Springville Herald | 1936-04-02 | Page 2 | Flood Wall Held Saving Portsmouth

j Flood Wall Held Savin g Portsmouth ' j : , , . Mf', " ' K ' - J .' :' k . - -f-"'iQm w,v.v,w- ' -'-- - - s- ..- v.v .-' .. Si, i - r "3 The only dry city along the Ohio rlier, Portsmouth. O., gave thanks tor Its million-dollar flood wall, shown here as the torrem r6e to within less than three feet of the Hp of the mlshtv barrier, then began to subside. The tremendous volume of water that beat at the wall is clearly indicated in the foreground, a terrifyingly short distance from the besieged city. Losses of more than ?2, 000, 000 ... . were averted Because the wall held, said City Manager Frank E. Sheehan.