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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1913
Page
12
Governor Cox received a message reporting 23 bodies swept through Troy in the Great Miami River. The flood areas include Sydney and Piqua with possible loss of life in Dayton. officials fear enormous figures without a miracle.
Cincinnati dispatch reports Middletown Ohio cut off by flood with all telephone and telegraph lines out. By 11 pm no new details. earlier reports said the situation was critical and fifteen persons were missing.
Indianapolis residents face water scarcity as flood impacts. The waterworks urged customers to draw extra supply while the pumping station is expected to be out of service by tomorrow.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for indigestion and related stomach troubles. It claims the tablets digest food thoroughly, relieve eructations and heartburn, and improve mood, energy, and memory, urging readers to buy a 50 cent box at drug stores.
An advertisement offers a blood and nerve remedy described as a medicine tonic and health restorer. It states Dr. Greene can be consulted by mail free of charge at 597 Albany Street Boston.
Indiana endures its worst flood in history with an estimated 100000 homeless, millions in property loss, and railroads and utilities crippled. Towns report vessels rescuing residents from rising waters as lowlands become lakes and fires lack protection across the state.
In Cincinnati Ohio on March 25 two female operators provided the world with flood news. A Dayton telephone operator relayed the latest from the stricken city and alerted Governor Cox to mobilize rescue. Phoneton telegraph relay operator Mrs Rena White Eaken maintained messages through day and night.
Western Ohio and eastern Indiana are dominated by a network of small rivers that flood when rains swell. Levees hold in dry times but burst floods sweep across alluvial plains. The Miami River Mad River Stillwater River and Wolf Creek converge at Dayton center creating severe danger.
The Dayton flood is attributed to the breaking of a large storage reservoir 50 miles north of Dayton. Water poured into the swollen Miami River, which joins the Mad River and Stillwater River and Wolf Creek, breaching levees at danger points and sweeping through city streets.
George F. Burba secretary to Governor James M. Cox and an Associated Press correspondent were riding to Dayton when their car went off a collapsed bridge over the Scioto River near Chillicothe. The vehicle plunged into the water and sank the bridge behind them, narrowly avoiding serious injury or death.
Governor James M. Cox warned that if fears are confirmed the state may need outside tents and supplies to cope with the worst calamity ever to befall Ohio. The note was sent via telegram to the New York World from Columbus on March 25.
In Columbus Ohio a flood on the Scioto River collapses a house from its foundation. A man a woman and a child are rescued from the roof while two other children drown. Thousands are homeless many on second floors as lights fail and water supplies are cut. Officials estimate millions in damages as hundreds remain stranded.
Governor Cox reports Dayton facing severe flooding with more than half the city under five to nine feet of water. Horses drown in the business district as the downtown area floods. Piqua Hamilton Sidney and Middletown also need aid while military forces are deployed across Ohio. Women and children in second story rescues are awaiting help.
Only eight fishing boats braved yesterday’s heavy winds with reduced fares due to danger. The Squanto led landing 43 000 pounds haddock, Crest brought 6000 pounds fish, while prices held, haddock 3 34 cents, cod 7 12 cents, pollock 8 cents, hake and sole also listed. Fleet entries show varied cargo and fares across the day at the wharf.
A square rigger named Mary Barry sailing from Pensacola to Ponce was abandoned at sea in a waterlogged condition after near swamping off Hatteras. Captain Stuart and crew were rescued by a passing vessel and landed at Havana. Built in 1882 in Deering Missouri, the 608 ton barkentine formerly Jessie McGregor has long traded the southern routes.
Sun rises 5 37 sets 6 08 high water 1 58 am 2 25 pm rise of tide 10 ft 9 in am oft 1n. ARRIVED Steamers Chase Norfolk with coal Bay State Strout Portland Me City of Gloucester Godfrey Gloucester tugs Savage Michalski Baltimore towing barges Nos 7 9 17 last two for eastern ports Honey Brook Bennett Port Johnson Plymouth Hansen Salem towing barges L & W Co Nos 8 10 12 schooner Reporter Larkin Newburyport with 160 tons sand SAILED Steamer Edison Light Sewalls Point tug Tamaqua Philadelphia towing parges Ephrata Neshaminy Maple Hill at midnight schooner Ethel F Merriam for Mt Desert Me steam lighter F Eureka Newburyport
The Caye Romano from Shields to Galveston lost its propeller and was picked up by the Weyland line steamer Bohemian bound for Boston. It is being towed to Halifax. The Bohemian notified the wireless station at Sable Island today that with favorable weather she should reach here Thursday.
Men on horseback warned residents near Akron to flee to the hills as the great state reservoir south of Akron reportedly broke under flood pressure. Water from the reservoir pours into Long Lake and a burst of the banks could flood Akron's business district.
Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills claim to ease constipation through gentle liver stimulation without scourging or gripe. They are advertised as a tonic for stomach, liver, and nerves, boosting digestion and blood quality, with a price of 25 cents and availability from all druggists.
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