New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-07
VOL. KILL. NO. 13,59S.
THE SWOLLEN WATERS
GREAT APPREHENSION AT CINCINNArl1
LAST YEARS FLOOD TO Re EXCEENED-"AlLN
RISING FOUR INCHES AN HOUR


TRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkrHUNr.l
C,vc1xvATI. Feb G-1he Ohio River continues
,o rise and there is grave apprehension that the
Rood of one year ago is to he repeated. But three
,;mes in the history of the city has the river
heen higher than IT is to-nieht-February lS 1857
II reached "a feet inches December q lo4'' %
feet inches; and February 10, 1883, 90 1eet d
inches At this hour, the water covers the 6l-toot
mark. and is rising at the rate or TWO
inches an hour. During the greater part OF
the day it has risen at the rate oil
fonr inches an hour There is every reason 10 be-
leye that the unprecedented mark OF last year.
which people here tried TO make themselves believe
would NOT he touched again in fifty years will be
nnder water at this time tomorrow night. 1T is
raining above here and the Ohio and all its trlon-
taries between here and Pittsburg are rising
rapidly.
sTrIDy pIINFAII-ANoTHER STORM COMING.
Here it rained tho greater part of Monday, ali OF
sruesday and Tuesday night, and all day to-day.
Since o'clock to night, no rain has fallen, put Ine
,kv is threatening and the Signal Service report IN
dcations that there is another storm gathering
c.s AND WATER SUPPLIES MPERILLED.
The gas is beginning to fail aud by tomorrow
NIGHT il will be entirely cut OIL.
The pumps at the water works VIII
probably be stopped within twenty-tour honrs
The Board of Public Works warn the people 10 use
nc little water as possible, and the running o1elcVa
tors by water is forbidden. BY an economical use
of water il is hoped that the supply in the reservoirs
will hold ont until the pumps can be started again.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC NEARLY STOPPED.
Only two or three railroad companies have been
ahle 10 receive freight to-day, and prohaoiy no
freight will be taken tomorrow. The Southern
Railroad trains receive and discharge passengers on
the trestle-work over Eighth-st. The ONO ana
Mississlppi and Big Four trestles are deep under
water The Little Miami and Louisville and Nash-
willie road can stand about siIty-our feet OF water
and the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton road Will
Navieation ON the river has been entirely sus-
nended Several of the street railroads are under
water and travel has been stopped. The water Is
foot deep over the Cincinnati approach 10 the Sus-
pension bridge.
STANDING HOMELESS IN THE RAIN.
All along the river front on both sides Of the
river. the people are moving out. Numbers of those
who stayed in the upper stones of their houses last
winter are afraid to do so now. To-day piles of
household goods have been piled along
the shore, and the poor owners standing
by in the rain to guard them. There
have been ten or dozen school
houses opened for the sufferers; and by tomorrow
soup houses will be provided. The business men in
the bottoms have placed their goods high and dry,
and will lose but little beyond that from the sus-
pension of business and the expense OF moving TO
places of safety.
EFFECT on THE OPERA FESTIVAL.
The opera festival ocours next week. and will
suffer greatly. People cannot get here If the river
roes on rising, and those who expected to attend
from Cincinnati and the suburbs will have other
things TO think of. Still the festival will come
Of.