Borough of Etna - Centennial Festivities Yearbook (Etna, PA)

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HERALD, March 21. 1936 ETNA BURIED IN 15 FT. OF WATER AS TRAGEDY HITS Great parts of Etna that were buried in 15 or more feet of water, will have to be rebuilt. It was evident today, as rehabili- tation work went on. A conservative estimate of damage includ- ing the terrible factory explosion in Etna can be placed at over a million dollars. Loss of life in the borough stood at 7. Entire blocks were roped off as many homes and buildings hung tottering over the streets. Etna continued today without water, gas and light because its municipal plant was seriously damaged in the flood. No attempt can be made to cut into other power lines, because of the great number of lines down. Refugees, numbering several thousand now under the care of the Red Cross still packed schools, churches and clubcrooms. TUESDAY, MARCH 17. 1936 The rain continued throughout Monday and Tuesday. Because of the tragic devastation in the 1907 flood were justified. Early on Tuesday afternoon Etna police began moving families to higher ground. Many people had already begun to abandon lower floors and crowd into upstairs rooms. By 5 p.m. the water had risen to 30.7 ft. and had already inundated part of Bridge St. By midnight the water level stood at 36.4 ft. and the situation was approaching emergency proportions. Water already covered the filling department of both of the little lsabella Furnaces. The Etna police were moving to close Butler St. at the Spangs R.R. crossing at the entrance to Route 3. Flood conditions in Etna were blamed for halting trains of the B.Sz.O. east-bound from Chicago. if' lmfvkingz down llullvr Str:-et tr, Ihifkpr Sl. 78 bi r. gooking down Parker and Washington Streets to Butler treet Looking down Bridge Street Ezysglrfiogej. Street looking down from Etna Concrete X' . 4,17 1,1--, Y Maplewood St. at Etna Show rStrcetrar br-hind stop sign-QnljghtqncglyAcgvcrcdj li ,

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