Show i OHIOANS GOING BACK TO HOMES WITH RECEDING OF WATERS AT DAYTON THE WORK OF REHABILITATING REHABILITATING REHABILITATING RE RE- HABILITATING HAS BEGUN i Greatest Danger Now is From Impure Water and Sickness Which May Follow Harrowing Week of Flood and Famine Dayton Ohio The The work of at rehabilitating rehabilitating rehabilitating has begun here It is believed that there is no danger of the terrible floods of at last week being repeated The greatest cause for worry for the future i is the lack of pure water for drinking and culinary purposes and the fear tear of at an epidemic of sickness s following the receding of the waters and the decomposition of animal matter matter matter mat mat- ter and refuse The undertakers of the city now estimate estimate es es- the number of dead at while others place the number as low lowas lowas lowas as reconstruction Dayton's period of of will run nto Into J months according to engineers just returned from the flood districts Disposition of dead animals and the disinfecting of thousands thousands thou thoa- sands sands of submerged homes is the most pressing problem No attempt at the rebuilding of the sewerage system will be made for several several several sev sev- eral days Until this is accomplished the menace of disease will not be entirely entirely en en- lost sight of Great distress among the survivors was caused by the separation of ot families fam fam- and the consequent dread that the missing had been drowned Since rescue worK woric wu Degan ueLL nearly children of the flood have haY been born The authorities have opened a maternity hospital where the n new w mothers with h their babies are be beng ng cared for None of the public buildings were Vere destroyed Among these are the Dayton Day Dayton Dayton Day Day- ton cl club chub b Victoria National and Colonial Cob Colo nial theatres s city hall ball all courthouse Beckel Bechtel Phillips Algonquin and Atlas hotels Masonic temple postoffice Y M. M I C. C A. A and and all churches The fire tire loss is positively limited to the destruction of the Dayton Gas Light Coke company's plant the therow row v of two and three story buildings on both sides of Third street from Jefferson street to St St. Clair avenue the Troy-Pearl Troy laundry plant laundry I plant and two apartment houses on the west side The Fourth National bank banle building w which was reported several times to have been destroyed by fire was untouched untouched un un- touched by the flames although a building immediately adjoining it ft was burned Th The newspaper per oft offices ces the News Herald and Journal buildings are s safe fe but are not issuing papers Money is of no use In Dayton at present Every facility is tree free to everyone without cost Refugees not in I living Jiving Dayton are leaving the tho city by the hundreds on foot root The The city is without means of general gun gene eral transportation there Is not an electric light in the place except those of ot the National Cash Register com corn pan pany There is no adequate water supply the Sewer system is ruined the tho available fuel s supply is limited and the supply of natural naturals gas used for cooking has been shut oJ off since Tues Tues- day |