The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-02-14
Thousands Of People Homeless and
Appealing for Food
and Shelter.
Lawrenceburg, Ind, Entirely Sub
merged and at the Mercy
Of the Waters.
Madison Partially Inundated-The
Kentucky Doing Great Damage,
At Louisville and Elsewhere.
THE GREATEST ON RECORD.

The Business Portion or C1nchhnau Along
the River Under water-nIiIlions OF DAM
age Done ana Traffic Interrupted-New-
port Flooded.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 11.-Good business men
here, who are not sensational, say to night
the damage by the present overflow in the
Ohio River in Cincinnati, Newport and Gov
ington will amount 70 millions. The stage
at 7 tonight was sixty feet, two and a half
inches, and rising nearly two inches hourly
Thousands OF people crowd all the bridges
watching the floods Three feet more of
water is expected. All transfer wagons
in the city are employed removing goods
from danger. The suspension bridge is
lined with wagons taking leaf tobacco over
to CovingtOn The water through which
they pass going to the suspension bridge is
over the axles Of the wagons. Passengers
between CO7ingtOn and Cincinnati are com
pelled to cross water at the Cincinnati ap-
proach to the suspension bridge in boats or
vehicles. at the present rate of rise the
passage to the bridge by vehicles will soon
be impossible. Steam ferry and street rail-
way communication between here and the
Kentucy side of the river is cut off entirely.
The Cincinnati approach to Newport bridge
is free at o'clock but in danger.
In Newport the military barracks are
fooled. Nearly two square miles of the
city is under water. The people were taking
coal and provisions in boats all day to the
inhabitants, and delivering through the sec
ind and third story Windows. All the
houses and factories on the entire river front
at Covington are flooded with water. in the
second story some of them. Nearly ten miles
of the river front at Cincinnati is more OF
less under water. The food extends on Vine
to Second street, and on Pearl the cellars
are filing Along the landing the flood is
up to the second and third stories of many
buildings. Tie roof of the big wharfboat
viewed from the suspension bridge, looks
nearly as high as the roofs of five-st ory
houses on the public landing. All railway
freight business and nearly all ex'
press business West and North is
stopped The Ohio and Mississippi Railway
transfers passengers by omnibus four mile:
down the river, thence by steamer makes
connection with Aurors, Ind. The Cincin
natl, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago
use the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Daytor
lines to reach its own line in Indiana
The Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimor,
goes out from the Cincinnati, Hamilton anC
Dayton depot If the present rate of ris'
continues all these lines will have to trans
fer ct Cumminsville tomorrow morning
The Little Miami Division of the Pittsburg
Cincinnati and st. Louis and all roads soutl
ofth Ohio River remain intact, and ar
likely to continue so.
In The West End the people are trying L
save the cattle from the inundated pens
The task is very great as boats have to b
employed aud tie cattle must be led ou
one by one. They often get frightened an
break away and go back into the pens. Al
of Mill Creek Valley for miles north fror
the Ohio is broad sea.
In the city, from Pearl street down to th
river front, the greatest activity and excite
ment prevails. The Fire Department is on
pumping out Pearl street cellars and tryin
to enable merchants to save their goods.
The river this morning invaded bous
adjacent to the suspension bridge, wher
Stacked lime was stored, along with quaint
ties of rosin. The heat from The lime Sc
the rosin on fire. The Fire Department hs
been working at this fire all day. 1t cor
tinues obstinate, but not violent On Wa
nut street up to Fourth street the entir
sidewalks are covered with packages {
sugar and groceries which have bee
hastily removed from cellars, an
the work of removal continues e
night as far es the men can accomplis
il. The damage TO goods in cellars on Pea
street is much feared. The Cincinnati StoC
Yards are Hooded. and stock trains can NJ
move in any direction. All business wi
be suspended until after this danger is pas
At half past 8 tonight IL was expecte
every minute the gas lights would be e.
will bring that result. The belief new
that it will not stop under sixty three fee
which will make the rise the greatest O
record.
The Gas Works at o'clock were su
merged, and there was only enough gas
last through the night. The pressure is
weak that the gas will not burn now
many places. Th5 water supply is also
danger; but one engine a. the pumpiL
fo III 10 nrk no ~ ~ ar
last trial was 100000 gallons per da
while the daily consumption is 10000
Ii viii require q rise Of four feet more
disable this one engine. The coal fleets a,
believed to be safe. They are guarded
steamers ready to render assistance il Il
lines part, but if the wind rises 1t is n
thought any csn be saved. The weather
still warm aud the snow melting with o
casionally light rain.
Advices from above indicate that the ri
will continue at least twenfy-four hours.
The Commercial Gszette's specials repo
three inches Of rain &C Parkersburg and q
river rising.
The Little Kanawha is rising an in'
hourly.
At Marietta two and half inches of "a
and the river rising slowly.
At Portsmouth heavy rain for the TIVE
ty-four hours closing at noon. The river
rising slowly, is foot higher than on +
day night, and rising two inches an hour.
At PIttsburg it is raining and warm. I
snow is melting and the river rising
At Msysville it is rising two and bi
inches an hour. Many business houses ha
their cellars flooded.
The excitement here tonight continu
The stage OF the wafer, taken half hourly,
bullet;ned at the newspaper offices. Crow
are still going to the waters edge, VIII.
workmen are busy removing goods. I
last rise Is in the nature OF surprise
many. No services were held IN some