The Mineral argus., 1884-03-06
The Recent Mad Waters.


CINCINNATI. Feb. 1.-THE day has bee
one of the greatest excitement since tn
food began. The stage Of high water las
year was passed at 1 p. m, and a steady an,
hard rain during the greater part Of the da,
together with a report of general rains a
every place where it would run into The
Ohio, made it certain that a still more dan
gerOus flood would be upon the already un.
fortunate people of the Ohio valley. Thl
experience last year made the people bold
in confronting the danger they once met and
overcome, but when a new element Of terror
ONE in the form of a heightened flood, &
new series of calamities begin to appear.
! Gas was lost yesterday, and the water suppl
ceased to accumulate to-day, There is five
days supply in the reservoir with careful usa
but one BIZ. fire would make serious inroad
on that The worst of all is, nobody
knows when the limit of the food
will be reached. The rising of water above
and in all side tributaries renders it certain
that the river must continue to rise for some
time. How long and how rapid the rise are
points of conjecture and fear. The rate in
creased this afternoon TO an inch an hour,
and during the hour from 5 to 6 the rise was
three-quarters of an inch. 1t is hardly pos
~ " BAfG sA lNAC VI blC ElblAdIlOu. Hc
mass of the people cannot see the great body
of the river. Approach to the banks has been
cut off on all streets running to the river at
Pearl street or near it. Those familiar with
the city may gain an idea of its extent when
it is stated that the water is now but little
more than GOO feet from the Burnett house.
From there to the river bank proper the dis
tance is between three and four squares. All
can be seen is streets inundated and
boats gliding in ali directions. The suspen-
sion bridge, 100 feet above low water mark,
makes a low arch above the mad Hood.
Newport and Southern railroad bridges
touch water. The view from Prices
hill, in the western part of the city, gives
A COMPREHENSIVE OUTLINE
If the flood covering a portion of the city.
the foot Of the hill IN the west side of the
;ity, Mill creek spreads to an average of a
nile eXpanse of water, and reaches north out
If sight. Backwater runs beyond the Spring
iroVe cemetery a distance of seven miles up
he river. Cincinnati, Covington and Newport
louses can be seen peering out of the water,
While down the river almost from hill to
I'LL, the valley is covered. Up to this time,
reat as is the danger, there has been no
reat disaster. The cry of distress, however,
5 beginning to grow louder. Manufactures
re stopping, and men thrown out of en-
In Newport it is estimated that
900 or 6,000 people are homeless, and {
heir supplies were exhausted at noon. {
GALLIPoLIs, Ohio, Feb. 1.-THE relief
sent to Pomeroy has lust re-
lrned Five thousand people are camped
n the Mills in terrible want for food and !
lelter. One hundred and fifty houses have :
Dated away. Boats land at the court house 4
cps; IA people are haggard and worn out
n sleep, food and shelter. Nearly every
usiness man is bankrupt. The coal mines s
B Syracuse are flooded. A house went {
= Mlddleport this morning with a woman 4
tting on the gable end. Men rowed out ,
ld appealed TO her to get off, but she re I
Used, saying she had four babies below. A !
Ass was broken and the children were seen &
)ating dead. :
MORE AND MORE SERIOUS. 5
CINCINNATI, Feb. II, 1890 a. m.-With the I
yer a foot higher tonight than q year ago I
Id rising at midnight an inc an hour, the ,
becomes more and more serious ,
p to tonight the Cincinnati, Hamilton & l
ayton road has been able to reach its depot y
VIII be unable to get trains out in t
e morning. This leaves the Cincinnati
orthern the only road able to take
from its depot 1t carries d
sssengers for the Cincinnati, Washington & v
lltimore, and for the Pan Handle out to the i
notion with the Cincinnati, Washington & :,
lltlmore road, which road is used by the :,
IN Handle to Loveland. Trains on the 4
eveland, Columbus, Cincinnati g. Indianap- C
is road are obliged to stop at Chester Park, T
ven miles out. Ohio and Mississippi boats :
n no longer land ut Storr's station, and /
Ill use a ferry to convey passen- a
rs to and from the boats The Gin :
matt Southern is arranging for a ferry -
reach the depot at Gest street. The Ken :
cky Central and Chesapeake & Ohio have Il
water to rouble them Five thousand t
stlllery cattle, now at the stockyards, will a
we to be removed in the morning. The =
lter has reached Chester park, and MaudS. !,
ID kittson's horses will probably have to be II
moved from the stables. C~ovington has Il
lther gas nor water. q