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tionwide, was founded in Portsmouth in 1853. Twenty-five years later, owner Henry Rich-
man moved the company to Cleveland. In the photograph's background, a big rooftop sign
identifies the Hotel Hurth, long a local landmark.
Here is another view of Portsmouth's flooded Chillicothe Street, this one taken from Second
Street. Within 24 hours, the city's entire business district was submerged under 7 feet of
dirty water. Police were given “shoot to kill” orders in an attempt to prevent looting.
Nevertheless, thieves paddling around in boats and on makeshift rafts sneaked into flooded
buildings and stole everything they could carry off.
