The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-24
HEAVY LOSS BY FLOODS.
LEGISLATORS 90 10 THE ". "a
STATE house IN BOATS,
Loss OF Life Reported from Several Places
Streams All out of Their Banks and
Doing Great Damage.

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Kanawha valley is suffering from the
worst flood 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. since the basement is
flooded and the fires out
Suffering among the poor is great and
churches and schools are filed with those
driven from their homes.
At n mass meeting to-day a relief fund
OF SOC was ralse1
TRAINS TIED Up
CINCINNATI, Feb. 23-The large to-
bacco warehouses on Front street are full
of water 10 the first floors. and the stock
~ tobacco has been moved ont. So far
there has been little loss AZ these places.
\ CattlettsburC special says The street
car line on Centre street Is covered with
water Residents on the square bounded
by north Front Main and Centre streets
are moving. The loss cannot be esti-
mated. The greater loss Is 10 timber mon.
At Versailles Ky. no trains are running
to-day on account OF the damage by the
food AT Vally View.
The train which let Versailles last
night NJ O'Clock due 81 Richmond at
g o'clock was DELAYED until th's morning.
HEAVY loss OF LEE
FRANKFORT ky. Feb 22-Streams
IN Kentucky are clear ont Of their banks
and TOing lmmeasurable damage. Several
people have been drowned irvarious parts
of the state Much stock has been lost.
fencing swept away and other property
almost ruined. The streams all through
I.
At MlddlebOro yesterday a cloud burst
deiuged the locality. drowning James
Charwell, wife and four children.
All but two blocks OF Plnevlile. Ky. is
covered. while a number OF little towns
along the north fork Of the Kentucky
River are under water. The people have
been forced 10 seek shelter on the noun
tains
Rports from Jackson and other places
mp the north fork say there has been
considerable loss of life and property.
Mrs Hutze4 and little daughter were
drowned IN their house. which was wash
ed from the mountain side in Breathltt
county. last night
Two men whose names could not be
learned were drowned in one OF the
streams in Bell county.
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PlTTSBURG. PA. Feb. 23-The food
IN the Monongaheia river marked Il feet
To-Day, and Is expected TO rise TWO feet
more. But little water however. is COM
lnS out OF tho Allegheny river so the
M1hohgahe!a food IS passing by without
DONG serious damage here. II has done
considerable mischief up the river 10 fac
tories located on the banks OF the AlOnon-
gdhela, fOughiogheny and Little rivers.
All Of the railroads in that section are
either wholly Interrupted or are working
under great difficulties. Al McKeespors
the Hood damage will reach 100000
THROUGH KENTUCKY.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Feb 3.-The Ohio
river has risen eight and a half feat here
since yesterday morning and Is still ris-
ing at the rate Of three inches an hour.
Tho stage OF water on the falls Is p feet.
and II is expected 10 reach y feet, which
viii flood the river front.
Two-thirds OF the town Of Corbin is
under water. The damage is estimated Al
$1,000.
The flood damage in Southeastern Ken
lucky is estimated at sZvv,pyo.
The Kentucky river rose 50 feet IN two
hours In the mountain country and swept
everything before H.
The Cumberland river destroyed all
property IN the bottom lands OF iaIi'h
county. Near DOnkeyville Jonas Iylee
was caught IN Powell river and drowned.
At Jackson the Kentucky river Hooded
tho Arlington Hotel and broke three log
bO0ms. letting ont 300 loSs. ABE keea
colored) was drowned while trying 10
save them.
Beatyvillo Is reported flooded. but the
wires are down. and the tracl& OF the
Richmond. Nicholas. Irvine ana beatyS-
willie railrC-d are washed away Tor a con-
siderable distance, rendering communl-
cation impossible. ....,.
Tho town of Farmer is under water.
FIFTY thousand logs have been lost IN lhe
I3Ig Sandy Valley. The mountain streams
. 20 mil ~ wrecks of cabins and barns OF
the mOuntaineers. ..l...,,
DANCERS DELUGED.
ATLANTA. GA. Feb. IA speelal
from Athens. Ca. says that cyclone
struck that city to-day about noon anu
vbinned of roofs and did much damage
in a small way. The Lucy Cobb instr
tute was damaged. and the root was taken
on a hall in which a cotllon was IN pro
gress The dancers were deiuBeu' Du' "o
persons were seriously hurt.