The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-02-19
RUSHING HOOKING.
Flood! Flood! Flood!
The River Raging and Flooding
the Valley.

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Nature began tn weep most pro-
fusely AMI neilher did sne cease
as was expected, when the dawn,
broke forth Monday morning.
There fitted from iip to lip hal
il slight swell had been occasion.
ell in he riYer and that The
banks were seen no more. Corn
fields, well cultivated gardens.
fields Of wheat. and The thorough
fares OF The public had RAPIDLY
vanished from sight. But yet
hopes were entertained that the
highlh had been reached, and
all felt reJoIced that no more
damage would be done. Frank
Myers remarked that the ram
was all over and all gave each
10 the other, that nod of salisfac.
lion and wended their way home.
But alas! false was the pr0phesv.
On Monday evening and night
The rain fell in torrents TO the
depth of three inches as reported
hy the Signal Service. The
Streets were food and ihe river
rose as if by magic. The high
way disappeared between The
railroad and The big iron bridge
s0nih Of This city and IN u few
hours, the dep:h would almost
SWIM horse in the middle oi
The road. The road supervisors.
canal authorities. commissioner,
aud all were thrown, wildly, in
10 a hustle of excite meni.
Big washout ON S;ratesville br. nch
compietly cut off transportation
from that way. The wild waves
lashed IN around the Carpenter
bridge near M,llsiile and dashed
the track nom lis position thus
cutting of nll trsnsi ortation from
ihat way. Between S.lina and
Athens he cruel elements. snapped
the rails and they flnnlcd away like
the br. eZes tium a summer shower
and the transportation ceased. We
began to feel that We were entirely
cut of trom the world. when there
came dashiEg train from of the
river. telling us that We were not
Vet unarsntined. Soon Ed Juergeus.
mier came riding fast. telling vt the
river bursting its banks and would
soon be down upon the people IN
the lower end of town and for them
to be in readiness to leap from their
dwellings and esc,.p Pc from the aw-
iul torrent We fastened to the
source of excitement and found Ii e
river had rent Its banks assundcr
and Was flooding The b0tto me north
of Falls Mill with hazardous rap
ldiiy. In % minutes the back water
raised to the depth OF 3 feet and at
1918 a. M. the heavy ill Dear. The
:ock one mile nnrth of Logan was
dashed away like the little sand hills
thrown up by The Industrious ant.
The water poured INTO The canal
similar to yonng Nlaga IA. aud
swept in swift current its mar
row banks. Chas Field cast his
goods into he street and the
water rose Two feel on his floors.
Zeke Voris and neighbOrs sci
hands 10 work building a dyke
around their premises to project
their property. But thought
fully ANDY Mckinley, as canal
authority. had The tow path cui
and he bulk of The water passed
though iaio the river below the
dam, thus saving much property
in The Inwer portion of town.
The north abulment of the
huge iron bridge across the
old Young's ford a few miles be
low town, was almost destroyed
Tie right wing extending mp The
river was torn away. causing The
abui ment To settle thus throwing
The bridge into a twist, bu, late
reports are iha, il has net vel
fallen. Considerable expense
run>i be wiih-iood 10 reciIiy The
damage.
There is reported 2S miles al
Impossible tract Oh he =, Ii. V
& i. aeiwee Athens & Column
bus, caused bv The Obstructive
tears of dame nature.
But we now rest eaSv. as ,hr
waller Is rapidly falling. Th,'
prophet has again been con
snlte.l and he says The rain L.
surely over.
We Will lower our press
and I've crock from The chairs
upon which We had them placed.
and all, W. hope. will run smooth
~ again. Col. WeIdy has lower
ed his doc house, aud valuable
C ,nie EMS, from lis fifty font ele-
vaiion, onto the lap OF mother
earth again. with The assurance
that The food Is now passed.
This is The 4 h food of motor
iety in the Hooking Valley. The
first in 1855. he second on Ihe
fourth of July 1873, aud the third
on The 5. G an,l 7 of Feb'y 1854.