Many of the refugees were in state institutions on the high ground at the west end. The water fell several feet and some of the streets inundated could be traversed, but in the lowlands, where it was feared the greater number of dead would be found, it was several days before a thorough search could be instituted.
Many of the refugees were in a pitiable condition when rescued. They were benumbed by the cold and suffering from hunger and exposure.
FOUR BORN AS OTHERS DIE
Colonel D. N. Oyser, an attache of the city sanitary department, reported that two truckloads of bodies were removed from one point on the west side.
The cold wave which struck the section Wednesday night caused many to freeze, lose their grip, and drop into the water.
Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, N. Y. Part of the residential section of Fremont, Ohio, flooded. The water reached to the second story of the houses
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