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July 28, 1874
NEW YORK HERALD, July 28, 1874

* Butcher's Run Flood disaster
* O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh PA


The top of page 7 has one column headings: "THE PITTSBURG DELUGE" "Two Hundred Persons Drowned and Missing" "A Vast Volume of Water Discharged Upon the City" "Great Destruction Of Property" "Houses Turned Upside Down" and more. (see) Text takes up almost 2 full columns.
Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, nice condition.