The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-25

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 Nearly 500,000 already were home less in II states.
 Thirty-seven were known dead. Hundred were missing. The Red Cross doubled it's appeal for funds and asked that $4,000, ,000 be raised immediately for the em- ergency. It already had set aside $1 100000.
 President Roosevelt took personal charge of the emergency. Illness. suffering and panic trav- eled in the wake of the raging wa ters. Medical supplies were ex- hausted or nearly 60 as physicians and nurses worked desperately in improvised shelters to halt spread of typhoid, dysentery, diphtheria, pneumonia and influenza.
 Sewers backed up at Louisville, Ky, adding to the health menace.
 National guardsmen ordered to shoot to kill patrollcd city streets in Portsmouth, O., and Louisville to prevent footing.
 A state of martial law or it's equivalent was in force along the Ohio river from Cincinnati to Cairo.
 35,000 WPA At Work
 Thirty-five thousand WPA work CTS were assigned to assist coast guardsmen, national guardsmcn and volunteer relief agencies. Hundreds of American Red Cross workers were in the field. The organization asked the nation to contribute $2,- 100000 for relief.
 These states were stricken:
 Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Louis- iana, Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi and Pennsylvania.
 Deaths by states:
 Ohio 9; West Virginia, 6; Ken- lucky, 4; Illinois, l; Indiana, 2; Pennsylvania, l; and the mid-south basin of Arkansas, Missouri, Ten- nessce and Mississippi, IA.
 Homeless By States
 Homeless by states festimated):
 Arkansas, 10000; West Virginia, 10000; Pennsylvania. 250; Indiana, 10000: Kentucky, 100000; Illinois, 30,0o0; Ohio, 100000; Tennessee. D. 900; Missouri, 11,000; Mississippi, 1000: Louisiana, 1000. total. 454,250.
 These cities and towns were wholly or partially inundated:
 Louisville, Ky; Cincinnati, O.; Evansville, Ind: Paducah, Ky; Wheeling. w. Va; Pittsburgh; Jef- fcrgonvillc, Ky; Portsmouth, O.; Marietta, O.; Frankfort, Ky; Zanes- vile. O.; Ironton, O.; Coshocton, O.; McConnclsvillc. O.; Parkcrsburg. W. Va; Huntington. w. Va; Law rencebcrg, Ind; Aurora, Ind; Shawncctown, Ill.,; Cairo, H.; Met ropolis, H.. Charlottesville. Mo-; Jackson, Miss; Natchcz, Miss; Con- cordia and Catahoula Parishes, La: Richards Landing, Tenn; Truman, Ark; Monettc, Ark; Lake City, Ark; Clarkesvillc, Tenn; Eddyville, Ky; and mary smaller towns with which communication was impos- siblc.
 Shoot to Kill
 Looting broke out in blood -strick- en towns and cities. Police were powcrless to aid refugees and main- tain law and order. National guardsmen were ordered to shoot to kill" Martial law ,r It's equivalent was declared along a front reaching from Cincinnati to Cairo. H.. on both sides of the Ohio river
 Rain. snow ard sleet added to suffering and to the flood menace. Normal transportation systems were paralyzed in some cities and badly crippled in others.
 Half of Louisville. Ky, was under water. It's population of 33O000 was panic-Stricken. Mayor Neville Miller said 10000 were homeless or ma- rooned.
 Sewers backed up into the streets, bringing the threat Of typhoid. All citizens were ordered inoculated. Drug stores offered free vaccine to anyone who could make his way through the water-fillcd streets. power and lights were off every where except in tiny island in the center of the city.
 Fire Ravagc With Flood
 Cincinnati, ravaged by fire as well as by flood. faced an unprecedented emergency. Waters rose beyond 76.2 feet. The previous high mark was I'll in 1884. New flood waters surg cd toward the crippled city today fed by 2.33 inches of rain since yes- were darkened. Street lights were turned of.