26 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1913
Page
1
Severe floods drown thousands and leave hundreds of thousands homeless in Ohio and Indiana. Dayton and Peru report the heaviest tolls with bodies seen in streets and widespread destruction. Gov Cox warns of outside aid needs as towns from Cleveland to Logansport face ruin.
Wire and rail communications are down as floods engulf Ohio and Indiana towns. Forecasts warn the disaster may surpass 1889 Johnstown in scale with thousands drowned in Dayton, Peru, and Columbus. Estimates place the homeless between 200,000 and 560,000 while the Ohio militia is mobilized for flood duty.
Dayton Ohio faces a vast flood with a river up to three miles wide and 20 feet deep on Main Street. Officials estimate 2000 to 5000 dead as fires burn through submerged blocks. Hospitals, power, and water fail while refugees crowd cash register offices for shelter.
Logansport reports 200 to 400 dead as Peru floods sweep the South Side. Gov. Ralston coordinates aid with coffins and provisions while survivors seek food clothing and shelter. Fresh counts and dispatches describe widespread destruction across Indiana with 100,000 displaced and $20 million in losses.
Special to This Washington Post. Cincinnati reports reveal Southern Ohio engulfed by unprecedented floods from the Great Miami, Little Miami, and Scioto valleys. Columbus, Dayton, Middletown, and Hamilton suffer heavy damage. 40,000 homeless in Columbus. communication paralyzed. Payton dire. Grand Central Depot flooded. Algonquin Hotel lobby eight feet under water. Philadelphia Excursion offers two round trips to Chester and Wilmington on March 3.
Heavy rains sweep northern and western Pennsylvania causing widespread flood damage. Cities including Oil City Bradford Warren Titusville Greenville Newcastle Sharon and nearby lowlands face rising waters with collapsed buildings and outages. Bridges destroyed and gas and water services disrupted as the Spartansburg dam outage worsens the situation.
Gov. Cox of Ohio sent a telegram to Miss Mabel T. Boardman, Red Cross relief chairman, reporting Dayton submerged with 5 to 9 feet of water in half the city, a number of towns in urgent need, and boats being rushed overland. He noted women and children in peril and suspended railroad traffic. The Red Cross dispatched two agents to Dayton to supply doctors, nurses, and medical materials.
The Great Miami River floods have submerged large areas of Middletown and Hamilton. Reports estimate hundreds to thousands dead as miles of valley remain flooded. State government aids local authorities with militia deployment and relief supplies. Cincinnati aids with boats and food. legislature may allocate relief funds.
In Bellefontaine Ohio the Lewistown reservoir faces a flood of over 2000 acres of water pressing its banks threatening lower Miami valley communities. Sheriff Cook and deputies struggle to reach a Pennsylvania train stranded on the riverbank as passengers, many from Chicago and Philadelphia, scramble to safety after the coach toppled into the Mad River near West Liberty. Coast ticket agents note Sunday travel plans and return fares to Chesterton and Wilmington on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Omaha Nebraska March 25 report on Easter Sunday tornado losses with at least 200 killed in city area and 60 in surrounding towns, nearly 500 injured, and snow increasing destitution. Unconditional relief offers reach $1,000,000 as seven relief stations organize across a 7 mile strip. Cemeteries crowded. bodies found in trees. a Chicago man identified in Bemis Park. a negro family of seven perished. a baby saved alive in ruins. military law enforced. commissary head Capt G F Stritzinger mobilizes relief. Continued on second page.
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