1936 Flood

For Further Reading: 1936-1996

"Graphic Story of Pittsburgh's Flood:

While It Will Go Down in History As a Major Catastrophe

It Was Met by Both Business And Public with Fine Spirit

And Amazing Resourcefulness."

Frank R. Phillips.

Greater Pittsburgh (March 1936): 11+.

"The Great Flood:

The Chamber of Commerce Takes Active Part in Bringing Attention

Of Government Anew to Need of Flood Control--

Rehabilitation Measures under Consideration."

Greater Pittsburgh (March 1936): 3+.

"City Water Fails; 45 Dead, 350 Hurt:

Receding Rivers Reveal Vast Desolation."

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph 20 March 1936, 1+.

"Over 60 Believed Dead Here, Water Famine Threatens:

Appeal Made to Public to Ration Water:

Thousands Still Captive in Homes, Damage Is Set Over $25,000,000."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 20 March 1936, 1+.

"Our Flood in Pictures."

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph 29 March 1936.

"Flood Issue."

Public Service (April 1936).

"Flood Rescue Hero Lauded after Death." [Thompson Allen.]

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph 5 April 1936.

"Triangle Street Collapse Just What Mayor Expected:

McNair Greets News of Cave-in at Fifth and Wood with

'I-Told-You-So' Statement;

Earth Apparently Undermined by Flood."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 7 April 1936.

"The Great Flood:

The 100 Best Flood Views--Selected from Thousands of Pictures

A Permanent Record of Pittsburgh's Greatest Catastrophe."

The Pittsburgh Press 18 April 1936.

"City's Flood Bill $500,000:

Council to Cancel Rest of $1,000,000 Voted for Emergency."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 22 May 1936, 5.

"Physical Damages of Flood Estimated at $48,441,285."

Greater Pittsburgh (October 1936).

"County's Loss in Flood Set at $48,441,285:

Full Report Shows $212,535,010 As State Total:

Report Is Detailed:

Direct Damage Is Only Shown. Indirect Difficult to Compute."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 14 October 1936, 23.

"Photo Story of the Greatest Flood in the Century

March 17-19, 1936, Pittsburgh Section." [Booklet.]

Pittsburgh: Harry H. Hamm, [1936].

"Photo Story of the Greatest Flood in the Century

March 17-19, 1936, Pittsburgh-Johnstown Section." [Booklet.]

Pittsburgh: Harry H. Hamm, [1936].

"The Pittsburgh Flood 1936." [Booklet.]

Pittsburgh: The Beacon Press, Inc., 1936.

"Flood:

Out of the Small Creeks of Negligence

Another Fan of Turgid Water Drops upon

Long-Suffering Pittsburgh."

The Bulletin Index 28 January 1937, 9+.

"When Death Rode Flood:

One Year Ago Raging Rivers Ravaged Triangle: City Conquers Worst Disaster."

Errett H. Smith.

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph 17 March 1937.

"March 17, 1936:

A Raw And Desperate Time."

Vince Leonard.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 17 March 1986, 17-18 (Daily Magazine).

"A Place in History:

'36 Flood Leaves Predecessors in Its Wake."

Paul Francis Kennedy.

Greensburg Tribune-Review 17 March 1996, 4 (Focus).

"Million Dollar Flood Bill Sends Council into Huddle."

The Pittsburgh Press n.d.

Last updated: 15 April 1999.