The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-14

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water up Mill Greek viii affect many more
just such people all the way up to Winton
Place for a distance of seven miles. Last
year there was a dead calm during the
whole time of the food. II. with this high
er A0od.there should be strong winds, there
is no telling what ruin may be wrought.
Ht p WHEELING, w. VA, Feb 8.
The Ohio River began rising yesterday
morning, and rose steadily since. 1t is
now forty-five feet, and still rising. The 4
portion of the city south of Sixteenth street, |
embracing q population of 10000, is almost
wholly under water. Hundreds of families !
have been driven from their homes. In many
instances property removed in the ear.
ly part of the day to places of supposed sc.
cIrity, were floated off by water, causing |
great damage. The, garden spot on the
island of ] ,000 acres, connected with the
citv by a suspension bridge, and having /
population OF $500, with the State Fair
Grounds and many elegant residences Is
submerged to depth of six 20 ten feet, and |
every family compelled to move. The ex- |
element caused the death of a man named |
John Hall. The streets and houses in the /
upper part of the city are filed with home /
less families. Steamerssare traversing the |
streets of the island, taking off families and 1
property. The whole city front for dis |
tance of three miles is under water. -.
At Benwood party Of people, were on |
the river bank watching the food when the |
bank caved in, and q man named fred /
Knuth was drowned.
At Maynard, suburb, party of girls |
were on a bridge which gave away and |
girl named Mary Costo was drowned.
( At Marietta a large crowd had collected |
on the bank of{the Muskingum, tributary |
of the Ohio. The bank gave way aud htty |
people we're precipitated into the flood. |
Fifteen lives were lost, mostly children. |
1t is impossible to obtain the names, as
telegraph communication is now closed
A cradle containing live baby was taken
from the river this evening by wreckers.
Many farm animals were drowned.
YoUNGsrowN, o., Tco. 6.
The Mahoning River is on the rampage.
having reached the highest point since
1872 At Warren the west part of the city
is over1owed and scores of families were i
driven from their homes. Manufacturing
establishments on the fats are all closed,
including the Westlake Rolling Mill SO
far there has been no loss of life, but many
marvellous escapes of people in Mats, refus-
ing to leave their homes until actually
driven out. Since noon the river has risen
from four to eight inches an hour. 1t is
| raining little tonight, and IL it contln-
/ ues the damage will be great in the manu'
| the Shenango Valley, Sharon and Newcas-
/ tie, Pa.,-say that the Shenango River IS
rising rapidly and railroad travel is sus
pended. ss4l h
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 6.
The river rose rapidly all day, and at
/ dark there was twenty-five feet in the ca-
| nal. and thirty-two feet nine inches in the
chnte on the falls. Last February the wa
ter reached height of forty-four feet six
inches. These figures plainly indicate that
we are to have another great and damaging
flood. The rain has been pouring down
steadily all day. All of the shipping part
| and half of Portland are flooded, and soon
| the water will go dashing over the cut-oh
into the ill-fated point, where so much
| property and several lives were lost
| last year. The name of the point is still
| fresh in the minds of the people, and its
district is no doubt well defined to every
man, woman and child from the terrible
ravages of the foods of last year. The
scene in this territory this morning was
one of the widest hustle and confusion. EYs
cry street leading from these bottom lands
and thither. Little children and old, de-
crepit women were rushing frantlcally
about, carrying away what furniture their
wasted strength could support. Every
thing was in confusion, and the terror
stricken people were rendered almost use
less with fright.
TOLEDO. O., Feb. 8.
Reports from twenty-five towns up the
Maumee valley, within hundred miles OF
Toledo, Indicate a rainfall Of varying Sc
verify during the twelve hours ending at
noon to-day. This afternoon it was rain
ing only slightly. The river here is as yet
but. little above the ordinary stage. The
ice in the Auglaize at Defiance, o., broke
up this afternoon. A gorge formed. but
soon gave way and at the latest report the
river was rising rapid at that point, and
! overfowing the banks in East Defiance.
At South Toledo the river rose two feet the
twenty four hours ending at e p m and IS
!
ice giving way. Property along the
river front here has been secured
as far possible against mood.
The Sandusky river at Fremont IS RISING
slowly The tracks of the Wheeling q
Lake Erie Road are under water, which
may impede travel. No fears at present
are felt for the safety of the bridges. Cold
weather is. promised which Will doubtless
check the flow of water into the Maumee,
! postponing. if not entirely averttng a dis
r astrous flood.
glaize at p. m. No great damage was
done The ice broke at Napoleon at p. m
. and gorged an hour later two miles below
, and is flooding the lower part of the town.
y The water is rising nine. inches an hour.
. The ice here is intact.
!, COLUMBUS, o., Feb 8.
r The Scioto at this point has been rising
all day, and at nine o'clock tonight
e was last February and gradually
: rising. The dikes along the fats
n below the city broke to-nights and
n about 100 families moved out while others
: have gone into the second stories OF build
: ings in hopes that the water will fall. The
n back water is reaching into the low grounds
. at Franklinton and the people are in readi
ness to move should it become necessary
v Trains on the Columbus & Hooking Valley
2 Road stopped this afternoon, the tracks be
= low Lancaster being pretty much under
= water. The bridge at Logan on this line
4 went out tonight. All trains on the Sciott
4 Valley Road off and the bridge across
J. Paint Greek, near Chillicothe, went out.
I. will be several days before the running o.
trains can be resumed . No trains on th'
> Little Miami have arrived or departee
m since noon. Extensive damage from higi
= water here is feared unless the water soor
r begins to fall,
n -s MEADv1LLE Pa, Feb. g.
tr The western and southern parts of tn
g city are inundated People 90 TO and from
their homes there in boats. All factorie
are compelled to shut down and school
al. -af.E IN fEauN
= vile Railway are abandoned. A few pas
senger trains are running on the New Y Ork
l. Pennsylvania & Ohio, but no freight. On
" train ran 20 Oil City to-day, but that branc
y will probably be abandoned tomorrow
ia After last years flood all bridges in th
"A vicinity were raised several feet, and non
- have been harmed. It is still raining to
,e night.
o. ATHENS, o., Feb. @.
st The Hooking River. is within two feet c
et the great food of 1873. It will exceed ths
" by tomorrow. Great damage on lo'
Is lands. No trains to-day on the Ohio Ger
n. tra1 nor on the Columbus & Hooking Vale
e. Roads. ,f.a
re GALLIPoL1s, O.. Feb. 9.
< The river is rising three inches an houl
le Trains on the Columbus, Hooking Vale
a a and Toledo failed to arrive on account {
= high water
e, HrLLsBoRo. o.. Feb. 8.
S. Destructive floods all over the county
ut bridges gone at Greenfield, New Petersbur
SIS and at Cayis' Ford and others are expecte
&c to go.
be MARIETTA, o., Feb. 8.
The river is within five feet six inches
of last years stage and rising six inches a
ri hour. People are moving TO high lands.
of PARKERsBURG, W. VA, Feb. 6.
ty The river is rising four inches an houi
I'd rain all day.
* MIDDLETows. o.. Feb. 8.
- The Miami is very high and rising thrt