The Great American Flood Disaster

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

1395

Super Issue No.

27/36

Date Released

5 May 1927

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Old Contemptibles
2. 2May Day
3. 3Our Cricket Visitors
4. 4Come A’ballooning
5. 5The Royal Empire Tour
6. 6The Great American Flood Disaster
7. *SS "Rh Carr"
8. *SS "Rh Carr"
9. *Cardiff City V Wrexham
10. *Peerless Punchestown
11. *Old Bohs’ V Old Shels’
12. *1st League Champions for Fourth Time
13. *May Procession

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

Thousands of miles inundated - incalculable damage - even City of New Orleans threatened by mighty "Father of all Rivers". Convicts are pressed into service. Armies of refugees forced to fly from their homes are living in tents.

Keywords

Weather; Accidents and disasters

Story extras:

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