Milton's flood picture was not as desolate as pictured in first reports from the isolated town, information given by Rev. Eugene S. Keller of Watsontown following a trip through the receding waters Saturday revealed. Heavy losses were Inflicted, however, when a wall of water from six to twelve feet high swept through the entire section of the town between the river and the railroad. All buildings in that area which Includes the business district were flooded.
Watsontown, however, escaped with minor damage, and although considerable loss resulted to owners of farms In the vicinity, only one flood death was reported, the victim having been Charles Hauck of Milton. "One house remains standing on Montgomery Island, between Milton and West Milton," Rev. Keller said. Another was wrecked against the side of the bridge. The grandstand in the ball park remained standing."