The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado

The True Story of Our National Calamity of?by Logan Marshall

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Title: The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado
Author: Logan Marshall
Release Date: January 27, 2007 [EBook #20455]
Language: English
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THE TRUE STORY OF OUR NATIONAL CALAMITY OF FLOOD, FIRE AND TORNADO
The appalling loss of life, the terrible suffering of the homeless, the struggles for safety, and the noble heroism of those who risked life to save loved ones; the unprecedented loss of property, resulting in the laying waste of flourishing cities and towns
HOW THE WHOLE NATION JOINED IN THE WORK OF RELIEF
By LOGAN MARSHALL
Author of "THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC," "THE UNIVERSAL HANDBOOK," "LIFE OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT," "THE STORY OF POLAR CONQUEST," "MARSHALL'S HANDY MANUAL," Etc.
PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH AUTHENTIC PHOTOGRAPHS
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COPYRIGHT 1913, BY L. T. MYERS
The material in this work is fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States. All persons are warned against making any use of it without permission.
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Prayer by Bishop David H. Greer:
O Merciful God and Heavenly Father, who hast taught us in Thy holy word that Thou dost not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men, give ear to the prayers which we humbly offer to Thee in behalf of our brethren who are suffering from the great water floods.
Cause them in their sorrow to experience the comfort of Thy presence, and in their bewilderment the guidance of Thy wisdom. Stir up, we beseech Thee, the wills of Thy people to minister with generous aid to their present needs, and so overrule in Thy providence this great and sore calamity that we may be brought nearer to Thee and be knit more closely one to another in sympathy and love.
All which we humbly ask, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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[Illustration: WHERE THE NATION'S SYMPATHIES ARE CENTERED]
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
The Greatest Cataclysm in American History . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CHAPTER II
The Death-Bearing Flood at Dayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
CHAPTER III
Dayton's Menace of Fire and Famine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
CHAPTER IV
Dayton in the Throes of Distress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
CHAPTER V
The Recuperation of Dayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
CHAPTER VI
Dayton: "The City of a Thousand Factories" . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
CHAPTER VII
The Devastation of Columbus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
CHAPTER VIII
Columbus: The Beautiful Capital of Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
CHAPTER IX
Cincinnati: A New Center of Peril . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
CHAPTER X
The Flood in Western Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
CHAPTER XI
The Flood in Northern Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
CHAPTER XII
The Flood in Eastern Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
CHAPTER XIII
The Flood in Eastern Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
CHAPTER XIV
The Desolation of Indianapolis and the Valley of the White River. . 184
CHAPTER XV
The Roaring Torrent of the Wabash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
CHAPTER XVI
The Plight of Peru: A Stricken City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
CHAPTER XVII
The Death-Dealing Tornado at Omaha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
CHAPTER XVIII
Struggles of Stricken Omaha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
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