appeal from Shawneetown requests rapid assistance for Gallatin County residents near the Wabash and Ohio rivers. Governor Dunn orders Adjt. Gen. Dickson to rush 200 tents clothing and 4 tons of food to the area as many families are displaced and facing water shortages and hardship. The plea asks for 2000 tents and rental support to reach those in need and keep them fed until relief arrives.
Springfield Illinois March 28 hundreds of farmers heard Petershire were te sted today when the levee along the Sangamon river broke. Many residents ee the city are camping on the court. Noose lawn. No one was killed.
Secretary of War Garrison, amid rail delays and worn trackbeds, vows to push on toward Dayton. He rejects braking at Kenova despite officials urging to abandon the mission and confirms readiness to travel as long as a usable rail segment exists. Major Rivele has reportedly reached Dayton, fueling the determined advance.
Indianapolis March 2 Twenty bodies have been recovered or located in Peru up to today. Houses on Canal and Second streets are flooded and not explored. Lt Governor ONeill says more bodies may be found as water recedes. He notes cold weather aids disease control.
Early estimates place total drownings across Indiana and Ohio in the hundreds with Miami and Columbus reporting large counts. Dayton, Vincennes, Terre Haute, and Cincinnati face rising flood dangers as authorities struggle to confirm fatalities and move residents to safety.
Piqua Ohio report lists Albert Becker Nce Dillon Gilliard Karns Sarah Wolford Ida Thompson George Schlösser George Subtlet Louise Pohendoroe among identified dead. West East Piqua district heavily damaged with 250 houses ruined and 250 homeless. Troy and Sidney report fatalities and evacuations continue.
In Columbus Ohio on March 28 the Scioto flood filled morgues with recovered bodies and many survivors seeking missing relatives. About 23 bodies lay in a temporary east bank morgue and two were placed in a fire engine near the hilltop, with reports of others seen downstream. Authorities directed efforts to identify victims while maternity care opened for new mothers and babies.
Zanesville Ohio faces severe flood damage with roughly half the city submerged and several wards under 10 to 39 feet of water. Four deaths reported as crews aid residents, bridges washed out, and alarms prompt mobilization from Governor and guardsmen. Five men saved IB lives after crossing the Muskingum River, while property losses reach 5,000,000 to 5,080,000 dollars.
South Dayton Ohio March 2 Eight hundred dead in the average estimate of Dayton undertakers called for a conference tonight. They reported $2 bodies recovered and now on display. Individual estimates ranged from 500 to 1000 but the consensus was that figures would be made. An exploration of the city showed many bodies not yet brought to a general morgue in a garage. Only about half the number found had been brought there tonight. Undertakers noted competition for possession of unidentified bodies. They traveled to Riverdale and North Daylions to gauge the extent of the loss and feared large casualties. An official investigation followed an identical report from naval reserves.
Dayton faces widespread loss after the flood, with real estate and public works losses estimated near $93,000,000. Officials describe martial law, relief dispatches, and plans to feed 39,000 daily while rebuilding water works. Dozens of lives lost and hundreds displaced amid riverside devastation.
Dramatic dispatch details a flood in West Dayton Ohio with crews from Louisville and Cleveland aiding rescue. Dozens dead or missing as waters recede leaving corpses and ruined homes. Food water and relief measures organized for flood prisoners. Levees prepared to be cut to speed drainage.
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