Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-27
AFTER THE FLOOD.
Situation Near cincinnati 10, II
Anything, Worse.
GOLD MoREAsEs THE SUFFERING,

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GOLD M0REAsEs THE SUFFERING,
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Failing Lack Of Organised Relief for
Thess Hdsde Destitute By the Inandasisu
Country Roundabout Il . Vast Lake
and Cities, Towns and Farm Houses elm
TIE svin"-scess Described.
Cincinnati. Feb. fiat present the
condition Of people driven from their
homes by the flood Ii pitiable. With the
mercury at rs and steadily falling their
suffering increases. Outside OF the reg
ular charity organizations and the DO.
lice force there has been no provision
Tor the assistance Of these sufferers ex-
cept such as IL rendered by their imme-
diate neighbors. Beginning up the river
the village Of California ID flooded. Its
houses look like % many islands ris-
Ing out Of . sea. From Fort Thomas
. grand view Of this flood can be had.
ana II looks appalling In extent, with
farms flooded and farm houses peering
ABOVE the water. Coming down to the
cast corporation line Of Cincinnati the
nrst submergence II at Columbia. From
this point the submerged low lands Of
the Little Miami river have the ap-
pearence OF being the main river.
Distress widespread ut Newport.
Its width exceeds that Of the Ohio
and IL stretches northward as far as
the eye can see. Very few farm houses
are In the Miami bottoms. as they are
subject to- frequent overfows. In Co
Iumbia many families are driven to
upper stories. and many are driven
clear out Of their homes. At Pendleton.
next below Columbia, the situation Is
still worse. owing to the greater extent
OF the submerged district. In both these
suburban wards the flood has invaded
many factories and stopped work. Over
In Newport the seven-inch rise Thurs.
day night very greatly increased the
distress and suffering. Not only the up.
per part OF Newport but that portion
lying between the Ohio and Licking
rivers is seriously affected.
Big Dam Likely To Give Way.
Ludlow. Ny, and Bromley, are in much
worse condition than they were at dark
Thursday night Water covers the great
dam at the Ludlow lagoon. and the sur
face OF the lake and that of the river
are united. How a break in this dam
can be prevented when the waters sub.
Side il puzzling those who have q large
amount OF capital invested in that re.
sort. At the western extremity Of the
city beginning with North Bend and
coming up through Coal City, Addys.
ton. Fern Bank, Riverside, Delhi, Sc.
Evansville and Storrs township, at the
mouth Of Mill creek. there is an un-
broken scene Of desolation and distress
homes vacated. people fed from boats
in upper stories Of houses, shops and
factories silenced, rowboats CARRYING
provisions and moving goods and fami-
lies. wagons with horses neck deep IN
water rescuing the distressed.
BEGINS FALLING AT CINCINNATI.
Great Lea and Damage In MIL Greek Val.
1ey-Locomotive Out % slRht.
Along the river front Of Cincinnati
from Nil creek TO the Little Miami rail.
road station the water extends in most
places to second stories, and in some
places nearly to Pearl street, while Il
Hoods nearly all Pearl street cellara
This district includes nearly all the
commission houses. all the coal eieva.
tors. except one. and many factories.
But the greatest less. damage and in
convenience In Cincinnati were in MN
Creek valley from the Ohio river TO
Cumminsville. . distance OF six miles.
Several railroads run through this val
ley. and they are lined with great facto-
ries. saata
Near the factories are humble dwell.
ings In which the operatives live, very
many OF whom have been driven from
their homes All the railroads In this
valley are on grades above water. New
ertheIess Big Four switch engine yes-
tsrday went clear down out Of sight on
. side track = re washing away Of the
MI beneath the tracks. The engineer
and fireman saved themselves by jump
Ing and swimming out to the MI In the
rear. All points above here report the
river falling fast. Immediately below
Cincinnati Il 10 either stationary or re-
ceding slowly. AZ Cincinnati last night
nom to o'clock the river fell quar-
ter OF an inch. making . beginning Of
subsidence.
Some fear In felt for the eafefy n
houses on the river front against which
steamers and every description nj river