Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-12
Newport and Covington People
Forced Into the Carrots
Of Their Houses.
Incalculable Damage to Prop
erty and Business of
b.. All Kinds.
Sixty-Thrss Feet b Bslieved to bo
the Limit Of the Rise at
Cincinnati.
Special Dispatch 10 Tns BHs.

Special Dispatch TO Tnn BHS,
CIsClNNATI, February 10. The cell
lars are filled In ell the main part of
the city. South Pearl street and
Water street are completely under
water, and skiffs are used to reach
bcsiness houses. Vast quantities OF
merchandise are on the streets, taken
from cellars. The bridge leading
from the river banks of Newport to
the water works building was swept
away yesterday morning, and the
building itself, In which are more
than $50, 900 worth Of machinery, re
Gently placed there, is In imminent dan.
ger. It stands 100 feet from the
shore.
Good business men, who are not
sensational, say tonight that the dam.
age by the present overflow of the
river In Cincinnati, Newport and Gov.
ington
WILL AMOUNT TO MILLIONS.
The river is rising nearly two Inches
hourly. Thoussnds'of people crowd
the bridges, Watching the food. Three
feet more water 10 expected. All the
transfer wagons In the city are om-
ployed In removing goods from dan
ger. The suspension bridge is lined
with wagons taking leaf tobacco over
to Covington. The wager through
which they pass going to the suspen-
sion bridge Is over the hubs of the
wagons. Passengers between Covipg-
ton aud Cincinnati are compelled 10
cross the water at the Cincinnati sp-
proach to the suspension bridge in
boats. Steam ferry and street rail.
way communication between here
aud the Kentucky side of the river
is cut off entirely. The Cincinnati
approach to the Newport bridge
is In danger. In Newport the
military barracks are flooded. Nearly
two square miles Of the city is under
water. The people are taking coal
and provisions in boats all day to In
hsbitants and delivering through the
second and third story windows. ALI
houses and factories on the entire
river front of Covington are flooded.
The water Ii 10 the second story of
some of them. There are nearly ten
miles Of river front more or les,
under water. The food extends on
Vine to Second strest, and Pearl
street cellars are filling. Along the
landing the food is up to the second
and third stories of many buildings.
The roof Of the big wharf boat viewed
from suspension bridge looks nearly as
high as the roofs of the FIVE story
houses on the public landing.
All railway freight business and
nearly ali express business west
aud north Is stopped. If the present
rate of rise continues number of
rsilrosd lines will have to transfer
passengers at Cumminsville to morrow
mornipg. In the west end the people
are try ing to cave cattle from inuu-
dated pens. The diff Guilty is very
great, as boats have to be employed.
Cattle must be led out one by one.
All Mill creek valley, for miles north
from Ohio, Is
BROAD SEA.
In the city, from Pearl street down
to the river front, the greatest
activity and excitement prevails. The
fire department is out pumping out
Pearl street cellars, and trying to en-.
able merchants to save goods.
The river this morning invaded 9
house adjacent to the suspension
bridge, where unslscked lime wal
stored along with quantities of rosin
The heat from the lime set the rosi,
on fire. The fire department has beer
working at this fire all day. 1t con
tinues obstinate, but not violent. Or
Walnut street up to Fourth street, thu
entire sidewalks are covered will
packages Of sugar and groceries, which
have been hastily removed from eel
lars. The work of removal continue
to night ss fast as mon cal
accomplish it. The damage t.
goods In cellars on Pearl stree
Ia much feared. The Cincinnati stocl
yards are flooded and stock train
cannot move in any direction. Al
business will be suspended until afte
/ this danger Is past. At half past
to. might It was expected every minut
, the gas lights would be extinguished
Only few inches more rise will brin
, that result. The belief now Is tina
1t will not stop under 63 feet, whic
will make the rise greatest on reoort
IN THE DARK.
1 The gas works at Q O'Clock wei
!, submerged and there Is only enoug
gas to last through the night. TT
water supply Ia in danger, but OF
h engine at the pumping works beir
8 able to work. 1t viii require a Ri
of feet to disable this. engine. I'll
e coal feets are believed to be saf
= They are guarded by steamers resG
to render assistance if the line part
n but If the wind rises 1t Is thought n
IS any can be saved. The weather
still wsrm and snow melting, o
!. cssionaly light rain. Adyices fro
g above indicate the rise W
continue at least twenty. fo
a hours. The excitement continue
,s The stage OF water Is taken half hou
ly and bullentined at the newspap
!: Offices. Crowds are still going Il
waters edge where workmen q