The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-03
III DONLANlS FLOODED.
NJ RiToE 0YeF Their Banks In OHIO
and Kentucky.
HUGH DAMAGE DONEIN ARKANSAS
uouses Arc Afloat and Crops Have Been
Ruinsd-Kentucky and Minnesota suf-
Ssr Severely Also-The Father OF
Waters ON Tear.

CINCINNATI, May 3-The Ohio Is still
rising. The wharf district known as "Rat
row" is under water, but no serious dam
age has been done here
At Miamisburg the great Miami river is
higher than for two years and is still ris-
lng. Thousands ofacres of wheat are under
water, and farmers are away behind in
planting oats and corn and potatoes.
At Springfield hundreds of men are
guarding the banks of Lewiston reservoir,
the second largest artificial body of water
In the world, which threatens to give way,
the water being higher than ever known
before The loss will be stupendous II the
break does occur.
At GAINESVILLE both the Licking and
MuskinGum rivers are rising an inch an
hour and now lack but three feet Of the
highest mark Of 1884 Trains on the Balti-
more aud Ohio are being run on the Pan
handle via Dresden between this city and
Newark. A hundred houses are filled
with water half between the first floor and
ealing, and in many Of them the furniture
ls floating around promiscuously.
At Chillicothe the Scioto river and Paint
creek are running over the banks, creating
havoc to crops and property in the low
lands. The prospects for a speedy abate-
ment are anything but flattering. Both
the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern and
Norfolk and Western are suffering great
loss and traffic from the north and south
Is virtually suspended, owing to serious
washouts.
The Sandusky river has overHowed its
banks at Tiffin, and outbuildings and
boardwalks are floating down the stream,
and several houses nearest the river are in
danger Of being swept away at any mo-
ment Many families living In the lower
portions alorg the river have been driven
from their homes.
The Arksnsas Out OF Bounds.
LITTLE Rock. May 3-The Arkansas
river has risen to within little over three
feet of the highest water mark of the great
May food OF 1892. Several houses have
passed down the river. Several planta-
lions are under water up the river, and
people are working day and night on their
levees. but have little or no hope of saving
their crops
The Arkansas river Is running out
through Auburn break into Lincoln county
and flooding Gum Swamp between Read
Vile and Werner. 1t is thought that by to-
night the Missouri Pacific tracks will he
covered for several miles and that through
trains will have to be abandoned until the
food subsidies kilograms from all river
towns In this state say the river Is rising
rapidly and farmers In the bottoms are
moving out
In Kentucky.
The Ohio river at Louisville has passed
Che danger line-A feet. There is every
indication that all the low farm lands be-
tween Louisville and Cincinnati will be
submerged and much damage will be done
Fences that have been constructed this
spring will be swept away and corn plant
1ng season, which has not commenced on
account OF soggy condition of the ground,
will DO further retarded
At Ashland, KY, owing to the high
water from the Big Sandy river, the
Peach Orchard mines were closed, and
some 300 or more miners have been thrown
out Of work by this flooding, which will
not be mastered for some time yet
4 st. Paul IL Flooded.
ST.. PAUL, May 3.-The rise OF the
'Father of Waters has at last become
dangerous. 1t has passed the 14-foot mark,
the line of danger, and hundreds of resi-
dences on the river banks are partially
submerged. The probabilities are that the
rise will continue for another "a hours yet.
Wheat Under Water.
CARLYLE, Ill, May S.--The Kaskaskia
river Is booming at this point. The water
Is only three feet below the suspension
bridge and lacks only few feet of being
as high as in 1892. Thousands Of acres of
wheat are overfowed.