Tippecanoe County and the 1913 Flood by Bill, Pete -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Front Cover Half Page Title Page Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Lafayette, West Lafayette and Tippecanoe County in 1913

Bridges: The Transportation Arteries for Tippecanoe County Tippecanoe County’s Dependence on Rail The Wabash River and Its River Communities

Chapter 2. Spring 1913: The Story Begins

Friday, March 21, 1913 Saturday, March 22, and Sunday, March 23, 1913

Chapter 3. The Rising Waters

Monday, March 24, 1913 Wallace Garrison’s Interrupted Trip Duck Hunting Trip Turns Deadly Rising Water Interrupts Normal Life on Monday

Chapter 4. The Rain Continues to Fall, the River to Rise and Lives Are Lost

Tuesday, March 25, 1913 “Water Crumbles Steel Structure” The Rescue Loss of Bridges Isolates Tippecanoe County Communities West Side Merchants Flee Advancing Flood Water Everywhere, But Drinkable Water Is in Short Supply No Light, No Heat Far-reaching Effects of Tuesday’s Rising Flood

Chapter 5. The Destruction Peaks

Wednesday, March 26, 1913 The Bridges Are Still There, For Now The City Could Go Up in Flames The River Brings Dead Animals The Presses Kept Running…

Chapter 6. The Water Begins to Recede, the Damage Is Revealed

Thursday, March 27, 1913 West Side Supplies Begin to Trickle In Purdue Never Canceled Classes New Wave of Terror: Wall of Water Coming from Upstream Communication Resumes Across the River Risk of Fatal Conflagration Still High

Chapter 7. Recovery and Healing

Friday, March 28, 1913, and Beyond Assessing the Damage as the Water Recedes Utilities Begin to Recover The Trains Attempt to Run Again Other Signs of Normal Life Begin to Return The Grim Tasks Ferries Across the Wabash The Railroad Bridge Is the First to Reopen The Fate of the Brown Street Bridge The Contentious Saga of the Main Street Bridge Could This Flooding Happen Again?

Notes About the Authors