West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-02-15
THE FLOOD
The Chic River Bids Fair to 0utdo All
Previous Records.
ASit -raph, Rau nmd Postal Faciilucs
BADLY CrippIci Criou~ Losses aud
tnCOnN, nicnCcs to IEcsidcngs
Along st. HankS Tnc
hitu.tiou AZ Other
aOiuts.

very disastrous. Property should bore.
moved to points above the hish water mnrl,
ot the floods ot las; wear. The floods viii
extend Go the Mississippi, Lrtwevu Mem.
phiS and Cairo. HAEfN.
CiNCiNNArI, February 7.-Tlc worse fears
advanced relative to the pending high
water are Co Toe realized. The suiYtriu.s
and distress of last year will be mor- than
doubled unless IN, mut and oirectv. action
bc taken, The dc.ugc 90 lSS3 hl,fsir ~
he 'Sips'd by the present torrent. Nut ,,rS,
almost lnuumerahlc estimates havo 1 rcn
made 10y cNpc,icncod men as to tl, ,xtrut
Of the rise, and the sentiment o., nearly
unanimous ON ,uo point, aud that is. thut
90 .CoI inches will he exceeded. WItu tta.
probability ot 80 .vct being reached Re.
lief committees have heon ur..uf.l. u.i
everything is luiug done 20 relieve lIr .n-
mediate wants oi the nooG.,uIrs.r~.
CN.ieI meeting OF tho Common Council wa,
h'it yesterday and resolution was
passed that tho Legislature uo requested
Co uuthor.l" tine CITY CumDtruIlrr 90 l.r.
row sum mot exceeding SI.N.u11 I'D tp
placed az The disposal OF a R,trt , mmIt.
tee or the council.
'oiuwu,a thI, morning g. litrali,uH,at.
ing village More th1u throc-'oultu- O. tho
ENN0'~ are ni thH mercy Of tho ru.iu. Ohio.
Nl'Wins The sceuo irom the wcstotu limits
OF tne town, looking toward tue mouth of
the Mlumi River, thc whole Miami bottom
Is covered with wator nearly as far o., thu
eye can reach, nothing but the angry flood,
Wlth tCrC and there tuC chimney uli roof
OF house, or the top, OF a few trees, being
lett 10 mark the sites OF rich farms mud
once comfortable dwellings. Boats nre
uNcu ln tho streets instead ot vehicles, and
dcS"lUtiou o. WIt,epypud The lrouit..
loss ln Columbia falls upon fuuiu-. vl.
LaYo been driven from their homes aud
compelled 10 sacrifice uil their good,
c&ccpS what could Dc taken away iu small
t'ais aud sEliIs. Tho water was three feet
deep I'M tho kentucky Central Deuot, and
was all around the Louisville aud Nashville
Freight Depot, but 10 did Not como up in the
Little Miami Passenger Depot, although
parts Oi ITS tracks were under water. Front
sucet Us Hooded from Aquar. east
oi tue Newport bridge Westward the uuins
length oi the street, and the wutcrcNt,udcI
up beside the bridge To within nbout ono
huudr1d ipDt from tho the foot Of the bif l.O..
or ono Guudrod and titSy feet north OF F..ut
street. The track, iu tho old Plum n r-,s
Depot were covered with about two ..,t of
wHicr, and tho west half uf the trlcL-
room OF tho Grand Central pa,eoI goI.
Depot was Hooded, the water .ottiu. dc. pcr
ana deeper going westward, upti md cr
inc Hmlih street Bridge and one seu1ro
WeJJ or the depot tho water over ta4 track,
was hvo ioet deep Although the water
mere aud all through tho bod Of the OH
{. 'h'Siraoad tA@a4 traGat4, "@S Vas ne 20 T,lb q
street, wJiCh H. between tho track uul the
river was still out OF watsr as far ,s,.t "A.
point about one hundred aud Gftv l,o.
west Of Smith street. From thai lo.ut
westward 10 too became a rlv.r. together
with all the district south OF Third street mud
west OF Smith street.
Tho water Joe the Gus-worlts wrs ncpi-v
up TO tine iuruu"o doors, ami there were
well justified uppIohcusipms o. it- soon *.
tlugulsuiuG tine hrcs.
Tine view from either the G. Cincinnati nr