Storm floods Indiana and Ohio with 26 foot rise in Fort Wayne
A letter to Vice President Marshall from Indianapolis describes four days of record rainfall flooding Indiana and Ohio. The Miami River at Fort Wayne rose to 26 feet, half the city submerged, with no loss of life reported. Marshall calls for aid, prioritizing food and clothing, while warning of possible disease from polluted waters.
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Thomas R. Marshall
Indianapolis
Indiana
Ohio
Washington
Thistle Thwart
Marshall
St. Joseph
Miami River
Lfe
Marion
Columbia City
Wiliam F. McNagny
Wilson
Brotherhood of Man
America
West
Texas
James B. Eads
Mississippi
Ohio flood toll eclipses San Francisco says Gov Cox
Ohio Governor James M Cox warned the flood's toll would exceed that of San Francisco as widespread railroad damage and destroyed bridges across cities like Columbus Dayton Zanesville and Piqua left thousands homeless. Officials feared a large loss of life but said relief efforts were underway with a state Red Cross commission coordinating aid and rail traffic crippled by rising waters.
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Columpus
Ohio
James M. Cox
Ania
San Francisco
Dayton
Piqua
Zanesville
Fremont
Tiffin
Chillicothe
Hamilton
Middletown
Columbus
Scioto River
Payton
Wiliams
State and Red Cross Commission
France and Other Nations Send Sympathy Over Flood
Messages of sympathy arrived at the White House with President Poincare of France cabling President Wilson to share in the bereavements caused by the flood. Wilson replied that the American people find consolation in the sympathy of France and its citizens, thanking the French nation.
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White House
Poincare
France
Wilson
Ohio River Flood Forecast Warns of Record Disaster
U S experts predict further Ohio River floods surpassing 1907 levels as rainfall feeds Upper Ohio and Monongahela basins. Cincinnati expected to reach 70 feet with water at 59.8 feet last night, threatening Evansville and other cities along the river. Weather officials say the flood may last two days, driven by tributary inflows and heavy West Virginia rains.
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Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Washington
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Evansville
Ind
Mississippi Valley
Monongahela
Upper
Allegheny
Oho
Mississippi River
Cairo
Zanesville Flood Wrecks City Homes In Desperate Toll
Zanesville Ohio March 27 massive flood leaves about 900 hives lost, over 600 homes swept away, 15,000 homeless as Muskingum and Licking rivers rise. Fire threats persist with Becond and Maina Streets building ablaze. Relief lines and hospitals report marooned residents, scarce food, and power outages. Rescue efforts suffer from damaged communications and dangerous currents.
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Zanesville
Mar
Fittsburgh
Butderst Supply Company
Becond
Maina Streets
Munson Music Company
Putnam Residence
Yen
Hel
Muskingum Courthouse
Opera House
Cambridge
Ohio
Flood Warnings As Ohio River Rises Past 60 Feet
Cincinnati residents in low lying districts flee to higher ground as the Ohio River climbs from 57 to 60 feet amid widespread inundation. Newport Covington Dayton and Ludlow report submerged homes and rising flood threats. Weather service predicts near 70 feet by tomorrow night, close to the 1884 record of 71 feet.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Newport
Covington
Mill Creek
Dayton
Ludlow
Kentucky
Weather Bureau
Blue docs rush aid as flood rescue expands
Surg Gen Blue travels from Washington to Indiana and Ohio to oversee Federal medical teams aiding flood victims. McAdoo orders rapid survey of Columbus and Cincinnati with typhoid vaccines. Navy deploys two surgeons, hospital staff, marines and tents. 500000 naval rations. life saving stations placed at state governors’ requests. Lighthouse tender Goldenrod assigned to flood area and lighthouse crews mobilized. War Dept authorizes troops from Hamilton for rescue with equipment pending.
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Blue
United States Public Health Service
Washington
Indiana
Ohio
Scretary McAdoo
Cincinnati
Hunt
Columbus
Bue
Navy Department
Philadelphia
Army
McAdoo
United States
Cox
Ralston
Goldenrod
Loutaville
Fourteenth District
War Department
Hamilton
U. S
Ohio railways paralyzed as 250000 homeless amid disaster
A telegram reply from Secretary Redfield to Governor Cox reports Ohio faces a dire crisis with paralyzed railroads and property losses in the hundreds of millions. It states 250,000 people are homeless and calls for financial aid. The message, dated March 27, 1913, comes after Cox's sympathy telegram.
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Secretary of Commerce
William C. Redfield
James M. Cox
Ohio
Columbus
Washington, D. C
James M
Treasury Department
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Federal National Bank OF Washington
City of Washington
District of Columbia
United States
Lawrence
Murray
Relief Efforts Accelerate Amid Midwestern Flood Crisis
Public health surgeons in Pittsburgh Louisville Detroit and St Louis prepared to aid Ohio flood victims. Evansville Indiana to supply additional help as Secretary McAdoo and Surgeon General Blue coordinate with state authorities. War Department shipping delays hinder equipment arrival while Canada relief goods arrive tariff free after St Thomas Ontario mayor’s telegram.
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Pittsburgh
Louieville
Detroit
St. Louis
Ohio
Evansville
Ind
Treasury
Blue
Public Health Service
McAdoo
McAdoo Has Discussed the Situation With Gov. Cox
War Department
Dayton
Haat
Department 1
Quartermaster's Corps
Canada
R. N. Price
St. Thomas
Ontario
Dayton Flood Toll Soars As Rescue Nets Remain Thin
Seven ten thousand marooned in downtown Dayton as flood harms north and south districts. Police chief Allaback leads rescue from a waterbound area with fire, hunger, and guards. Officials estimate up to 20 dead downtown, higher elsewhere. fire and relief efforts expand as water recedes and canoes reach new sectors.
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Dayton
Associated Press
Benetreeing
Big Miami River
J. N. Allaback
Waterhound
Allaback
H. E. Lockhart
Miami City
Charles Parker
Jefferson Street
Third Street
Johnson
National Guard
Philips
Phillips
Burns Avenue
Fourth Street
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Algonquin Hotel
Main Street
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Wood
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Riverdale
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Relief Commission
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Cash Register
John H. Magruder
Connecticut Ave
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Burchell
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W. H. Clockley
Roe Fulkerson
Optician
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Willi
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