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Show INDIRECT DEATH LIST IS LARGE Peru. Mar. 2S As Peru emerged from the flood today It became ap-parent ap-parent that the death list will not be over 2a. Manv cling to their state-ment state-ment that fifty is a nearer estimate of tbe fatalities, but a close inveati-gat inveati-gat Ion leads to the belief that twent -five is nearer correct. Tho Indirect deatb list of the flood, however, will go much higher, as scores of aged mep and women who ror hours were forced to undergo terrible exposure and later were forced to fnce nn-t nn-t .Hilary conditions, are expected to Although the conditions in ibe main portion of 1'eru ure rapidly Improving Improv-ing the water having receded lo such an extent as lo allow people to Wad amout the street? Tbe conditions In South Peru are still desperate. Ten feel of water yet lies over that sec- tloU. J |