New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-10
THE FLOODS IN THE WEST.
THE OHIO RISING YET IN CINCINNATI.
TIE FLOOD OF LAST YEAR TO DE sURPAssED-rHE
CAG rXTINGITISUFD.
GAS EAIINGUISHED.
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GAS EXTINGUIsHED.
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| CINCINNATI, Feb. 9.-The register at this hOur
shows sixty-four feet of water in the Ohio. Inc
mark of the food of 1882 is only three inches
| above the present water line, and the marx
of the flood of 1s47 Is five inches below IT, Las'
year there was twenty-eight inches more than now'
How much higher it is going this time Is still ui-
certain Old river men are predicting one 1oot
more and then a rapid decline. The weather Is
turning cold.
The rise in the last twenty -four hours has been
one foot
At Gallipols the water is several feet hgher
than 1t was last year. At Maysvile, sixty-hve
miles up the river, the water is rising three-quar-
ters of an inch an hour and the mark of last year Is
covered At Ripley, ffty-four miles above this
city, the water has been steadily rising The rise
here. therefore, Is likely to continue for another
day.
Thus far there has been no wind, which might
have caused serious washouts and the unsetting
of buildings on their foundations. There has been
no difficulty thus far in providing for those
who have been driven from their homes.
But the water yet TO may even beat the record
of last year. Close caculators, after comparing
tho stage of water last year at points above with
the present stage here of the opinion that sixty
seven feet will be the mark before Monday morn
ing If this should prove true the damage to prop
erty will be great. The gas is burning dmly in the
city tonight and the supply will be exhausted be-
fore midnight
The weather all over the Ohio Valley has been
foggy and drizzly, but not much rain fell.
THE LOSSES LESS THAN BEFORE.
1t has been stated that the losses this year, with
the same stage of water would not be more than 10
per cent of those last year. This applies mainly TO
personal and household property. In the item Of
pianos alone last year the aggregate loss was hcavy
Now scarcely aSingle instrument will be damaged.
But in other and larger interests the loss must be
heavy The interruption to the business of manu-
featuring, trading and transportation must con-
tinue for from two TO four weeks. Much damage
has been caused to machinery. The The lum,
about the same extent as last year.
In the Mill Creek Valley, where there are i'm
mense vegetable gardens, the loss is impossible to
estimate 1t would be idle TO compute III figures
the total losses. Up to this time there has been no
great disaster.
been injured. Tho tracks, embankments ana
bridges in the vicinity of this city are all intact
The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton road has had
no interference with its travel. Its depot Is used
by the New-YOrk, Pennsylvania and ONO and I'm
cinnati, Washington and Baltimore roads. ITO
Cleveland Columbus, Cincinnati and indianapolis
road uses its own track to the Eighth-st
station. When the water covers the track
a short distance about the depot It's trains VIII
stop mile further out, at the .stockyards; The
Pan Handle read will not be able to use
its depot tomorrow, but can stop a short
distance ont. Nearly all the street cars
are running on this side of the river
but mono can cross to the Kentucky side.
TIE SAFETY OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.
The conditions for safety and comfort nre excel
lent in many portions of the city. The impression
that large part of the city is covered by water is
erroneous and the portion that is submerged, ex-
cept in the suburbs, is not much used for dwelling
houses The arrangements for preserving the peace
and preventing crime are vastly better than when
there is no food Not only the police more
watchfu but they are reinforced by 900 militia
men, who patrol the streets at night.
The relief work here grows daily as the stock OF
provisions of poor families imprisoned in their
houses dimnishes The best men in the city are
directing the work and giving their constant per-
sonal attention. In Newport KY, the burden has
grown so great that the Mayor has called on neigh
boring Kentucky towns for help.
THE TORRENT OF THE MUsKINGrM.
Marietta and Parllorsburg have been entirely emf
off by railroad and telegraph since Wednesday.
This afternoon single railroad wire las been
opened TO Bclpre, Ohio opposite Parkersburg and
from this source il is ascertaned that the flood has
been terrible at that poiut, and at 1880 this even
ing the river is still rising. 1t has already gone
nine feet higher than last years Hood Tho rail-
road bridge across the Muskingu'a, between Har
mar and Marietta, was swept away. The reason
for the exceptionally high water here is that
the Muskingum poured its unprecedented torrent
into The Ohio just the Hoods from Pttsburg came
down. The fact of this unusual height and that the
river is still rising has an important bearingOn cal
culations Of the extent and duration OF the high
water here.