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feet. and the high bills back of it dwarfed

ter halfway up to the first story, with
probably ten or twelve feet more water to
come on top of it. On the Cincinnati side
are the steamboats,, a dozen of them, penned
in between the suspension bridge and the
Newport bridge by the flood, and a score Of
steamers below the suspension bridge float.
should there be ped of them The decks
of these steamers tower up even with the
tops of the tall buildings next to the waters
edge.
the Ohio side, above the mouth of Deer
Creek. and in Bellevue, Dayton and New
port, KY, there are many dwellings ex.
posed to utter destruction. They barely
escaped washing away last year. Back
water up Mill Greek will affect many more
just such people all the way up to Winton
Place for q distance of seven miles. Last
wear there was a dead calm during the
whole time of the flood. If, with this high.
er flood there should be strong winds, there
is no telling what ruin may be wrought.
WHEELING, W. VA. Feb. 6.
The Ohio River began rising yesterday
morning, and rose steadily since. It is
now forty-five feet, and still rising. The
portion Of the city south of Sixteenth street,
embracing population of 10000, is almost
wholly under water. Hundreds of families
have been driven from their homes. In many
ly part of the day to places of supposed Sc
curity, were floated off by water, causing
great damage. TIE garden spot on the
island OF 1000 acres, connected with the
city by suspension bridge, and having a
population of 2, 800, with the State Fair
Grounds and many elegant residences, is
submerged to a depth of six co 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 filled with home
Hess families. Steamers are traversing the
streets of the island, taking off families and
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 flood when the
bank caved in, and a man named Fred
knuth was drowned.
At Maynard, suburb, a party of girls
were on a bridge which gave away and a
girl named Mary Costo was drowned.
At Marietta a large crowd had collected
on the bank Of the Muskin2um tributary
of the Ohio. The bank gave way and fifty
people were precipitated into the Hood.
Fifteen lives were lost, mostly children.
1t is impossible to obtain the names, as
telegraph communication is now closed.
A cradle containing a live baby was taken
from the river this evening by wreckers.
Many farm animals were drowned.
YoUNGsTowS.O O., TcD. 6.
The Mahoning River is on the rampage,
having reached the highest point since
1882. At Warren the west part of the city
is overhowed and scores of families were
driven from their homes. Manufacturing
establishments on the flats are all closed,
including the Westlake Rolling Mill. So
far there has been no loss of life, but many
marvellous escapes of people in flats, re.us-
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 if it contin-
ues the damage will be great in the manu-
featuring, establishments Reports from
the Shenahgo Valley, Sharon and Newcas-
tie, Pa, say that the Shenango River is
rising rapidly and railroad travel is sus-
pended.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 6.
The river rose rapidly all day, and at
dark there was twenty-five feet in the ca
nal, and thlrty-two feet nine inches in the
ter reached height of forty-four feet six
inches. These figures plainly indicate that
we are to have another great and damaging
food. 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 cutoff
into the Inflated 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 floods of last year. The
scene in this territory this morning was
one of the widest hustle and confusion. Ev-
.
was covered with wagons moving hither
and thither. Little children and old, de-
creplt women were rushing frantIcally
about, carrying away what furniture their
wasted strength could support. Every
thing was in con lusion, and the terror.
stricken people were rendered almost use
less with fright.
TOLEDO. O., Feb. 6.
Reports from twenty-five towns up the
Maumee valley, within hundred miles of
T0lodn Indicate a rainfall of
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
up this afternoon. A gorge formed, but
soon gave way and at the latest report the
river was rising rapid at that point, and
overlooking the banks in East Defiance.
twenty-four hours ending at p. m. and Is
still rising with indications of the
ice giving way. Property along the
river. front here has been secured
The Sandusky river at Fremont is rising
slowly. The tracks of the Wheeling &
Lake Erie Road are under water, which
may impede travel. No fears at present
weather is promised which will doubtless
check the flow of water into the Maumee,
postponing, if not entirely averting dis
astrous flood.
Denance reports ali Ice out OF Gne Au-
glaize at 8 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.
The water is rising nine inches an hour.
The ice here is intact
COLUMBUS. o., Feb. 6.
The Scioto at this point has been rising
all day, and at nine O'Clock tonight
is within foot of as high as it
was last February and gradually
rising. The dikes along the fats
below the city broke tonight, and
about 100 families moved out while others
have gone into the second stories of build
ings in hopes that the water will fall. The
back water is reaching into the low grounds
at Franklinton and the people are in readi-
ness to move should it become necessary.
Trains on the Columbus & Hooking Valley
Road stopped this afternoon, the tracks be-
low Lancaster being pretty much under
water. The bridge at Logan on this line
went out tonight. All trains on the Scioto
Valley Road are off and the bridge across
Paint Greek, near Chillicothe, went out. It
will be several days before die running OF
trains can be resumed. No trains on the
Little Miami have arrived or departed
since noon. Extensive damage from high
water here is feared unless the water soon