Fate of Dayton's 65,000 Marooned Still in Doubt
Dayton Ohio urgently faces a flood crisis as some 60 000 residents remain cut off in the city. Fire and water damage threaten lives with outbreaks and rising temperatures. Rescue boats arrive from Cleveland and Cincinnati while Lewiston reservoir fears worsen conditions. Martial law is in effect and relief efforts continue with doctors, nurses, and supplies rushed to the stricken area.
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Dayton
Witer
Sivollan
Tarleton
Patterson Supply Company
Patterson
Third Strat
Tefterson
Jewiston
Lewiston
Lure
Auigh
Paystou Walts
Baouin
Huebler
Ganeiot
Payton
Franklin
Middletown
Delaware
Olentangy
Melching
Smith
Silas
Sifant
Jones
Esther
Dunlap
Iso Hazel
Slosson
Hessey
William
Tielding
Maine
James
Akron
Ohio
Curahaga
Barberton
Willow Credle
Daytons Flood and Fire Strikes: Rescue Efforts Rise
A sweeping Dayton disaster report describes thousands marooned by floodwaters and fire in the downtown area. Refuges receive aid at the National Cash Register plant while boats restore mobility and medical crews rush to the injured. Snow complicates rescues as cities like Cleveland and Cincinnati send boats and help.
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Rolief
Cleve~ Lend
Cincinnati
Marrott
Hickory Street
National Cash Register
New York
Dayton
A. T. and
Onal
Flood Threaten Ohio City as Rivers Rise Rapidly
Amid relentless rain Ohio towns face record floods. Cincinnati faces a severe rise with Muskingum and Miami rivers swelling the Ohio to dangerous levels. Wheeling and Bridgeport report inundation and looming disaster as dozens are displaced and several deaths feared. Local dams release water to ease pressure while trains lose service and warnings spread through Evansville Louisville and Memphis as floods widen.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Scloto
Licking
Kentucky
Central Union Railroad
Cth
Lawrenceburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Ohio River
Portsmouth
Cattletsburg
Parkersburg
W. Va
AL Huntington
Mays- Iville
Wheeling
Bentwood
Bridgeport
Martins Ferry
Destruction and Loss After Hamilton Flood Collapse
Desperate rescue work continues as Lake View hotel collapses in Hamilton. Initial recoveries include ten bodies. estimates range from 100 to 1,000 lives lost, with martial law in effect. Relief trains arrive from Indianapolis. Middleton faces peril with ten thousand homeless, and aid rushing to Middletown to feed and shelter survivors.
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Hamilton
Lake View
Ffty
Indianapolia
F Middleton
Middletown
Ohio
Wlevan
Northwest Iowa Forms Own Baseball League
Sioux City March 27 Base ball enthusiasts of northwest Iowa formed a new league. Members include Hinton Mogille Renisen LeMars Cherokee Marcus. Two games a week will be played.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Treve
Hinton
Mogille
Renisen
LeMars
Cherokee
Marcus
Train service suffers amid flood districts closures
Many lines fail to operate amid flood disruptions. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern kept Chicago to New York service while Michigan Central and connected lines tried to maintain schedules. Wabash and Gravy Trunk ran a few trains. six were reported idle. Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio used Lake Shore lines to reach New York via Ohio.
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Chicago
Indiana
Ohie
Tié Bla Four
Erie
Panhandls
Chesapeake and Ohio
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Qbhio
New York
Michigan Central
Ohio
Men Needed to Repair Telegraph Lines in Midwest
In Dumb, Minn, March 27 a Western Union notice says every man who can seize a telegraph pole and twist a wire is needed at Dayton and other Ohio and Indiana cities. Over seven hundred men answered from Truth while nearby towns organized relief for the stricken region. Many former Duluth residents live in Dayton.
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Avery
Minn
Dayton
Ohio
Tnion
Earloanl
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Third
Clovinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
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Central Union Telephone Company
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Lake View Hotel
Middleton
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Iinemen
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