26 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1913
Page
1
Cincinnati dispatches flag five hundred feared dead in Dayton and Hamilton areas with estimates ranging to four thousand. Flooded towns include Daytonview and Piqua with hundreds missing and property losses in the millions. Officials caution counts are unconfirmed amid widespread devastation and inaccessible districts.
Columbus Ohio March 26 nearly all the wires in the flooded district are down today but estimates of the dead in this state range all the way.
Pittsburg March 26 flood warnings from the weather bureau threaten many towns in Pennsylvania with rising waters and potential fatalities as emergency crews brace for impact.
Toledo dispatch reports fifty drowned in the waters at Tiffin, Ohio, with earlier tidings stating between a hundred and five hundred missing or drowned at Piqua. Shoreline authorities and rescue teams race to recover victims as stories filter in from the area.
Cleveland reports a massive Ohio flood with early estimates suggesting up to half a million people rendered homeless. The disaster spans eighty miles through the Miami Valley impacting Ohio and nearby Indiana border areas.
Secretary of War Garrison has issued an order to rush fifty thousand tents to Ohh as part of emergency troop shelter plans. The directive emphasizes rapid delivery and coordination with supply depots.
In Zanesville Ohio on March 26 reports say fifteen teens are dead due to flooding. The Muskigau River was at forty feet and still rising, prompting emergency measures as rescue crews search for missing youths.
Fort Wayne Indiana March 26 the chief of police reports that fatalities at Peru are exaggerated with about twenty believed to have perished according to a telephone message.
Washington reports continued rainfall will swell flood waters in Indiana and Ohio. Government Weather Bureau forecast issued this afternoon. Pittsburgh dispatches note the Allegheny River rising at an alarming rate.
Omaha on March 26 reports two score funerals held for the cold victims. One hundred twenty eight bodies identified, six unidentified, fourteen missing. Snow falls as temperatures drop to twelve above zero. Six relief stations with medical staff opened to aid refugees. Authorities appeal for financial and other assistance as hundreds shelter in a large auditorium through the night.
President Wilson appeals to Americans to help flood victims in Ohio and Indiana. He calls the disaster a national calamity and urges contributions to the American Red Cross at Washington headquarters or local treasurers. The message emphasizes a common cause and relief efforts.
Hamilton Ohio March 26 The Beckett Paper plant valued at half a million dollars collapsed this morning. Two other mills fell in a loss of sixty thousand dollars. Last night the Champion coated Piper mills and the Bender Brothers planning and lumber mills valued at two hundred thousand dollars were destroyed by fire.
Lebanon Ohio March 26 Frank Brandon general manager of the Dayton Lebanon and Cincinnati railroad says reports indicate five hundred dead in Dayton a figure he calls conservative He estimates damage to Dayton at six to ten million dollars adding that fatalities mounted quickly and the final list of the dead will be appalling as details emerge
Niami valley floods sweep Dayton to Miamisburg and many towns. Estimated deaths range from one to three hundred with no full city tallies. West Liberty Springfield and Columbus area flooded. Ottawa river Tim a overflow. Zanesville Muskegon river flooding. Indianapolis White river isolation. Fort Wayne lighting plant out, water famine threat. Hundreds homeless in multiple cities. bridges lost and rail traffic halted.
Connersville Indiana March 21 Authentic information says that forty were drowned in a flood at Brookville Indiana when the dam protecting the city from the White river broke Monday night.
Dayton, Ohio March 26. At three thirty John Bell wires Governor Cox that the fire in the flooded district has leaped across Third street and sweeps the next block. Estimates say ten to twelve thousand persons are in burning buildings. Firefighters lift water in buckets from the flood as three carloads of boats on a special train from Springfield are due in Dayton.
Rome reports the pope relapse and bed rest while Dayton recovers from a flood. Five hundred coffins were recovered in Cincinnati and shipped to the East Dayton school. sixteen victims’ bodies have been taken to the East Dayton school as fires rage in the Becker hotel and other business district sites.
Sofia reports Adrianople has fallen as the Bulgarian army seizes the city after heavy fighting. Before surrender, Turkish troops exploded powder magazines and burned hundreds of houses, but Bulgarians averted major destruction.
Springfield March 26 James Hamilton Lewis a Democrat and Lawrence Sherman a Republican were elected senators today in Illinois.
Paris March 26 A French writer Henri Schoen argues Columbus was born in Calvi Corsica to support a Galician or Genoese birth theory. He contends the nationality question remains debated among historians linguists and scholars.
Dayton faces a devastating disaster with fire and floods isolating the city. Governor Cox dispatches state troops and boats from Troy and Columbus to aid, while reports warn of thousands dead or dying and emphasize immediate needs of food clothing nurses doctors and medicines.
Columbus reports March 26 that Third street area in Dayton is burning with civilians dying as flood survivors are urged to flee toward Dayton. Governor Cox broadcasts a frantic appeal via United Press as fatalities mount and days-old warnings spread. Cleves town under 15 feet of water after railroad embankment breach near Cincinnati. operator hears cries for help but loss details unavailable.
Marion Ohio March 26 reports unconfirmed Tumors claim the Grand Reservoir at Celina Ohio the largest of its kind has gone out triggering the unprecedented flow in the Wabash valley. Efforts to reach Celina are blocked by the outage rumor.
Douglas March 26 Mexican rebels besieging Cananea Sonora are expected to renew the assault after a twelve hour armistice to tend the wounded The second day of fighting ended without a decisive result with about a hundred killed and two hundred wounded on both sides Mrs Eva Shellenberger of Weston attended here yesterday regarding a real estate deal made earlier
Indianapolis reports a historic flood with up to a thousand deaths feared. Peru and Brookville suffer severe losses as Wabash Valley towns lie isolated after a sixty hour rain. Indianapolis sustains about 25 million dollars in damage as bridges collapse and tens of thousands lose homes.
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