Huntsville gazette., 1883-02-17
FRIGHTFUL FLOODS.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS DAMAGE
Done BY Floods in the Ohio and
it's Tributaries. Sixty-One feet
at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, Feb. IL, 1890 p. m.

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the Kentucky side of the river is
| cut off entirely.
In Newport the military barracks
are flooded ana nearly two square
| miles of the city are under water.
People have been taking coal and
provisions in boats all day to the in
habitants and delivering them
through second aud third story win
dows.
The stores and factories along the
entire river front at Covington are
flooded and the water is in the Sec
ond story of some of them.
Nearly ten miles of river front in
Cincinnati is more or less under wa
ar. The wates extends on Vine st.
tolsecohd street.
On the landing. the food is up to
the second and third stories of msnv
buildings. The roof of a wharf boat
reviewed from the suspension bridge
looks nearly as high as. five story
houses on the public landing.
The greatest activity and excite
ment prevails. The fire department
is pumping out Pearl street to en-
able merchants to save their goods
On Walnut street. up to Fourth,
the entire sidewalks are covered
with packages Of sugar and groce-
ries, which have been hastily remov-
ed from the cellars, and the work of
of removing continues Tonight as fast
as men can accomplish it. Damage
to goods in cellars on Pearl street is
feared.
The Cincinnati stock yards are
flooded and stock trains cannot move
in any direction. All business will
be suspended until after this danger
is passed.
At about $50 o'clock tonight it
was expected every minute that the
gaslights wonld be extinguished.
Only inechesmore ofrise will bring
about this result. The belief now is
that the rise will not stop under 63
leet, which would be the highest Oh
record.
The Latest--Cincinnati will be With
out Gas tonight.
At 8 o'clock the gas works were sub
merged and there is only enough gas
to last through the night. The pres
sure is 50 weak that the gas will not
| h,,rn unyy in manu- ,,lonar
THE WATER SUPPLY
also is in danger, only one engine at
the pumping works being able to
work. Its capacity at the last trial
| was ten million gallons per day while
the Adaily consumption is sixteen
millions 1t will require rise of 4
feet more to disable this one engine.
No services were be!d in some Of
the churches tonight On account of
the failure in the gas supply.
Nashville.
Nashville, Feb. 1.-THE Cumber-
land river is rising rapidly. The
back water has spread to the low
lands in the northern part OF the
city and number of families have
been compelled to abandon their
homes.
Cincinnati, Feb. II. 1890 p. m-
The river is now above 64 feet and
rising more rapidly than this after
noon. In February, 1882, the water
reached 62 feet III inches at Gin
cinnati. In December, 1847, it
reached 81 feet 81 inches.
Louisville, Feb. 12.-The food
here has reached the highest point
of the rise of February, 1882, and is
rising 1 inches per hour.
Business and navigation are prac-
tically suspended.
Naloss Of life has as yet been re-
ported, but the damage to property
on the river front is very heavy.
The weather is clear and warm,
State of Alabama Assists the Five
Embarrassed Counties.
montgomery. Feb. 12.-Both
houses have passed bill to allow the
five counties which are negotiating
with the holders of their bonds to
have an extension Of time in which
to pay their taxes to the state. This
relief, it is thought, will enable the
embarrassed counties to compromise
on a cash basis.
The Very Latest.
| Special to Chattanooga Times.
Cincinnati. Feb. II, las a. NJ
The river reached its maximum at 6
o'clock, sixty-fve feet and one inch
At IL it had fallen one-half Inch.
| A part of the Cincinnati Southern
depot has been washed away.
THE DAMAGE IN THE CITY
is estimated at $4,000, 900. The CITY
is in darkness, and provisions are
getting scarce and high. Business
is virtually suspended, and $4,000
men are out of employment.