Re: [Cz-L] The flood of 1927

The New York Times of September 6th, 1927 includes an article based on a
report from September 5th. The headline is, "Hurricane in Poland Adds to Flood
Damage." The subtitle is, "Destroys 96 Houses in Village of Ladzki - Lemberg
Reports 18 Lives Lost in Galicia."

The third paragraph reads, "Reports from the village of Ladzki, in Eastern
Galicia, said that a hurricane struck there and during fifteen minutes of
gyration lifted fifty-four farmhouses from the ground and destroyed them. The
hurricane also demolished forty-two other houses."
http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=FB0612F93C591B7A93C4A91782D85F43
8285F9 accessed 05.28.2007

Eytan Fichman

In a message dated 5/28/2007 4:09:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
rsteinig_at_suffolk.lib.ny.us writes:
Bruce Reisch <bir1_at_nysaes.cornell.edu> reprinted Ann Rabinowitz's post
about a flood in Galicia in 1927 and asked

> Could Czernowitz have been "submerged" in September 1927?

The New York Times coverage of the flooding mentioned devastation in an
area covering 6,000 square miles and including villages near Boryslaw,
Lemberg, Skole, and Stryj -- towns that are all over 100 miles from
Czernowitz. The Times didn't mention Czernowitz.

According to the Pinkas haKehillot article on Zaleshchiki (Galicia)
(http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Pinkas_poland/Pol2_00195.html),

"Zaleshchiki lies on a tributary of the Dneister River and is surrounded
by
the river on three sides.... River flooding in 1863, 1871, and 1927 caused
considerable damage."

Zaleshchiki is about 25 miles from Cz. so we know there was flooding
close by, but in Czernowitz per se? I realize this doesn't amount to
historical evidence but... My family experienced days of heavy
flooding after a hurricane in the mid-1950s. Had my mother had a
comparable experience in Czernowitz less than 30 years earlier, I think
she would have mentioned it!

Renee

Renee Stern Steinig
Dix Hills, New York, USA
genmaven_at_gmail.com

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Received on 2007-05-28 22:46:28