Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-12
A DELUGED CITY.
Cincinnati Invaded by Torrents OF
Muddy Water.
Ten Square Miles Of the Town Sub
merged-The Loss Estimated at
Millions - Business En-
tirely Suspended.
sIXTY-TW0 FEET IN THE CHANNEL.

CINCINNATI, February 1.-THE city is in
CONSERVATION on account OF the great rise
in the river and what is expected to come.
The water reached 81 feet 2H inches at
$50 P. NJ, and is still rising two inches per
hour. Desperate efforts are being made to
save the merchandise in the lower part Of
the city. Adyices from above indicate that
heavy rise is still coming.
The Loss Estimated at Millions.
CINCINNATI, February ll.-Good business
men here who are not sensational, say to-
night that the damage by the present over
flow in the Ohio river in Cincinnati. New.
port and Covington, will amount to mil.
lions. The stage Of water at o'clock to-
night was sixty-one feet and eight inches
and rising nearly two inches hourly.
Thousands of people crowd all the bridges
watching the food. Three feet more OF
water is expected. All the transfer wagons
are employed removing goods from danger.
The suspension bridge is lined with
wagons taking tobacco over to Coyington.
The water through which they pass going
to the suspension bridge is
over the Axles orthe Wagons.
Passengers between Covington and Gin.
cinnati are compelled 10 cross the water at
the Cincinnati approach TO the Suspension
bridge in boats or vehicles. At the present
rate Of rise passage 10 the bridge by vehicles
will soon be impossible. Steam ferry aud
street railroad communication between
here and the Kentucky side OF the river is
cut of entirely. The Cincinnati approach
TO the Newport bridge was free at o'clock,
but in danger. In Newport the military
barracks is all flooded. Nearly ten square
miles OF the city is under water, and people
were taking coal and provisions in boats all
day TO the inhabitants and delivering them
through
Second and Third Story WindOws.
All the houses and factories on the en-
tire river front at Coyington are flooded,
the water being in the second story OF some
OF them. Nearly ten miles OF the river
front of Cincinnati is more or less under
water. The flood extends on Vine TO
Second street, and the Pearl street cellars
are filling. Along the landing the flood is
up To the second and third stories OF many
buildings.
The roof of the big wharfbost, viewed
from the suspension brige, looks nearly as
high as the roofs Of five.story houses. On
the public landing all railway freight busi-
ness and nearly all express business west
and north is stopped. The Ohio and Mis-
sssippi Railway transfers passengers, by
omnibus, four miles down the river.
Sixty.two Feet and Rising
CINCINNATI. February FL A. N.-The
Ohio at IL o'clock (midnIghtl, was 62 feet
2 inches, and rising an inch and Q half
hourly. This is half an inch above the
great rise of ls47. Since half past nine
the weather has peen clear and warm.
The city of Lawrenceburg, Indiana,
twenty miles below here, is entirely inun-
dated No spot Of ground will be visible
in il tomorrow. They are isolated, and
can't be reached by railroad or steamer.
They have tplephoned here tonight for
bread 1t will have to he conveyed TO
them by skiilS.