IN THE FLOOD’S WAKE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 69, 29 March 1913, Page 5

IN THE FLOOD’S WAKE.

FAMINE AND PESTILENCE.

THE WATERS SUBSIDING

fßy Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press 'Association.) New York, March 27.

Fifty bodies have been recovered from the great Miami river. Five hundred persons were rescued from tree-tops and wrecked houses. Hundreds are still marooned on the housetops, beyond reach of succour.

The fire in the business section of the town has been extinguished. The blizzard prevented its spread. The flood waters are falling, and rescue work is proceeding slowly. Temporary morgues were established. There were scenes of frantic grief when the bodies arrived.

Relief trains are relieving hunger, and the sanitary' authorities are organising health squads, to prevent pestilence.

Numerous outlying points have been cut off by the inundation throughout the State. The loss of life is not known, but it is believed to exceed fifty. THIRTY FEET OF WATER. DEATH ROLL OF 150. Indianapolis, March 28. Continuous reports of disasters are arriving. Sixteen persons were drowned at Mowesville, and thirty were marooned on the house-tops. Twentyfive were drowned at Chillicothe, six bodies being recovered. Latest reports from Dayton state that the flood waters are under control, and further loss of life is unlikely. Zanesville is submerged to a depth of thirty feet.

The death roll is definitely stated at 150, while fifteen thousand people, are homeless. BELIEF MEASURES. , Washington, March 28. The Secretary for War has organised widespread relief measures. Tents, food and ambulances have been despatched to the stricken centres. The President has appealed to the nation for funds to relieve the distress. It is now stated that the loss of life at Hamilton was less than a hundred. It was previously given as a thousand. THE RELIEF PARTIES. LOSS ABOUT TWO MILLIONS. New York, March 28. Reports from Dayton-state that the floods are subsiding. A thousand militiamen control the relief situation quietly. Numbers of looters were arrested. The fires have been estinguished. The property loss in Dayton is estimated at two million pounds. 1 "' ' Fifteen thousand persons are homeless in Zanesville, but relief is forthcoming. Other areas affected have been relieved.