Title
Brother Andy Weber's account of the 1913 Dayton Flood
Abstract
Brother Andy Weber’s account of the 1913 Dayton, Ohio flood from his dormitory window of St. Mary’s Hall at the University of Dayton. Recorded in Alumni Hall, room 105, on Feb. 25, 1958. Part of the History of the Cincinnati Province on tape collection. University Archives and Special Collections, University of Dayton.
Transcript: From our dormitory windows we could see some of the havoc that was caused by the rising waters, particularly by the fires that occurred during the flood. The college side was used as a shelter for flood refugees since the boarders were home on their Easter recess, and the space there for use by the flood victims. Brother Louis Garavano did a magnificent job helping out the sisters at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He at times would have some narrow escapes, but he did manage to get to the hospital to bring them relief and whatnot during the time of the flood
Photograph courtesy the Marianist Archives.
Publication Date
2-25-1958
Document Type
Audio File
Run Time
1:21 minutes
Repository
University Archives and Special Collections
Keywords
1913 Dayton flood, St. Mary's Institute, University of Dayton, Disaster victims, Natural disasters, Floods
Disciplines
Oral History | United States History
Permission Statement
This audio file may only be used for noncommercial educational and scholarly purposes. Please contact the University Archives at the University of Dayton to inquire about permission to use a specific digital resource.
eCommons Citation
University of Dayton, "Brother Andy Weber's account of the 1913 Dayton Flood" (1958). Voices from the Flood. 3.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/archives_flood/3
