The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-02-24
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Zine sin TIE asud wna I'm avsheaa Ths
sun shine nut bfiaht ami ~ aIl fssiafles
u ine steam Hfe eloaed ~ saws wstef, lhsfs
SER multhuaes wlb itisufi 10 eams sss.
Tho STREETS vefe seaa lhfsnsef. sad -
hfidv' spanning the nhln wefr hiled with
slrhl.aptfs Alonr H. visitors edge ant ffum
hall 'uhnefs.i hoIaes, rhoinrraphrr wefs
husY oicft Nhefu taxing views. as u . photo
~ lt@p ~ them cuult etnvoy the fsinie<t
conception ~ ihla appalling reality. Thr view
ffnin w adams aud ftum u . AhsiieF Iiouse
mi IN Eiea Park was sfand beyond sIi pow
ef' NJ description From The point "
Shelter House Iilil glimpse eau be
had " Columbia, the s0uihenstafn pof.
tim N Cincinnati u nan te ren
pcorinr across the point ~ q Kentucky hilh
around which ihc Ohio Illver sweeps ffum the
south and curves nearly duo vest fcndiotDn
and Fulton, on the ohio sido. ARE IN full visw.
AMI On the Kentucky shoro arr suceessiycly
Dayton Iieicvuo. Tayiors Creek. and the
eastern portion of Newport. All along tho
Ohio shore Ia pendlcton arc great houses, the
waior up Ia their very caves, and barres of
coal and RATS oflumber far inland from ihem.i
IN ordinary stnEca of water these buiIdInsssI
stand blTh on tho bank, hundreds Of feet from
The shore, and out of Wow TO mn observer
standing on the deck Of y steamer in tho river,
For stretch Of f,ur miles down the ohio
River, from Crawfsh crrok 10 tho water-|
works. this scene Ia repeated. The houses thst1
line tho Ohio shoc stand tbckcst, sndI
there arr many clusters of little cot
tngcs with only tho bIes above thel
water, Hundreds upon hundreds Of hand
somc frame buIifines neatly and beautifully
painted are surrounded with wator 10 tacI
tops of tho d, ors and windows of the nutX
story. ON the Kentucky ado, the village of
bellevue lies between the foot Of lofty hill
and the Ohio River. where tho view Of tho
Ohio River iookIns up rtrcam from Edea
Park 10 lost bchind tho hill Delicvus from
this view looks "a n situated on iitflc capc.
Tbc hll rising tcbind u n cvcn now srcen
with Kentucky blue Krasa The waters on the
point of this cape aro dotted with the roofs u
many little home. aud tho ststelier houses ok
the village by scores arc submerged to The
door-tops of the nrst story. Next below on
the river. In Kentucky. and adjacent, y the
village Of Dayton II Ia larrcr and morn e.
posed. Prom the hIIltops n looks % n or
fourth the town nearest the river was
utterly submerged and eli the houses
rendered untcnsntahle. Ccrtninty one
half OF the rcmander Of the village
o under water IN tho depth Of > fsw
inshes 10 several feat on the ground noov.
below Dayton Ia what u known - TsyioF
Greek bottom. Tic Ohio overfiows this nSrs
or lees at a stag Of from forty-avs y nfty-evs
feet. II IL MT built up ~ . viIfsec by ssy
means, bat n pmsfy th.ckiy stud1s1
with houses In The higher grounds. whssu
people have lived for yean withost
disturbance by high waters. To-day shsss
houses show only thsIr 70 ,fa sbovs TIE foods.
and ihey look like little black Islands On ~
shining waters Tsyiors Crcck would b
easily mistaken By stranger FOE ths Ohio
River winding TO tho north out Of the Ken
iucty hills but for the for,st trees pssrInG
at o,c Tie surface of The wAisn from shoru
10 shore. THIS phcnomsnoa a trees ~
from tho shore 10 striking sccu- IN aioog ~
four miles Of the distance down ~ 0aio, frou
Pendi,ton to tho Cincinnati Waferwosk
pumping house. just across the ONO, oppo
site the vaisrworks ruupinr house. y vha1
| was ones VOLTS HalIIur MIL situated on
| high bank Just below the mouth Of Tnyi0f
Greek, Ky. II 10 Q large sfroue buitdinR n
brick, with lofty chmneys. snf has not Isee
usfd for several years. Only from fhe oavs1
up h this great building visible From ~
liver edge Of Columbia down 10 Tsyior Crrsl
|
while ordinarily II averages about ~ yasds d
treadth. today n isnever leas end oflsa nors
than nils from shore 10 shors.
From the top of Mount Adamsa masni0cssu
viev Of tho Licking River. vtnding up froa
the south, opens up 10 tho view. Ons 49,
floating In tho sun for miles ss1 ni1es hncn
n winds through shs Ills ssd dfnppean q
Intervals ms gives n tho sppenrnncs ~
series Of terrncsa lie hanhs ass lfue1 ~
foFestirses. and ~ iis presrnt ssa9e y i0o1
Ike mighty river with Frsas trses sca1tsvs1
scro<s u from shore 10 skors. A. oe1innr
stages lis banks arc steep and hsh. and y
channel narrow and deep.
Turning dsvn ~ Ohin. ~ srsaa ssspsa
ston bridss Iooks dwarfsd b. ~ nngn1os1I
/ ~ the waien beneath H. ~ ere sesas
| rise from tks river on ~ Ohio sanesL - q
touch u axais on the Kentucsy skde. nvs
the isrse stsamerz, list bsstIs h - eloopoy q
they can sss to ths shorus ieok inslssinsant =
tho top of tbess vsiefh
A. EHrIDss0E.
ciScixuAri, februasy y
A. ono o'clock this morning ihs people
the vicinity Of No. n wns<ach sirs<l o. q
border Of The Inundsse1 district h ~ vpsosr|
| parl Of The city, uurr ssarsIed ~ Ioud d
plosion. which broke ~ sis&s II windsws
IN ncishhprhood. nree<soy brick bui1(
ing, occupied By four fnmilles nsnbsula
seventeen p<rsous. - found n ruiaA n
erplo,nn was from Arsdsnp Or nwerens
shs ccilsr. snd I'll cfths ssvsnseeu ppopls M
buried In The debria A sprnsos .suus fo11ove
nrc alarm vas turned Ia. end ~ urv y
psrsmcnt rvspos1e1 pepnvoy. Hin1Iue
arr, the msn began ~ vofk u ruopufng q
unfortunate vtcefmA nh vos alDv v1G
Tho house wns Owned b Jas1e ngovn. ~
vith hs Wife. snd tvo ~ on1svslonGn1rr
occupied H. nfss oooe. O0egr mn1&a
speciai policeman u voassh sn1 vine serogo
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