The Evening critic., 1883-02-12
THE FLOODS IN THE WEST.
The River Front at Cincinnati Sub
merged-RailrOad Communication

a dispatch from Cincinnati, dated yesterday
says: 'Prominent business men here say to-
night that the damage from the present over
flow of the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Newport
and Covington VIII amount to millions OF dol
lars. The stage at z O'Clock tonight was 81
feet s inches high, and rising nearly two
inches hourly, thousands OF people crowd al
the bridges, watching the flood. All the
transfer wagons In the city are employed in
removing goods from danger. The sus-
pension bridge is lined with wagons taking
leaf tobacco over to Covington. The
water through which they pass In going to
the suspension bridge is over their axles.
Passengers between Covington and Cincinnati
are compelled to cross the water at the Gin
cinnau approach to the suspension bridge In
boats or vehicles. AT the present rate OF tho
rise passage to the bridge by vehicles Will soon
road communication between here and the
Kentucky side OF the river is cut off entirely.
The Cincinnati approach to the Newport
bridge was FREQ at 8 o'clock, but In danger.
ain Newport the military barracks are
flooded and nearly two square miles OF the
city is under water. People have been taking
coal and provisions In boats all day TO tho in-
habitants and delivering through the second
and third-story windows. All the houses and
factories along the entire rlver-front at Gov
ington arc flooded, and the water In the second
story OF some OF them. Nearly ten miles OF
the river front at Cincinnati Is more or less
under water. The Hood extends on Vino to
Second street, and on Pearl street cellars are
filling. Tho roof OF a big wharf-boat, viewed
from Suspension Bridge, looks nearly as high
as the roofs OF hve.story houses on the public
landing.
WAll railway freight business and nearly all
express business West and North has been
stopped. The Ohio & Mississippi Railway
transfers passengers by omnibus four miles
down the river, and thence, by steamer, makes
connection with Aurora, Ind. Tho Cincin-
natl, indianapolis, st. Louis X Chicago uses
the Cincinnati, Hamilton 4 Dayton lines to
reach its own lines in Indiana. The Cincin.
natl, Washington and Baltimore trains go out
from the Cincinnati, Hamilton Dayton
depot. At West End the people are trying TO
save the cattle from the inundated pens. The
difficulty is very great, as boats have to be
employed and the cattle must be led out one
by one. They often get frightened, break
away and go back into their pens.
''All MIL Creek Valley for miles north from
the ohio is broad sea. lnithe clty, from
Pearl street down to the river front, the
greatest activity and excitement prevail: The
FIRE department is pumping out the Pearl
street cellars TO enable the merchants TO saye
their goods. The river this morning invaded
q house adjacent 10 the Suspension Bridge,
where unslacked lime was stored along with
quantities OF rosin. The heat from tho lime
set the rosin on Ore. Engines have been at
work on this fire all day. II continues obstl-
nate, but not violent. on Walnut street up 10
Fourth the entire sidewalks are covered with
packages OF sugar and groceries, which have
been hastily removed from cellars, and the
work OF removal continues tonight as fast as
the men can accomplish II. Damage TO the
goods In cellars on Pearl street is much
feared.
"The Cincinnati; stockyards are flooded, and
the stock trains cannot move In any direction.
sat 8 O'Clock the gas works were submerged,
and there is only enough gas TO last through
the night. The pressure is so weak that the
gas will not burn now In many places, The
water supply also Is IN danger, only one
engine OF the pumping works being able 70
work. Its capacity at the last trial was
10,0O0,000 gallons per day, while the daily
consumption is 16,Oo0,ooO. The coal neets
are believed TO be safe.
"Adyices from above indicate that the rise
will continue at least twenty four hours, The
Little Kanawha Is rising an Inch hourly. Al
Marietta two and one-half inches OF rain has
fallen, and the river ia rising slowly.
"The excitement tonight continues. The
stage of the water Is taken half hourly and
bulletned at the newspaper oillces, Crowds
men are busy removing goods. No services
were held in some Of the churches tonight on
account Of the failure OF the gas supply