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Governor Hatfield Arrives With Aid For Huntington Flood
Governor Hatfield arrives on a special Charleston train with supplies motor boats and skiffs to aid rescuers in Huntington where the electric light plant is shut down and the gas supply cut off to prevent fires. The city needs food and water while reports from nearby towns are unavailable. Mayor Chapman heads relief with Chamber of Commerce support. One man William Sullivan killed himself after his family was saved. Rescuers expect to reach flood districts by morning and save many marooned in upper stories. Twelve lives unaccounted for so far.
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H. D. Hatfield
Charleston
Huntington
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Catlettsburg
Ironton
William Sullivan
Chapman
Hatfield
Chamber of Commerce of
Water Works
Patterson
W. F. Bippins
Cox
Dayton
Wood
Miami Valley Hospital
St. Elizabeth’s
Great Miami Hospital
State Insane Asylum
Sanitary Department
Riverdale