RESERVOIRS BREAK AWAY
■' • " TWO TOWNS INUNDATED. • 1000 '' REPORTED TO BE DROWNED. ' ' ' •>•■ ■' *- '' I ENORMOUS DAMAGE. (Received March 26, 9.55 p.m.) - ./ ■• " New York, March 26. An Indianapolis message says, that it is.ijreportect'that .thelreseryoiir;, at Hamilton ' (the capital of Babber .County, Ohio, with a population ?of about 30,000) broke, and that the rush of water overwhelmed ■ the town.* < • ■ -.''. . - * ! It is stated that about 1000 people have been drowned, but confirmation of the report is impossible owing to the . disorganisation of the means *of communication. - - - * The reservoir at Lewiston (Ohio) broke after a . terrific storm and flooded the city. , The damage done to property, is 'incalculable.', ' ! •:'■■: :''" l /4^ : - ; l
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New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15261, 27 March 1913, Page 7
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