The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-10
ALARM OVER FLOODS
RAINFALLs PUT THE OHIO Avn
TRIBuTARIEs UP AGAIN.
The Titan VIII Patrol IN. y
Part of the Mississippi to Pre-
vent Breaks in Levees,

Cincinnati. March Q. - There was real
alarm hero today about the flood situation.
Rain fell here all OF last night, followed by
an outpour Of Licking river, causing appre-
hension. Tonight the Big Sandy. the Lick
ing ana the two Miamis are pouring fresh
cts into the Ohio. Other tributaries on the
upper Ohio are falling. At Cincinnati the
rainfall was a little over one-third of an
inch, but heavy thunder storm passed
northeast of here tonight. Up the Licking
river within thirty miles of here the rain
fall last night was one and one third inch
es' Meagre reports from South and Cen
tral Indiana, especially along White river
announce heavy rainfall last night.
At all points above Cincinnati. except at
Catlettsburg. the Ohio is reported tonight
as rising slowly or is stationary where 1t
was rising rapidly this afternoon At .
o'clock the stage at Cincinnati was 4i.5
and rising at the rate OF four inches per
hour II there should be more rain the
present flood at Cincinnati may stop at
| forty eight feet. and most likely will not
20 beyond fifty feet. Tonight's outlook
seems worse for tho Ohio river between
Cincinnati and Cairo.
| At midnight the flood situation has be-
come alarming. About 0 o'clock tonight
thunder storm north and east of Cincinnati,
only the edge of which passed over the city,
added three fourths OF an inch to the rain
fall here In less than an hour. Captain
| Bassler Of the United States signal service
says late tonight: Last nights storm is
now central over the lake region, and an
area of low pressure extends from Arkansas
| clear over the entire valley. All streams
south OF Ohio are teeming full. and the Sit
| uation tonight is altogether dscouraging."
This puts an alarming phase on the sit
uaticn in view of the spread Of destruction
of the late flood, probably to be followed by
q greater.
Reports from the White river In South
| Indiana and from Washington Court House.
| Ohio, are that the railroads are greatly in
| terrupted. and In some places cut Off en-
| tirely. News from the headwaters Of the
| kanawha and Monongahela thus far tonight
| is encouraging, but from the signal se--
| vice reports tonight there Is reason to fear
that all this will be changed tomorrow.
| At midnight tonight the river here was
|
es above the danger lne--and rising at
| the rate of five inches an hour Merchants
| in the lowlands were preparing to move
| their goods out OF danger, drcadlng the
| news the wires may bring from West Viz
| ginia tomorrow.
Louisville, Ky. March 9. - Since last
night there has been rainfall OF 1876 inch
es in Louisville and TO the westward al
| most as far as St Louis. The river is ris-
ing, but 1t is not thought It will go above
the danger line, The railroad situation is
| Sc II ewhnt improved, the Monon today using
its own tracks for the first time in several
days.
Memphis. Tenn, March 9.-Colonel Pat
rick Henry of Henrico, Ark. agent at
Washington for all the levee districts along
the Mississippi river, spent the day in this
} city, and was called here by tho danger 10
the levee from the high water. Colonel
Henry said that he had expected to remain
in the East for some time. on account of
the failure of the president to sign the river
and harbor bill. but seeing that the water
was approaching the danger line In this
section of the country, he started post
haste to organize the forces to fight 1t.
Today he had a conference with Captain
Graham y. Finch, the United States engi-
neer In charge OF the lower section oil the
riycr. and as a result OF that. the United
States boat Titan has been detailed to pa
troll the lower part of the river> Colonel
Henry and the other persons most deeply
interested in the maintenance OF the leVee
will organize a force of men 10 walk ley
ees day and night and in the event OF the
water showing tendency 10 cut nv"
,ayeo at any place word will be sent by
teIenhone to the Titan, and she VIII pro
coed post haste to the scene with sufficient
sacks of sand to project any ordinary cut