The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
DAILY, so A YEAR
CENTS A COPY
WEEKLY 2-TIME9-A-WEEK 81 A YEAR
WESTERN RIVERS STILL WILD.
HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES MADE
HOMELESS.


Cincinnati, Dayton, IdinnapOiis
and st. Louis Estimated at Moro
Than $1,000, ,0OO-RaiIwny Trnlic
DemOralixed On Many Roads.
Water Knee-Deep In business
Places at MnscOutmh-An Infant
Drowned mt vnndaIia-
Chicago, March 6-The storm whiclT
ragged throughout the middle west Thurs
day night stands unparalleled not only
for the extent of the territory over which
1t ranged but for the amount OF water
precipitated.
At Cincinnati the rainfall report by tho
weather bureau officials amounted to b3S
inches, and foods are reported from almost
every telegraphic station from Pittsburg
on the east to Kansas City on the wests
and from the lakes to tine northern bound
ary OF Tennessee. In some instances tha
wind reached the velocity Of a hurricane
and much damage to dwellings, barns.
fences, orchards and forests has been re-
ported from various points throughout the
district.
Throughout Southern Illinois. Indiana
and Ohio the damage to railroad property
in the form of washouts, making trafiic
impossible and In wrecks caused by the
softening of roadbeds Is immense.
A not inconslderable loss to the people
as a whole Will be caused by the wash
ing away of bridges and roadways, which
have been built in the rural districts at a
cost of millions of dollars, and which
have been totally destroyed In many
cases. Owing to the Generalization OF
railway traffic, the malls local 20 the de-
luged districts, have been greatly delay
ed, TO the annoyance of the business In
terests involved.
The estimates are that over 81, 10000
worth of property has been lost In the VIZ
cinities of Cincinnati, dayton, lndianas
polls and st. Louis.
Trains on both the Big Four and Balti-
more and Ohio Southwestern are water
bound and many bridges and cuiverts are
washed out. There Is a great deal OF un-
easiness for the people living in the bot
tom lands.
Mascoutah, Ill, reports the streets
flooded and In the postoffice and many bus-
mess houses water knee deep. Much dam
age resulted.
Olney. ILL.,, reports the Fox river for two
miles west Of there eighteen inches higher
than ever known before. The Peoria, De-
catur and Evansville trestle over the East
Fork, has been washed out.
At vandalia an infant belonging 20 an
unknown family residing IN the river bot
toms, was drowned during terrific storm
Thursday night.
Cincinnati, March 6-Scores OF homes
ruined. immense loss TO property and
great suffering is the record for one day
as a result Of the second food within a
month In this city.
| All the creeks and side-streams In this
vicinity have overfowed their banks, and
the mad rush of waters carried houses.
| bridges, trees and everything that offered
obstruction before them.
Already hundreds of thousands OF dol
| lars worth Of damage has been done, and
| the full extent will be known only after
| the food subsidies and a careful tnspec-
| ton is made.
Hundreds of families have been render
| ed homeless. Creeks and streams through
| out the country are rising. The Licking
| river Is on rampage, and the lagoon
dam Is threatened.
louisville, KY, March 6.-The Pennsyl-
vania railroad annuiled all trains north
and east to-day on account Of the Indiana
| flood.
1 The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
started a train for Cincinnati at 10 o'clock
| this morning and will try and get one to-
| st. Louis tonight
The Louisville, New Albany and Chica-
| go sent out a Chicago train via the Balti-
more and Ohio Southwestern and the Big
Four, which is open all the way.
| II ID CApeCitu tHdl NiAo todOb Will W
| In good shape by tomorrow morning.
The Cumberland Gap tunnel of the Louis
Vile and Nashville has caved in again.
Passengers are being transferred.
Montgomery, Ala, March 6-There was
a heavy fall Of rain In this vicinity last
| night and this morning, the heaviest
known for years, and the wind blew at
one time at the rate OF twenty-six miles
an hour. The rainfall was Asa for twen-
ty-four hours, nearly at much as IN all
the month Of January
At Prattville there was ten inches, ana
the town and factory located there we're
flooded. The latter shut down.
At Selma the rainfall reached 8G5 ana
at many other places II was about as
heavy. The Prattville branch is the only
road upon which trains were stopped. No
loss of life is reported. though there Ii
much damage TO property.