Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08
THE FLOODS.

Homeless and Dest1tute--H1gn water I'D
the Ohio Valley and Still Rising.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 1.-The sit
dation from foods has grown more crit
ical in Alabama. The Alabama river has
overlooked it's banks, and miles OF coun.
try are covered by wide waste of water.
The eastern and northern portions of this
city were flooded yesterday morning.
People retired in seeming safety Wednes-
day night, and awoke at three
O'Clock yesterday morning with wa
ter rushing through their residences.
No lives were lost here, but
there is great damage to property. Elec-
trio light works and gas works are
flooded, and last night the city was in
darkness. The overlooked part of the
city was deserted Wednesday night, and
yesterday many people escaped with
nothing but their night clothes, and now
only the housetops are visible. The only
means of moving people from the flooded
district was row boats.
North of Montgomery wide extent OF
country under water. People are hud-
died on house-tops and some have been
swept away and drowned. A great many
mules, horses and cattle have been
drowned and the loss of property is be-
yond estimate. Convicts and guards
were rescued from the State farm yester-
day. If aid had not reached them they
would have persisted in the flood. The
Alabama river is higher than ever known
before, and the north side of the city is
being inundated. Several trestles and
bridges on the Louisville & Nashville and
Western railroads were washed away.
The railroad shops here are under water
and nearly all trains are standing still.
A special to the Advertiser reports
bridge on the East Tennessee, Virginia &
Georgia road, over the Tallapoosa river,
washed away. The damage in Talladega
County is estimated at 5000, 200. Many
thousand dollars worth of stock are
drowned and houses swept away. One
negro was drowned near this city yester
day, and it is feared many others have
persisted. Whole families are shut of
and water-bound with no means of es-
cape.
The mayor of Montgomery has issued
a call for help for the homeless and des-
titute, many being without food or shell
ter. Business here is at standstill.
Reports are meager yet, but full accounts
will show disastrous results from the
flood. The streams are all overlooking,
the waters still rising, and the whole
country is in fever of excitement.
CINCINNATI, April 1.-The Licking and
Miami rivers have been pouring out tor
rents all day, and have helped to swell
the Ohio. At two O'Clock this afternoon
there was forty-five feet three inches in
the channel, and rising at the rate of
three inches an hour. Fifty feet is dam
ger line, and there is every probability it
will be reached before daybreak to-mor-
row morning. The gang-plank at the
wharf at the foot of Main street this fore
noon rested on the sidewalk, and first
story inhabitants of that row and Sau
sage row will be compelled to vacate very
soon.
CATLETTsBURG, KY, April River
forty-eight feet and rising three inches
per hour. Big Sandy river is rising rap
idly at all points above. Telegraphic in.
formation from Richardson at 10 a. m. re-
ports forty-four feet and rising three
inches per hour. The water reached the
cellars of merchants on Front street at
a. m. Families in the lower part of the
town are making preparation to move, as
their residences will soon be flooded.
The weather is cooler; business is sus-
pended.
WHEELING, W. Va, April 1.-NooN.-
The river is still rising steadily with a
prospect of reaching danger line to-mor-
row. Considerable damage has resulted
to railroads by land slides and loss of
bridges, delaying traffic. At Rowlesburg,
Preston County, the Cheat river is over
its banks, and several dwellings have
been carried away.
PORTSMOUTH, O., April 1.-NooN.-
The river is forty-seven feet six inches
high, and rising three inches an hour. The
Scioto bottom is submerged by back
water for five miles up. rise of five
feet or more is expected and citizens are
moving out of their houses.
MARIETTA, O., April 1.-NooN.-The
river is twenty-five feet nine inches and
about on standstill. The wind is blow
ing fiercely up stream, and boats can not
go down stream against it. No damage
to steamboats, has been reported.
POINT PLEASANT, O., April 1.-The
river is forty-three feet high and rising
four inches per hour.