Evening star., 1897-02-23
B. AND o. TRAINS BLOCKED.
Passengers Cared For and n Resump-
ton of Traffic. Expected Soon.


BALTIMORE, February 23.-The follow
ing bulletin concerning the effect of the
flood in Maryland has been issued from the
general office CT the Baltimore and Ohio
railway:
The situation at 10 o'clock this morning
on the Baltimore and Ohio is as follows:
There are ten feet of water over the
track at Cherry Run aud at Sir Johns
Run. fifty miles east of Cumberland. The
Potomac also covers considerable of the
track between Cherry Run ard Hancock.
Operators al Cherry Run, Sir Johns Run
and Magnolia have left their offices.
There is no report OF serious damage to
the tracks The water is reported falling
between Cumberland and Green Springs
but Is rising about five inches per hour at
Sir Johns Run General Superintendent
Fitzgerald. who is at Hancock, expects the
water 10 begin falling very soon. and is ar
ranging 10 get the passenger trains through
:tais afternoon Westbound trains are
held at MartinsbUrg and eastbound trains
at Cumberland Passengers are being well
cared Tor by the company. No bridges have
gone out, ami large numbers of men with
quantities of ballast. ties and other ma
terial are on the scene awaiting the reced-
ing OF the water in order to repair the
tracks.
"On the Pitts5urg division there is some
u
and West Newton, but not enough to delay
trafhc- There have been two small land
slides on this division, but they did not
amount TO much.
Operations on the Confluence and OAK
land and the Grafton and Belington
brancnes nave been suspended. These
branches are of no real Importance. Trains
on the farkers5Crg and Wheeling division
are being delayed by careful running and
are keeping on the lookout for trouble
Irains are having no trouble between Cum
oeriand and Grafton No doubt traffic will
De resumed 10y tomorrow morning at the
very latest"
Lower Charleston Flooded.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, February q
The river here is ~ feet and rising and all
OF the lower part of the city has been un-
der water since o'clock last night Both
the kanawha and Elk rivers are rising.
and there is now evidence that great suf-
Terlng among the lower classes will follow
the receding of the waters
Rise of the Wabash.
GRANVILLE. ILL.,. Febraury 23.-The Wa
bash river at this point is rising at the
rate OF an inch an hour. The low lands
are all under water and as the rain Is con-
tinuing it is thought that the entire river
bottoms will be flooded The river is now
higher than it has been for three years.
Flood Expected at Madison, Ina,
MADISON. Ind. February 23-The Ohio
river has risen fourteen feet since Satur-
day. IL is now thirty-eight feet and ris-
ing. and Is expected to come over Front
street II has been raining almost stead
lily since Saturday.
Danger Over mt Cumberland.
CUMBERLAND, Nd. February 23-The
Potomac rose last night to a point within a
foot OF that attained by it during the IA
nous food of 1889, when Johnstown was
overwhelmed. but this morning 1t Is re-
ceding ard all danger appears to be over,
as the rain has ceased falling. Part OF the
city is. however. still under water and
many families living on Mechanic, Beall,
Prospect and Paca streets have been COM
relled 10 temporarily desert their homes
Railroad communication on all the lines en-:
tering this city is badly crippled. but no
serious damage has been reported