The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-04
The Lewiston, Ohio, Reservoir Breaks
and Lets Out Roaring
Torrent.
Ten Feet Deep, Three Miles Wide,
Irresistible in It's Do
etructive Sweep
Everything in It's Path Dom oil cd aud
Carried Awsy-Further Catastrophe
Probabls-Floods Elsewhere.

URBANA. o., May 3.--The Qteatest calnm-
ity that ever came to the people OF Logan
and Hardin counties came last night when
she Lewiston reservoir broke and turned an
immense food OF water upon the residents
along its course. A break Of 200 feet wide
occurred and the water oame rushing down
in food ten feet deep and three miles
wide. completely submerRinR the country
around and carrying everything in its way.
In the course Of the food stood the houses
OF Jack Smith and VIM. Dsvault and
large number of tenement houses and
squatters' and baohelors' homes All these
were submerged, though fortunately every
body managed to escape from the danger.
People fed in terror from their homes
while the swift and rushing flood came on
down tho valley taking every thing before il.
portion Of the town of Port Jefferson was
badly flooded. Quincy. Logansville, De-
graf, Piqua. Troy and Dayton. also in the
course OF the food, suffered considerably.
Hundreds Of families left their homes and
fed out of reach OF tho coming torrent.
SO far no loss of lifo is reported. but
when the floods subside it is likely to be re-
veaed that more than one unfortunate per-
OF the loss. Farmers are financially ruined.
The latest reports tonight from the scsne
OF the flood are reassurinR and it IL be-
lieved such progress has been mado AZ will
prevent the further breaking of the rese,-
voir. but the entire lower banks are satur-
ated and in very dangerous condition.
Should further rains fall no human
power can .say an awful catastrophe.
kilograms we're sent to the authot tiles at
| all threatened points to prepare for the
worst. as we'll as .hoy hastily can. and hope
| for the best.
sT. PAUL, M.y 3.-The Bohemian fats
are largely Inundated to-day and likewise
nearly depopulased. for not more than a
dozen families now remain. The base
ments are partly filled but no damage has
yet been done. In West 81. Paul, from the
the Lafayette school building to the base
ball park. extends a vast lake with many
little islands, surmounted by small houses
| aud live stock.
ST. LOUIS. May 3.-The river 10 station
| ary here. but At Madison and Venice, ON tho
east side. there is deep water. making many
of the houses uninhabitable. The Venice
ferry was busy all day removing the resi-
dents to st. Louis. The northern half of
East Carondelet is still uninhabitable.
WINNIPEG. May IA dispatch comes
from Emerson tonight to the effect that
that neighborhood is transformed inso
great lake by the flooding Of the Red river.
The damage In Emerson is very heavy. Sew
eral buildings were carried away and the
merchants arc moving their goods for the
second time since the river broke.
LITTLE Rock, Ark. May 3-The river At
this place continues to rise. Several large
barns aud outhouses and debris went down
stream to-day. Wnter is pouring into the
fields along the river as far west as Con-
way, doing much damage to cotton crops.
PORTSMOUTH, o.. May 3.-The loss occa-
stoned by the overflow of tho 6ciotio river
between this city and Waverly will aQpre-
gate $500, COO by damage TO crops, bridges,
etc.
SPRINGFIELD. O., May 3.-Two hundred
houses were flooded and furniture ruined
by high waters here.