The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-23
A BIZ, FLOOD
IMMINENT,
Norfolk and Western Bridge
Washed Away in West Virginia,
MANY RIVERS IN OHIO, KENTUCKY
AND WEST VIRGINIA ARE RUN
MING OVER THEIR BANKS-HEA.
Wy DAMAGE ALREADY REPORT.
ED FROM TENNESSEE AND
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA = THE
OHIO RIVER FLOODS CINCINNATI.
IT HAS RAINED THIRTY.SIN
HOURS.

Cincinnati, Feb 22.-The Ohio river is
on another rise. The Licking river is
rapidly rising and is running out of it's
banks. Lick creek is away out of it's
banks and is still rising. Many mer
chants along Water and Front streets are
already moving out the goods stored in
the cellars of their establishments.
At Montgomery coal landing, ut the
foot of Main street in Covington, Ky,
fleet of large bargcs broke away this
morning and foated.
A steady rain has fallen in southern
West Virginia for forty eight hours All
streams are out of their banks.
The booms in the Guyai river have been
washed away and II 600 logs have been
washed into the Ohio river. All trains
are delayed by heavy landslides The
Ohio river is thirtytiv feet, and rising
twelve inches an hour.
From ..Catlettsburg, Ky, the report
comes that three inches of rain have fallen
there in forty eight hours. The Ohio and
Sandy rivers rose eleven feet last night.
The Ohio river showed thirty eight feet
on the guage this morning and was rising
fast. Heavy rains are reported through
out the entire Sandy valley.
BRIDGE WASHED AWAY.
Huntington, w Va, Feb 22.-Trains
on the north end of the Kenova division
of the Norfolk and Western have been
annulled. 1t is said here this morning
that the big Norfolk and Western bridge
across Beech Fork has beeu washed
away.
At Montgomery, w. Va, the Ohio
river is rising rapidly, and families liv.
ing near the water have been compelled
= to move.
The tracks of the Powellton and Poca-
hontas railway are under water and all
traffic Is suspended.
At Point Pleasant, w. Va, the river
rose eight feet. Trains OH the kanawha
and Michigan railroad have stopped be.
cause of washouts.
At Newton, Ohio, the heavy rain fall is
playing havoc
The Miami river is out of it's banks
and the bottom farms are covered with
water and drift Several families have
abandoned their homes. The loss to
farmers is heavy.
A dispatch from Sutton. w. Va, says
the Elk river is rapidly rising. The Lit.
tic kanawha river is over the tracks of
the West Virginia and Pennsylvania rail
road.
RAINED THRTY.SIN HOURS. s"1'
Louisville, Ky, Feb. 22.-Thirty, six
hours ot steady rain has caused nearly
every stream in the State to overflow its
iStilhS iinti sweep iiNhS Vic live SlOCk tIlu
fences. The Kentucky river is carrying
off thousands of logs
Immense damage is reported from !lGr
Ian, Perry, Leslie and I.ctcher counties
AT Pinevillc, the Cumberland river has
reached the doors of the courthouse.
AT Frankfort twenty houses are under
water The lower portion of Catlctt-
burg is under water.
At Richmond last night the reservoir
Of the water works overlooked and drove
100 people from their homes.
In Gullntin county, Eagle Crcek.rosc so
rapidly that many families lost all their
household effects.
Charles Halton was drowned and
others are reported missing.
The Big Sandy has torn away many
valuable log bOoms and is carrying tt EN-
to the Ohio.
Northeastern Tennessee and Southwest
Virginia report that the timber Interests
have suffered heavily from floods.
FAMILIES MOVING OUT.
Huntington. w. Va. Feb. % To
night hundreds of families are moving
out of the lowlands in the Guyan,
Twelve Pole and Big Sandy valleys.
The loss of property has already reach.
ed alarming proportions from flood. and
the rain continues general along these
streams. Some lives are reported lost in
Zig river valley. and much live stock
drowned. Landsides are reported along
the Norfolk and Western railroad, and
business is temporarily suspended.