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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1913
Page
1
Riverside streets in Zanesville, Ohio flood under thirty feet of water. Rescue efforts continue as residents await the subsiding of waters. Dayton reports coffins and bred equipment in short supply amid the disaster. Officials struggle to estimate when conditions will ease and aid access will resume.
Rescue crews battled to save residents as the Miami River overflowed and levees failed. Boats ferried people to shelters while autoworkers and volunteers aided amid wreckage. many families endured hours on rooftops as floodwaters surged and homes were torn apart.
Amid flood chaos in West Indianapolis and nearby river towns, at least six people drowned and many more missing as waters rose. Governor Raisten orders price controls and martial law considered. relief centers establish at Tomlinson Hall while rescue workers battle treacherous currents and insanitary conditions.
Graphic report from March 23 describes a disastrous flood in Para city where waves swept 200 or more residents from boats and left thousands homeless. Gilbert Kesster, a survivor, provides stark eyewitness details as authorities assess the wreck and relief efforts continue.
Widespread flooding fears grip multiple states as Ohio River nears 80 feet by Sunday and Mississippi basin reports rising levels. Lowlands flood warnings prompt evacuations, road detours, and extensive farm and property damage in Kentucky, Illinois, and surrounding areas while towns struggle with waterlogged infrastructure and disrupted services.
Reports detail Dayton death toll fluctuating with lower losses in the city while other areas face higher casualties. Investigators note outbreaks of flooding and infrastructure failures with hundreds of homes affected and millions in property damaged. Rescue efforts continue as authorities report numerous drownings and missing persons across multiple towns.
Belief in a reservoir crisis draws Bellefontaine clergy and parishioners into nightlong relief work aided by men and women, aiming to resist breaks in the Lewistown intake as rain provides the first relief. Patches of damage report trains and evacuations toward Urbana amid emergency measures.
Columbus defender reports scarce flood details as river valleys in Heiota and Muskingum struggle. Many towns remain isolated. casualties feared in Scioto and surrounding areas. Communications with Chillicothe confirm multiple deaths and extensive damage near Marietta and Marietta region.
In Dayton and surrounding towns a severe flood sweeps the Ohio River valley. Six hundred people are reported trapped in Union Township with rescue efforts ongoing for three days. Rivers rise rapidly, homes are destroyed, looters feared, and officials warn arrests for those refusing to leave.
Dayton dispatch reports hundreds isolated in a flooded central district since Tuesday. Rescue chief J X Allaback says the north side may be spared while the south side remains waist deep in water. Prisoners revolt in the workhouse as guards attempt to regain control amid rising flood dangers.
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