The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-24
The Worst Floods In Years Are Deyastlng
the Valley Of the Kanawha.
LEGISLATORS COMPELLED TO USE GOATS
70 go TO tho StaIchoUse- Suffering
Among Poor Is Great and Loss of
fHcltS Also hnicteh--W Wires Down
nnd Raiir0nd tracks Obiiternted.

Charlestown, w. Va, Feb. 23.-The
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 was Hooded and the fires
put out. Suffering among the poor Is
great, and churches and schools arc
hned win those driven from their homes
ana al mass meeting to-day $500 was
raised.
Louisville. Feb. 23-Thc flood damage
IN southeastern Kentucky is estimated
a t 100000.
me kentucky river rose forty feet in
Two nouFs IN the mountain country, and
swept everything before 1t.
The Cumberland river DESTROYED all
property III The bottom lands Of Harlan
county. Near Donli ieyvillc, Jonas Tyree
was caught in Powell river and drowned.
THE KENTUCKY RIVER.
AZ jackson the kentucky river flood
cd the Arlington Hotel ana broke three
log booms, letting out 5000 logs Abe
feed, colorcd, was drowned while trying
TO save them.
Beattyville is reported flooded, bur The
wires are down ana the tracks Of the
Rlchmond. Nicholasv!lle. Irvine and BE
attyvilc railroad are washed away for a
considerable distance, rendering cnmmu-
nication impo: sibc
l..
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.
cincinnati. o., Feb. .3.-Thc large to-
bacco warehouses on Front street are
lull OF water to the first floors, but the
stock OF tobacco has been moved out. So
iar there has been little loss at those
places.
'SElshtT CAR LINES SUBMERGED.
\ Catlettsburg special says: The
street. car line OH Center street is COW
cred with water. Residents on the
square bounded by North Front, Main
ana Center streets are moving The
loss cannot be estimated ,rhr .rrao,r,,
loss is 10 timber men
~ cfSailies, ny, no trains are run
ning to-day on account OF the damage
by The food at Valley View.
The train which left Versailles last
night At 6 O'Clock, due at Richmond al
o'clock, was delayed until this morn
ing.
Frankfurt. Ky, Feb. e3.-Streams in
kentucky are clear out Of thel. banks
and doing immeasurabl BILE damage. Seve-
raj people have been drowned in various
parts of the State. Much stock has been
!oSt. fencing swept away and other
properly almost ruined. The streams ali
through the mountain are higher than
for years.
y CLOUD BURST.
at Middlesboro yesterday a cloud
burst de.uEed the locality, drowning
James CharWell Wife and four children.
All but two blocks OF Pineville. NV.
Is covered, while number Of little
towns along the North Fork Of the u en- :
tucky river are under water.
Richmond, Va, Feb. c3.-The freshet
situation at midnight is that The river
IS falling IT Columbia and points above
there but continues 10 rise here The
rise will probably continue slowly until
about I o'clock tomorrow morning hut
no material damage will be done. rs
The people III the part OF the city subject
to. overflow have had ample warning.