The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-24
RACING RIVERS.
Continuous Rains Cause the Ohio and Its
Tributaries to Overflow Their Banks
Great Damage to Property L oil oMs,


Continuous Rains Cause the Ohio and Its
Tributaries to Overflow Their Banks
Great Damage to Property oil ows,
CINCINNATI, Feb. 23.-The Ohio river
is on another rise. The Licking river
is rising rapidly and is running out
Bank Lick creek is away out of its
banks and is still rising. Many mer-
chants along Water and Front streets
are moving out goods stored in the
cellars of their establishments. At
Montgomery's coal landing, in Coving-
ton, KY, fleet of barges broke away
yesterday and hoated off
A steady rain has fallen in southern
West Virginia for 4S hours. All the
streams are out of their banks. The
booms in the Guyan river have been
washed away and 100000 logs have
been washed into the Ohio river All
trains are delayed by heavy landslides.
From Catlettsburg, KY, the report
comes that three inches of rain have
fallen there in 4S hours. The Ohio and
Sandy rivers rose II feet Sunday night
Shortly after o'clock Monday after
noon the Ohio river reached the danger
line-45 feet. AT 8 o'clock the stage
was AZ feet Z inches,a rise of nearly SIX
inches an hour. River men expect 50
feet by daylight. No very considerable
damage will result from that stage
Residents of the streets next the river
are moving out. The Licking and both
Miami rivers and Mill, Duck and Craw-
fish creeks are rising rapidly. The
greatest fear of destructive river is
in the remarkable rise of the southern
tributary streams
known steamboat owner, said last
night that in an experience of 80 years
on the river he had never known as
rapid rise as that of the last "a hours,
over 1S feet
HUNTINGTON, W Va, Feb 23.-Trains
on the north end of the Kanawha di-
vision of the Norfolk & Western are
annulled. The big Norfolk & Western
bridge across Beech fork has been
washed away.
At Montgomery, w. Va, the Ohio is
rising rapidly and families living near
the water have been compelled to move,
The tracks of the Powellton & Poca-
hontas railway are under water and all
traffic is suspended.
At Point Pleasant, w. Va, the riXer
rose eight feet Trains ON the Kan
awha & Michigan railroad stopped be-
cause of washouts.
At Newton, o.. the heavy rainfall is
playing havoc. The Miami river is out
of its banks and the bottom farms are
covered with water and drift Several
families have abandoned their homes.
The loss to farmers is heavy.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 23.-Thirty-siX
hours of steady rain have caused nearly
every stream in the state to overflow
it's banks and sweep away live stock
and fences The Kentucky river is
carrying off thousands of logs. I'm
mense damage is reported from Harlan,
Perry. Leslie and Letcher counties.
At Pineville the Cumberland river
has reached the doors of the court
house At Frankfort 90 houses are
under water ar the gas works tEASspt;
ened The lower portion of Catlatts.
burg is under water, At Richmond the
reservoir of the water works over
flowed and drove 100 people from their
homes In Galatin county Eagle
creek rose so rapidly that many fam
lies lost all their household effect
Charles Haton was drowned and 9th.
ers are reported missing, The Bi"
Sandy has torn away many valuabl
log booms and is carrying them to the
Ohio Raj ROAD troffi has been Sus
pended in the eastern part Of the st ,te
st LOUIS, Feo %. Heavy rams il
the valleys of the Missouri river and
its tributaries have flooded thoS
streams and tine Mississippi is receiy
ing this extra volume o water to swt
it's own rise. The river here yesterday V
showed a rise of fOu" ieet in "a hour,
and still rising. I,iv1r men are pr.
pairing for an overflow of low ands.