Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-09
THE FLOODS.

Rivers Running a Mad Race-Peop1e
 Driven from their Housekeeping
 House in the Garrets and the Hill
 sides-ValuabIe Property Swept Off in
 the Rushing Waters.
 WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. S.-At 10 p. m. the river has reached thirty. nine feet and is rising slowly. The streams above have been falling all day and it is thought that the wa ter at this point will go but three or four inches higher. The lower portion of Wheel ing Island is submerged and many of the in habitants are keeping house in the second story, cut of from communication with the rest of the city except by boat. The town of West Wheeling is under water. Warren ten miles above here, is entirely submerged and the inhabitants have camped out on the hillside. The Bellaire and South western railroad for six miles out of Bellaire is flooded and freight is being brought in by steamers. All the mills and factories in Bel laire were compelled to shut down. The lowlands for many miles above and below Wheeling are inundated and hundreds of people moved out of their houses Wheel ing has escaped without material loss of property and the citizens are congratulating themselves that the worst is over.
 PORTSMOUTH, O., Feb. S.-The river Is ris. ing rapidly and the people are moving out of their houses.
 FRANKFORT Ky, Feb. S-The Kentucky | river is out of it's banks. Many factories are flooded and much damage done.
 PARKERsBURe, W. Va, Feb. S.-The water is six feet deep on the first floor of the Swan House.
 CINCINNATI, Feb. 8 s-The Ohio has been rising steadily since morning at the rate of two inches an hour and at II o'clock had at tained 6 height of fifty five feet Front street cellars are submerged, as are all the other places immediately on the low banks of the river. The pumping engines at the waterworks are high and dry, but the water cylinder and pumps are working beneath the level. The ground floors of two rows of buildings near the public landing are inun- dated even to the ceilings and steamboats are laid up by their second story windows. All the cattle fed in the distilleries at the west end of the city have been driven up on the hills for safety. The highest stage reached in 1882 was fifty eight feet seven inches
 BALTIMORE, Feb. 8.-A special from Park ersburg, West Virginia, says the river reach ed it's highest point st 10 o'clock to day, but it has since fallen three inches. The water extended up to Ann street near Fourth. Thr Little Kanawaha was higher than evee known. The scene presented at the foet Of M6fA6b 6GG66G WAS MCA0O4AIAs All 4@AAAAoASo drift of ice ran down and lodged against the bridge and spread ever an area of twenty acres with mask twenty-five feet deep of logs, plank, brush, rail- road ties, stones, baFges loaded with ties, oil in barrels, corn in shocks, hay in stacks, together with whole trees of huge di- mensions. Great fears were entertained for the safety of the bridge. Several small buildings with their contents are in this mass of drift The steamer King with barges lashed to her entered in the drift. Many families were compelled to leave their homes without even securing wearing ap- parel. The historic island near Blannerhas- sett is covered with water. The loss will be enormous As feared the water has interfered with the gas works tonight and Parkersburg is shrouded in darkness. The town wears very gloomy aspect and railroad traffic has en- tirely ceased, all trains being abandoned on account of the condition of the road little east of here. The condition of Marietta is worse than ours, as the entire business por- ton is four feet under water and over one hundred families are homeless.
 PrTTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 8.-Both rivers are going down slowly. The MonongaheIa only reached twenty seven feet. The cellar of the Robinson House, well-known hotel, IS filled, as are all the cellars in that street. The Granite State came up the Ohio this morn ing. The weather is cold and clear and this IS expected to curb the flood.