By Harold H. Strayer and Irving L. London

Baumer Street (right) would not have been in the path of the flood waters, but the counter current from the stone bridge carried debris and floating houses all the way to Hornerstown and Moxham. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad suffered heavy
damage —with tracks torn up and the right-of-way clogged with debris. Bedford Street and Green Hill are shown in the background.

One of the most difficult tasks was the disposing of the dead and preparing them for burial. This wagon is loaded with barrels of embalming fluid for delivery to one of the numerous morgues that were hastily established.

While many of the houses were demolished household furniture was able to be salvaged.