The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-09
FLOODS.
Another Overflow Along the Ohio
River.
Families Driven From Their Homes and
gMuch Loss of Property.

PITTsBURG, Feb. 9.-The flood in the Monon-
gahela river reached its highest point, SO feet.
al . a. M, and soon began to recede. Owing
10 the cold weather which shut off small
streams the wator did not get as high as anti
cipated by several feet. The damage at Pitts
burg is almost wholly from inundation, bnt
the loss from that is considerable. All mills
along both rivers are submerged and opera
Ilons SUSPENDED. Many stores in the lower
portions OF the two cities are under water and
uunoreds of families on the south side and in
AAieghany City have been compe led to leave
thelr homes Until the flood subsidies
dispatches from towns along the Mononga.
nela I.a river report great damage from inunda-
% .io5. The Water at all points is now subsiding
anu no more danger is apprehended
WILKEsBABRE, Feb. 8.-The water is gra-
dnally falling and travel resumed between here
and Kingston. The ice is firm from Wilkes
barre TO Nanticoke.
PORT DEPOSIT, Md, Feb S.-The water is
ABOUT one foot higher than yesterday and the
gorge IS stationary. No damage has vet &C.
Cured Dnt the water now covers Davis & Sons
wnafI. A very heavy gorge formed at Nc
Caiis Ferry, 20 miles above and extends back
several miles. 1t is feared that this will break
and Hood the town. The river has fallen two
ieet at Harrisburg. AT Columbia 1t is at a
stand. At Safe Harbor and McCall's Ferry it
Is rising owing to gorges below. Between
M :Call's Ferry and Port Deposit the river is
full OF running ice from shore to Shore
CINCINNATI, Feb. 8.-The Ohio river is
rising along the whole length. At Wheeling is
is 10 feet and still rising and boats cannot run
under the bridge The Marietta is flooded more
than ever. The railroad track between
Marietta end Belfre is six feet under water.
Inc llmes-Star's special says: Cattletsburg is
already Hooded and more damage is expected
on account of great rise in the Sandy river. At
Portsmouth the river is 55 feet and rising A
considerable portion of the city is under water
Inc Scloto river is also rising and the railroad
track at north OF Portsmouth is under water.
Inc Ohio river continues to rise, being 80 feet
at O'Clock Newport, KY, suffers the most
at present very many houses being already
invaded by water and people moving out. The
Anchor, Iron and Steel Works at Newport,
the iron and pipe foundry and the greater part
of Swifts rolling mills have been compelled to
suspend. Merchants along the river front of
tnls CITY are busy removing goods sfrom cellars
and first floors. No railroads here are as vet
submerged but will be to morrow if the rise
continues
PoMERoY, O.. Feb. 8-This city is complete
~ under water, and the entire people have
been compelled to seek safety on the hilltops.
The waters of the Ohio have reached a point
higher than has been known before and are
still rising Twenty-eight salt works are under
water, entailing a loss of one hundred thou
sand barrels of salt. The rolling mills are
closed and all other business is suspended
Similar reports come from points all along the
river. The Journal and other newspa per
uufluluSS HdVo D66u WaSn6u out.
WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. S.-The river here
has reached 81 1-2 feet and is rising about
two inches per hour. Bridges connecting the
city with Crescent mills over Wheeling Creek
parted in the night. The creek is swollen and
several small houses on its banks have been
washed away, but no person hurt. Railroad
bridges we're weighted down with heavy trains
and kept from sweeping away at Bellaire. The
Baltimore, GAINESVILLE and Columbus Railroad
trains cannot reach the city by two miles and
freight and passengers are transferred bv
steamboats, Water has invaded the cellars Of
business houses several squares from the river
and the streets are full of merchandise Sister
Island, six miles up the river, is submerged
Many residents of the islands are shut in by
water which has frozen over in still places
preventing egress In skiffs. Many factories
nave shut down. On account of overflow the
water works at Bellaire stopped and the gas
| works are threatened.
CINCINNATI, o., Feb. S.-The waters are re-
ceding at Marietta, but the city is still in dark
ness Damage in the township reaches $780,
| 900.
At Pomeroy 800 buildings are flooded The
damase probably reaches S15o. GOO.
3At Ironton the lower part of the city is
CODED and all factories stopped, with the
river still rising.
AT Portsmouth the water works and nearly
all the factories are stopped and railroads north
ana east are submerged. One hundred families
have been driven from their homes
At Freemout $4,000 has been collected for the
sufferers.
PrTTsBURG, Feb. Sat 10 o'clock tonight
the rivers were falling, and if the falling con-
tinues will be within their bounds by morn
ing. The damage in this vicinity amounts to
100000, and the loss up the Monongahela
valley about the same.
PARKERsBURG, w. v. Feb. 8.-There is in
this city the highest flood known since 1860 At
0sa. m. the river was IA feet. above low water.
mark. Many houses are inundated and 800
persons homeless. Every mill in the city is
under water. The loss is fully 100000.