The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-24
OFFICIAL FLOOD
DEATH TOLL IS
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Economic Loss May Reach
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Drinking water polluted with typhoid
bacteria. Refugees lacked clothing
Argusta-Damage in area, 81 ,000,-
600. Water receded.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Five dead. Damage approximately
Si0,000000. Conditions in large
cities
Manchester - Damage, $4,000 600
Mud 10 inches deep in river front
streets. Amoskeag mills, largest tex
tile plant in New England, damaged
seriously.
Nashua--Damage, 100000. One
fourth of city still under water.
Concord-Damage, S1,00O,OOO. Wa
ter two to six feet deep in many
streets today Communications only
partially restored.
VERMONT
Seven dead. Estimated damage,
100000.
MASSACHUSETTS
Twelve dead. Damage approx
mately $50,0O0,000 Situation in prin-
cipal cities:
LOwelI-Two dead. Damage, $1,000
000 Water still standing in low
areas. Health board virtually gov
erning city.
Lawrence-One dead. Damage
$2000,000.
HaverhiIl-Damage, 81, 100000. Ten
inches Of mud in streets.
Springfield-One dead. Damage
$25,000,000. Part of city Guaranteed
to stop typhoid epidemic.
NOrthampton-Two dead. Dam
age, Sl,00OO00. Water still five feet
deep in some streets.
RHODE ISLAND
No deaths. Damage approximately
$10,000,000
CONNECTICUT
-Four dead. Gov. Wilbur L. Cross
estimated damage at $25,00OOO0
Conditions in principal cities:
Hartford and surrounding area
Two dead Damage, $2O,000,000
Water still deep in many streets
National Guard enforcing quaran-
tine of East Hartford.
NEW YORK
Three dead. Damage, 100000
In principal cities:
MISUNDERSTANDING, $1,500,000
Schools full of refugees.
Ithaca-Damage in area, $250000
Syracuse-Damage, 100000.
NEW JERSEY
One dead. Damage, $750,000.
MARYLAND, DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
Damage at Cumberland, Md
$177,000. Damage in Washington
100000.
PENNSYLVANIA
Known deaths, 108. SiXty-three
persons reported missing to police
bureaus. Damage, $128000,0C9 Con-
ditions in principal cities:
Observation-Disclosures dead, AZ
missing. Damage at least $3.50, 1000 900
YOUNGSTOWN - TWenty-one dead
Damage estimated by Mayor at
$60,000,000. National Guard policing
Wilkes Barre-Twenty-one dead
Damage $25,0OO,O00.
WilIiamsport-Four dead. Dam
age, $4,000,000.
Sunbury-Six dead, 20 missing
Damage, 100000.
Harrisburg-Three dead. Dam
age, $1,000,000.
Huntington-Four dead. Dam
age, 100000.
Two dead. Damage. $1,700,000
Principal cities reported:
East LiverpOOl-Damage, 100000
BridgepOrt-TWo dead. Damage
ineStimable.
Belleaire-Five missing. Damage
unestimated.
Marietta-Damage, 100000. Ohio
River standing exactly at flooo
stage.
Pomeroy-Damage, 100000. Eighty
per cent of city without gas.
Cincinnati-Damage, $4,000, with
river rising and crest expected to-
day. No loss of life expected.
MISUNDERSTANDING, $4,000 Pol
luted water caused anti-typhoid pre-
cautions.
allipolis-Damage $4,000.
WEST VIRGINIA
Twenty-Six dead. Damage APP
proximately $11,385,O00 Conditions
in most damaged cities:
Wheeling - Seventeen identified
dead, three unidentified. Approx
mately 40 missing. Damage, $10,-
100000. City council to ask Federal
government for $5G0.000 today
Liquor shops closed.
Wellsburg-Four dead. Damage
$1,000,000
HuRtington-One dead. Damage
$250,000. WPA rehabilitating 250C
persons.
Point Pleasant-One dead. Dam
age, 100000.
KENTUCKY
One dead. Property damage al
Ashland, CatlettSburg, Maysville ano
Newport approximately $l13,00G.