Company B, 1st Infantry Maryland N.G.
Flood Duty, Cumberland and Hancock, MD
March 18-25, 1936
Map of guarded area in Cumberland
(from Market Street to the Armory)
Carl H. McCLeary, Captain,
S. D. McKee, 1st Lieut
C. J. Schloltterback, 2nd Lieut
HEAVY SNOWS COVER TOWNS IN FLOOD BELT
Blizzard Intensifies Confusion In Stricken Communities. Pittsburgh In Darkness
LOSS AT MILLIONS
Homeless Thousands in Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia Towns Face Privations
BY JOSEPH SNYDER
HEAVY SNOWS COVER TOWNS IN FLOOD BELT
(Continued from page one.) valleys of the Ohio, Monongahela and Allegany rivers as Red Cross workers and other rescuers dug through, heavy debris, ever fearful new victims might be found to add to the staggering toll.
Ravaging Waters Bring Deaths to 169 And Property Damage to $270,000,000
HOMELESS TOLL IN DISASTER IS OVER 221,500
If Loss In Wages, and Business Together With Relief Are Counted May Reach Over Billion
PITTSBURGH LOOMS AS HEAVIEST LOSER
Sections Below Pennsylvania City Become More Alarmed As Angry Ohio Races On
BY DALE HARBISON
The unruly rivers roared fresh threats at people and property last night.
| State | Dead | Homeless | Damage |
| Pennsylvania | 115 | 80,000 | $150,000,000 |
| West Virginia | 17 | 30,000 | 20,000,000 |
| Ohio | 1 | 30,000 | 15,000,000 |
| Maryland | 4 | 8,000 | 5,000,000 |
| New York | 2 | 8,000 |
Gov. Nice Makes Personal Inspection Of Flood Areas
Arrives At Point Of Rocks To Find Water Ten Feet Deep In Streets; Issues Formal Statement Calling On State Legislature To Take Emergency Action; Asks $3,200,000 Bond Issue
Point of Rocks, Md., March 20 —Scenes of utter desolation greeted Gov. Harry W. Nice in Western Maryland today as the executive, accompanied only by a state trooper, arrived unexpectedly for an inspection tour of the flood-stricken Potomac valley.
STATES AND CITIES LOOK FOR HELP ON DAMAGE REPAIRS
Millions Wanted To Aid in Rehabilitation of Stricken Sections
DEATH LIST GROWS AS RIVERS RECEDE
Loss Estimated at More Than $500,000,000 with $425,000 Homeless
The flood crest of the Ohio river moved westward toward the Mississippi, Monday night; carrying destruction and suffering, into new areas, as a dozen flood-torn eastern states struggled with an immense rehabilitation task.
FLOODS CAUSE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS DAMAGE; MANY DEAD
Cumberland, Hancock and Other Maryland Towns Are Inundated Causing Much Suffering and Property Damage; Bridges Are Washed Away
Troops Guard Cumberland; Food Shortage Is Feared
A sudden spring thaw, accompanied by rains and storms spread destructive flood waters over vast areas of the East on Tuesday and yesterday.
FLOOD WATERS POUNDING EDGE OF WASHINGTON
National Capital in Danger As Rampaging Potomac River Continues Steady Rise
CREST LATE TODAY
Workers Stacking Sandbags to Protect Government Buildings and Historic Shrines
Washington, March 19. — Rapidly rising waters pounded at the edges of the Capital today as the Weather Bureau predicted the crest of the Potomac river flood would reach the city at 6 p. m. (EST).
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1936
PITTSBURGH FREED OF PERIL AS FLOOD WATERS PASS AWAY
Again Supplied with Drinking Water, Utility Services and Food—Damage Estimated at $225,000,000—Refugees Return
PITTSBURGH, March 23 Danger of disease and famine all but disappeared and industry moved to put its house in order today while the forces of reconstruction began the task of rehabilitation in the desolate 200-mile area where flood waters demoralized the pursuits of some 4,000,000 inhabitants.
Two views of flood stricken Johnstown, Pa as waters began to recede after the worst flood in the history of the city since the disastrous one of 1889. Top photo shows a woman with her baby taken from a temporary relief shelter by boat; below some of the wreckage in the business section as the waters fell.