Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-22
Tho Great Flood al Cincinnati.


Laboring with desire to sec familiar faces
under adverse circumstances. so strong that no
would not be accepted for an answer, was the
frame oil mind In which We found ourself on
Saturday night The result was the d. q M.
Road landed us safely at Spring Grove Gene.
terry, six miles this side Of Cincinnati, at A..
y. Sunday, after sidetrackinR us two hours at
Hamilton, and the contents OF ten well 6led
cars were dumped into canal boat 10 pursue
the journey into the submerged city. Had We
enjoyed nights rest aud q warm breakfast
the speed Of tho boat and the novelty Of the
thing might have been enjoyed for six mile
r'de through driz1ing rain and smoke and
gloom and sut arising from great city. But
as II was We decided that the canal boat "must
co. before she bad gone mile.
The dove and olive branch, the discovery OF
land In the big hills back Of the city, Chiisto-
phsr Columbus. shipwreoks, geography where
1t treA" on one third land and 'wo.thrds water
with sharp watch TOT tho lsnd-were the
themes Tor discussion on the trip-which was
Interrupted At intervals OF nve minutes with
the shout oi"iew BRIDGE" when all hands on
the hurricane deck would have to hug the wet
and muddy surfaee OF the same to prevent be-
Ing crushed. Plumb Street landing was
reached al noon, too late Tor exhausted energy
| 70 seek view of more water than was visible
IN 'he route In mill creek bottoms.
Monday was spent in visiting friends on tho
margin of the flooded district in tho three cities
travelling go"d part OF the distsucs in boats
boats which have no resemblance to the Condo
las ot Venice. 10 campany with Dir. James
Kidney, and through tho Kindness Of Mr.. Jane s
Pagan, one ot Newports philanthropists. we
we're rowed over good portion of the inun
dated district 10 that city. Mr.. Pagan (who IA
mi,p.med, had ob,rps of tv,,tx.,wo .,;rLsr
-, !,
w.. ""'c" ""u oee" '''' ''o" o'e'eano ana
buuaio' wild men TO row them, and with these
he was engaged in assisting families TO got "a
and from their bom., IN lo,l .n.r ~. xs,f.r
"".' ', "o'' =" WA "''e' 'ue "e"A'e
OF 'ne'' ."useho'u eoods ana save all that was
possible to save. II was noble calling and be
was p.r,orminu hi, d,,x .r.re.,;,.,,x
=, 80,
seems Almost Impossible 10 over draw The
picture Of destruction In some Of these districts
All the f.ncrs. sbeds and ont bouse. Ao.,i,o
,ro,,d l., H.. "a 80
A''u" '" 'u' '"oe'' ~. 'a,'' anu o"e' Two
anu tnIeo ntory 'rhme dwellings nOateu from
their foundations and settling as the water
rec.ds. ara ,,pp,od ors, and r.,Lod M, Il
"ff'o' "'a wv u
shape, some oe'nR moved out several ieet upon
the sidewalk brick houses cracked from the
se,,lipe and soaking Of tbs wall, and founds.
,.. Th. hsa 49,. Ill.
'"". i.' "s'e' uA' '"eu 'a'eo seven het
yet the tips of the lamp posts were just emerg'
ing from the water.
Tiara ;s mn rs,r, bv NO h,ch A.. l.,
"'" 'o '''' "a" ''
esnmateo' rhe wholesale merchants In Gin
| cinnati, aside from being driven from thei
business for two or three wesks and The nsce,
,r ,.,x;, III.
y .oo. 1.1 ~. Az he .he. gooos ana clean
.nH Wy I"e. w. n"u .,";, nave oeen car
| '!"s a"k "s"y .Gn M es 10 'owns W
~na I'M ,;,,' .u ue M s,IoI 'ne n"ou oi one year
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va Dd ~ sn,.a. lii, "pe out nund.oas
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Ths ,n.s IN III, r.snsc, pi pg tme,,
H., ,;,h ~, ~. psIs, Iy Io neasy.
d;.,r,,, WI" -" h.oL ,ro W. ,hr. ""rerng over ina
m's, ,.u, a. o In" w. "s ,u,ee squares from unt
W., w., ."k. X, W. .."sua' observer weu'e
| "a ;,h:. h,,Se 'h'nk 40
uou uia' ".ut" ua -. nS mnee' business
pionS az n.usj Thons,nd. ,',,,, uro ,nos.ng
a"s 70 @ usu ON .a aoo ..;,p upoa tnons"nas OF