Thursday, February 18, 1937
THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON.
Cleaning Lp in the Wake of Raging Flood Waters
Flood Aftermath Reveals Sinister Scene
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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
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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
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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.
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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.