Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-06
WATERY BLANKET
From Three to Six Inches IN
Thickness Comes Down.
FLOODS RoLLovER THREE STATES,

Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, the Eirst Also
Catching tho Tail Of q Tornado at Cairo
-House Blown Down and Raby Burned
TO Death-Heavy and Fatal Blow In Ken.
tucky- Central States Generally very
Wet-Great Damage Done.
Cincinnati. March 6.-Ffve inches of
rainfall in eighteen hours preceding
noon yesterday is the unprecedented rec
ord made here. It requires but little
computation to show what such down.
fall would do in producing sudden
freshets. The marvellous sight Of
floods on high grounds met the aston
ished gaze Of early risers yesterday
morning in many places. Three-fifths
Of the rain had fallen before z a, m. and
the result was a leaping Of waters in all
the little streams never before witnessed.
All the roads coming into the city
found their lines paralyzed by washouts
or overflows. except the Louisville and
Nashville. Queen and Crescent and the
Cincinnati. Lebanon and Northern. At
Loveland the track was four feet un-
der water. something never known be-
fore. By night. however, there was a
perceptible fall and soon all the streams
will run down.
Other Points In the Flood District,
News from all points north and west
OF Cincinnati report unprecedented
floods In small streams, causing great
destruction to fields Of wheat and bar
ley. Fields in Preble. Butler, Warren
and Hamilton counties, O., and in Dear.
born, Union and Franklin counties, Ind.
have suffered fncalculable damage from
inundation. Bridges, turnpikes ana rail-
road fills have been more or less dam
aged. Five bridges over the Little
Miami are reported swept away in War.
rem county in the vicinity of Morrow.
South Lebanon. and Kings Mills. At
camden, Preble county, all railroad
traffic is stopped on account of wash
outs. Near Washington Court House.
Fayette county, many bridges and cul-
verts are gone, and the farms resemble
lakes Near Newton, Hamilton county.
farms that no previous flood ever
touched are reported from six to ten
feet under water.
Heavy Fall I'm the Hoosier State.
Indianapolis. March 6.-Three and
twenty one hundreths inches of water
has fallen since p. m Thursday
afternoon. The resulting flood has
caused much inconvenience and consid-
cradle damage. Street car traffic has
been impeded and the flooded tunnel un-
der the Union station necessitated
roundabout routes for several south
side lines. The greatest damage came
to jackson park on the north side, where
200 acres were flooded by Fall creeks
overflow. The water stood three feet
deep in this locality yesterday morning
and the residents are being transported
In boats and on horses. The rain con-
tinues. but the indications are that the
worst is passed.
All Over the State.
Advices from every quarter Of the
state tell of great damage by the flood.
Nearly all the wagon bridges in the vi
cinity OF North Vernon were washed
away and the loss will be many thou
sands Of dollars. Half the residents of
Vernon were compelled to move to
higher ground and a number Of houses
were carried of by the high waters,
Portland sffered a deluge and the town
was partly submerged. Martinsville
has been completely isolated. Half of
washington is flooded and many fami-
lies are homeless. At Anderson White
1Ver is out OF its banks. At vincennes