The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
FLOOD IS STILL RAGiS9
Ohio River Remained at the Same
Level All Day.
CONDITION OF PEOPLE IS PlTIABlE'
No Organized Effort TO Relieve Their
Distrcss-Coid Wave Adds - the
sufrcring-l,ivcr Nnw Falling.

Cincinnati. Ohio, February 26.--W-hak
seems unprecedented in the present Ohio
river flood Is Its persistence Mt certain
stages 1t became stationary at o'clock
this morning at siSty-onc feet two incncs
and at o'clock tonight was unchanged.
having remained thirteen hours at that
stage. At present tho condition OF pconlo
driven from home by tho food IL pitiablc,
with the mercury at 25 and steadily falling
their sunering increases Outside Of tho
regular charity organizations and the police
iorco ,hcre has been no provision for tho
assistance OF these sufferers except surn
as is rendered by their immediate netn,,-
bors. beginning up the river she village Of
California Ia Hooded. Its houses look like
50 many islands rising out OF a sen. From
Fort Thomas grand view of this nood
can he had and IL lookIs appalling In ex-
tent with farms flooded and farm noussY
reering above the water. In Covnxton.
along the immediate river, houses arc sub
inersed, while further up town celars arc
iilied with water. Most of these houses ara
business, ware or storc houses or factories
rus condition exists along the whole front
or Novington. Ludlow, Ky, and Broui-
lev are IN much worse condition ,han they
were at dark last night. Water covers tho
great dam at Ludlow lagoon and the SUR
Taco OF tho lako and TINT OF the river arc
united How break In this dam can he
prevented when the waters suhside IL
puzsliug these who have large amount OF
capital invested In tina, resort.
All along the river front Of Cincinnati
from Mil creek to tho Little Miami rail-
road depot water extends In most nlaIoa
TO Second street and In some places nearly
to peacl street, while II Hoods nearly all
OF the Pearl street cellars This district
includes nearly all the commission houses.
all the coal elevators except one. and many
factories But the greatest loss done and
Inconvenience In the vicinity Of Cincinnati
was In Mill creek valley, from the Ohio
river to Cummlnsvilc distance of six
niles Several railroads run through this
valley and they arc lined with great fac
tories, In the upper part of the valley are
numerous gardens. whose total destruction
has already boon noted. All the railroads
IN this valley are on grade above water.
Nevertheless Big -Four switch engine 10. q
day went clear down out OF sight on a
side track by washing away Of tho filling
beneath tho track. The engineer aud fire.
man saved themselves by jumping and
swimming out In the rear. Tho
electric ear communication Ia cut Off, but
transfers arc made through the water by
boat cars. At the suspension bridge In Gin
cinnati transfers have to be made by horse
ears In tho same way.
In Cincinnati. Coylngton. Newport and
all tho other towns within four miles Of
tho Cincinnati river front all available
boats, launches, skins and yawls are In
use every hour In the day and night in
administering relief All points above here
repo,; the river falling fast. Immediately
bs'ow Cincinnati II Is either stationary or
recnding slowly. AT Cincinnati tonight
from s TO o'clock tho river fell one quar-
ter of nn ipch, making beginning OF sub
gidence.
At this hour tho mercury Is 81 and falling
and the sky ~ clear.