Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27

Rivers Rising 10 Alarming Heights
People Along Their courses APP
prehensive- The winds Ravagcs.

Rivers Rising TO Alarming Heights
People Along Their courses APP
prehensive-T The winds Ravagos.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
CNoIssATI, o., Feb. 26.-Al the ele-
mentB of disastrous food In the Ohio
river seem to be now present. Contipu-
Gus wet weather has saturated the earth
so that the excessive rsinfalls of the past
three or four days have all found their
outlet in the tributaries OF the river.
Along the entire valley of the Ohio the
rainfall has been enormous. From the
Kentucky side, Big Sandy river comes
with boom slmo8t unparalleled, while
Kanawha river, further up, also pours
out it's swelling volume. The Bcioto,
Hooking, MuskinRum, in Ohio, as well ns
the two Mismss, keep tue river bed full,
while rise is coming down from head
waters. This rise since . o. M. yesterday
for "a hours is over feet, and the gauge
now shows 49 feet inches in the chaI-
mel.
About five feet more will begin the in
reference with the railroad traffic and
every inch after that will increase that
trouble, 90 we'll a. cause the elevation Of
great quantities Of goods in all the bot
tom portion of tho city. food is in
evitable; its proportions depend on the
weather OF the next few days.
Instead the ~ degtess for O. m, the
Thermometer is abou. so, and all shrink
age from freezing is lost. II rain should
follow it will only increase tho dimen-
sions OF tho coming food. There is a.
| ready disturbance Of river navigation,
as steamers cannot pass under the sus-
pension bridge. The steamer Sherlock,
for New ORLEANS, is compelled TO defer
her departure until the water falls, on
that account.
At Hamilton, o., the Big Miami was
higher last night than it has been for 10
years. The water had entered tie 6traub
House, one of the principal hotels Of the
city, and many houses were submerged
in part. In many places the heavy rain
fall was attended with high wind.
At Keathley, Tenn, the bank building
belonging to Winsiow, Fisher d Baird,
was blown to splinters. Thirty Ave per-
sons We in the building at the time, OF
whom Elk were more or less injured, none
fatally.
George Kitchiner of Lowell, Mass, had
his head and thigh severely bruised; E.
Gross of Prootorville, Vermont, has his
right leg crushed at the thigh; George
Thatcher of Middlesborro had an arm
broken; DR.. Hudgings OF Knoxville,
Tenn, wss severely injured in the eyes
and has both legs and arm broken OF.
AZ Marion, KY, there was severe
wind-storm. The courthouse was IN
rooted and partly blown down and tne
records badly damaged. The Opera
House was unroofed and several big
houses were more or less damaged. Ssy
eral dwellings were damaged, and Mrs
Bells was badly injured by falling timber.
THE DAMAGE AT COLUMBUS.
CoLUMBus, o., Feb. 26.--rhe water il
the 5cioto river did not reach the poin
OF damage until 2 O'Clock this morning
when the river broke in TO the canal be
low the city and the water covered a vas
e1panse of lowlands. The prinoipa
damage will be to the banks of tn,
Columbus feeder of the Ohio canal
Some Of the manufactures along th,
river were temporarily disabled by waite
pouring in on the machinery but no ex
tensiye damage has been reported. Con
siderable embarrassment was caused q
an early hour by the breaking OF thu
natural gas pipe where it CROSSES biz
Walnut creek. The supply had to bt
shut OF until repairs are made. TIL,
water interfered with the machinery o
the Columbus electric plant and tn
lights were turned of at late hour las
night.
AN IMiENsE LAND SLIDE.
CNcINsATI, o., Feb. 26.-An enor
mous body of earth including severa
| acres of the surgace of n hill which rjse