The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-14
THE RIVER FREsHET.
OwtpowrinO Of Small Streanss, and Great
Damage to Property.

Damage to Property.
The great food, instead of abatiDg,
seems growing to q larger and more
dangerous extent. Licking river con-
tinues pouring out rapidly, and bring
ing with it large quantities Of heavy
logs, ,driftwood and fence rails. II is i'm
possible to ascertain the extent Of
damage along the Licking Valley. Here
the river is rising rapidly. i
O'Clock this morning the Ohio had risen
at the rate of five inches per hour, OF In
round, figures had swollen feet and
inches, with % feet in the channel by the
Water-works marks.
Up to IL NJ. to-day, the rise had been
two feet, with u feet large in the cham
mel, and still rising rapidly, with only. 10
feet space under the Covington Suspen-
sion bridge for passing steamers and TS
feet under the Newport bridge.
Accumulated freight along the wharf
is being speedily removed in anticipa-
tion of q regular food. ?
Inmates OF Rat and Sausage Rows
have already begun making tracks and
seeking better quarters.
Our river kilograms above here report
all the side streams booming. For in
stance, at Middleport there Is over 10
feet in the channel, back water from the
KAnawha, and at Charleston, w. Va,
the river has attained height OF Is
feet.
The current was so strong there last
night, that very powerful log raft val
ued at 81, 900 was swept away, and run
ming against the sunken steamer, Clara
Scott, carried the wreck away with it,.
and the river rising rapidly. At this
point the. five barges belonging to the
towboat Hawkeye broke loose.
One was sunk at Beach Hill, and two
were caught and safely landed by the
little steamer Wild Gazelle.
News has reached Gallipolis that there
is great food In Coal river, and ter.
riblc destruction Of property.
|. At Ironton last night the river rose
over seven feet, and to-day IL still rising
at the rate Of eight inches per hour.
A feet OF sixty empty barges belong
ing TO the Ashland Company broke
other some distance down the river, but
were finally broken loose, caught and
landed by the steamers Thos. W. Means
and Tom Farrow. The river 10 full of
trees, logs and RATS.
At Cattlettsburg, Kentucky, the river
is running out in perfect torrents. The
steamer Sam Cravens has been swamped
Ut the mouth OF Big sandy river, and the
residence OF Mrs. Looman, on Southeast
Front street, and the Thompson House,
have been washed away by the water
undermining the banks and their caying
in.
The Sherman House and several resi-
dences are in momentary danger Of be-
ing destroyed. The Big Sandy river at
Louisa, KY, has risen to 43 feet, and is
ovai fio wing all the country thereabouts
and some portions Of the town. 1t seems
strange how general the food is in the
Ohio valley, while at P Pittsbusg ana along
tho Allegheny river the coal men have
been praying Tor rise for several weeks
and can't get it.
The losses in this vicinity as near as
can be ascertained foot up as follsws:
Gordon and Mcclure, g. QUO bushels val
csmpbeils Greek Coal Co.; mats. fit.:.. ' sSS
Montgomery, y 1ats. observation-disclosures. :. Gus
Towb6at Tom Farrow, coal barge ...... 500
Fisher and Humpert, tOo Dashet coal val
Levesay, saw logs. s....................... $50
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Total al,,............. S6,666