Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-23
Ohio VALLEY FLOOD.
on A BIG BOOM.
MUCH DAMAGE ALREADY DONE.
GREAT FLOOD THREATENED ALONG
THE. LOWER OHIO.
Danger Line Already Passed at Gin
cinnati and 1t Is Still Raining in
the Tributary Country
Many Minor Streams
Out of Banks.
MUCH DAMAGE ALREADY DONE.

Washington. Feb. 2e-The weather
bureau tonight issued the following:
THE observer at Cincinnati reports that
the river will rise to fifty feet by Tuesday
morning and will probably reach ffty-five
at that point, which is ten feet above the
danger line. and the business interests and
the public have received timely warning of
danger"
Cincinnati Feb 22-For seventy-two
hours up to o'clock tonight a steady rain
has fallen over the entire area of the i'm
mense water shed of the Ohio valley, with
the exception of the mountainous portions
of Western Ney York and Western Penn
sylyania, whe'e the telegraph reports rains
tonight. II re tonight it is still drizzling
from black sky that threatens heavy
rainfall before morning. in which case con-
ditions for great flood would be present.
On both sides of the Ohio, from the Big
Sandy, the boundary between West Vir-
Sinia and Kentucky, the tributaries are at
high flood tide. Mountain streams at the.
headwaters of the Kentucky, Cumberland
and Tennessee rivers are delivering into
floods of melted snow and rain and Killing
the lower Ohio. All the tributaries of the
left bank of the Ohio in Pennsylvania rise
in the mountains, and there, too the de-
livery of rainfall and melted snow is very
rapid. Should the rain now falling cease
before the night is over the flood at this
five foot mark, which would cause no
great inconvenience. Should heavy rain
fal occur over considerable area of the
Ohio valley, however. there is no predict
Ing what stage the water would reach at
Cincinnati.
Dispatches to the Times-Star show that
the Big Sandy river is booming; that three
inches of rain has fallen at Catiettsburg in
the past forty-eight hours, and that thou
sands of logs and railroad ties are being
dottc river is higher than for several years.
with d still greater rise to come. A great
many logs are washed into the Ohio river.
The streams up the Kanawha river
also pouring out rapidly, bringing down
great Quantities of timber and railroad ties.
is rising at the rate of four inches an hour.
and has reached the stage of forty-eight
feet. The water is likely TO reach some of
the houses along the river front by morn
ing. Specials tonight report considerable
damage throughout the state by high
water. Part of Pineville is flooded. Mrs
Jackson and a child were fatally hurt at
Middlesboro by the collapse of a tenement
house. Al. Lancaster, II: C: Arnold was
Huntington. VA. Feb. 2s.-Heayy land
slides are reported on all railroads through
out out Southern West .; vi Virginia There has
The loss TO timbermen will go far into the
thousands The n. e W. railway bridge at
LaFallette is reported washed away. Trains
on ali other lines arrive here many hours
late.
Cumberland. Nd. Feb. 22.-The heavy
Il
river and Wills creek so that there are
great fears of this city being flooded. The
waters have already overfiowed their banks
and people living in the vicinity are COM
The Baltimore & Ohio tracks at Humid
man are covered by four feet of v, ater. and
all the trains are stopped. The trains of
the West Virginia Central are delayed, and
teieSraphic communication is cut off, The
waters are rising at the rate OF two feet
an hour.
Sparta. KY. Feb. 22.-Charles Holton, the
1?-year-old son of j. w: Holton, OF GAIA
tin county, was drowned in the foods fol-
lowing terrific rains of the past two days
Others are reported missing and more than
twenty-five families We're compelled to fiee
from their houses by the rising waters OF
Eagle creek. Young Holton attempted to
cross the creek on his way from a call on
young lady. The water is eight feet deep
ir. the houses along the creek. and the loss
in cattle and hogs has been great.
Frankfort. Ky. Feb 22.-The rains of the
last thirty-six hours have sent Kentucky
river about the high water mark, and the
river is full of logs from above. The big
iron railroad bridge is threatened and the
tenement houses along the F5ver bank are
flooded.
Richmond. Ky. Feb. 22.-The heavy rains
have caused great damage out in the coun-
try the flood being the worst in fifteen
years. The large dam at Whites mill has
been swept away. thousands of fodder
shocks have been ruined, and many turn
pixies are submerged.
Cynthiana. KY. Feb. 22-The water from
South Licking river has reached the houses
in the lower part of the city. and the Lees
burg and Cynthiana turnpike is flooded for
a quarter of a mile.
Stanton, KY, Feb. Pred river is out of
it's banks. and the Louisville & Nashville
train from Jackson could go no further
than this place last night, the water COM
pletely submerging the tracks.
Mddlesboro, KY. Feb. 22.-The town OF
Hyneviile is all under water except two
blocks. The water reached the court house
and there is great financial loss. The Cum
berland river is still rising. The flood has
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