Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-22
THE RECORD. EcLIpsED.

The Flood at Cincinnati a Foot Above the
Record Of lsSS-Rain still Falling aud
the Volume of Water Swelling-Accounts
From Various Points In the Track OF the
Resistless Current-Railroad Travel Seri.
ously Impeded and Business Largely
Suspended.
CINCINNATI, o., Feb. l1-6P. NJ.
The day has been one of the greatest ex-
element since the flood began. The stage
of high water of last year was passed at 1
o'clock p. m. A steady and hard rain dur
ing the greater part of the day together
with reports of general rains in every place
where it would run into the Ohio, made 1t
certain still more dangerous flood will be
upon the.already unfortunate people oAthe
Ohio Valley. The experience of last year
made the people bold in confronting the
dangers they had once met and overcome,
but when now a new element of terror
comes in the form of a heightened food,
new series of calamities begin to appear.
Gas was lost yesterday. The water supply
ceases to accumulate to-day. There are
FIVE days. supply in the reservoir with care
full use, but one big fire would make serious
inroad on that. Worst of all, nobody knows
when the limit of the flood will be reached.
The rising waters above and in all side
tributaries render il certain the river must
continue to rise for some time. Tho rate
increased this afternoon to an inch an hour,
and during the hour from five to six the rise
was three-fourths of an inch. It is hardly
possible to give an idea of the situation.
The mass of people cannot see the great
body of the river. Approach to the banks
is cut off on all streets running to the river
at Pearl street or near it. Strangers in the
city may gain an idea of its extent when it
is stated the water is now little more than
500 feet from the Burnet House. From there
to the river bank proper the distance is be-
tween three and four squares. All that can
be seen is the street inundated and boats
gliding in all directions. The suspension
bridge, 100 feet above low-water mark,
makes low arch above the muddy food.
The Newport & Southern Railroad bridges
look like they are almost touching the wa
ter.
The view from Princes Hill, on the west
ern part of the city, gives tie only compre-
hensive outline of the f1ood-covered portion
OF the city. AT the foot OF the hill on the
west side of the city, Mill Greek spreads to
an average of mile expanse of water and
reaches north out OF sight. Back water
runs beyond Spring Grove Cemetery, a
distance of seven miles up the river. Gin.
cinnati, Covington and Newport houses
can be- seen peering out of the water, while
down the river, almost from hill 10 hill, the
valley is covered. Up TO this time, great
rs the danger is, there has been no great
disaster. The cry of distress is, however,
beginning to grow louder. Manufactures
are stopping and men are thrown out O;
employment. In Newport it is estimat ed
that five to six thousand people are home
less and their supplies were exhausted at
noon. Many go without supper to night
because the supplies of the relief committee
are exhausted. Relief work in Cincinnati
Is beginning TO press. Lawrenceburg to-
day sent request here for help, but Plesi.
dent Urner was compelled to refuse for
lack of funds. Contributions have no,
been as generous as last year, but will
probably come faster tomorrow.
s Eighth street and Railroad avenue, be
tween the city and Princes Hill, were
overfiOwed to-day, and access to that SUI
burb by street cars is cut off. One of the
largest establishments of Mill Greek Val
ley, the American Oak Leather Company
have been battling to keep the flood out
They have built up barriers entirely sur
rounding the whole structure, are now
eighteen inches above the water and car
keep safe until seventy feet is reached
The engines OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton
Dayton trains run through the water, anC
may have to stop further out tomorrow
and Loveland, but takes freight from thai
place and has no interruption to Pitts
burgh. AT seven p. M, the water was six
ty-siX feet eleven inches. The Water
Works office reports one engine still work
ing and will continue to go till the fires are
put out, which will be when the stage
reaches four inches more. Consumption
viii be stopped tomorrow, except for do
nestle purposes.
12:3J q. m.-With the river foot higher
| tonight than year ago and rising at mid
| night an inch an hour, the situation be
| comes more and more serious. Up to to
| night the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Daytor
were able to reach its depot. 1t will be un
| able to get trains out in the morning. Thi'
leaves the Cincinnati Northern the only
road able to take its trains from its depot
| 1t carries passengers for the Cincinnati
Washington & Baltimore, and for the Pan
Handle out to the junction with the Cincin
| natl, Washington & Baltimore K Dad, which
road is used by the Panhandle t
Loveland. Trains on the Cleveland, Co
lumbus, Cincinnati g. indianapolis Roa'
| are obliged to stay at Chester Park, sever
| miles out. The Ohio and Mississippi boat
| can no longer land at the stairs of the sta
| ton and will use wherry to convey pas
sengers to and from the boats. The Gin
cinnati Southern is arranging for ferry t.
| reach the depot at GeSt street. The Ken
| lucky Central & Chesapeake 6 Ohio have
| no water to trouble them.
Confusion reigns tonight. No one cal
| tell what the general situation is. Every
one is too busy getting out of the way o
| the flood or viewing the appalling rise o
the waters to think of anything not il
sight.
Everybody is removing first floor good
| higher. In this work there is no excite
ment and no needless hurry. From Pear
| street to Third the rise in the ground i
moderate, from Third to Fourth it is rapid
The sights in the streets on side of tn
| flooded districts, with lanterns hanging
| from windows and lanterns flashing alon,
| the sidewalks, make the spectacle verl
| strange one. On the waters the glare o
| gliding lanterns, rising and falling will
| the boats and sending their spear-ShapeC
reflections deep into the floods, would max
| the picture attractive by its brilliancy wer,
4 it not for tie terror Inseparahle from il
| All the shores of the river are afiash witt
| lights on coal fleets and barges, on rive
steamers and on house fronts, like tw,
armies of fame arrayed against each othe
| on the opposite sides of the river. Com
mencing up river, at the eastern extremi '
| of the city, just outside of Columbia, TIL
! expanse of water is so great as to resembl'
/ a vast lake ten miles long and nowhere les
| than two miles broad. 1t is only by tn
line of hills i'll Kentucky by the tops o
| trees protruding above the waters, and by
the chimneys and roofs of houses that thu
river channel can be guessed. The very
| outlines of the real river are obliterated 10y
the great rolling food, and the hills on tn,
| two sides are its banks. Coming dow
stream two miles. we pass hundreds o.
| houses, little frame buildings among them
ready to leave their foundations. This
on the Ohio side.
la. m-River 81 feet, 81 inches.
Pa. m.-57 feet, 81 inches. There ha
been no rain since dark.