Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-06
m THE OHIO VALLEY.
Five inches of Rainfall in Eighteen
Hours Puts Everything
Under Water.


Under Water.
Cincinnati. o.. March 5.-Ffve inches of
rainfall in eighteen hours preceding noon
yto-day is the unprecedented record made
to-day 1t requires but little computation
TO show what such downfall would do
in producing sudden freshets. The mar
velous sight of floods on high grounds met
the astonished gaze OF early risers this
morning in many places Three-hfths OF
the rain had fallen before a. m, ana the
result was q leaping of water in all the
little streams never before witnessed. All
the roads coming into the city found their
lines paralyzed to-day by wasnouts or oyec=
hows, except the Louisville & Nashville.
Queen & Crescent and the Cincinnati, Le-
banou & Northern At Loveland, the track
was four feet under water, something new
er known before. BY night, however, there
was a perceptible fall and soon all the
streams win run down.
News from all points north and west
of Cincinnati report unprecedented floods
in small streams, causing great destrue-
tion TO fields OF wheat and barley. Fields
In Preble, Butler. Warren and Hamilton
Franklin counties, Ind, have suffered in
calculable damage from inundation.
Bridges. turnpikes and railroads fills have
over the Little Miami are reported washed
away in Warren county, in the vicinity of
Morrow. South Lebanon and Kings Mills.
At Camden, Preble county, all railroad
traffic is stopped on account of washouts.
Near Washington Court House, Fayette
county, many bridges and culverts are
way traffic there is suspended. Near New
town, Hamilton county, on the Little Mi
ami river, farms that no previous flood
ever touched are reported from six TO ten
Pittsburg. Pa, March 5.-The heavy rains
here and at headwater points during the
other flood. but later the advices from up
river towns indicate that the stage of water
here VIII not exceed eighteen feet, just
good boating stage. There will be very lit
-harbor was well cleared on the last rise
week ago. The river at inis point at mid
nignt 4; Is fourteen feet and rising slowly.
Ten hours storm have done great damage
here The Miami river Is twelve feet above
IN the levees are closed. and The Storm
Tater is being pumped over the leyees into
the TiyeT ~ Cellars ng are ia9edsd the ires il
ou. and flowers ruined. Merchants suffer
great loss. from damaged goods. Some
Sidney. O., March 54This asasy eisy hi~ey Is expe-
riencinE the greatest food that his visited
this community in the last sixteen years,
night and this morning. The Miami river
is out Of its banks. and all the lower part
families have been compelled to move % out.
whle many are compelled to reach their i
homes In boats. - - -
Kenton o., March 5-The heaviest rain
to-day. The scioto river overfowed s rec ats its
washed away in this county The bridge
on the Chicago & Erie railroad gave way
and fourteen ears fell to the bottom of the
creek. The water is the highest here that
ft has been for years 1-.sSssss ssf5-'--1s'
indianapolis. Ind: March 5.-Adyices from
great damage By the flood. Neariy all all. the he
wagon. bridges in the vicinity of North
VIII waBnS sIs washed Sd the loSs
the residents OF Vernon were compelled to
nioSe to higher ground. and a niimiber Of
Portland suffered a deluge, and the town
WIS partly slihnerged, :. =
Marttnsyille has been completely isolated.
and sthree-quarters Of az mile of the Big
Four tracks we're washed out. ss,s -
Half Of Washingten Is flooded. and many
ring for relief Of the sufferers. Bridges
i inre washed away and trains are delayed
IA. Anderson. White river Is. out of its
haitls. and washoutss are reported ON the
Paiihapdle, Big Four and Cincinnati, Ham
At yineennds. the wabash river rese one
foot an hour; and raiirnads traflc is seri-
The hardest rain IN forty years fell at
Madison. and hundreds OF homes were
flooded. The ohio river has been rising
four inches an hour all day. 80 -
Texas Towns visited.
this morning destroyed h G. Epshor.s tvs6
story residence and the Collins street
school building upsher was probably fas
tally injured and two children were hurt
A number of buildings were ,ifiroofed 'sAt
Frost. Tex, brick store. The Methodist
church and residence were demolished bv
the wind and many houses d anna eeds Sew
eral persons were injured. but none se-
riousiy-
High Wind and Heavy Rain.
Nashville. Tenn. March 5.-A At S O'CLOCK
this morning brief. but severe wind
rtorn1. accompanied by heavy rain swept
over the city, Many hniidiucs were dam
aged and roofs blown Of and thn snire nf