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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX. MOXDAT, MARCH 31, 1913. 40,000 AT DAYTON III NEED OF CARE VER T PORTRAIT AND SNAPSHOT OF GREAT FINANCIER WHO IS DANGEROUSLY ILL. ABE FAGiNG FAMINE A Few Modest Remarks About Ourselves There is only one time when a man does not talk about himself, and that is when he is asleep. Through California Hundreds Being Rescued in Boats by Militia in Hunt ington, W. Va. Half That Number, Who Have Lost All, Will Require Aid for Indefinite Time. 10 OWNS - MARTIAL LAW PREVAILS Motor Cars Owned bj Sightseers Forcibly Pressed Into Service. Diphtheria and Measles Add to People's Suffering. DATTOX. O.. March 0. Here Is the problem presented to Dayton tonight, as summarized r George B. Bunba, secretary to Governor Cox. who is rep resenting the Governor here: "Forty thousand persons must be fed, clothed and housed for a week longer. Twenty thousand persons must be cared for indefinitely. These are per sons who lost all when their household goods were swept away. They must be provided with a lew necessary household articles, such as bedding, pots ind pans, stoves and a few dollars. A half million dollars could be used in this way by the relief committee. "Fifteen thousand houses and busi ness buildings must be rehabilitated. Home Mot Be Pulled IHwl. "Two thousand bouses and other structures, or what remains of them, must be pulled down. Tbousansd of tons of debris must be Temoved." Following are some of the things ac complished sines the flood broke over the city Tuesday morning: The water works pumping station is in operation, but the distribution of water la greatly retarded by open pipes in wrecked houses. The pressure is feeble, but growing stronger as leaks are checked. The main sanitary sewer is In oper ation, although many of the laterals leading from houses are clogged with mud or backed-up water. The flood sewers, separate from the aanltary sewer, will be in operation to morrow. These sewers are needed now to remove the water being pumped from basements. Telearrapk Llaea Catrhraa; r-ft. Telegraph service is catching up with requirements. No braver services have been performed than those by telegraph and telephone linemen. They waded mad swam icy floods and entered tot tering buildings unhesitatingly in the course of duty. John H. Patterson, chairman of the general committee, found many operators lost night who had not removed shoes or clothing since last Tuesday. There is enough food and clothing for present needs, but re lief will be required on a diminishing scale for another month. W. tV. Blpus will act as treasurer for all contributions and will make a strict accounting to all contributors. By order of Governor Cox the reign of martial law over Payton was ex tended to take In the whole county to day to prevent the sale of liquor In the suburbs. The flood swept away the city administration, temporarily, at least, and brought in what amounts to a commission form of government. Militia Doing- Folic DtT. Immediately martial law was pro claimed the municipal adminis tration was eclipsed. Adjutant-General Wood for the moment became su preme under the Governor. On the heels of this Mr, Patterson was ap pointed chairman of the committee of five to administer the affairs of the city. The militia was instructed to obey his orders and thus became a po lice force. Sightseers In motor cars felt the heavy hand of publlo necessity when General Wood ordered them from their cars and pressed the cars into public service. Those who protested were forced to surrender their cars at the points of rifles, "until released by or der of the chairman. John H. Pat terson." Coroner McKem estimated that 100 bodies had been recovered, although there are records of only 73. He Bald many had been burled without the ufual official action and that in many rases he did not expect to get records. Hundreds of persons still looking for relatives passed along the lines at the morgues. Only a few bodies have not been identified, lMphthrria aad Measles Appear. Fight persons suffering from diph theria are at the Miami Valley Hospital. Several of them were caught In a house with persons who had become ill with the disease recently. Four persons hemmed In with one who had measles are suffering with that disease. Eight persons whose minds, have be como affected temporarily because of hardships suffered in the flood are be ing cared for at the state Insane asylum. with warmer weather the greatest problem- was the removal of the car casses of dead horses. Every available auto truck and all the horse-drawn drays were Impressed by the sanitary officials and hundreds of men were engaged all day removing the carcasses to the different incinerating plants and to vacant plots on the outskirts of the city, where they are being burned. ' Hundreds of sightseers were Im pressed Into the service of the sani tary department and forced in some Instances at the points of bayonets to assist in the removal of carcasses. From end to end of Payton the peo ple were cleaning house. Those who had no bouses ti clean cheerfully as sisted those who had. Merchants lee Shovels. Merchants and those of their em ployes who could be found were clear ing the piles of wrecked stocks of mer. chandlse with shovels, throwing the mud. In some places several feet deep. Into the streets. In Ktverdale and North Payton, where the flood waters attained the greatest depth, several thoussnd per aoss waded knee deep In slimy mud. rummaging their desolated homes for clothing, which was dried on the hill side. Jn some places in these districts It was possible to begin cleaning the lower floors of mud and debris, so that in a few days fires can be built within the houses and the walls dried out. It will be a long time before Dayton ritixens ran again live In their own homes. There are lS.OOv residences wl.lch must be plastered and papered before they can be occupied. There are 4500 houses which must have new foundations or new too'., doors, win dows and chimneys before their own ers ran move in again. There are SuO houses which it will be necessary to rase. Engineers advise that this reconstruction work will require four months. S0 far as the business and indus trial buildings are concerned, it has been estimated ly architects that It will require eicht months before the rrixiir work and rebuilding can l.e com pleted Thutivanda of men will be em uloyed and work will be pushed to the utmost. Large quantities of material rin. 4 J M AtA4 ' : i in. ii i us mini j ;' - ir v N r ' T"s : "f t 1 -t- - if. 8 t -1' - i 4 S 4aA5v , . . - t -sT t. i Photo Copyright by Bain News Service, J. FIKRPOXT MORGAN. have been ordered by telegraph to be shipped Immediately. The city Is still without anything like adequate water supply and the danger of a conflagra tion is still the subject of grave con cern. Announcement was made that the principal needs sf the people Is drink ing water, shoes, clothing, picks and shovels. Money also is waniea, al though a considerable amount sub scribed by cities throughout the coun try is now available. The medical authorities have forbid den the use of old clothing until It shall have been fumigated. Ernest P. Bunnell, National director of the American Red Cross, who ar rived to confer with the local relief committee, said that a total of $800,000 was available for flood sufferers gen erally. MARINE HOSPITAL PREPARED Dr. Blue Anticipates Stress t Points West of Cincinnati. - CINCINNATI, March SO. Surgeon General Rupert Blue, anticipating seri ous flood conditions west of here, has telegraphed commanding officers in charse of United States marine hos pitals at Evansvllle, Ind.; Memphis, Tenn., and Cairo. 111., to open the hos pitals for flood vlctima. The Surgeon-General and his assist ant. Dr. W. C. Rucker, will remain here to direct sanitation measures. Dr. Blue has available $200,000 of Federal funds for work In the flooded dis trict. The Surgeon-General and Dr. Rus ker. after organizing the sanitation re lief forces in flooded Ohio cities, are satisfied that there Is little danger of pestilence In the stricken district. Every possible precaution has been taken. As a further safeguard, Burgeon-General Blue issued a general appeal to superintendents of all rail way lines entering tha flooded cities tonight to sterilise all drinking water taken therefrom. Miss Mabel Boardman. of the Red Cross, and a corps of nurses arrived here today with medical supplies. Nurses were sent to Dayton and Ham ilton Immediately and others held here for emergencies that may arise In tha cities along the flooded Ohio River Valley. COLUMBCS PliAXS LEVEES Diversion of Scioto River Part of Scheme to Prevent Floods. COLUMBUS. O.. March 10. Recon struction of the west side of Columbus, where the flood of last Tuesday wrought the heaviest damage, will be begun in earnest tomorrow by the un daunted citizens of that district. Twelve additional bodies ware recov ered today from the debris, but sev eral of them have been Identified as persons previously reported dead, so that the Columbus death list still re mains at 64. Many are reported missing, but the list is gradually growing smaller. Up to tonight 69 bodies have been re covered. Working day and night, laborers have succeeded in patching up the big break in the !evee which caused the disaster on the west side. A second smaller break also Is being repaired. Plans were set s-foot today for the prevention of a similar catastrophe. The schemes which met with the great est approval provided for diverting the Scioto River through the city in two d.fferent river beds and for the build ing of Immense concrete retaining lev ees along the banks of tha present river bed. The flooded west aids still remains under martial law. Ontario to Send Provisions. ONTARIO. Or, March . (Special.) Ontario Is preparing to send a car load of potatoes and other provisions to the flood sufferers and also clothing snd money. The movement was started by the members of the Woman's Club and now all the clubs and lodges axe working together. ILLNESS IS SERIOUS J. P. Morgan Rapidly Losing Weight and Strength. DEEP CONCERN IS FELT Physicians Abandon Effort to Con ceal True Situation Narcotics Given for Insomnia Affect Heart Unfavorably. I continued Prom First Page.) the Anglo-American Nursing Home in attendance. Mr. Morgan's pulse grad ually Is becoming weaker. The in somnia from w'aich he suffered Is be ing combatted by drugs, but the nar cotics are having a pronounced effect on his heart. The most distressing symptom for those surrounding him is the patient's complete silence. For this reason It has been Impossible to say whether he realizes his condition. The last words uttered by Mr. Mor gan was a request to have his limbs massaged. All attempts to make the patient swallow anything, even water, have been In vain. The physicians explain that this Is due to the laok of func tional vitality In the nerve centers, which under such conditions arrests the discharge of their proper functions by the organs. They are opposed to the desire of Mr. and Mrs. Batteries to re move Mr. Morgan to London, consid ering that any exposure at present would be extremely dangerous. Only tonight did the gravity of Mr. Morgan's condition become generally known In Rome, and anxious inquiries concerning him have been pouring in. Even King Victor Emmanuel haa pri vately Inquired concerning the finan cier's progress, although his majesty at present la absent from Rome. Late tonight Mr. Morgan was rest ing comparatively quiet. It was said he had slept a little. Mr. Batteries still gave It as his be lief that owing to Mr. Morgan's ro bust constitution ha was not In Immi nent danger. TRAIN- GOES INTO RIVER Sleepers Partially Submerged bnt All Pasengers Escape. FONDS, N. T., March 30. New Tork Central train No. 30, the "Buffalo spe- jumped the track at Toets. near here. at z:v Q Clock icu uufmuB. a usee sleepers, a buffet car and express car and the day coach went into Mohawk River and were partially submerged, but all the passengers escaped. Seven persons were slightly hurt. The accident was due to the weak ening of the track by floods. Dvjdock to Be 612 Feet Long. SEATTLE. Wash March SO. J. T. Heffernan. of the Heffernan Engine Works, announced today that his com pany would begin work at once on con struction of a floating drydock 612 feet long and having a dead weight lift ing capacity of 18,009 tons. The dock WiU cost $750,000. GOVERNOR VISITS SCENE Entire Business Section Inundated and Property Damage Will Be Nearly $1,000,000 12 Per sons Are Reported Missing. HUNTINGTON, W. Va.. March SO. This city is in total darkness tonight. is facing both a food and water fam ine, and 15,000 of the 40,000 Inhabitants are homeless. Twelve persons are re ported missing and the property dam age, according to close estimates, will amount to nearly $1,000,000. This afternoon at 4 o'clock the river reached a stage of 66.2 feet, the high est in the history of Huntington, and now is stationary. The entire business section Is inun dated, water being up to the seoond floor in some buildings. Sftlltla la Charse of Reacne. Governor Hatfield arrived here at T o'clock tonight on a special train from Charleston, bringing supplies, motor- boats and skiffs. The boats now are being taken through the different sec tions of the city to rescue hundreds who are marooned. The local militia has taken charge of the rescue worn. The electric light plant has been forced to shut down, and this afternoon the gas supply was cut off to prevent fires. Although supplies have reached here from Charleston, the city is in great need of food and water. Other Towns Cat Off. While at a late hour today no re ports had been received from Point Pleasant, W, Va., Cattlesburg, Ky.. and Ironton, O- it is believed conditions similar to those here prevail In each of these cities. William Sullivan, whose wife and children were rescued Friday, commit ted suicide by taking poison when he learned the rescuers could not reacn him. It is thought that as soon as day breaks the rescuers will be able to get Into the heart of the flooded section. Just how many lives have been lost will not be known until conditions permit thorough investigation. WATER AT MARIETTA RECEDES Clothing Is Greatest Need of Flood- Damaged- Ohio City. MARIETTA O.. March SO. Flood wa. ter of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers reached a stage of 68.6 feet here late today, almost six feet higher than the record flood of 1884, and now is re reding. Property damage is estimated at $2,000,000. Hundreds are homeless, many buildings and dwellings have been ruined, while the water, lighting and transportation facilities are out of commission. It is believed a number of lives have been lost, but accurate Information will not be forthcoming for days. .Marietta until tonight had been practically cut off from the outside world since Wednesday. The local company of the Seventh National Guard of Ohio .Is guarding the town. Marietta Is in need of clothing for men, women and children. 540 HOUSES WASHED AWAY Zanesvllle Property Loss In Flood Heavy and Plqna Hard Hit, Too. COLUMBUS, O., March 80. Lieutenant-Colonel C C. Breicht, in command . -v.- -.a- t.nnnn a t 7-in psvills. re ported to General Speaks today that 640 houses, actual count., a washed away by the flood in that city. Major Smith, at Piqua, reported to the Lieutenant-Colonel that in an area of four acres not a single building was left standing In territory previously thickly settled. Colonel Volltrath, commanding the North Dayton district, reported to Gov ernor Cox tonight that after a thor ough search he feels sure the death list in North Dayton will not exceed 50 lives. COXVICTS EXPRESS SYMJPATHY Prisoners at Folsom Draw Up Reso lutions on Flood Disasters. SACRAMENTO. March 30. Resolu tions expressing sympathy with the flood sufferers in the east were adopt ed today by the prisoners at Folsom penitentiary. E. C. McCarty, convict ed of forgery, drew up the resolutions at the close of a service held by Cap tain William I. Day, of the prison com mission. Other convicts requested that they be published to show the outside world that the prisoners are not heart less nor heedless of the suffering of others. News of the flood comes to the pris oners a day or two later than the re mainder of the world, owing to the fact that no newspapers from this stats can he received by them. GARRISON AT HAMILTON WAR SECRETARY FXVDS FLOOD SITUATION WELL HANDLED. Ohio City, Where 80 Are Believed Dead and Property Loss Placed at $4,000,000, "eeds Little. HAMILTON. O., March SO. Secretary Garrison, of the WaT Department, who is touring the flooded district as the personal representative of President Wilson, visited Hamilton today. So impressed was the War Secretary with the manner in which the situation is being handled by the citizens and Ohio National Guard that he announced that he would telegraph President Wilson that nothing needed for the present emergency is lacking. The Secretary was told that the death list here would not exceed 80, with the property loss estimated at $4,000,000. With Secretary Garrison were Major General Wood, Chief of Staff of the Army, and Major McCoy. They pene trated the heart of the city, past block after block In both the residential and business sections where street lines virtually, were ellmlnted by over turned houses and almost unbroken piles of debris. - As soon as Secretary Garrison's car reached High street, the panorama of desolation was laid bare to the visitors. Near the T. M. C. A the car was stopped to permit the passage of a van'ad .Whether he is an artist, a writer, a politician, or an eye specialist, man is eternally talking about that most absorbing theme Himself. U And you simply have got to talk about your self, because you have got to believe in yourself against the whole world, and the only way to do that successfully is to keep talking about it. If It's a good thing, of course, to have something worth while talking about and that is the one conso lation we have for talk ing about Thompson's Glasses they deserve all we say about them. If We cannot say too much about the service, the quality of our Eyeglasses and our prices; we must always be inadequate in describing the faultless ness of our eye wear. They are the Eyeglasses for the people who want something better than the average and that means you. --. IT Thompson Glasses cost $2.00 or more. THOMPSON Eye Specialist 2d Floor Corbett Bldg. Fifth and Morrison 21 Years Practical Experience of dead animals. A tier of coffins running half a block in length stood in front of the Courthouse yard, the base ment of the Courthouse having been turned into a morgue. As fast as the bodies were identified they were being taken out of the - Courthouse to the cemetery. Scretary Garrison was told that 45 bodies bad been recovered. Fear was expressed that the mud and dbris along the river bank still held many more who perished, as most of the bodies already recovered were found In that locality. HELP BEING EXTENDED WASHINGTON LEARNS THAT NO SUFFERING NOW EXISTS. Government Supplies to Be Held In Expectation of Calls From Further Down River. WASHINGTON, March 30. All places affected by the flood in such a way as to need help are receiving it, and It is believed that no suffering exists anywhere now from want of food or shelter. This was the report to Adjutant-General Andrews from Major General Wood, chief of staff, who, with Secretary of War Garrison, Is direct ing relief operations in tha flooded dis trict. Ha added that while loss of life had been heavy. It was far smaller than first Indicated. "Do not send any more Government supplies." said the report, "unless the Department's representatives on the ground request them. Any supplies available should be held for possible needs further down the river." Major Normoyle had received the great bulk of supplies sent to Colum bus and is busily engaged In shipping them out to points where required. Ma jor Vormoyle himself reported that the greatest need for rations appeared to be in the Muskingum Valley. Major Gauiot has been sent to Parkersburg with authority to hire steamers and buy supplies for that territory. Re lief funds received by the Bed Cross are nearing the half million mark. Checks in today's mail, Including $18, 000 from Boston, $10,0CS rom Hart ford, Conn., and $25,000 from a brew ing company, bring the total already in up to $391,000. Ernest P. Bicknell. National director 1 of the American Red Cross, reported To Chicago Kansas City and other points in the Eaat The Santa Fe offers yon stop-overs to visit Yosemite Valley and Grand Canyon of Arizona. We believe Santa Fe Trains from San Francisco and Los Angeles have set a standard not yet equalled. May I tell yon of the trains? Also send you picture folders of scenes en route? H. B. Vernon, Gem. Aat Santa Fa. 260 Alder Street, Portland. 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In the Business District for Your ven lemce. from Columbus, O., that he had estab lished headquarters in the State House and would work with the state flood relief committee as well as the army. He said he had held an extremely sat isfactory conference with Governor Cox and others in authority. Superintendent Kimball, of the life saving service, ordered the life-saving crew from Lorain, O., which had re turned from Delaware, O., to proceed at once to Covington, Ky., to render what aid could be given flood sufferers In that vicinity. . Theatrical Benefit Nets $5000. DENVER, March 80. A .flood suf- ' v.Ti.flt nprfnrmftnre elven by theatrical companies playing here, 1 with Sarah Bernnarat ana jonn iw as the leading attractions, tonight add ed $5000 to Colorado's contribution to the Ohio and Indiana relief funds. The grand total of Colorado's contribution In hand and subscribed tonight is moje than $36,000. Canby Man Donates Potatoes. CANBT, Or., March SO. (Special) D. 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