The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-02-27
FATAL FLOODS.
Many Persons Lose Their Lives
by Drowning.
an Enormous Amount Of Damage Re-
ported-Cincinnatf and other
River Towns suf-
fer Greatly.

Cincinnati, Feb, 24.-Following is the
complete list. thus far reported. OF those
floods:
At Pineville, Ky.-Two mountaineers and
a revenue man drowned: names not given.
At Grafton w. Na.-Winam Tate. Bal
timore & Ohio fireman: drowned.
AZ Middlesboro., ky.-James Chaswell.
wife and four children; drowned.
At Keystone. w. Va.-Young Wade. drug
At Sparta. Ky.-charies Holton. bank
clerk: drowned.
In Breaihitt county. Ky.-Mrs. Hutzells
little daughter: drowned.
In Relle county. Ky.-Two men. I'M
known. drowned.
Al Bluened. w. Va. Sylvester Waters,
teamstcr. drowned in Clear creek.
AZ Portsmouth, O.-"Aunt Bibble." &C.
centric river character. missing and be-
Ueyed TO be drowned.
At Donkeyylile Ky. Jonas Tyree;
drowned In Powell river.
Cincinnati, Feb. 2i.-The Ohio is still
rising at the rate of three inches an
hour and has been since u. IN. Tues
day, before which four inches an hour
had been the rate for several hours. At
Al y. IN. 81 feet three inches was the
stage. Reports from all up river points
are that the heavy rains OF the past
- hours have left all tributaries at
overlooking banks and sending vast vol
unes into the Ohio. Unless there Is a
sharp freeze TO stiiIen the wnter-soaked
ground IL is estimated by river men that
GO-foot stage Is almost certain. The
great tobacco warehouses on Front
street, are full of water 10 the first
floor, but the stock had all been safely
removed. The wharf boats at the pub
lie landing are tied up almost at the
Panhandle railroad tracks.
AS yet no great damage has been done
on the Kentucky side, as GO feet is the
danger line there. Both the Licking
and Bnnl<lick, however, are over their
banks and threaten damage. All the
cellars on Isabella street, Newport, from
Southgate TO Fourth street are full OF
water and many residents are prcpar-
ing TO move out. The Licking river has
inundated the Queen City Jockey club
property at Wilders station. the track
beingalmost covered with water. Water
in the pits az the Licking rolling mill
caused a shutdown and ESQ hands will
lie idle. The damage TO the dam at the
Ludlow lagoon amounts to 81 900. The
crops OF the market gardeners i'm the
Mil creek valley are probably largely
destroyed. IL will take 65 feet to inter
3cre with work at Union stock yards.
~ ii o'clock p. IN. the water was
standing about five feet deep over the
main trucks entering the Grand Central
depot. and all OF the passenger trains
OF the following railroads abandoned
the depot: Baltimore a. Ohio South
western, Ohio q Mississippi, Big Four
1.-TWO dlvsionsy, and Queen d Crescent.
The Chesapeake q Ohio and the Louis
Vile q Nashville, by reason OF their
tracks being more elevated, will not be
reached in the depot under co feet. The
roads abandoning the Grand Central
have Il temporary depot al Eighth street
that will he used until the water sub
sides. There has been no delay ON any
read entering or going out of this city,
and there will be none. Freight traffic
is not intcrfered with nj ull, MS ,he
freight depots are on high ground
Louisville, Ky, Feb. 24.-At Jackson,
the Kentucky river broke three log
booms, letting out 5000 logs. Abe Reed.
colorcd. was drowned while trying TO
save them.
Beattyyille is reported flooded, but
the wires are down and the trucks of
The Richmond, Nichoasvillc, Irvine x
Reattyyille railroad are washed away
for considerable distance, rendering
communication 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 mountaneers. The
Ohio is still rising, with 20 feet on the
falls, but no serious danger is appIe-
hendcd, owing to the cold wave which
arrived Tuesday.
Two-thirds OF the town OF Corbin is
under water The damage is estimated
mt $4,000.
The damage from the food in south
eastern Kentucky is estimated az $780,
COO The Kentucky river rose 40 feet
IA two hours and swept everything be-
foreit. The Cumberland river destroyed
all property In tho bottom lands Of Ilar-
Ian county. James Tyree was caught
in Powell river aud drowned.
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LANNA TAlKC