Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-12-23
The Ohio Flood.

The Ohio Flood.
The Cincinnati Gazette of the 10Th says
The whole of the Whitewater Canal district is un-
der water and the line of the canal itself is not OBJ
servable in the space that stretches from the basn
near Western Row, down the river. All the founde-
ries and numerous manufacturing establishments in
that quarter, have been obliged suspend operations.
On Main street, the water has reached within few
stores of lower Market in fact, in every building in
the city south from Columbia street, the water stands
from TO ten feet deep and dark last night the
water had reached the sidewalks in front of the
Broadway Hotel, and passengers from steamboats,
were rowed up the street in yawls. The water is
within more than two feet of the highest point of the
flood of 1882.
The courts adjourned yesterday, so as 10 put the
Court House at the disposal of the committees of re-
lief 1t will afford temporary shelter to large
Der. The greatest promptitude has been evinced by
the mayor the marshal, and other city officers, the
Sons of Temperance, and numerous benevolent asso-
Citations and individuals including ladies, who have
spent all their time for the last three days. In afford
ing shelter to the houseess poor, and supplying them
beautifully with cooked provisions and clothing
The Mary Pell brought up nearly three hundred
persons yesterday, from Lawrenceburgh, who have
been forced rom their homes by the flood. The
whole of New Richmond is under water, and the in
habitants forced to the hills back of the town,
where they camped out, and crowded into the few
farmers houses there.
AN INc1DENT.-Among the various incidents of the
present flood, 1t may be recorded that mother gave
birth TO twins last evening in the basement of the
Unitarian Church. They ought to be named Flood
and Freshet.-CiStS Adu. 17h.
The lower part of the city is completely inundated
Five thousand families houseless. The scene is
sorrowful one.
PITTSBURGH, Dec II, P. M.-There are thirteen
feet water in the channel, and river falling. 1t has
been showing all day. Weather cold.
EVANSVILLE, Dec. II, p M.-The Muskingum
river has risen two feet since dusk last evening" but is
again at a stand. At two o'clock this morning, the
levee commenced giving way and part of town is
now inundated. About one hundred families have
been driven from their houses
Extraordinary exertions have probably saved West
GAINESVILLE. The abutments of the mills and Bridge
are still safe.
The water is three feet higher than the altitude of
the memorable food of 1882.
A correspondent of the Louisville Democrat, under
date of December IA, says:
Lawrenceburg is completely overhowed another
Venice, without the gondoas, however. Carrolton is
also completely submerged.
There is much distress among the people inhabit-
ing the flats along the river. Many of them who
have not yet will doubtless have TO leave their tene-
ments to the mercy of the flood Thousands of BUSH
els of corn have been swept away, and much other
ing In their houses In great peril, and how they
are to make good their escape becomes a matter Of
great moment. The water surrounding their houses
every side to the depth of several feet and the cur
rent strong, renders the escape perous without skifs
1t is to be hoped that each neighbor will do neigh
boris part to those in distress, and help the many
helpless women and children from Danger
fire broke out yesterday morning. at the upper
end of Franklin Street, Cincinnati, in frame house
A man upon his death-bed was breathing his last in
the house at the time the alarm was given. He was
removed, and lived just long enough to see his house
burnt to the ground, and then his soul departed
The same paper, of the 18th, has the following
THE FLOOD AND THE DAMAGE THEREBY.-We have
taken general look at the appalling scene which
now presents itself throughout the entire river front
of the city. To give nonresident but the most
meagre sketch of the destruction of property by the
overflow would FIJI column. We must defer a full
description till the subside. For distance
OF three miles, beginning at the ship yards on Fulton
above Clay street, and extending 10 Shippingspor
and Portland everything that would float and not Sc
cured by the stoutest cables has been swept away
Ship timber, boats the stocks, logs the sawmls
and mills have been carried away buried beneath
the drift and rubbish of the shores of the rivers ant
streams for hundreds of miles. At Shippinpsport
Hulme's sawm is swept away-Fetter's pork house
is inundated; logs, lumber, and ship timber to a arg,
amount has foated off.
The Cincinnati Gazette of the 18th announces tn,
recession of the waters, as follows:
We are happy TO announce that the Ohio, afte
having risen about four inches between five P. NJ O
Thursday and yesterday noon, has apparently reache,
Its highest point, and was upon stand YESTERDAY
afternoon. Probably by the time this sheet goes t
press the waters will begin to abate The weathe
was clear and pleasant yesterday and too cool t,
thaw to any extent.
The New England from Pittsburgh, reports thu
river falling at all points, down.
The walls of the large chair factory near the Whit
Water Canal Basin have cracked so that they will
have to be taken down. The large warehouse c
MIR. Kughler, at the railroad depot, also fell dow
yesterday.
food of 1882.
OerItis said that several cases Of small pox exis