Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
HIGH WATER.
Great Ruin Is Being Caused by
the Floods.
INUNDATION OF MANY RIVER TOWNS.
Big Warehouse Flooded MT Cincinnati
Union Depot Is AbnndOned-Loss
of Life Is Reported at
Several Points.

several Points.
Cincinnati, Feb. 24.-The Ohio is still
rising at the rate of three inches an
hour and has been since II a. m. Tues
day, before which four inches an hour
had been the rate for several hours. At
II p. m. 81 feet three inches was the
stage. Reports from all up river points
are that the heavy rains of the past
"a hours have left all tributaries ut
overlooking banks and sending vast vol
umes into the Ohio. Unless there is
sharp freeze to stiffen the water-soaked
ground it is estimated by river men that
60-foot stage is almost certain. The
great tobacco warehouses on Front
street, are full of water to 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.
Residents Moving Out.
AS yet no great damage has been done
on the Kentucky side, as 60 feet is the
danger line there. Both the Licking
and Banklick, 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 prepar-
ing to move out. The Licking river has
inundated the Queen City Jockey club
property at Wilders station, the track
being almostcovered with water. Water
in the pits at the Licking rolling mill
caused a shutdown and $50 hands will
be idle. The damage to the dam at the
Ludlow lagoon amounts to $1,000. The
crops of the market gardeners in the
Mill creek valley are probably largely
destroyed. 1t will take IS feet to inter-
fere with work at Union stock yards.
Driven from Their Depot.
AT II o'clock p. m. the water was
standing about five feet deep over the
main tracks entering the Grand Central
depot, and all of the passenger trains
of the following railroads abandoned
the depot: Baltimore & Ohio South
western, Ohio & Mississippi, Big Four
1.-TWO divisionsJ, and Queen & Crescent.
The Chesapeake g. Ohio and the Louis
vile & Nashville, by reason of their
tracks being more elevated, will not be
reached in the depot under GO feet. The
roads abandoning the Grand Central
have temporary depot at Eighth street
that will be used until the water SUBJ
sides. There has been no delay on any
road entering or going out of this city,
and there will be none. Freight traffic
is not interfered with at all, as the
freight depots are on high ground.
In Kentucky.
Louisville, Ky, Feb. 24.-At Jackson,
the Kentucky river broke three log
booms, letting out 5,o0ologs. Abe Reed,
colorcd, was drowned while trying to
save them.
Beattyville is reported flooded, but
the wires are down and the tracks of
the Richmond, Nicholasyille, Irvine 8,
Beattyville 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 mountaineers. The
Ohio is still rising, with % feet on the
falls but no serious danger is appre-
hended, owing to the cold wave which
arrived Tuesday.
Two-thirds of the town of Corbin is
under water. The damage is estimated
at $4,000.
The damage from the flood in south
eastern Kentucky is estimated at $780,.
600. The Kentucky river rose 40 feet
in two hours and swept everything be.
foreit. The Cumberland river destroyed
all property in the bottom lands of Har.
Ian county. James Tyree was caught
in Powell river and drowned.
Salyersville, East Point and Abideen
are almost entirely submerged. The
lower portion of Maysville is unde,
water. At Bristol, Tenn, flood poured
down the valley, and but for the blowing
of alarm whistles several families would
have persisted. Damage, $4,000.
| Capitol Grounds Under Water.
Charleston, w. Va, Feb. 24.-Ther,
is fully six feet of water in the capito
yard. Every newspaper in town is sub
merged. The Gazette got out small
edition on job press giving the stag
of water. Electric light and gas plants
IRE both under water. The only light
in use are oil lamps and candles. 1t Il
impossible to estimate the damage il
the upper part of town. A bureau fol
the relief of the food sufferers ha
been opened. The water is falling, blu
a second rise is reported coming. Bust
ness is almost entirely suspended. Tel
ephone connection is broken and scarce
ly business house is open. The pos
Office now occupies an island.
| The village of sinclairville, w. Va
opposite Cumberland, is under waite,
George Ashley and his team of horse
were drowned near Westernport Mon
day afternoon. A number of cattle be
longing TO farmers above CHAMBERLAIN
have been drowned. Small houses ar
being anchored with ropes.
The Floods in Pennsylvania.
McKeesport, Pa, Feb. 24.-Both tn
Monongaheia and Youghiogheny riy
ers at this point have overfowed thei
banks and the streets and all tn
houses in the lower portion of the cit
are inundated. All the mill
and factories in the flooded district ar
submerged and operations suspended
| Several bo1,cas have heen moved fror