Inundated District Floods Sweep Ohio and Midwest
Reports describe a massive flood across the Middle West from Missouri to Ontario with Ohio towns like Hamilton and Dayton suffering heavy loss. Officials warn 5 000 dead in Dayton and 1 000 in Hamilton with total fatalities potentially reaching 10 000 when including tornadoes and floods. Frantic relief appeals follow the Laramie Reservoir breach near Dayton as Red Cross and authorities mobilize aid. Cincinnati also records a cloudburst aiding rising Ohio River levels.
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Celina Reservoir Bursts and Floods Mercer County
Reports say the Grand reservoir in Mercer County broke its dykes, flooding Dayton and Celina. Deaths estimated widely from 500 to 10,000. Celina, a 30,000 population town, is presumed devastated as waters surge through the area. Troops ordered to patrol duty by Governor Cox.
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Five Thousand Dead in Dayton Uprising and Fire
Dayton recounts a deadly disaster as wind shifts unleash fires on Vine street. Reports say residents killed themselves or shot family members when escape proved impossible amid the floods and flames.
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Reservoir Peril Amid Floods Threaten Lower Miami Valley
Descriptions of a massive flood across Ohio and Indiana as Lewiston reservoir overflows threaten Bellefontaine area. In Dayton 5000+ reportedly died with 40,000 homeless after two large reservoirs broke. fires erupt and water service fails. Rescue efforts hampered by darkness, swift currents, and lack of boats. National Guard mobilized. workers and civilians struggle to save survivors.
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Refugees Suffer After Severe Ohio Cloudburst
Across Middletown Ohio thousands are homeless and many feared dead after a historic flood. Damage tops two million dollars as trains halt and the city is cut off from the outside world. relief efforts struggle amid severe shortages. A separate note reports a $25,000 dynamite-attack offer on the Miami River dam that was not acted upon.
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Matron Rescued by Daring Scribes in Flood Rescue
John Kepler and Morris Ervin of The Commercial Tribune rescued Mrs W E Bargrows from her flooded Miami River home three-quarters of a mile north of Cleves. They rode through rising water by auto then built a log raft to reach a window and carried her to a sister’s house where she received medical care for shock.
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Destruction in Delaware as flood devastates city
Across Delaware Ohio the town endures indescribable horror as ten feet of floodwater inundates the heart of the city. Two hundred homes are washed away and losses reach into millions as rescue work struggles amid raging currents and a rising death toll. Patrolman Frank Plickebauth aided many as the first surge struck.
Crazed by Flood Slays Wife Then Kills Self in Public Tragedy
L R Davis watched in Dayton street as a man at Water street and the C H D Railroad fired at his wife in the temple and then shot himself through the head. His body fell across hers in a wild flood night murder suicide near Hamilton.
Flood Devastates Hamilton as Ohio Struggles with Disaster
March 25 report from Columbus indicates Governor Cox orders Brigadier General Speaks to mobilize the Ohio National Guard to flood districts. Hamilton toll cited as about 1000 dead and 15,000 homeless after a wall of water swept through streets, with residents clinging to rooftops and boats scarce. Rescue efforts hampered by darkness and widespread devastation.
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