Telegram-herald., 1890-03-02
THE STORMS.
The Ohio Srin Rising AZ C-nctn-
natl and Elsewhere
HDIlsIlsS DRIVEN TO TEE ELLIS.
AisslssipPi Iesess Bursting Near New
oEis&as-Flsrcs Gales i2 the s0zkh
saa BlizEaras IN ths West-oa
shs Atts8tio Coast.
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I inches At % cc-sck. The indications
are strong that il has nearly reached the
maximum. and that is VIII soon recede.
The cold weather operates 70 check the
Cow, and the absence OF rain permits
tributaries 20 fail rapidly.
CINCINNATI. March Wildly extrsy-
agant ideas Of the extent and effect OF
tie present food in Cincinnati prevail
IN some places The widest perhaps. is
the report said 10 have reached Lonion,
Eng, that one-halt of Cincinnati is
| under water. The river az ffty-
| seven feet would cover mere
strip OF the surface of the city
a few low points along the river and .
very considerable surface in Mill creek
valley, which is not built upon and is
either vacant property or used for veg
etable gardens just now the principal
loss prevails there. Even during the
great GOOD OF 1854, when the
water was seventy-one feet high.
the amount OF surface covered was
small. The chief Inconvenience
arises from the flooding Of Easements
and cellars in the business and manu-
featuring houses that lie contiguous to
the river. Owners are put TO the ex-
penss Of placing their property on up
per floors, and where machinery is
reached by the water and manufacturers
are compelled to stop wa rk- Not many
people will be troubled unless the water
rises above sixty feet
The interruption OF business Is COM
plete in so far as the river trade is con-
eerned. The steamers can not pass
under the suspension bridge nor can
they receive or deliver freight. There
is littlo or no interruption Of railroad
traffic
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 1.-The in
habitants OF Enterprise and Shuttle town,
Ind, have been driven to the hills by
foods, and thousands of bushels Of corn
have been ruined.
on THE ATLANTIC COAST.
NEw YORK, March IA special from
Egg Harbor City, n. j., to the Times,
says: A great storm has been prevail
ing here for the past thirty-six hours.
The wind has been blowing on shore,
bringing extremely heavy tides
into the bay and Great Egg
Harbor river. The tides at Pleas
antville have overfowed Edgewater
avenue and at some places on other
streets there are two feet OF water Sea
Isle City is submerged. In Clarktown
the citizens are fleeing TO the
highlands for safety. The citi-
zens are fearing repetition of last
springs terrible storm. The old Wey-
mouth wharf at May Landing is four
feet under water, and the warehouses
standing upon ii are in great danger of |
being totally wrecked. From Absecom,
Linwood, Somers Point, Ocean City and !
other points como like reports.
Late adyices show that the tides are |
even higher than was at first expected. |
Tho trains on several lines have to run |
over the meadows with the greatest |
caution. Alexander Fish & Co. report |
great damage to their fishing and oys-
ter business.
BILLIARDS STILL PREVAILING.
Boise CITY, 1. T., March AT Gene
SEQ, l. T., Wednesday the thermometer |
registered AZ degrees below zero. Heavy /
losses Of stock are reported.
BURLINGTON, Ia, March The bliz-
zard which struck this city Thursday !
afternoon ragged all night covering the
ground with four or FIVE inches of snow
The weather was very cold, and much
apprehension is felt for the fruit buds
which the unusually warm weather had
unduly developed.
MILWAUKEE, March THE snow
fall throughout this State has been re-
maTkably heavy. Nearly ten inches
have fallen in this city. In the vicin-
ity of Neenah seven to eight feet are
reported, and at Plymouth it is two
feet deep on the level.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss, March l.
The mercury fell to the freezing point
Friday night 1t is feared that great
damage will be dono TO fruit and veg
etableS Strawberries had begun to
ripen, and peaches had partially bloomed
out Peas and beans will probably be
ruined. and many tomato plants will be-
lost
IEvEEs BURSTING.
New ORLEANS, March 1.-The levees
Of the Fifth Louisiana district are being
sorcly pressed by the wind and water,
but the people in charge believe that
they will hold. A report was brought
to town last night OF the killing in
Chicot County. Ark, Of two white men
and negro who were caught cutting
levees.
A private levee IN Oak Bend. fifteen
miles below Vicksburg, was broken BY
the storm Thursday afternoon The 7.
J. Williams and Newton Landing
plantations are overfowed In conse-
guence and the Oak Bend. Diamond
and Freelsnds plantations are partially
inundated.
FCRIoUs GALEs.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. March IA sps-
,isl from Tallsdega, Ala. gives an ac-
count Of e most terrible ssorm which
passed over that place Friday norninze
L n ado path one hundred yards wide
md death and destruction mark its en-
ire course. Fortunately it did not pass
through = thickly-populsted part Of
he town. but the scene along
ts path bevgars description. Houses
we're blown down. snd the boards. and
sven tho beams and rafters carried for
considerable distance. Trees we're
snapped OF like pipe-ster, or torn
rom the ground by the roots Cows.
1orses and other domestic animals we're
killed. ard number Of people living
n The houses blown Gown we're serious