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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1937)
Thursday, February 18, 1937 THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. Cleaning Lp in the Wake of Raging Flood Waters Flood Aftermath Reveals Sinister Scene *li *1, P 11 a Amores .ho ss "$ . # -. Moi . ater -Gere. * ": Y ’s . .72 La^' se us T. ■ - s s ? she?. % ■ -Svee ah) ..e, sone es, . . eh > 2115 .... Scene in a Cincinnati street after the turbulent waters of the Ohio had receded. Rubble carried by the With shovels, brushes and pumps workmen clear ponds of water and heaps of gravel and dirt from the swollen river for hundreds of miles was left high and dry on city streets when the crest of the flood passed approach to Suspension bridge at Covington, Ky., as the flood waters of the Ohio river receded. This city on, leaving scenes of ruin in its wake. was almost completely inundated during the flood. Schooled in War, They Deal in Mercy Workmen Toil Against Time and the Father of Waters I. . t orre Hr 1 A" o. 4 ", .I s 7 * I • I sen Workmen are pictured building up the Mississippi river levee at Cairo, Ill., in an effort to stem the ris ing waters. The most disastrous flood in the history of the father of waters cost hundreds of lives, rendered more than a million people homeless and caused hundreds of dollars worth of damage. Militia of the Ohio National Guard are pictured by a field kitchen as they prepare food for flood sufferers A group of the refugees are lined up at the right as they await the call “Soup’s On.” HE CAN TAKE IT! Flood Refugees Enjoy a Hot Lunch RED CROSS CHIEF Box Car Becomes Home for Refugees HL $ "4 This youngster found a temporary home in a box car when the Missis sippi river flood drove him from his own home. He took flood discom fort in his stride. One thing that may account for his obvious high spirits was the fact that water short age eliminated his Saturday night Unperturbed by their flight from the alluvial agricultural area of bath and the daily scrubbing be- Arkansas, these children are seen eating at the refugee camp at Mem behind the ears. It was estimated phis, Tenn., with full enjoyment of the meal. All the roads from Arkan that more than 1,000,000 people in Box car home of flood refugees driven from their farm homes neai sas into Memphis were clogged with refugees. the Ohio and Mississippi valleys Ridgely, Tenn., by the flood waters of the raging Mississippi. With al were rendered homeless by the flood. the discomfort and suffering caused by the greatest flood in the historj The known dead were estimated in of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, these flood victims could still smile. Derelicts of the Flood Find Safety excess of 400. Contributions by citi zens everywhere to the special re lief fund of the Red Cross were Red Cross Aids Flood Sufferers more than $17,000,000. The storm's damage was estimated at close to a billion dollars. * I * I Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chair man of the American Red Cross which has dedicated itself to the task of relieving the suffering of flood refugees. Red Cross nurses, doctors and hospital units have pre vented the spread of epidemics. Funds raised by public contribu tions have provided food, shelter and clothing for the sufferers. GEN. MALIN CRAIG FLED RIVER'S WRATH This aged inhabitant who fled the rich Mississippi bottom lands in the face of the raging flood waters of Here's where your dimes, quarters and dollars went when you "ear “Öl’ Man River,” has a startled marked" them for Red Cross relief. Grandma Donsky, who vows stare for the photographer who that in all her years she has never seen such a disaster, is seen receiving snapped him at his refugee camp in an allotment of sorely needed groceries at the Louisville Red Crow station. Memphis. Grandpa C. E. Murphy, of Wilson, Ark., made homeless by the flood, shown enjoying the hospitality of the American Red Cross at the camp in the state fair grounds in Memphis, Tenn., as he reads the news paper accounts of the flood—and cares for his granddaughter, Gloria Murphy. Gen. Malin Craig, chief of staff of the U. S. army, who had direction of the task of combatting the flood waters of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, strengthening the levees, evacuating refugees from danger zones, providing shelter and pre serving order in various areas. The U. S. Engineer Corps performed in valuable service in calculating the extent of the floods, the height of the water and in strengthening the levees.
