The daily gazette., 1883-02-15
FAR INTO MILLIONS.
WILL BE THE LOSSES BY THE
OHIO FLOOD.
CINCINNATI BADLY SITUATED.
Cut Oh From Communication with the
Outside WorId-Great Damage in the
Surrounding Towns.

/ CINCINNATI, Feb. 14.--At 8 O'Clock Last
night the river had risen two inches beyond
% feet. Then there came grain of hone.
The water slowly receded until 1t touched
"a feet IL inches. 1t was thought that the
worst was over. This morning hope van
ished. A furious rain-storm throughout
the Ohio Valley added to the swollen waters
and the river began rising again. Where
all this is to end no one dares express an
opinion. People are about disheartened
But little idea can be formed Of the extent
OF these floods. The Ohio river has doabled
It's size and is rushing through the streets Of
scores and scores OF small towns on its
banks. The losses will extend far into the
millions. 1t is simply impossible to give
anything like correct estimates.
In many instances a second removal Of
goods stored at supposed safe height was
made. But the worst effect was on the
railroads. Tonight the city of Cincinnati
has no connection with the outside world
| save by country roads over the hills and te L
| egraph wires. The Cincinnati Northern, a
narrow-guage road, that went over the hills
was the only one left and a serious accident
| on that closed it for the present. The Cincin-
| natl Southern is the only road in working
| order. The express companies have ceased
| to receive goods, and will have to haul what
| they must send, miles over the hills to points
| not reached by water, and ship in all sorts
1 VI AOohO 0bOub way Lug HtWbpdDcTS Wlll
| have TO go to press at an hour or two earlier
| to get away papers to country subscribers
The streets have been crowded with ex-
cited thousands, idlers out of employment
and curious spectators, all discussing fever
| ishly the news of the day. People who
| live out of town found themselves unable
to leave, and the hotels are crowded.
Houses In the flooded district are getting to
be very unsafe, and must be constantly
watched Sewers are bursting and it be-
| comes hourly more apparent that the damage
will increase. Coal oil has gone up from SO
| to 100 per cent to-day ,and produce the same
way. Even the prices of staple groceries
| have been raised by some dealers, and poor
people, even when safely housed, must
suffer in many cases from the high prices Of
their daily food.
The decreasing water supply is causing
great uneasiness. Wasteful consumers are
at once cut off. Saloons were allowed a
barrel day, and then their hydrants were
mostly turned off. Several small fires under
suspicious circumstances have led to the be-
lief that incendiarism has been tried to fur
nish opportunities for plunder. Every large
consumer of coal, as rule, has been Obliged
to stop his works because of inability to ret
fuel.
1t is now definitely settled that sc least
four people went to their death with the
break in Mclean avenue and the wreck of
the Cincinnati Southern Railroad depots on
Tuesday, and probabilities are that much
greater number lost their lives.
covINaToN AND NEWPORT.
CovINGToN, KY, Feb. 14.-The high
water has completely covered Third street,
between Madison and Russell, and filed the
cellars on the upper side of Third street
farther west. The Office Of A. Montgomery
q Company has Its floor completely sub
merged, and the water extends from that
point west over the surface until it reaches
the saloon of Martin Benn, and there the
huge hollow of Willow Run extends one
mass of desolate water, reaching In height
nearly to the roof of the soap factory stand
ing on the high bank at the Western row
Going South, along Willow Run, the
damage is terrible. The ropewalk sheds are
turned upside down; the dwellings near the
Lexington Pike are upset and adoat the
tan yards are nearly under water and the
roof of the Helming sheds, on the north of
the pike, are only just visible.
The pike is still high and dry, but on the
south side the backwater floods the hollow
to the hills. Beyond Linden Grove Gene
terry the country itself is above the foods,
but all the intervening hollows in that part
of the town are filed.
NEWPORT, KY, Feb 14.-The flood
reached its highest at o'clock this morning,
when the high-water mark of 1889 was left
nearly IL 1ncnes Denlnu.
OTHER PLACES
Sanfordtown, KY, is without gas or water,
the supply OF both being cut off. Coal oil
sells at 30 cents gallon.
Sedamsyille, Ohio, is flooded, the water
reaching to the top of the second-story win
dows of st. Peters Church. Riverside, near
by, is in the same condition.
At Bellevue, Ky, houses are being tied to
prevent them floating away.
Dayton, KY, is out Of groceries, and 40
persons are out of homes. An armed patrol
is guarding the submerged districts.
Louisville, Ky, is almost entirely sur
rounded by water, railroad trains run ire
gularly and there is no telling what the
damage will be.
Milton, KY, is entirely under water.
Jeffersonville, Ind, is flooded from two
to 20 feet and 5000 people are homeless.
The river was still rising last night aud the
loss was estimated at 81 900, 900.
Lewisburg, KY, has eight feet of water on
some of its streets.
Hardentown, Ind, reid nts ae moving
to high grounds.
Numerous other places are also suffering
badly. The suffering of the poor is very
great.
OTHER FLOODS FEARED.
Trouble is looked for at Pittsburg, Cleye-
land, Williamsport, and several other places.
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The "herald's' Weather Predictions.
A large depression advanced from the