The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-24
TOWNS UNDER WATER.
RiotouS Rivers Doing an Immense
Amount Of Damage.

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 23-Streams in
Kentucky are clear out of their banks
anu doing immcasurabls damage Sey.
eral people have been drowned in vnrious
parts of the State. Much stock tas teen
lost, and other property almost rrned.
The streams all through the mountains
are higher than they have been for years.
at Middlesboro yesterday cloudbnrst
deluged the locality, drownine James
Charwell, wife and four children.
All but two blocks of Pinevsue. Nv. ~
covered, while II number of little towns
along the north fork of the Kentucky
river are under water. The people have
been forced to seek shelter on the noun
tains. Reports from jackson and other
places up the north fork say there has
been considerable loss of life and prop
erty Mrs. Hntsell and little daughter
were drowned in theiY house, whixh was
washed from the mountain side in
Breathitt county last night. Two, men
whose names could not be learned. were
drowned in one of the screams in, Bell
county.
DAMAGE TO FACTORIES.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 23.-Thc nooi in
the Monongahcla river marked twenty
seven feet day and it is expected TO rise
Two feet more. But little water. how
river, SO the MonoEgaheln flood is pass
ing without doing serious damage here.
lt has done considerable Esischies MP the
river to factories located on the banks CT
the MononSahela, Nioughioshenv and
Lhtt!c rivers. All of the railroads in that
section are either wholly interrupted or
are working under great difficulties.
AZ Alckeesport the flood damage will
reach 5000. 900.
LEGISLATORS USED boats
Charleston ". Va, heb. 23.-The
Nnnawha valley is suffering from the
worst ilood in years. The city is under
water. Members OF the legislature went
To the state house in boats this morning.
but no session was held, rs she base
ment is flooded ana the fires. put out
suffering among the moor is great and
churches and schools are filled with those
uri'el from home. At mass meeting to-
day II relief fund of $500 WAS raised
CINCINNATI FLOODEDs
Cincinnati, Feb. %. The largest to-
bacco warehouses on Front street are full
of water tn the first floors. but the stock
of tobacco has been moved out So far
there has been little loss ut those places
y Cntlettsburg special says: The
street car line on Centre street is covered
bounded hy North, Front, Main and Gem
tire streets are moving. The loss cannot
he estimated. The greater loss is TO tim
Der men.
sat Versailles, Ky, no trains are run
ming to-day on account of the damage by
the flood ut Valleyview
y TOWN UNDER WATER.
Louisville, Ky. Feb. 23.-The ohio
river has risen eight and one half feet
here since yesterday morning and is still
rising at the rate of three inches IN hour
The stage of water on the falls il twenty
TWO feet and it is cxccted TO reach
twenty seven feet which will Hood the
river front.
Two thirds of the town of Coybin is un.
der water. The damage is estimated at
$50, 600
The flood damage in Southeastern Ken
lucky is estimated at 5000, 900.
The Kentucky river rose four feet in
two hours in the mountain country and
swept everything before it,
The Cumberland river destroyed all
property in the bottom lands of Harlan
county Near Donkeyville Jonas Tvree
was caught in Powell river and drowned
At jackson the Kentucky river flooded
the Arlington Hotel and broke three log
booms, letting 5000 logs out Abe Reed.
colored, was drowned while irving TO
save them.
Beattyville is reported flooded, but the
wires are down and the tracks OF the
Richmond, N'cholasville, Urine and
Beattyville railroad are washed away for
considerable distance, rendering COM
munication impossible.
The town of Farmer is under water.
Fifty thousand logs have been. lost in the
Big Sandy Valley. The mountain
streams are full of wrecks of cabins and
barns of the mountaineers.