Athens, Ohio Flood
March 1907
Lives Lost and Property Destroyed.
Eleven Dead in Athens County.
Athens, O., March 16.--The raging waters of
the Hocking river have claimed seven lives in
this city and four elsewhere in the county, and
for several days Athens has been cut off from
the world, telephone and telegraph wires all
being down. Communication by telephone has been
restored. Those drowned in Athens are:
ED SWEET,
single; ALBERT SWEET,
married, painter;
MR. TURNER and WIFE;
MR. YOUNG; CHARLES BEAHRS, hack
driver; OTTO BARTH,
a miller. All the persons, with the exception of
Barth, were in one skiff, the boat being in
charge of Ed Sweet and Beahrs when it was
capsized. The other drownings occurred at
Nelsonville, where three lost their lives, and
one at Trimble. The roadway of the Baltimore &
Ohio railway north of the river broke, allowing
the waters to rush into the city. Fifty houses
were swept away, and 50 more are tottering on
their foundations. A thousand persons are
homeless and are being cared for in churches and
halls.
Coshocton Daily Age, Coshocton, OH 16 Mar
1907
Athens, O., which has been cut off from
communication with the outside world for two
days, reports seven deaths from drowning in that
town. They are EDWARD
and ALBERT SWEET, JOHN TURNER and
WIFE, GEORGE YOUNG,
CHARLES BEAHRS and OTTO BARTH. All,
with the exception of Barth, were in one skiff
escaping from flooded homes when it capsized.
Three lives were lost at Nelsonville and one at
Trimble.
Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, IN 16 Mar
1907
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