The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-02-14
THE RAGING WATERS.
The Floods IN the East-Great Damage
but few Lives Lost.

Ohio river is rising four inches an hour
The water is already in the houses in
the. upper part of the city.
The river is rising three inches an
hour. The water works and nearly all
1.-THE factories are stopped. Hundreds ot
families have been driven from their
homes. Railroads north and east from
here are under water. Three tnousand d
dollars have been collected for the reliet
Of the sufferers. It will be several days
before the inundated dwellings can be
occupied. "a @ @ y
PoRTsMoUTH, February 8-The river
is fifty-five feet and still rising Consid-
erabe of the city is under water The
4 Scioto river is also rising. The railroad
track north OF Portsmouth is under
water. The river continues to rise, be-
ing fifty-two feet at o'clock. Newport
/ KY suffers most at present. Very
many houses are already invaded by
water, and people are moving out. The
Anchor Iron and Steel works and the
| Newport Iron and Pipe foundry, and
| the greater part Of the Swift Rolling
Mill Were compelled to suspend opera
tions.. The merchants along tile river
/ front Of this city are busy removing
goods from their cellars and first floors.
! No further damages are reported to coal
barges. No railroad is yet submerged,
but will be tomorrow ii the rise con
| tinues.
CINCINNATI, February 8.-The Ohio
river is rising along It's whole length, be-
| ing an unprecedented case. At Wheel
| ing it is thirty-six feet, and still rising.
Boats can not pass under the bridge
Marietta is flooded more than ever The
railroad track between Marietta and
Belpre is six feet under water.
A Iinaes-Stor special says Catlettsburg
is already flooded, and more damage is
expected on account Of the great rise in
the Sandy river.
The river was fifty-one feet seven
inches at 10 o'clock this morning, and
rising three inches an hour
Specials report that the Ohio river has
receded two inches at Marietta, but the
city is in darkness, the gas works being
flooded. The water is within two feet
of the great flood of 1860, when the loss
was very great. Mrs. Groves was found
drowned in her house this evening.
Railroad connection is cut off.
At Formedy the Ohio flood is greater
than since 1S47, and promises to exceed
that before morning. Three hundred
buildings have from one to fifteen feet of
water in them, There have been no
n,aa af con, ;cat ;p3, j., tha c;9n =
hv sEiffs The river is rising an inch
and half.ner hon, -
At Irontown the Ohio river is fiffv-f;ve
feat and still rising The lower nart Of
citv il flooded and all tha Factories are
stopped. ..s. ~
PARKRRsBURG, w. Va, February s.
The flood here is the highest since
1850 This morning the water was forty
nine feet above low water. The houses
on the Ohio side are INUNDATED and also
on tha Kanawha side Three hnndred
persons are homeless Every mill in
fhe city is under water and the nuln
mill is held onlv by q frail boom The
loss is fully S1O0 600. olives have been
lost. The Kanawha river is. rushing ont
at tremendous rate. and it is feared it
will carry awav the iron bridge. The
water is within q foot Of the furnace f res
of the post office.
WHEEIING w. Va February 81
The river has again reached thirty.seyen
and 4 half feetothe hinhest it was YES
terdav-and not more than two feet
more il exnected. RI is rising about two
inches ner hour. Exaggerated renorts
reached the -cifys Of foods coming last
night and 4 panic was created, and the
residents Of low grounds moved ont of
bridge connecting the city with the |