Although these cards claim that on July 7, 1915 a tornado struck Cincinnati it was, in fact, not a tornado. No one had seen a tunnel-shaped formation and the winds only reached 60 miles per hour. With today's construction the damage would be much less. This would be referred to as a microburst today. Nevertheless property damage was over $1 million and 38 people died, the most ever recorded for a non-tornado event. The storm struck at night and most of the deaths were caused by buildings collapsing onto residents getting ready for bed. Several steamboats were overturned with their crews missing and presumed dead. Ludlow and Covington Kentucky were also heavily damaged.
The next six cards are of a residence at 8th & Cutter Streets where 6 people died.
These six cards show the destruction at 6th. & Mound Streets. 12 people died.
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9th Street near
Mound
Unknown
These three cards are of 5th and Central. (the third card
shows a shop selling postal
cards)
The East Pearl Street cards above show the damage caused when the steeple of St. Philomena Church fell on this building (a bakery) which was across the street from the church.
The Big Store on 5th Street near John
St.
Automobile blown 200' to Fourth and Walnut
2nd and
Main
Pleasure boat
Kelle
Steamer
Fulton
Court and Broadway
E. 2nd Street
1917 TORNADO IN HYDE PARK
The first recorded tornado in Cincinnati is this one on Sunday, March 11, 1917. It struck in Hyde Park, O'Bryonville, Mt. Lookout, Ault Park, and the East End.. The homes in the cards below were located in a six-block radius of Morton, Linwood, Grace, and Griest Avenues. The tornado killed three people, injured 32, and destroyed 110 homes. Property loss was estimated at $500,000.
1308 Grace
Avenue
As far as I know this is the complete set of Hyde Park cards
by George W. Harriman.
4th & Ewing-Real Photo
Terrace Park tornado. 4/30/1936
