Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-16
ole 6ree Aress:
The Ohio River still Rising Along ITS
whole Length.


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is rising along its whole length Inc case Is
almost unprecedented. AT "heehhs 'nc
height is w feet and still rising M"rictn ID
Hooded more than ever. Inc ta''ro"u oo-
tween Marietta ana Beiaire Is suo"'c. ''A
feet Catetlsburg Is ho)uei NM n,ore
damage is expected on account Oh thc E' u
rise III the Sandy Ilvcr' Al U 81, VI
river has risen 90 leet anu IS sun i'e,n5'
considerable portion OF me cry IS iooucu ,'
The Scoto River is also rlslng ABOVE thc ra',
road track. North portsmouth Is lioouc.,;
Here the liver continues 10 rise, peilS "
feet at O'Clock. Al Newport, hentuchy'
many houses are invaded ny water anu pco,,
pie are moving out. The lion and steel
works aic compelled to suSpenu' Mercl iii,
mere d nlt ' o s'0''' ''''''
M,n,yrr, u reb s-Tbe loss by food
here i, very great. Mrs. Groves was found
drowned in her house Ills rye 9venins' farn,
,U-. ~, lie ,o,vnshin ia $50. 900.
p'Up'''' - ,n y,,. ri,a ,on,or ro,, or
lRoNroN' ~ rSo' ~ i'o Saa,a,inS and
Tue CITY Is looueu' an '"e i,,,,drnJ
water WORKS arc s.opPtu "u" .',,sa.
l"ii'hcS are u'''en HUN '"'' "0''''
Railroad Trains Stoppe" ana nr'"R''
v, W ", H., Tho residents
N"hNi'N'' w. ~ 80, - ,,n
on inc low sl'u'us "'c i''o''"s o"'
lower stories. The bridge connecting the city
with Crescent Mills over Wheeling Creek
parted in the night. Several small houses on
the banks of the creek were washed away.
No person WAS hut. Railroad bridges were
weight d down WIN heaFy 'ralns' az be.-
,,, ,,,,i,e Mo wnirr has invaded the Gel
-" mn -, s',,ornl ,oun,os from
lnrS OF Dusln - housts scNci"s fniur,,,,''
dc T,r sister Islands. six miles up river
are submerged. Many residents are shut IN
by the water iict zlns ana preventing og'css
III sM'Hs' i , "at', de- or" ,hrcainncd
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mus VI, ."0 A.. V,u,.,
"'e '""'''''''''' "'''
sue 10 oIui' S'' y,. ,n;I j., ,hnri,v ia m.
drr w,,,r The los; Is fully 500, O0O. The
kanawha river is rushing out at tremcn,
uous rae INC iron piIusc 10 III u'uI.. '''''
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Damage III Illinois,
Ci,STox III Feb S-Thc damage f:em
aoois in tho su,rn,nIing country is i'm.
menso
River, railing.
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rapidly rcccdins. The damage hy innnda
ton in this vicinity is hundred thousand
with like amount in the Monongahela val
lev.
Erndr Suspenusu, rams nncPrI.o rn en-,
UNIT. s,nt.
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ClNciNNArl, u, req ll'--lhe Guy Is II
CONSERVATION on account OF the great rise
tic river. /, reached CT feet. 81 inches thi.
as,,,a,,,, o,,d l. r;s;,,- ,v, ;rc,,o. -, bour
ui''i Ho''' anu 10 ''s'A9 WV ,''O''o' ga
Desperate efforts are making 10 save hlcI
chandisc in the lower part of the city. AID
vico, fr,n above Indicate n heavy rise still
a.. ,.o,,o t.,
coming b"s'"css MT" say 'h' u''"'S'
the present overflow OF the Ohio River II
Cincinnati. Newport and Covington vii
,s,,,, =. ,,;u;o,s Thouo,rde If ncon,
"'""','' ~ ''',''lo'' i"o" ',' M nol
crowd all the bridges watching INC noous
Three feet mere Of water is expected. Al
transfer WAGONS in the CITY arc remoyin!
81 rhn s,snnn.inn hridgc is lined witt
sy"%nns tal,irg ,oincco 70 Coy,nrton. Pas
scn1rrs hatwecn Coyinr,or and Cincinna,
are compelled to cross the water at the Gin
cinnati approach to the suspension bridge il
rise passage to the bridge by vehicles vii
railroad communication between here anC
Kentucky arc cut on entirely.
Nearly zen mics oi tINcn ',Tn' u, U,H, ,h
n'nd is'IntotTn second ami third stories O
momv 81 tre Iuildinos All the railwa,
sroia,, I,rsinrss nnJ nr9rlv nil the exnre:
Insfnnss west and no,th Is stonncd In fin
west end pcoplc are irving to save cattl
from inundated pens. All the Mill Crcel
r;.,. ;rrn, ~, PnorI .,,na, IN the river The great
est activity and excitement prevails Tn
fire department is pumping out Pearl stree
ceIlais 70 enanle thc merchants a. 9oo suv
gooGs' o.hclllii'' slot" laiu3 s,u no ";ro,
,;n dn Al, I"einoss viii i've susnended un,i
tlon' All business VIII oc suspehue" "n''
uaasel % ~ lu9,, ;,.,,o,.,..l o,,or,, min
"a. o'oU 'o'ns n; ~ 10 III w. a,.,;o,yr;shar
II ia now believed that the rise will rcac
"a foo, ,hn rro,tns, eyer known
The water supply is in danger, and BIT
one engine IS aoc 10 wofn. ~, on; set,'1 y
"en, a,' NJ ~ ,ho fnilnr. If he raslight
uho ohio 9, midnioh, is 60 feet and TO,
inches and Using an inch half-hourly.
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Citi 'hder Hn.cii an" III want o.
Tie city Of LawrenceOurg' Indiana, Is el
trely inundated. No spot of ground wi
horj.i,Io IN !, ,o-morrow The pcople NJ