The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 27, 1913, Page 1

THT p.m pO YOU LET YOUR BOY FIGHT THE NEIGHBORS’? T'S a goed thing, says a noted brain expert to The Star, He says he would willingly pay his a dollar a pair fer blaeking eyes. oe ns je 3. LOOKE RS Lives have been lost and buildings » t away in every elty # bens the list of fatalities, with al least 2,000 dead. Piqua, O., and ad in each place, The others vary from 100 at Columbus down to TO GIVE AID * Be Calter Prem teased wir DAYTON, ©. March 27.—With the greater part of the bush ness section of Dayton afire, a biting blizzard today is sweeping the roaring flames toward the penned up thousands of men, women ‘and children who are cut off from all human aid. A staggering holocaust is imminent, but the onlookers are forced to stand on the south bank of the river, powerless to pre 0&LLIMoe0s vent, and can only dumbly watch the impending horror Driven by a howling blizzard, which still rages unabated, the | flames which are eating up this desolated city started to spread east: | Ward at 3p. m. from Third st. toward the revidence district, imper- | Wing the lives of hundreds who, so far, have survived the terrors of Ky ANDERS cold and starvation. OBLES VILLE One of the first houses attacked by the onsweeping flames was a RICHMOND gaint house adjoining a building in which 300 persons have been trapped since Tucsday As the United Press motorboat carrying Fire Chief Ramby and tives of the United Press passed through the flooded hundreds of those marooned leaned from the windows of their pleading for doctors and begging pitecusly for news of their in other parts of the city. WS Thousands are making a stubborn fight against death, with the odds one to four against victory. There is only one chance. ‘That ic, rescue today by small boats. These are fighting almost ly against the current. Five hundred coffins were ordered yesterday from Cincinnati Supposed 500 dead, but these will be insufficient. The death /NOIANA 1s yee ‘@rable death in the flood. To the river's south shore the wind (By a Staff Correspondent of ing. This awful happening cannot be Twice the boat struck whirling earries the cries of hundreds of distressed persons who are im- the United Press) | xaggerated. | should Prisoned on the roofs DAYTON, ©., March 27.—| te are at least 2,500 | “ | dea | “For God's sake come over and help us. There are women Chas. Ho Van Horn, a rescuer We went to Third and St. | here.” who has gone further Into] Clair etreets, which is further his is th ntinual plea ringing across the water. North Dayton than anybody, re-| than anyone has yet gone. This is the co e "9 hi 4 trong men are iabor- t early «lay unnerved The rescuers, however, can do nothing. Strong ly toda: marvee | aan bedians Than harmon ti fing at the oars, but they are helpless in the great rush of water. t rilous journey, He) fixe spools on a machine in the Yesterday the fight for life was endurable. Today a gale is biow- . to disclose the whirlpool. We reached out and 4 he struggle is tragic. ha ction. He touched a woman's head once, ime one she struge eh? 4 t story follows and then a man’s bearded face. weed or stone. i We went as near the fire as Bheliey Burns was one who presented this issue to himself. BY CHAS. H. VAN HORN we pesalbly could SBince Tuesday ne was fone pr er a stable. With fire | hope my eyes will never be Some of these penned in the ‘ . ‘ r r shed agin by such sights buildings must have geen us, beni ind the flood before, Burns leaped into the water. He 9 ° orig 2 as were inflicted upen them because we could hebr thelr hung by one m to a mass of debris until rescued at daylight a sna early thie REE (ETE hein We de ae et One thousand persons were in the Durst Milling plant and faced ath from the approaching fire. Fifty took a chance by plunging —— ee, rest seorree RELIEF ON THE WAY FLOOD NEWS KILLS © | The others chose to remain. Me cicrcanes ta the Guret, plant are. without tebe 6¢ water.| co vey 0 any, FORMER DAYTON MAN ing soaked with rain, and it is reported some are dying be-|,; if vey clothing becoming froze aétained OA . a ‘ of rescuers left the plant of the National Cash Reg ’ nis Seempany early today. It is expected they will bring back many refuge ste Rhnrton | fe ‘ hres hurdred and fifty-five persone are trapped in the upper storied|; Paty cb oy har : Mthe Currier Car company buliding r tors and oth-|master of aK ie Fire Chief Ramby declared that many of the firemen were Prowned owe ‘on te in trying to reach the flames. orking in boats, many bs siteatl deed mere ope "@ which were upset. Some of the ied with horses swim cor af yetween 100 ands w as mae seerby and were drowned when the animals sank % 4 visit CALL A GRAND JURY! Graft! Bribery! Corruption! =m ; The air is surcharged with these ugly rumors. Three cases for public inquiry have been brought to practically within a week. Other cases are being mentioned. : The time is at hand, the charges are sufficiently serious for a thorough, complete and searching investiga n. AND THIS IS WORK FOR A GRAND JURY. ha If vote-bribing took place in the last election, the precinct election officials are only the small fry fn the case. The corrupting and the guilty influences came from “higher up.” A grand jury is the prop- | @r means of handling this affair. Ee The graft charges against the health department are too serious for the desultory manner of investi- Bastion pursued by a council committee. If the charges are worth investigating at all, let us have a real investigation. Only a grand jury can make a real investigation and exact a penalty. The shameful handling of the county dead, a transaction which the state examiners describe as “be- yond understanding,” has served to revive a number: of other ugly charges of graft and mismanagement against county officials The old scandal by which the county undertaker was allowed excessive payments for burials, and the charge that he received county money for burials never made, ought to be investigated. The transaction by which Architect Gould was awarded the contract to build the new court house, [® without putting the matter up to competition, ought to be investigated. af The so- a Ned “oil graft,” by which the county was made to purchase oil for the county ferry for f $1. 50 a barre! from its competitor, when the same could have been bought for $1 a barrel, ought to be investigated. The Clapp dock site purchase, made over the protest of County Commissioner McKenzie, where the county paid $87,500 for a site sold by the’state to Clapp only a few days before for some $4,000, ought to he investigated. 0) py TING Ty PH AED ; The purchase of road wagons at a cost above the aditead prices ought to be investigated. ne enormous cost of read work, with no records to show for the work done, ought to be investigated. f The insistence of certain county commissioners to specify ‘ ‘warrenite”’ in county contracts, to the ex- ' dusion of all other kinds of paving material, ought to be investigated. The loose, haphazard, unitemized system that has prevailed with regard to road supervisors patticu- , and road work generally, ought to be investigated. ‘ There is need, plenty of need, for earnest, thorough housecleaning. ’ Call a grand jury! # a ‘ ° pwn On th 457 Mes VP yy SYONEY . RAIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY, HIGH BOUTH SHIFTING TO SOU THWEHST W OTHER FLOOD NEWS IS PRINTED ON PAGE SIX THE ONLY PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER IN SEATTLE VOL. 15—NO. 24 SEATTLE, WASH., THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1913. ONE CENT (x Ttainsaxn INDS NEWS STANDS be two o bree in smaller town rhe Pesca rty lows runs into millions. Towns along the Oblo river are preparing for hien wate Gov. Cox, who ia tn personal charge of relief work, will be assisted by Secretary of War Garrison, who was ordered to the scene today by President Wilson. aCWECAGO a PIQUA and saw people standing at windows, and then \w them Malt into the fla We gcould not do a thing for them + When we finally had to | leave the scene of the fire, two blocks were ablaze, Third and Fourth streets, between St. | Chair and Jefferson. We heard ths cries of people who must have been a block away. Some eries came from the direction ot the Becke! house. Ali Day ton ie likely to burn unless the tite is extinguished. We could do no good, to we fowed to the Adams wholesale house further up the street, and there rescued five w SEATTLE GIVES | 10 AID VICTIMS Money for the ef of Obi ( f Cor ree he v in a t f fr Sito $ It headquarter Vast ‘ an Express ( anno t $50; Shafe nt Manufactu re, $1 Peon ( $20; I. A. Nich Mly Swhdling. $ 0. }Houlstor th Prank 'P on, $5 lBiliman City resident 2 e Auction ¢ Misa 2 Ca, 08: unicnoven King sous fy treasurer's office, $26. Total $162 THE KNOWN DEAD DAYTON, O.,, March 27 Th authentic partial list of the in Dayton's great flood an v Geo. Morganthalen J. N. Haverlick, manager of the Bell Tel. Co L. C. Haupt and wife and three children, Mrs, Collins and son. Lillie Eichman Mrs. Schmidt and daughter. Mre. Bond, Antonio Schartle. Mrs. Carrie Schuntz Mrs, Thompson f f 1 THERE ARE 327,348 Indiar soattered throughout the United Staion 1 [PRESIDENT WILSON MAY GO TO OHIO FLOOD DISTRICT J WASHINGTON, March 27.- President Wilson today asked Secretary Garrison to go to Ohio and personally survey conditions in the flood district. Unless conditions materially improve, President Wilson himself may go to Ohio. This morning he virtually decided to go, but later decide He will d to send Secretary Garrison on a special! train as his personal be accompanied by Gen. Wood and will leave today ters; corpses float through streets of Peru Ind. On page 6 EXTRA ‘ EYEWITNESS OF GREAT TRAGEDY TELLS Tam grove hourly. Every refugee tells of a new Inetance of mie | CF BODIES FLOATING THROUGH STREET At that time the Adams build threatened by The women were in a second- story window, able to ng on account of Screaming to us to save them, the women water. and rescued down fire. but | was un Get close to the window the current jumped int They were o the pulled out Then we rowed to Clinton street. There we got two girls cut of a resl- dence They had been stand ng in water up to their waists for eight hours. We too a hospita but one do the boat en route. | never again want to ght like t 2.849 DEAD them ed in ive a IN FLOOD ° HIO Total in Ohig PENNSYLVANIA » Pens nsylvania INDIANA Brookville Total in Indiana Grand total 2,949 FIND MANY DEAD IN WEST COLUMBUS COLUMBT 0. Ma ed W Sid mat he ex ber Rapidly receding waters cérpses hanging trees lodged in the det - floating ‘about partially buildings, OMAHA DEAD OMAHA March 27 th jured in Sunday diet: today.” Dhie’ trines dead up to 134. More tro ordered out today revealed | som: | 1d others | submer | 134| Ops W | From the south shore of the flooded IDAYTON CALLS FOR GOFFINS--FIRE IS STILL PRAGING--WIVES SEE THEIR HUSBANDS DIE FLOOD MAP SHOWING CITIES DEVASTATED IN INDIANA AND OHIO STAY BEHIND: ‘SEND WOMEN OUT IN BOATS DAY TON, O., “March 27.—Women and children first is the rule in death-stricken Dayton today Hundreds of men have been left behind in their flooded homes, after their families were moved because there was not room eno. in the boats for all. Many of these are facing death from fire, while their anguished wives and children watch the flames from points of safety Already corpses of the flood victims are becoming visible. district the bodies of men, women and children can be seen floating with the debris of houses and the carcasses of dead horses. i J " ingle 88 fea ! n & carried 4 ‘ ne Waves, ar elleved vodies wilt ng conveyed Eadman, desperate nusands imperiled t that humanity to the work £ worked at top speed dren, famish- spots in the : ; work of reseue as well as mak ngs the survivors almost irable. The deaths rom expos “ h € toll, which cannot rm « « f ct likely that hundreds of perso their devastated homes when the. waters « ta Staten. Asleep on Job, WOMAN LEAPS Suspended by | INTO TORRENT Governor Cox w ol 0, Maton PLYMOUTIT March 27,— : ; yan i t I a refugee from the nds ity of Peru, Ind., ar sa i f 2 ng water gover « ed t heart out of hs M é the women. wa . yuld hear the a: ; ( I 1 one rescue boat end oner ed it es. One of the a Mi P a woman. We , eadily when sud- arose and wailed: We will be : y. Then she wept around the “WE NEED HELP.” IS * corners’ at's. ieonenaine WIRE FROM GOV. COX SPOKANE, March 27 The WIRES DESTROYED president of the § Chambe Commerce e ceived telegr Gov \ N 27.—Blizeards: Cox of Ob s. t e 1 ‘oy all wires next fev day yw th the flood prove the cat av ana. Tel been the ) e jown, and can + and 3 e nding in Spokane chamber t fy feet of water. Pacific Coast ai or Wire men « that the sit ganizations that mediate t t in recent hist help is needed tele YOU’RENOT DOING JUSTICE TO YOUR POCKETBOOK If you are not reading the advertising col- umns of The Star carefully every day. The leading stores of Seattle are large us- ers of space in The Star every day, and their ads are filled with money-saving op- portunities on first-class merchandise, things which you positively have to buy. And every time you save money in this way, you have done more for yourself than if you increased your income—you have increased the purchasing power of your dollars., It’s a mighty profitable habit. Start now——read the ads carefully and thoroughly. st oreee pant paeerceene hernia alomaaeeentr