Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-13
THE OHIO BOOMING.
Great Loss Of Property at New
oe Albany.
Three Thousand People Thrown
Out Of Employment.
Highest River Ever Known at
Cincinnati.
Great Disaster 10 Western Gin
sgM#gt Clnnatl.
TaE OHIO BOOMING.
Fall Of rODOts sGd Houses. MANY Live,
Supposed to Be LAST.

Fall Of rODOis sTd HOuses- Many Livsl
Supposed to Be LSst.
INDIANAPOLIS, February l3.-Tht
following report was received this
morning from New Albany:
The river rose l8 inches last night
and is still rising. All the houses and
factories along the river have been
abandoned. The water got into the
glass works furnaces last night and
put the fires all out. Mr.. DePauw
will lose at least 100000. About
5000 persons are thrown out of en-
ployment, There can be no estimate
OF the losses made yet, From 300 to
800 families have had to remove.
Every available space on high ground
ii filed. The railroad track between
here and Jacksonville is abandoned
and ferryboats are only making an
occasional trip to the Kentucky side
Of the river.
A report from Evansville says: The
river is 43 $50 feet, but not rising SO
fast to day. Not much damage i:
done in the city, but great deal in
the lowlands between Evansville and
Henderson.
A disnstch from Madison thi.
morning says: Not much damage
done here SO far. The railroad depot
is flooded, aud the track under water
for some distance. All the trains stor
at the foot of the hill. The river il
still rising. The telegraph wires arc
all right.
The following dispatch has just beer
received by the agent Of the Associated
Press from the O., l., st. L. & C.R. R
station near Lawrenceburg:
"Hardentown, Iud., February 49,
No loss of life, so far as we can learn
The damage will be very great; CAM
estimate it till the water goes down
1t is now about three feet higher thar
it was last February, and up to tbi,
morning has risen about an inch pei
hour. Lawrenceburg is entirely GOV.
cred, some Of the houses to the second
floor. The entire village of Harden.
town is covered. Some Of the people
had to abandon their houses entirely. y
ShswneetOwn CID special: River
rising an inch and a quarter an hour
The citizens are moving into the sec.
ond stories. Much alarm is felt.
Helena (Ark.) special: River rose
ID inches in the past "a hours. The
people are preparing to repair the bac
places in the levees at once.
CINCINNATI, February 18Th,
river at IL O'Clock was Ga feet II
inches and rising slowly; it will GER
tainly reach 65 feet before it begins tc
fall The weather is cloudy anG
warm. The water works engines arc
all idle and there is water enough in
the reservoir for six days. The police
report no increase Of criEe in conse,
quence Of the lack Of gas last night
A brick dwelling house on 0ehlel
street, it is reported, fell this morn
ing; no lives lost. Much sickness il
found among the imprisoned people il
tenement houses. Relief boats arC
busy visiting all such places. Ampl,
means are at hand to prevent suffer
ing.
CINCINNATI, February 13.-A
shocking disaster is reported by tele
phone from the western part Of the
city. Both the freight aud passenger
depOts Of the Cincisnati Southern
railroad have been undermined anc
fell into the surrounding water, car
rying with them one hundred or NOR,
people. The depots werc one
story frame structures, resting
on the Mclean avenue fill
which was ALMOST covered by water
both sides ioll in water thirty or 6fty
feet deep, Tho earth has become Sc
soaked as to melt, and the CatastrOph.
was haslend by the breaking of I
sewer which sent the current alonl
the bank, Crowds of people have
been in that vicinity looking at The
floods, and it is supposed there are
victims.
Business is almost neglected. The
Chamber Of Commerce's time is de
voted to receiving subscriptions for (
relief fund. Large amounts have beer
subscribed, the names and amount,
being announced by the Superintcnd
ent.
Liverpool Markets.