New-York tribune., 1891-02-22
WESTERN RIVERS OVER THEIR BANKS.
ur,vy RAINFALL IN INDIANA AND ILLINOIS.
AyD MUCH DAMAGE DoNE-RAILRoADs
~ OHIO CRIPPLED.

1ndianapoIls Feb. 2l..-Indanapois Is In danger OF
bc,ns seriously damaged by high water. The rain
fall the last three has been the heaviest since
1854 and the small streams passing through inc Guy
are ont of their banks The water has spread over
Ir,e area in the northeastern part OF the city. and
bpndrcds OF cellars flooded. Payne's Kun "hich
v,rd. through tho wholesale district Of the city. Is
IN, full and ~ IL rsc- a few feet more the cellais
ir the district will be overhowed - they were IN
1854. and great damage Will follow humDer oi
bridges have been washed out. and many fsihle' IN
ue low northeastern part of the city have been com
PEELED to move ont OF thc'r ho'"cS' i'" ""''' '''
arriving here on time
4, ytr,,cie the rain has been falling IN torrents at
,,or,..Is for thirty hours. White River IS now out
~ its hanks and rapidly rising. The factory district
t. covered with water and the S'o'OoO sewer not
ontc completed. IS threatened with de'trdcu'h Inc
ah. Eric and Western Railroad bridge NJ Albany Is re
ported washed out
Columbus. nd Feb. 2l.-For thirty SIX hours there
bo bec, constant rainfall In the southern hall Of ms
ut,,c such * has not been known for years All
th ivors are ont OF their channels and n>lng rapidly
The bopsc o fisherman la been thrown into the river
hy falling bank. and two pcop'" are reported drowned
In scycr,I places the ycr is changing its channel aud
grc,t damage will b. done. ,,
Cticag" Fcb .i~Ecports from southern Illinois
that The drnutl al last broEri ana lhd Pit VI thc
in many months. All the streams arr bank mn! Ine
scarcity Of wafer n tAt r.eIo' ha' "., i,Ie'
| alarming. more IMAM tHICc i""'' ''' 30 W. ~ ''0
1tauinuylllr OHIO Feb 21.-Thc river has receded 10
tbirt v-fyc feet leaving scene ~ hcsoIaon b"nlhd
| TLc Cleveland and l1tslurg Railroad > running AZ
fsr down a. i, city, but no ts gre Set ln uPeiduO
! below here one ~ the ohd@s ~ the wheeling and
lake Eric SAYS that viii take at least thirty days to
get that road In operation. .,c, -o. 1900, 49,,
| Autoulto col. Feb. Ca tHrihc snow ara WIND
storm has been raging the last three day. over the
mountain range. west Of Antonlto l'alir"ad tahc =
| ertirely suspended toward Durango.
| Pitt,bmrg Fen. 2i.-AnOther Hoh Is "ppIch'nden
I'm the Ohio Valley. II hos been RAINING All Gay ana
there are no indications Of the weather Gearing Nv
al nninf. mn thc MOnongar.la and Ale :icny rivers
| the water Is again rising and as those sire tnS are
stu outside their hank, repetition ~ inc MGh water
| OF Tuesday and Wednesday l. fHFn me work oi
| clearing the deposit Of mud ana debr, let hy thc
nood il being prosecuted vigorously In MS section ana
the streets are beginning 10 assume tAcir Woncd aP
| ncarance The damage done by the nood in I'll,
Section has not yet been figured up but II Is 'a" 10 say
| II VIII reach hundreds Of thousands OF dollars,
AZ JOru>tbWu ~" violent current hd' barcd five
victims ~ the food year ago. and others have
been partially cXposci TIL" secretary ot thc search
Cincinnati Feb. oI.-Thc food situation at O'Clock
IA might lool., more serious than II las prypusly
.ncc The bcenning Of the present rise IN the OhiG
The restoration Of t"lceraphic communication has
hroucIt news from III, !Cf bank water ,hed 4 the
ohio I'm Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia and Penn
svivania that heavy rains have caused floods IN the
tributaries If the ohio not hitherto taken into account
pains ON the right bank water shed were In Wn 10 be
heavy In ohio and Indiana. and with thc floods from
re,ms south and cast Of the river ii Is feared the
stage here viii reach fity iShI iect by Monday or
Tuesday. business men i'm the Hottoms are busy dav
and night removing their wares to upper stories. and
"rouaring generally for food All navigation up
rcr md down by regular packets has been suspended
Tho river here at 9 o'clock tonight was fifty two feet
and six inches and rising two inches an hour