The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-27
PITIABLE CONDITION

Ofths BIood suasrors N Cincinnati and
Vielnity-Cola Weather Adds 10 Thar
Misery.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Feb. 9a-what
seems unprecedented IN the present
Ohio river food is its persistence at
certain stages. Il became stationary
at 5 o'clock this morning at 81 feet 9
inches and at 8 p. m. was unchanged.
having remained thirteen hours at that
stage
At present the condition of people
driven from their homes by the flood
is pItiable. with the mercury at 20.
aud steadily falling, their suffering In
creases. outside Of the regular char
ity organizations and the police force
there has been no provision for the
assistance OF these sufferers except
such as IS rendered by their immedl-
ate nelghbors.
Beginning up the river the village OF
California Is flooded. Its houses look
like go many Islands rising out Of a
sea. From Fort Thomas a grand view
Of this flood can be had and 1t looks
appalling In extent with farms flooded
and farm houses above the water.
Coming down to the east corporation
line Of Cincinnati, the first submerg-
ence is at Columbia. From this point
the submerged loRland OF the Little
Nttap,j river baa the appearance Of
being the main river. 1ts width ex-
ceeds that OF the Ohio, and 1t stretehe5
northward as far as the eye can see.
Very few farm houses are IN the Ml-
ami bottoms, as they 1re subject 70
fre0uent overhows In Columbia many
families are driven to upper stories
and many are driven clear out OF
their homes.
Al Pendleton, next below Columbia,
the situation Is stlll worse, owing TO
the greater extent OF the RubmeIged
district. In both these suburban
wards the flood invaded many factor
les and stopped work Over In New.
port, the seVen-inch rise since dark
last night, very greatly Increased the
distress and suffering. Not only the
upper part OF Newport, but that poT-
lion lying between the Ohio and Lick
ing rivers IL affected. Water from q
Jew inches to six feet covers the sec
tion to within two squares OF the court
house. Grounds occupied by the old
Newport barracks are deep under
water. In CoVingtou along the river
front houses are submerged, while
farther up town cellars are hiled with
water. Most OF these houses are busi-
ness, warehouse or store houses, OF
factories, This condition exists along
a.. IL, alVf fFs1F1 rNHNyInlt0n.
while at West covinEton, number OF
families are driven from dwellings.
Ludlow, KY, and Bromley are IN
much worse condition than they were
at dark last night Water covers the
great dam at the Ludlow Lagoon and
the surface OF the lake and that OF the
river are united. How a break In this
dam can be prevented when the wat
ers subslde Is puzzllng those who nave
large amount OF capital invested IN
that resort. AZ the western extremity
OF the city beginning with North Bend
and coming up through Coal City, Adj
dlston, Fernbank, Riverside, Delhi. So
damsvilIe and StorrS Township, at the
mouth OF Mil Creek, there Is an un-
broken scene of desolation and dis
trees. homes vacated, people fed from
boats In upper stories Of houses, shops
and factories silenced, row-boats car
rging provisions and moving goods and
families, wagons with horses neck
deep in water rescuing the distressed.
All along the river front Of Cincin-
natl, from Mill Crack to the Little Mi
ami railroad depot, the water extends
In most places to second stories and
In some places nearly to Pear street,
while It floods nearly all Pearl street
cellars, This district includes nearly
ali the commission houses, all the coal
elevators, except one, and many tac-
But But the greatest loss, damage and
Inconvenience in Cincinnati were In
MN Greek valley, from the Ohio river
to Cumminsville, a distance OF six
' Az midnight here the mercury
stands al IL and is falling. No wind Is
stirring and the sky is clear. Some
fear rs felt for tho safety Of houses on
the river front against which steam
era ana every description OF river
craft are humping with each fuctua-
tlon OF the waves. Organization for
relief OF suffering while the cold wea-
ther Is intense, win probably be made
In Cincinnati, tomorrow. It has been
made very efficiently In Newport, KY,
already. 1t looks now as II navigation
viii not be resumed here earlier than
Sunday
THE river began falling here at
O'Clock tonight. and at midnight had
receded one and one-hale inches, with
slxty-one feet and one-halt inch In
the channel. This Is an unusually slow
subsldence. II viii surely be quite
- ,,td fo.nfOrFnpy nlHht.