Flood and Fire Wreck Ohio Indiana Cities in Mass Suffering
Floods, fires, famine fear grip Ohio and Indiana. Up to 3,000 dead and 500,000 homeless. $100,000,000 in damage. Relief mobilized nationwide under President Wilson. Dayton fires imperil refugees as martial law is proclaimed. Motorboats needed for rescue. 65,000 prisoners reported in Dayton. Columbus fear of dam failure proves false. Zanesville and Brookville submerged. Peru and other towns suffer in the flood’s grip.
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Indiana
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Beckel
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Miami
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Hagle
Estimates of flood death tolls across several towns
Conservative counts list Dayton with about 1000 dead and widespread fires, Peru 50 to 100 dead with 15000 destitute, Indianapolis minimal deaths but large refugees and 100 dead outside Peru, Delaware 20 dead and 500 homeless, Middletown 50 to 100 dead, Tiffin 50 dead and half the city submerged, Zanesville 7 dead and city flooded, Stratford 100 dead, Mount Vernon 100 dead with city cut off.
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Dayton
Peru
Indianapolis
Delaware
Ohio
Middletown
Tiffin
Zanesville
Stratford
Mount Vernon
Fire and Loot Fear Post Dayton Flood Refugees
Dayton reports a fierce blaze in the submerged business district destroying the Becker House amid floodwide chaos. Soldiers patrol edges of the flooded area while skyturning snows threaten survivors. officials fear thousands trapped with scarce food and shelter.
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National Cash Register
Peru Flood Strikes, 15,000 Marooned Without Light or Heat
Peru Ind March 26 torrential floodwaters inundated the city flooding streets near the Wabash River. About 7,500 homeless and 50 believed drowned with $4,000,000 in property losses. Rescue boats operated through submerged blocks as looting fears rose and a vigilance committee formed.
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Broadway
Union Traction
Measures of Relief Begun for Ohio Flood Victims
President Wilson calls for national aid as Congress pledges funding. War Secretary Garrison issues 1,000,000 rations and hospital supplies for 6,000 in the stricken district. Troops in western New York ready to move at Gov. Cox’s request. Field hospital set at Columbus. Life saving crews dispatched from Louisville and Lorain. Marine hospital surgeons go to Columbus. $200,000 emergency fund for epidemics. Red Cross mobilizes funds and personnel. Weather forecasts quiet. Mail service to flood area restored. Local merchants collect supplies and raise funds.
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Governor Cox warns Ohio flood crisis calls for aid
Gov James M Cox reports a massive Ohio flood with towns wiped out or threatened. Dayton faces fires and 10 feet of water in the business district. Zanesville and Marietta encounter critical damage as the Muskingum and other rivers rise. communications collapse and relief efforts struggle.
Cincinnati Faces Impending Flood At Danger Line
Cincinnati Ohio March 26 river danger line passed at midnight reaching 556 feet as water rises inch per hour. Union Central station deserted and trains detouring. At Lawrenceburg 12 miles below tracks dynamited to let backwater from Great Miami flow out, saving town but four drowned there. Muskingum Scioto and Great and Little Miami rivers flood Ohio side while Licking over banks. Forecaster predicts 57 foot stage by noon tomorrow with no deaths reported in the city.
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Wheeling Residents Flee Flood Path Tonight
Wheeling residents race to evacuate as the river climbs past flood stage with the level rising about six inches an hour. Local authorities warn of rapid flooding and urge people to move to higher ground.
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RUSH U. 9. SUPPLIES FOR FLOOD RELIEF
Wilson and Army heads appoint a day for flood work as the Red Cross mobilizes. One million rations and refuge tents for 50 600 people en route. President appeals for aid. Federal surgeons depart on special trains with remedies to fight disease. Troops prepared to move life saving crews rushed to the disaster scene as Gov. Cox and Gov. Ralston wire details of the emergency.
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Ralston
Wilson Urges Nation to Aid Flood Sufferers
President Wilson issued a formal appeal urging immediate aid for victims of the Ohio and Indiana floods. He called for contributions to the American Red Cross through Washington or local treasurers, urging a shared national effort to relieve suffering.
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Ohio
Indiana
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Government Acts Swiftly to Aid Flood Victims in Ohio and Indiana
The United States mobilized rapidly to relief thousands of homeless flood survivors in Ohio and Indiana. The War Department ordered one million rations and 50 000 shelter spaces, with blankets and medical supplies loaded at posts in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Chicago, and Fort Thomas. The President and governors coordinated funding, appeals to the Red Cross, and deployment of relief expeditions as Congress signaled support.
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
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