Essay On The 1913 Flood
I had lived my whole life in Hamilton I heard many things about the 1913 flood in Hamilton, Ohio. Throughout all of Hamilton there are many hints that show the flood was here at one time. For example, there are many plaques and high water marks. Out of the surrounding places in Ohio Hamilton had got hit the worst with water up to 18 feet high. The flood of 1913 changed Ohio in many ways where you can still see it today. The flood was very important because it impacted Hamilton, Ohio and other surrounding places than any other Weather phenomenon in Ohio’s history. The flood today remains the worst history event in Ohio.
Ohio before the flood
Before the flood there were many dangerous and damaging weather events in and surrounding Hamilton. …show more content…
Many figured that when the river started to freeze up that it was going to flood, others were alerted by telegrams or radios. Mostly people were alerted with the storms coming and saw what was going on. According to Carla Zikursh a writer for Ohio memory she says “In late March 1913, an unusually heavy rainstorm moved into Ohio. It rained steadily for five days and the streams throughout the state rose rapidly. By the third day of the downpour, levees were breached and many towns suffered disastrous flooding. When the flood waters receded, the destruction was staggering” Rev. Elijah Coi who was a minister saw everything that happened in the flood and all of the storms that occurred that day in Hamilton. Most saw the storms coming from recent events and they knew what to …show more content…
Most of the people got to the most elevated ground they could. There dozens of people at a time on each building struggling to get away from the water. In the article A Timeline of the Great Flood of 1913 the Plain Dealer staff write “John Bell, the Dayton telephone operator, flees his rooftop because of approaching fire. Gov. Cox declares a state of emergency. President Woodrow Wilson orders relief supplies, but shipment is hampered by lack of rail lines.” Everyone was told to get on higher ground and to bring everything they believe that they need with them to an elevated place to be
Ohio before the flood
Before the flood there were many dangerous and damaging weather events in and surrounding Hamilton. …show more content…
Many figured that when the river started to freeze up that it was going to flood, others were alerted by telegrams or radios. Mostly people were alerted with the storms coming and saw what was going on. According to Carla Zikursh a writer for Ohio memory she says “In late March 1913, an unusually heavy rainstorm moved into Ohio. It rained steadily for five days and the streams throughout the state rose rapidly. By the third day of the downpour, levees were breached and many towns suffered disastrous flooding. When the flood waters receded, the destruction was staggering” Rev. Elijah Coi who was a minister saw everything that happened in the flood and all of the storms that occurred that day in Hamilton. Most saw the storms coming from recent events and they knew what to …show more content…
Most of the people got to the most elevated ground they could. There dozens of people at a time on each building struggling to get away from the water. In the article A Timeline of the Great Flood of 1913 the Plain Dealer staff write “John Bell, the Dayton telephone operator, flees his rooftop because of approaching fire. Gov. Cox declares a state of emergency. President Woodrow Wilson orders relief supplies, but shipment is hampered by lack of rail lines.” Everyone was told to get on higher ground and to bring everything they believe that they need with them to an elevated place to be