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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
2
Floods in the Ohio Indiana region kill and displace thousands. Ohio legislature allocates funds for relief. Tornadoes devastate Makiana Illinois and Peru Indiana with heavy casualties and property loss. Dayton Cincinnati and Omaha suffer extensive damage as storms sweep multiple states. Relief efforts mobilize nationwide with tents rations and money.
Omaha and surrounding areas faced a devastating tornado that killed at least 200 in the city and injuring hundreds. Flames, collapsed homes, destroyed schools, and martial law marked the disaster as relief efforts mobilized led by Governor Morehead and state militia.
Evansville Indiana reports the Ohio River rising with danger of flooding. Officials expect the basin level to climb higher than usual as shoreline areas brace for possible inundation. Springfield notes Col James Hamilton Lewis and Lawrence Sherman elected as United States Senators from the state.
Akron Ohio reports a large reservoir breach six miles south of the city. Dynamite used on canal locks to relieve pressure as bridges into the county are swept away. City in darkness. telephone lines destroyed. Four bodies seen in the canal amid widespread destruction of houses.
A wall of water ten feet high swept through Dayton Ohio after the Big Miami levee broke near Webster street. Hundreds of houses and businesses were washed away as residents fled to upper floors and rooftops. Water supply failed after Bariton reservoir broke, raising typhoid and famine fears.
A fierce blaze in Dayton’s submerged business area destroys the Becker house amid looting fears. Floodwaters across Indiana inundate downtown Indianapolis and surrounding towns, causing hundreds dead and thousands homeless as rescue efforts and martial law attempt to curb chaos.
In Sharon and nearby areas along the Shenango River, about 30 people are reported drowned as the river overflowed its banks. Property damage is estimated near 2 million dollars as communities cope with the disaster.
In Peru Indiana the flood left from 50 to 150 drowned as many bodies lie buried in submerged homes. About 7,500 rendered homeless and 225 injured moved to a temporary Plymouth hospital. Property loss reached 2.5 million dollars. Vigilance committees formed to shoot looters as lawlessness erupts across every block above water.
In Nebraska Iowa and Indiana tornadoes caused enormous damage and insurance companies say losses set all-time records while fire losses are smaller. The piece also notes doubt about the impact on schooling and parental influence.
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