The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado - 1

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The True Story of Our National Calamity Of Flood, Fire and Tornado "The appalling loss of life, the terrible suffering of the homeless, the struggles for safety, and the noble heroism of those who risked life to save loved ones; the unprecedented loss of property, resulting in the laying waste of flourishing cities and towns How the Whole Nation Joined in the Work of Relief By LOGAN MARSHALL Author of "The Sinking of the Titanic," "The Universal Handbook," "Life of Theodore Roosevelt," "The Story of Polar Conquest," "Marshall's Handy Manual," Etc. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH AUTHENTIC PHOTOGRAPHS

Prayer by Bishop David H. Greer:

O Merciful God and Heavenly Father, who hast taught us in Thy holy word that Thou dost not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men, give ear to the prayers which we humbly offer to Thee in behalf of our brethren who are suffering from the great water floods.

Cause them in their sorrow to experience the comfort of Thy presence, and in their bewilderment the guidance of Thy wisdom. Stir up, we beseech Thee, the wills of Thy people to minister with generous aid to their present needs, and so overrule in Thy providence this great and sore calamity that we may be brought nearer to Thee and be knit more closely one to another in sympathy and love.

All which we humbly ask, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.

WHERE THE NATION'S SYMPATHIES ARE CENTERED

I	The Greatest Cataclysm in American History	[11]
II	The Death-Bearing flood at Dayton	[23]
III	Dayton's Menace of Fire And Famine	[36]
IV	Dayton in the Throes of Distress	[55]
V	The Recuperation of Dayton	[74]
VI	Dayton: "The City of a Thousand Factories"	[104]
VII	The Devastation of Columbus	[110]
VIII	Columbus: the Beautiful Capital of Ohio	[138]
IX	Cincinnati: A New Center of Peril	[142]
X	The Flood in Western Ohio	[152]
XI	The Flood in Northern Ohio	[163]
XII	The Flood in Eastern Ohio	[169]
XIII	The Flood in Eastern Indiana	[179]
XIV	The Desolation of Indianapolis and the Valley of the White River	[184]
XV	The Roaring Torrent of the Wabash	[191]
XVI	The Plight of Peru: A Stricken City	[197]
XVII	The Death-Dealing Tornado at Omaha	[204]
XVIII	Struggles of Stricken Omaha	[212]
XIX	Omaha: "The Gate City of the West"	[217]
XX	Other Damage From the Nebraska Tornado	[220]
XXI	The Tornado in Iowa and Illinois	[225]
XXII	The Tornado in Kansas and Arkansas	[228]
XXIII	The Tornado in Indiana	[231]
XXIV	The Tornado in Pennsylvania	[239]
XXV	The Freak Tornado in Alabama	[243]
XXVI	The Flood in New York	[246]
XXVII	The Flood in Pennsylvania	[254]
XXVIII	The Flood in the Ohio Valley	[263]
XXIX	The Flood in the Mississippi Valley	[270]
XXX	Damage To Transportation, Mail and Telegraph Facilities	[277]
XXXI	The Work of Relief	[285]
XXXII	Previous Great Floods and Tornadoes	[294]
XXXIII	Lessons of the Cataclysm and Precautionary Measures	[308]

The Unleashed Gods By Percy Shaw Iron and rock are our slaves;
We are liege to marble and steel;
We go our ways through our purse-proud days,
Lifting our voices in loud self-praise—
Forgetting the God at the wheel.
We build our bulwarks of stone,
Skyscraper and culvert and tower,
Till the God of Flood, keen-nosed for blood,
Drags our monuments into the mud
In the space of a red-eyed hour.
Kings of the oceans are we,
With our liners of rocket speed,
Till the God of Ice, in mist-filled trice,
Calls to us harshly to pay his price
As we sink to the deep-sea weed.
Muscle and brain are our slaves;
We are liege to iron and steel;
But who shall say, tomorrow, today,
That we shall not halt on our onward way
To bow to the God at the wheel?

HELPING HANDS

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