Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1867-03-28

were landing at Tenth street, Thirteenth
street, near the canal bridge, and other
points favorable. The canal and river
were blended in one stream-the inter-
vening strips Of land being entirely IN
der water. On The island formed be-
fussn lhe canal and river i1s pniY dry spsg
sft was sans hr'tre
The al 1 tafI
1ale eo ard tie eye ad na ms
inierrupiat iIaier view ffazs he canal
bridge 10 New Albany. Courier 1914.
The river is now very high al this
place. The lamp posts along Water street
stand far out in the river. with the wafer
nearly up to their tops. Some Of them
have been broken down by the drift logs.
The railroad track and lurn-table. near
the wharfboat. are under wa'er, and
most of the houses from Upper Fourth to
Lower First street. have been vacated
Capt. Reamer's mammoth warehouse.
against which steamers now land, is above
water a foot or more, but il may yet be
compelled TO go under before The river
falls
The country from here to the mouth oI
the Ohio. has been flooded Cor about four
weeks, and the people need not exPeci
relief for two or three weeks TO come
With the river so high, so many houses
nearly half covered. corn cribs, barns
stables and fences deep in the water, a
heavy wind al this time would do a vasl
! amount Of damage. ssling nearly every
Thing on the low ground afoaE. The
steamers can land al but few places along
the shore. The mail, passengers and
hight freight are frequently sent ashore
in the yawl Sometimes, with great haz-
ard. skIfs go from the shore 10 the mail
boals.-.Nsto albany Commercial 12th
There is every reason 20 believe Ibai
we may expect an extraordinary rise in
the Ohio river very soon. i is now
higher. by nearly eighteen inches, Than
il was during the last rise, in the latter
part of February,
The highest food ever known was thai
of 1892. when the water was sixIy.lhree
feet IN the channel the next highest was
that of lS47, which was but litIls less
than that figure. Since that period we
have had three foods, thai of February
1859, when it rose TO SIS 1-2 feet Of
January, 1862, when it reached 56 feel
ii inches; that of March, 1866, when il
was Sc feet 3 inches. Al the late rise,
in February of ;h;s year, j. attained the
height of 54 feet inch.
Al dark last evening there were SIS
feet in the channel, and still rising at the
rate of One-haIf inch per hour Il is
possible that it will be rising more rapi-
dIy today.
The lower stories Of all the buildings
from the Little Miami depot are over
flowed, and in some cases the water reach
es ALMOST 10 the ceilings; Dearly all the
coal yards on the river front are half or
more covered with water. while the ele
vaIors at various points have ceased to
work.
The cellers which open into the sew.
ers are all partially filled with water, as
far Up as Columbia street, and hundreds
of workmen are employed in removing
articles stored there from the flood. The
damage done IN this way will not be so
large, however, as it would have been
had not the proprietoFs of stores taken
Iims by lhe fOrelock, and been prepared
for the swelling waters.
The Ohio & Mississippi railroad track
is all right yet, and the trains come in cs
usual; but If the waters continue 10
swell, this will not be The condition Of af.
fairs very long.
The Illinois Central railroad has thus
far been kept open by the operations Of
TWO or three steam engines, and about
the same number of syphon pumps
Should the river continue 20 rise, howev.
er, it will be utterly impossible TO keep
the track open.
The lower portion Of Sixth street is
several feet under water, and The floor
of the bridge is oVeFAowed. There -
20 travel over the street west Of Free
man. The number Of houses 10 West
End which have been rendered unipheb-
liable viii exceed one hundred. Many
Gf ghese near The MilIcreek bridge are
in The wafer up 10 their second stories
The occupants. however, have generally
managed TO save their Valuables.
Harrison avenue, as yet. IS above wa
ter. and further rise Of about two feet
will be required 10 submegge any portion
OF H. The Hamilton and Dayton rail-
road track is high and dry.
Millcreek bolton. 10 the direction Of
Cumminsville, is one vast lake. and
large number Of houses are deep IN the
water.
The suburbs Of PeDdlelOn and Of the
SeEenteenth ward have thus far escaped
additional material damage consequent 10
the still rapidly rising river. A few oc-
cupants Of small houses upon the river
bank have been compelled 70 abaDd them.
and a number of residences fronting 90
The extreme Of East Front street, near
Terrence road, may yet have 10 be vaca-
ted. None os the workshops, however,
are yet compelled to close up.
We understand thar The water has
partially covered the firsl floor Of The
WalerwOrks engine buildings, but 90 Ear
il has not done material damage.
KENTUCKY.
In Newport, enc Of osr sister cities,
the food yesterday extended Up Isabella
street 20 JefersnD. and covers Bellevae
and Madison streets for abou! a sonare
and a half. Communication With The
Newport and Covington bridge is entirely
cut of, except BY skifs, many Of which