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, oily explored batons nightfall,
"enormous loss of life and property."
‘ hour alter noon yesterday and dur-
just known.
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Flood Waters in Pennsylvania and West Virulnia Have Claim-
ed litany um Victims, and Have Put Thousands oI People
Out at EInploaneni and
Caused Much Suiierlno
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WASHINGTON March 27. ——-A die-
{patch today to the War Department
from a committee at Hamilton, 0.,
makes the positive' statement that the
ILewiston reservoir has lbul‘st with an
HAMMON, 0-. March '27.—’i‘he
Lake View Hotel, in the residence
part of the town. has Just collapsed.
iIt is said that titty people had taken
refuge there early in the day.
DAY'IION, 0.. March 27. -—A report
has reached here that the reservoir at
Lewlston has broken and that the we-
ters were rushing down the Miami
river.
WASHINGTON. Murcli' fix—Secre-
tary McAdoo will admit relief supplies
lrom Can“ for the flood suit‘ererg oil
,Ohior'aull‘l‘in line fees of duty. ‘
DAYTON. 0:. March fail-wt small
portion or Daytons citizens" today;
from “I”!!! “bowel;
in the any. I seal M
learn 0: the ‘Iate '0: st least onion) 0:
the city‘s inhabitants hemmed in by
who“ water: sud mensoed by lire.
Althoush only a little more than a
mile from Ihe section where it is fear.
pd there has been treat loin or life.»
hundreds 61* willing men and women
looked on helplessly.
Even during the early hours of the
third day of the hood, any estimate
of the number who have perieh‘ed
would be more guess work. Thous-
ands have been marooned. How many
have survived no one knows.
Numerous tires have sprung up
since: the water tron) a ‘bursted reser-
voir issued in tone at thousands but
the met hlose started yesterday nit
tux-noon shout 4:80 o'clock and this
morning still was claiming itsJoll of
properly and doubtless many ”lives. Tho
water went down parceptilily each
in: lust nisht. and unless other reser-
voirs break, which is feared. the well-
organised toms of relief Workers
should hsvs Is lures section of the
First this extent of which is un-
known, added a [rim menace inst
Mimi and today. From witsi could be
seen throush s iield slslls from the
top at u tall building, nearly s mile
many. it seemed Is it the tire started
in the Patterson Supply Goutusny’il‘s
blunt at Third sud Jolt-rash streets.
llisrly today it had consume at least
twin or three blocks.
The are burned northwest tor a
time sud then shifted to tbs West. it
use been consort/slimy estimatedl
that :50 persons mos unwound in
sits dlIIelrei W} which Its. hollow
ell hitters sung up in limos. ’l‘bis“
taut; bosom. oasis soi In, delihitsly
eluted minibus aim Wsons were
in ' iii bullithis in that vicinity is
We expert Wmik‘tmlt a In:
" of W
Hampers the Work of Ballet
minute.
A high wind was blowing water
over the reservoir thanks, the dams
were weakening rapidly and Uswlston
people wet-é fleeing lirom thlr homes
for high ground. Lewiston is seven-
ty miles from Qayton, but it is predict-
ed here that It the reservoir there
gives way. a ‘worse dead than has
upon the inhabitants now ilshtlnsk for
life. Should this catastrophe come
borers the water' now hemmlng in
thousands subsides enough to allow
boats to get to the stricken people. it
is predicted that it will 'be Impossible
to reach them tor days.
to a cold. penetrating VII-M: drivintt
rain more It. since Tuesday noon
Early today then“ In a de-
melded drop is t”superstore. ’
tlal law yesterday afternoon. A thief
victims who had ‘becti till!“ to release
stations. llo was shot to desth by
state gum-demon doth: uoll‘o‘e duty
the flooded dietflcts sold our their
stocks yesterday afternoon food soon
Was supplied by other cities
Vice Maonr Huber only today call-
.ed upon nearby towns for lire ushtins
apparatus and "dynamite with whim
the tire
COLUMBUS. 0.. March 27 —-With
all the rivers and streams of the
state subuidlng today. Ohio is omens
in; from the greatest flood it has
ever known The lose at life will not
be revealed until the swollen‘strsems
hove receded into the'lr banks, and
when the full account is made. It is
believed that tho total denth list in
the state will run well over two
thousand The property darnauo prob
ably will amount to ”00.000.000
«Dayton III the worst aitllcted or the
loss from drowning there been
lrsmoly heavy. but lire, which found
stray the business section. Guam
diurba, privsm socmsry to Govern
or Cox, lsst night reported tint
the lite fillers ihsd taken s new
writing so near in telephone build
# this they Woul hurt to tests
s operator who its been lumisblns
Columbus with _ uiistlns tor tony
eight hours. sits he wsuicd to say.
Wye to Gulumblls bonnie. Hts
or he” was sills to ss
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Lewiston were that the huge reser— of ten bhousandl dollarsbo‘be expended
voir there was expected to break any in such amounts as may be deemed
overwhelmed the city will sweep (WV/n
”people at this stabs tor aid in its
Most oi them how. been subjected “'1‘
“‘6 “WW“ proclaimed under Iner- necticut II“
was caught "55me homes 120! hood donors to retain their hold on life and
Although all Ixrooery stories seaside 4
to blow up the bulldlm surroundiw
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many cities of the state that hss sut- I ileutributions my 3° sent to a”
{and by am "Not. ”my m. “10 dQIRh “Wm I all“, or is) “I“ a“! NIuQn“
W bank. the birth listing volunismd its
”my um, mm,“ “mm“ to da- else is trunsmittins than to the chitin
« stsrt. The limes be broken out in “mm“ “mm II" m” "I“
savers! new pieces, 11 said snd‘kurs for the WW ”I "my!“ oonitibun
own safety hss been preusrious slid f
f nonbidersbls doubt exists as to whats
00V: BALDWIN ISSUES
‘ RPPEAI. Hill Alli
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HARTFORD. March 27. -An appeal
be the people 0! Connectimit iii aid
of the stem, «flood and flre‘ suitorers
oi sister states was issued by- Gover-
nor Beldwm today and contributions
are to be sent to the Manner of the
Red omit Society in this state. The
General Assembly had its attention
called to the affliction of the people
in the stricken ales by the introduc»
tion in the house 01‘ a resolution euth-
orizins an emergency snmropriatlou
necessary by a committee made up
of the governon state treasurer and
the state comptroller.
do the house also Chaplain Perseus
in his prayer retool-ed to the stricken
people and prayer that God's mercy
may be upon them.
The appeal or the governor follows:
“Tattle People or Connecticut:
“In several it our sister states dur-
ing the mast dew days‘ storm flood
and tire have wth widespread
Iliavoo to life and property. The
American Red Cross Society is busily
engaged in the work or relief Its
Connecticut branch calls upon the
r;lbosntily billions their appeal and
stthemvillbos sensuous m
We. Wampum»
C iii. f "f';ti'en.s‘mirotths(:on—
‘ ,.utMIaqutm. eons.
"Let ustloouruarttohelpthssui
home.
, (Bilueili . "
“alum DARWIN. GRverdor. "
80. ”I'll! PEOPLE
TO cfllTlllflTi
Meyer‘s billet}
South florvrslk, Conn.
To the People oi South Norwalk:
The unveiling loss 07 lite and New
ters loom wind and ilood in the West
require that s relief fund be made on
for the suiisr'srs. Numerous oituens
have oppressed their uish to contri-
buts.
Illusionist help is s necessity. i am
sure the muesli! it) such a worthy
obsrity will be immediate and suits
quote for the occasion 1 therefore
ask the " e of the city to contrl
huts to s s hind.
seem «hi. “WOW. Mayor
services is metrics the funds and
msnotthsbisticasiliesrdoi the
Ismsrlosn Md cross Wuhinston. l).
e I.”
so soon as possible boxes grill its
MI.
entails Loses stats
7 siren III sunrises?
WI
'0 tilni slur nifenlsilt on
penises-y board
of years I. most
practical words the very poor
country. » the Dispensary nur-
ses,IIhohsds edtcrtwoyesrsin
the slums of N York city, asserted
that she had halter found in the city
work suoh depths of poverty as site
had come upon in Norwalk.
ilharing of some or the specific cases
nurses one aloud mum alumna
recently came to them or manage-
ment and still! "Gob this be true?
Are there such cumin town! is there
such uttering stall such good?" On
being soured thet III the cues peter»
red to were mothers of record on the
Dispensary books, he lexciaimed. "Why
do not people know these things 'Why
is not more money given? Why have
i not known oi this bolero?" The only
possible answer to the question was.
"People do not read the newspapei- rev
ports You do not read them. The
facts have been published over and
over satin during her years." "Well."
said he, "it nowfspspsr reports are not
reed bathtub prising statements out
tutu WWW be read.
and, 1! mm about the silt! shall
be pleased to have grinned such lasts
as mum sin mo—aMsutsotibe
many—and the only cost team will
he the‘distflbution of the “blots.
Honey for this work should am into
your treasury!”
and is titanic sbostdbit the Anti.
Meiosis devolution is mailing to
five hundred billions oi Nornik a ”do
lune" billion of WW»: I in
feces oncoming the Dinosaur: work.
see ssounsIIissIus
settlers-summons
Oven two iiuhdrsd people greeted
Miss Guy Zenols disclaim: isst even
in: in the South Norwslit Iflsptlst
church when she eclipsed sii her prso
loos efforts hero with ”the Governor's
my". which she presented in her us-
ual charming manner. thousb seamless
Minors deiishllul than our boxers.
bliss locum needs no introduction
“locally, coming here veil mend
ed by her ursvlous lossi comes.
an lovers oi the dnmstio mm are
lists oi s trust wuss they Moss
of hill museum
"mil. Governor's lady" lhndsdtsslt
peculiarly mil lotus tslsut ct tilts
assigns sud as the prom-sass with
the nlsy hes coalesce em soloist this
elm attention. subtleties tor the
clever entertsiuins miss with use
such successive momentum
mainly the mm lost crisis!
use very mm. sl trust this
”other conditions it s ssysbssn
motions subs, idles slums-I
stoma s success" is in seed III
treated by the Dispensary and visiting v
Merriam Aim at the
Only a EsII Valli: this! for lie-
peel Vibes the Measure comes
up in tire House
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I 27. —-New lion-
RAIRIDF‘OIRID, ff
don will not lilRfiI “r spool) 000 dollar
appropriation t: ‘ licks and tennis
nals for the Rog, ‘ I fsbsrday aiternoon
redacted the b. , ing it by on
nymhelminy, f ' k RINHY a third
of the House slid j, on the viva
voco vote but "yous only about
ten votes In Mussolini when the
speaker called those opposed to speak
up The New Landon lobby and the
Old Guard which Is“ been called to
the rescue oi! the appropriation, did
a skirt dance oi victory out in the
lobbies when the result was an-
pounced. ; .
Congressman Malian. alter the
heavy work of the any morning
hours had been cleared away, took
a seat in the reporters circle when
the [Hem calls * ‘
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(Genus
' ~Lsdlh' Mi dimers. black,
Visits, pink blue. 8175. Kepler‘s
“Shoo more.
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"KERR“ IRIIIIEITS
OWE HEM“ DAME
The social season of Wash start
ad lost waning with a very dolishtl‘ui
dance given by lilies lilissbsth Ran-
dsli tbs cosmic; daushteroi Mr. and
tins liner 1). Randall, in honor at
seven! 0! live a at Dans
Hail. 'l‘hero‘wm suits be: consent
from The Norwsiks «of Ill report
the allele so a leioht m
The dance Vss bold "Croes-
ways.” one at my“; militant
oi Tokenslio hull ' 3I'QRIs string or
obestrs furnish“ music. Refresh
scents m
despite the MRIW;
out. the me W” s lolly on. lbw
side the sons musics sad the
mar oi it’s“ f ,f
new i ‘
Anion; M's micro the lot
levies: list-us illitsboth limo“.
intense, ms ml- sud Elisabeth
Mil. or m mull so emits.
mot Isles. 31mm Miss helm
limits and subs Weeks or the
NW“; Hutton Lynch. III Tobe;
asks; listen m or sstponl:
My War sud [Maud Iii!
drones new. set! M Willlluu
nudists. rm ' William
Mitch still sound it! le mull
Judd and Ksrbiiim of WI
I ligated to the selection by the hill.
3 The bill. which was introduced by
The Grand "arch, Exemnlilylno
ilsoree WoIII oi the tinder,
Finely Exeouisd
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Very Entertaining Program
Again the joint Catholic Councils,
'No. 46. K. of 0., of Norwalk, and No.
16253. K. or 0.. 0180‘th Norwalln scor-
ed a big moccasin their second grand
concert snow, Which was held in
the Nora’srlk'Arunory, lest _I.evening.
Much credit is due to the committees
of both councils, who, by their hard
and sincere work made the dance a
financial success as well as a social
one. -
IAt 7:30 o’clock Prof. Flint's orches~
tra. of ten pisses, ”gave the opening
number, which was appreciated by all
who heard it. _The orchestra was at
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black
Keeler‘s
-—Ladlen' satin slippers,
white. pink. blue, §1.75.
Ghee Store
J3»:
. 133w ~I-Iirsssssmert
AMI III srssrr‘onol I
assume. March 27. .1; the
committee on cities and borouha re~
perils invertible on the bill of Repres-
eutstive James ii. Blsksnsan oi Stub
lord. attor- theIhesrins bold yesterday
alteration, all women owning over
$500 worth of property in that town”
will be able to vote tor the town ob
(icons and Stratum! will enjoy a rhodi-
flod commission form of government
At the hearing this alternoon Rep
resentstive Blskeman and Alexander
St. John were both present and spoke
in favor or the bill as did Attorney
[van is Monstrous/oh Elliot W. Peck,
w. H. Hart. Charles H. Wallets F. iii.
Curtis. C. F. Judson. F. iii. Canine.
F‘. .R. Sawmill, F‘. ii. Mcquillsn and
Edward Hearst There was some op-
position to the isorssmi power del»
Provide. incensed Pom
Representative missions. Is so set
creations board at times. learning
the power. at the soisctmun and their
moon by dimes prim. it is I.
modified term at commission sever»
mint sud provides tor six monsters on
tho board oi tissues and time We
on. All some residents/awning Mar
WARM oi property our role for
the me «More. .‘i‘hs hill further
higher is: me thus: titst recommend
sdhyihsdnssosbosiumtuuihs
Istm tnsy sell sheets! elections to
m special mm the no
moiihllrsisslssmsnsrc in?
creased so tht he is virtually the
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.Fllnl’s Orchestra Provided {a
mum this Inn with casual. lay s
Wants to Know it Genet I
cum Means Anything:
3 j ‘ “ ‘ us
Mammal), March 27. ~Ail legislat—
tive precedents were broken yesterdn
afternoon when a governor op '
state. at his (Infrequent. went
issue with the
visa‘bllity of th ill
the nomiustion who let corms eoRs
tax comhiissioner. ,
While the governor was in the
cue Banister Peck asked hlm it , .
clause or the law which says“
the governor shall nickel an ,
\
oi Hatfield; used '52. bed In. risk
(not out oi! inst above the
when he attempted to board the 8:
southrbouhdmsssengér train hero
oordsy afternoon. Oates slipped u“
tell and one of the counties mt V
his lea. He is employed as brskim
in the Hartford freight yards
esthor bind s log out oil in s sin: .
socidsnt in this city shout s1
also. Gates has been a bruitmn
six mouths and would hsvo be.
install into the momma. air
which would have made him s
for s bsnsnt‘ 0! 31.500 tor the i
he sustained.
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O 2 d . ll ii I E I
Osihsss to Oyster MW”
Towering items
dept ii‘ '1‘. Mon will say 3
word tor evidence thsi Willi.
tits boys who tidbits tits ti
«on on his oyster house, L
lir- “mallow-molt.
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