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What was the cause of this historic flood. The flood of 1913 was the worst flood the people in the midwest had ever seen. Many lives were lost and many more were severely injured. This March marks the 100th anniversary of the worst flood in history in that part of the world (if you don't count the biblical one) and yet after going through newspaper after newspaper, I didn't find one article mentioning climate change,global warming, or man being the cause of it.Maybe we know more now? The problem with the information age is that we want answers now when some times it just is what it is with no rhyme or reason. Lets reason this out. Scientist believe the earth to be 4.5 billion yrs. old and we have been keeping weather records for a little over 100 yrs. this calculates to .00000001% of earths existence. Take anything passed off as scientific fact with a grain of salt. I'll give them the fact that they know more than the average person but, unless we can all get in our wayback machine and see it, don't pass it off as fact.
If you wish to look at more info, where your looking may depend on the title of the document. Meaning, in Dayton,Ohio it is known as the great Dayton flood and so forth. Columbus papers call it the great Columbus flood of 1913. I think you get the point. These headlines are from Lima ,Ohio where it is referred to as...you know!
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That was the headlines all over the Midwest in late March 1913 . It was late March and record snowfalls came down in the Midwest. Many were outed from their homes from the weight of snow on their homes. Then....
A warm front came through bringing storms of record proportion to the area. Tornadoes came with bringing death and destruction to whomever was in their path.Headlines were very similar to this
These were the headlines in the local newspapers of the day in Lima, Ohio on Monday March 24,1913. The storms were hoped not to bring as much torrent to this area but did. All over the state of Ohio was death and drowning from snow melt and torrential rains.
People all over the Midwest suffered from the devastation this massive storm was bringing. In one article it spoke of all city bridges were either washed out or under a foot or so of water.
Another spoke of homes having too much water for the occupants to stay and some had to be rescued from their homes with boats going to them and taken from 2nd story windows. Imagine reading this in your local paper:
I also found some articles people were sharing with others about their family that had lived through this horrific ordeal This article is a story given to the local paper in Piqua, Ohio which is located closer to Dayton Ohio about 50 miles south of Lima, Ohio and in that area is known as the great Dayton flood.
There are many historic headlines in the Dayton local papers and I believe some video if I can locate.
These were found also on ancestry by specific search for photos and scanned documents from Ohio flood. So I think I have found a different use for Ancestry research.
please take a moment to view the photos of this very tragic weather event below.
# Friday, March 21, 1913 * The first storm arrives with strong winds with temperatures at 60 degrees. # Saturday, March 22, 1913 * The area experiences a sunny day until the second storm arrives, dropping temperatures to the 20s causing the ground to freeze. # Sunday, March 23, 1913 (Easter Sunday) * The third storm brings rain to the entire Ohio River valley area. The saturated and frozen land can’t absorb any more water, and nearly all of the rain becomes runoff that flows into the Great Miami River and its tributaries. # March 24, 1913 * 7:00 am - After a day and night of heavy rains with precipitation between 8-11 inches, the river reaches its high stage for the year at 11.6 feet (3.5 m) and continues to rise. # March 25, 1913 * Midnight - The Dayton Police are warned that the Herman Street levee was weakening and they start the warning sirens and alarms. * 5:30 am - The City Engineer, Gaylord Cummin, reports that water is at the top of the levees and is flowing at 100,000 cubic feet per second, an unprecedented rate. * 6:00 am - Water overflowing the levees begins to appear in the city streets. * 8:00 am - The levees on the south side of the downtown business district fail and flooding begins downtown. * Water levels continue to rise throughout the day. # March 26, 1913 * 1:30 am - The waters crest, reaching up to 20 feet (6.1 m) deep in the downtown area. * Later that morning, a gas explosion downtown near the intersection of 5th Street and Wilkinson starts a fire that destroys most of a city block. The open gas lines were responsible for several fires throughout the city. The fire department was unable to reach the fires and many additional buildings were lost
1913 flood pics from Columbus, Ohio
In this diary, it is written by one of the daughters that much rain has fallen and when they went to bed the water was a couple inches above the sidewalk. They were awakened about 5 in the morning with the sound of rushing water coming in the window of the house you see pictured in Dayton, Ohio and she goes on to say that they moved what they could to the second floor and eventually water had risen to 9 feet in the first floor and boats going by would stop and give them food before the waters started receding the next day and her father signaled a boat to take them to a safe place to watt for the water to recede enough for their return on which they found a foot of mud and floors turned up. It took all summer to fix to move back in.
Historic Newspapers Online
What was the cause of this historic flood. The flood of 1913 was the worst flood the people in the midwest had ever seen. Many lives were lost and many more were severely injured. This March marks the 100th anniversary of the worst flood in history in that part of the world (if you don't count the biblical one) and yet after going through newspaper after newspaper, I didn't find one article mentioning climate change,global warming, or man being the cause of it.Maybe we know more now? The problem with the information age is that we want answers now when some times it just is what it is with no rhyme or reason. Lets reason this out. Scientist believe the earth to be 4.5 billion yrs. old and we have been keeping weather records for a little over 100 yrs. this calculates to .00000001% of earths existence. Take anything passed off as scientific fact with a grain of salt. I'll give them the fact that they know more than the average person but, unless we can all get in our wayback machine and see it, don't pass it off as fact.
If you wish to look at more info, where your looking may depend on the title of the document. Meaning, in Dayton,Ohio it is known as the great Dayton flood and so forth. Columbus papers call it the great Columbus flood of 1913. I think you get the point. These headlines are from Lima ,Ohio where it is referred to as...you know!Get this book at amazon now with free shipping for college students now
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A warm front came through bringing storms of record proportion to the area. Tornadoes came with bringing death and destruction to whomever was in their path.Headlines were very similar to this
People all over the Midwest suffered from the devastation this massive storm was bringing. In one article it spoke of all city bridges were either washed out or under a foot or so of water.
Another spoke of homes having too much water for the occupants to stay and some had to be rescued from their homes with boats going to them and taken from 2nd story windows. Imagine reading this in your local paper:
This paragraph is referring to a stone quarry in Lima, Ohio which incidentally has the nickname of train town because of the Lima locomotive works and all the rails that run through this town.
One article refers to the amount of rainfall so far was at over 3" in one day and their normal rainfall amounts would look so very little compared to this. Separate articles of whole families being found dead at their homes and others rescued or returning home after to find that the entire first floor had been under the flood waters. Gas lines were broken and gas could not be delivered to homes for lighting. Other articles about how a weather event of this proportion had never been even thought of possible.
All of this information I find so very interesting reading papers of the past and only by accident did I discover this story of death and destruction to the Midwest portion of the country as I was doing research for ancestors and started looking at Historic Newspapers Online for obits and noticed not only do I get to read them but, also the entire publication. So when I could not find what I was looking for and my eyes noticed these articles I became very intrigued and so this article came to mind as the 100 year anniversary of this event is but one month away.
I also found some articles people were sharing with others about their family that had lived through this horrific ordeal This article is a story given to the local paper in Piqua, Ohio which is located closer to Dayton Ohio about 50 miles south of Lima, Ohio and in that area is known as the great Dayton flood.There are many historic headlines in the Dayton local papers and I believe some video if I can locate.
These were found also on ancestry by specific search for photos and scanned documents from Ohio flood. So I think I have found a different use for Ancestry research.
please take a moment to view the photos of this very tragic weather event below.
# Friday, March 21, 1913 * The first storm arrives with strong winds with temperatures at 60 degrees. # Saturday, March 22, 1913 * The area experiences a sunny day until the second storm arrives, dropping temperatures to the 20s causing the ground to freeze. # Sunday, March 23, 1913 (Easter Sunday) * The third storm brings rain to the entire Ohio River valley area. The saturated and frozen land can’t absorb any more water, and nearly all of the rain becomes runoff that flows into the Great Miami River and its tributaries. # March 24, 1913 * 7:00 am - After a day and night of heavy rains with precipitation between 8-11 inches, the river reaches its high stage for the year at 11.6 feet (3.5 m) and continues to rise. # March 25, 1913 * Midnight - The Dayton Police are warned that the Herman Street levee was weakening and they start the warning sirens and alarms. * 5:30 am - The City Engineer, Gaylord Cummin, reports that water is at the top of the levees and is flowing at 100,000 cubic feet per second, an unprecedented rate. * 6:00 am - Water overflowing the levees begins to appear in the city streets. * 8:00 am - The levees on the south side of the downtown business district fail and flooding begins downtown. * Water levels continue to rise throughout the day. # March 26, 1913 * 1:30 am - The waters crest, reaching up to 20 feet (6.1 m) deep in the downtown area. * Later that morning, a gas explosion downtown near the intersection of 5th Street and Wilkinson starts a fire that destroys most of a city block. The open gas lines were responsible for several fires throughout the city. The fire department was unable to reach the fires and many additional buildings were lost |
| LIST OF DEAD IN FOUR STATES NOTE: FLOODING DUE TO 1913 FLOOD. ELSEWHERE IN THE PAPER, 7 INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED. SEE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF ARTICLE: IN ADA, O. CHARLES MORSE; NOLEN McELROY |
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In this diary, it is written by one of the daughters that much rain has fallen and when they went to bed the water was a couple inches above the sidewalk. They were awakened about 5 in the morning with the sound of rushing water coming in the window of the house you see pictured in Dayton, Ohio and she goes on to say that they moved what they could to the second floor and eventually water had risen to 9 feet in the first floor and boats going by would stop and give them food before the waters started receding the next day and her father signaled a boat to take them to a safe place to watt for the water to recede enough for their return on which they found a foot of mud and floors turned up. It took all summer to fix to move back in.
1913 flood pics from Columbus, Ohio above
below: Transcription of text in document
Six survivors of family of nine of John D. Underwood, 125 Glenwood avenue, all of whom wer swept away with their home in the flood. In the picture Ruth, 17 and Frank, 19 are in the rear; Mrs. Underwood is holding Charles, 3, and Mr. Underwood is holding Herbert, 5. Albert, 13 , and Josephine, 11, were buried Monday. The body of John, 21, was found Tuesday afternoon near Mr. Calvary cemetary. source :Historic Newspapers Online
- More links to video of the flood of 1913:
- Lady in Columbus remembers flood of 1913(video)
- Recollections of the 1913 flood part 1
- Recollections of the 1913 flood part 2
- The Greatest Natural Disaster in Ohio History: The Flood of 1913
- Calamity and Courage: The Deadly 1913 Flood in Tiffin
- Group seeks photos from 1913 flood
- Early newsreel footage of the 1913 Flood that devastated Dayton, Ohio.
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