Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07
WESTERN FLOODS.
Higher Water in the Ohio River Than
for Thirty Years.
Scene of Disaster and DeSOlation Alens
the Entire Valley.

Cleveland, February 6.-The rail-
ways ceniering here report very high
waters at various points and consider
able damage in some places. There is
big washout on the Cleveland IL
PittsOurg at Waynesburgh, and Il
fres het at Bayard. The water is very
high along the Bee Line, but no dan
ger yet. The New York, Pennsylva-
ma " OHIO Is not seriously troubled so
far. The Valley road is covered with
water for fifteen miles south, chiefly
overflow from the Cayahoga river,
winch has spread over part of the up
per flats here. The Cleveland d
Wheeling road reports many of its
depots under water and bridges
washed away.
AT CINCINNATI.
AT a. m. it still continues to rain.
The river is fifty-eight feet, and rising
| tive inches per hour. All small
| streams throughout the country are at
flood height Reports from up-riyer
points ale that rain is still falling and
the river rising rapidly.
those conservative men, who yes-
terday were unwilling to admit that
last years flood would be duplicated
now, cannot be found to-day. There
Is no longer doubt that the water
Will reach last years height. On the
contrary, tn rain still falling and
the weather mild, the only question
now is by how much will last YEARS.
Hood be exceeded. The most alarm
ing feature of the present situation is
| lhe rapidity of the rise. Last wear
wheh the river had reached this
| heisht, 1t was rising less
| IMAM an inch all hour AT noon to-
day, the gauge shows fifty-nine feet.
WIN last years experience, merchants
ana manufacturers will lose much less
IMAM Then. Every available man and
team Is employed, where the water
may encroach, in placing goods on
nIgher moor or IN removing to higher
grounds Business is completely s,ls.
pended throug out all the lower nart
of the city. The Grand Central rail.
road depot is abandoned. The Gin
cinnati Northern (roledo, Cincinnati
& st. Louis is the only road that can.
not be reached by the food. This
morning the warehouse at Duck
worth's distillery was undermined
ana fell into the water, causing n large
loss; Soon after, his cattle pens. en-.
pabie feeding thousand cattle, were
swept away. He had removed The
ca'tie yesterday. Loss heavy.
AT pIrTsBURG.
The rivers Mt this point passed tbe
danger line last night, and at noon To-
aay mad reached thirty-one feet siv
inches, the highest stage since 1870
dispatches from the head waters of
DOM rivers report the water still ris;n,,
hhile here II is creeping up on 70 liz,
streets at the rate of eight inches nm
hour. Miles of property In this c; Hn
on the south side and in Alleghanns
submerged, and hundreds of families
compelled to vacate their houses All
mills and factories on the banks ~
both rivers have suspended oneration
ana connection between Pitisburg ana
Allegheny by street cars is enfirai,,
Gut on. The schools in the First and
aourtn wardsare closed. Duououesna
WAY wafer covers the Office furnitmre
VI Tue Robinson house, and is within
3ne 1901 OF the first floor of Duouesna
uepo.' The merchants on sWatar
an nave moved their goods To- tha
iooI, u precaution which has nevar
I.Ji necessary for them TO take belnra
nraati'' ,raiiic on all river lines IL /
Ghio MI. hiu me baltimore & !
Pittsb,, i,'' ! Ns y Lake Erie road
Keesno,ts ~ western, pittsburg & Nc, !
gheny Valley railroads have Ale Ale
suspended entirely or will ba el.her
pelied to do SO before evening " So com f
,ie have been no large ind, n1 lar
i ",s,.s mere, and the damage is cont,nnd
1;Hnu az TO flooding p,onar nea .
a ins Greatest suffering and mdoi Iay' ]
Con-" con , ,lin, In this yicinitv =
min;ra aiJ ha me fough region, wbars !, !,
tnwas I ;hainiets and u portion Of r M !,
innndaise ,ps ao od low lands have been cen Il
have been f' anu hundreds OF families :,
and Gy before ea tho 70 desert their homes Il
some places Ii was found n.aa .ou. In n
anchor the dwelling honses 'ts o TO {
"nu ROCKS, to keep them rom drit mees o.
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