The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
STILL HIGHER
The Waters Of the Ohio Creep Upward
The Rivers still Rising from Galiip0lis
Down--At Some Points Wholc Towns
Entirely Submerged.

WASHINGTON. February 10.-The river at
Cincinnati is 65 feet inches, or inches
below the high water of 1888. Heavy rains
are indicated for Tennessee and the Ohio
Valley, which will cause the floods to
equal or exceed the high water of 1888 in
many places. Approaching heavy rains
will cause the floods in the Tennessee and
Cumberland to increase. The indications
are that floods in the Lower Mississippi,
from Cairo to New Orleans, will increase
for the next twenty days, and probably
equal the food last year. HAzEN.
CINCINNATI. O., February 1.-THE waters
of the Ohio River has reached the height
of sixty-fve feet six inches and still rising
slowly. At midnight the only engine at
work at the Front street pumping house,
the big Shields, was running at hazard,
minute. There are only five days. supply
in the reservoirs. 1t is doubtful that it
will last through the flood.
POINT PLEASANT, February 1O.-5P M
The whole town is under water, not a foot
of dry land remaining in the corporation.
The people are driven to the hills, provis-
ions are being sent to the destitute from our
place. Addison, Cheshire, and many other
small Ohio towns are suffering in the same
way. The river is still rising, with seven
feet two inches of water in the Defour
House. The losses of property and stock
is fearful. This evening the water is fifty
eight inches above the rise of 1882 and
seventy-one inches above the rise of 1888,
and raining heavily.
GALL1PoLIs, O., February 1910 A. M
The water is now six feet four inches above
high water mark of last year and still
rising. The flow of water varies. In one
hour it will rise an inch, and in the next
holt irn ic an.
croaching on Gallipolis. 1t is all around
us and in the suburbs is in the houses, but
has done no material damage. The water
is in the street in front of the courthouse,
and an acre of the public square is covered
The Nora Bell left for Pomeroy and other
points above at s O'Clock this morning, with
provisions for the people and accompanied
by committee from our town. The Tele
phone leaves for Point Pleasant in a few
minutes, on a similar mission of relief.
COLUMBUS, O., February 1O.-An engineer
of the Scioto Valley Railway waded out OF
Portsmouth this morning and telegraphs
from Piketon, twenty-four miles north, thai
the water is five feet higher in that city
than last year. The steamer Bonanza Is
| living af1oat over the sidewalk, and people
are entering the hotel through the second
story windows. When the engineer lei
| this morning three houses were burning
which the engines could not reach.
LOUISVILLE, KY, February 1O.-Tht
river at 10:3O p. m. stood 40 feet inches il
the channel, and was rising slow. 1t ha
been rising at the rate of inches an hou
| since p. m. 1t has been raining steadil.
| all day, and is raining now. 1t is moder
ating slightly. The general situation i
unchanged, both here and at New Albany
| and Jeffersonville. There was a rainfall
here to-day of 81. The rainfall since 10:5
| a. m. ON Monday was 63S The rainfall
| since O'Clock this afternoon is half a