The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-03
DAMAGING FLOODS.
SUDDEN RISE OF THE LICKING RIVER
IN KENTUCKY.
Great Destruction Of Property
Houses washed Ont and Human
life Imperilied.


night, and ceased this morning. The fall
was gentle here, and was by no means such
rs 20 cause apprchenslons OF flood in any
OF the adjacent streams. Last night late the
Ohio river commenced rising slowly. None
of the small tributaries north of the river
are swollen beyond slight rise. II ap-
pears, however, that south Of the Ohio, in
Central Kentucky. at the headwaters OF
the Licking river, which flows into
the Ohio opposite Cincinnati, between
Coyington and Newport. the rain
fall was prodigious. This region is
mostly outside Of the lines OF railroads and
telcgraphs, therefore the great food which
began TO announce itself carly this morning
by vast volumes OF muddy water pouring
through the mouth OF the Licking into the
Ohio river came unheralded. II was near
daylight when this phenomenon was first
noticed, and though the Licking river con-
tinucd 10 rise rapidly, the great impending
danger 10 water-crait in the harbOr OF Gin
cinnati-which is directly below the mouth
OF the Licking-was not realized until the
telegraph wires brought In reports OF the
staXe OF the Licking towards It's headwater
in Kentucky.
DAMAGE BY TIE FLOOD.
Al steamers at the landing then be-
gan 10 prepare for the worst, and every
harbor-boat and steamship prepared for
work. while the numerous cOal-fieets in the
Licking and Cincinnati harbor were COW
cred with men endcavoring to avoid disaS-
ter. The Ohio river above Cincinnati has
nine feet in the channel, and has been
nearly stationary all day, but at Cincinnati
and below the mouth OF the Licking it had
risen at noon TO thirteen feet. The actual
damage Mt Cincinnati harbor commenced
at . o'clock this morning. The mad flood
OF the Licking poured out like great tide.
Stacks Of hay and wheat mingled with logs,
trees, roofs Of houses, and every sort OF
drift. Great crowds thronged the public
landing to witness the sight.
At go'clock Falmouth, KY, telegraphed
"Thc main and South Licking rivers are
higher this morning than for years, and
are still rising three feet an hour. Stacks
of hay are floating down, and heavy de-
structiOn is indicated" At noon the same
place telcgraphcd: Barns and houses are
being washed out on the creeks tributary
TO the South Licking river. Hollis di>ti-
lery and several houses occupied by COL
orcd people near the railroad bridge at this
,lace are inundated. The rivers are still
rising rapidly. Reports are constantly
coming in from the bottom farms along the
South Licking showing that everything has
been swept away"
FLEEING To THE IIOUSE-ToP.
Lot Angel and his family, living at Le-
yengoOd, a small station near here, at 9
o'clock this morning were Obliged TO take
refuge on the top Of their house on account
Of the water. and AZ last reports were stu
in their pclllous situation, with no boat ac-
cessible for their relief. Numerous private
telegrams confirmed these reports, and
brought the news that CONSERVATION pre-
walls along the bank OF the Licking river.
The fine. powerful Bourbon boats, with
steam up, stationed themselves abreast
I'm front of the mouth of the Licking
early in the forenoon. They saved
steamer which was torn from her moor
ings and swept into the Ohio river
They also assisted the steamer Ben
Franklin, which was torn loose and set
afloat, taking her to safe mOOring on the
Ohio side. But the most helpless craft in
such IN emergency are laden coal barges,
which are mOOred in fleets and used for
the storage Of coal till it is needed
by the great iron mills and other fac
tories. or sold at retail TO other con-
sumers. At the great iron mills OF New
port many Of these fleets are always station
ed, aS also in Cincinnati harbor, below the
mouth Of the Licking, on both sides OF the
great. and at sundown to-day il was not all
over There has been a great loss OF saw
locs in the Licking, where they were kept
anoat in RATS till used by the mills. The
Licking enters the Ohio Immediately below
the Newport railroad bridge, and boats
were dashed by the food against the piers
Of that bridge and wrecked.
THE LOSS OF PROPERTY.
The losses reported authenticity up to
shutdown to-day were as follows SIN
barges Of coal were sunk in the nlddle OF
the Ohio river, piling one ontop Of the other,
the force of the current carrying them out
with great velocity. At the foot OF Main
street a barge of pig-iron sunk. fleet OF
barecs at the Licking rOlllng-mill, number
ing in all fifteen, was swept away at the
first shock. Four OF them were loaded,
the others were empty. About one half OF
them were recovered down the river, and
have been brought back. One loaded
barge struck against the suspension
bridge pier on the COvingtOn side, and
was broken in twain. Messrs. Fischer
& Weichman, OF Covington, had one
barge sunk in front OF their Licking rolling
mill. on the Covington side. Ten barSes
loaded with coke, i've barges OF coal, ana
one empty barge were torn loose at swift
rolling-mill and sunk; loss, $1,000. Inc
coal fleet AT Janas Landing was swept from
its moorings, and four barges sunk aIter
striking the Newport bridge pier; loss,
$4,000. i. Il. Banner d Co., owners OF the
Kentucky elevators, up the Licking, ios'
all their loaded and empty barges, twenty
in all, together with their floats and eleVa,
tor ears; loss, 900. The hull OF the oiu
steamer Champion No. 2, moored up lht
Licking, near the bridge, broke loose ano
shot across the Ohio river, striking th'
steamer Jennie Campbell and cutting
her loose, with two barges., Ihest
all together hoatcd down ana strucf
the steamer Ben. Franklin, breaking hel
from her fastenings, and the whole nee
loated down the Ohio together. I'M
Franklin was saved 10y the harbor boats
The Vmt Shinkle had hole knocked l,
her hull by the old hull OF the Champion
No. :. which came out OF the Licking
Quilts were called INTO requisition, ana III
hole was stopped up, preventing the boa
from sinking. The Nint Shinkie lay scanJ.
" 100 wards below that stream IN stralsi J
line. Other losses not enumerated WI
probably swell the aggregate TO much apO'
100000.
THE ONO RIVER SWOLLEN.
Al IA o'clock tonight the Ohio river
this point was nineteen feet high, havih
risen ten feet since morning, Wholly iIol
the flood in the Licking river. NO daiiias
has been done since late In the hterno ~,
and no more Is anticipated. NO one AT VI Va
hour can give complete details Oh tn1 q, vi ~