Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-23
THE OHIO on A RISE.
Merchants I'm Cincinnati Moving
Goods from Cellars.

Goods from cellars
CINCINNATI. O.. February 22.-The
Ohio river is on another rise. The Lick
ing river is rapidly rising. and is run
ming out Of its banks. Lick creek Is
away out OF its banks, and is still rising.
Many merchants along Waten and Front
streets are already at work moving out
the goods stored in the cellars OF thelr
establishments.
At Montgomery's coal landing, at the
foot of Main street i'm Covington, KY,
fleet OF barges broke away this morning
and hoated off.
steady rain has fallen in Southern
West Virginia for forty-eight hours. All
streams are out of their banks. me
booms i'm the Guyandotte river nave peeh
washed away, and n,OO logs nave peeh
washed into the Ohio river All trains
ave- delaved by heavy landslldes The
Ohio river is thirty-fve feet hlgh' ana
rising twelve inches an hour
From Cattletsburg, KY the report
comes that three inches of rain nave
fallen there in forty-eight hours. Inc
ohio and Sandy rivers rose eleven Ieet
last night. The Ohio river showed thlrty-
eight feet on the gauge TINS morning
and was rising fast. Heavy rains are re-
norted throughout the entire SANDY val
ley. r,r
n AND w. TRAINS ANNULLED.
HUNTINGTON. w. VA, February 22.-
Trains on the north end OF the hehoVd
di,,ieion of the Norfolk and western
road have been annulled. 1t is said mere
this morning that the big norfolk ana
Western bridge across Beech FORK mas
been washed away. 49,, T.
At Montgomery, w. Va, the Ohio Is
..s.lr.- otf,fli living
water have been compelled TO move
The tracks of the Powellton and Poca-
bontas railway are under water, and all
traffic is suspended.
AT Point Pleasant w. Va, the river
rose feet. Trains on the Kanawha ana
Michigan railroad have stopped because OF
washouts.
Al Newtown. o., the heavy rainfall is
playing havoc.
The Miami river is out of its banks ana
the bottom farms are covered with water
and drift Several families have aban-
doned their homes. The loss to farmers Is
heavy
A dispatch from Sutton, W. Va, says
the Elk river is rapidly rising. The Lit
tle Kanawha river is over the tracks OF
the West Virginia and Pennsylvania rail-
road.
KENTUCKY FRESHETS.
LOUISVILLE, KY, February 22.-
Steady rain for thirty-sx hours has
caused nearly every stream in the State
10 overflow its banks and sweep away
the livestock and fences. The Kentucky
river is carrying off thousands of logs.
Immense damage is reported from Har-
Ian. Perry Leslie and Letcher counties.
At Pineville the Cumberland river has
reached the doors Of the courthouse.
All Frankfort twenty houses are under
water and the gas-works are threatened.
Tbe lower portion of Cattlettsburg is
under water.
At Richmond last night the reservoir
- .ha water-waters overflowed and drove
,eo neople from their homes. In Gallatin
ao,,ntv Eagle creek rose so rapidly that
,eanv families lost all their household
noects Charles Halton was drowned,
and others are reported missing
The Big Sandy has torn away many
,.oireble oe-booms. and is carrying them
10 the Ohio.
paIIroad traffic has been suspended In
- Naaste-n norton of the State.
Northern Tennessee and Southwestern
,,,rosria report that the timber interests
ha,,e suffered heavily from Hoods
loss OF PROPERTY ALARMING.
t1IrNTINGTON, w. VA, February p
,ro-nieht hundreds Of families are ihVN'ne
ont Of the lowlands In the duyahoor,e'
,t,a,elve pole. and Big Sandy valleys. ihs
less of property has already re"'heS
alarming proportions from the food, anu
the rain continues general a-ong 'heSe
streams - =, .aa