The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-06
OHIO TOWNS SUFFER.
Much Damage from Overflow of
Stream ams-Railway Traffic stopped.

CINCINNATI March 5.-The heavy rains
of yesterday and this morning caused some
alarm here but it is not expected that the
Ohio river will again rise to dangerous
proportions. Great loss has been caused
all through the country about Cincinnati
from the overflow of small streams. Such
a cloudburst has rarely been seen and its
effects are heightened by the continual
downpour of rain. No trains have arrived
the Big Four account of landslide
at Trautmans Station, which has carried
away part of the track and covered other
parts. Many houses in that vicinity are
threatened. Anderson's Ferry is inundated
from surface flood. causing more loss than
the high water of the Ohio river. North
of the city the flood is beyond precedent.
From p. m. TO IL a. m. the rainfall here
was 4 S9-100 inches. Reports since noon
show unprecedented damages from the
heavy waterfall last night and to-day. All
bridges across Mill creek are in danger
and all the railroads except three on this
side of the Ohio river have bridges cross
ing Mill creek Cumminsville Winton Place
and all suburbs along Mill creek are under
water and hundreds of families are home
less. The following dispatches tell OF the
flood damages in Ohio.
Observation-Disclosures entering here re-
port washout after washout as result or
the continuous rainfall. There Is almost
a total suspension of railroad traf1c- me
Panhandle has a bridge at Xenia washed
away; the Big Four and G.. II. x ID nave
had washouts near Middletown, and the
Ohio Southern can get no trains into town,
its tracks in the bottoms being covered with
four feet OF water. Buck creek Is out OF
its banks and rising a foot an hour The
whole lower part of town will be inundated.
People are new moving out of their homes
in that district
Dayton-The cloudburst and ten hours
storm have done great damage here The
Miami river is twelve feet above low
IN he gfE IN
the levees are closed and the storm water
is being pumped over the leVees INTO the
river Cellars are flooded: the fires In
furnaces of florists buildings are drowned
out and flowers ruined. Merchants suffer
great loss from damaged goods Some
boats and lighthouses are washed away.
The various trains due here are four hours
late in most cases on account OF culVerts
and abutments being washed away.
Lima-The Ottawa river. which enters
portion of this city has flooded "A number
of dwelling houses in the low lands and
compelled number of families 10 move
Dozens of houses have been moved from
their foundations and the water Is sun
rising at 9 o'clock The ONO southern rIherIl
and all trains have been abandoned Inc
Chicago a. Erie has "A washout at Foraker
and passenger trains are being detoured via
the Fort Wayne and Ohio Central to Ken
ton. Freight is being held. The Lake Erie
x Western road has a washout at Fort Re
covery and traffic is at standstin.
Kenton-The heaviest rainfall in long
time fell here last night and to-day. The
Scioto river overflowed its banks and sever
al bridges have been washed away in this
county. The bridge on the Chicago d Erie
Railroad gave way and fourteen cars fell
10 the bottom OF the creek. All trains are
compelled To run over the Toledo * Ohio
Central to Dunkirk thence to Lima over
the Pennsylvania line. The water is the
highest here that IL has been for years.
St Mary's.-Last nights heavy rainfall
and a break in the canal banks OF the
twenty-mile level have caused the greatest
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low lands are completely under water. the
river aud canal flowing as one body Many
houses along the canal and river banks.
also the water-works pumps. are partly
submerged. and much damage has been
done The water Is still rising.
Sidney. This city is experiencing the
greatest flood that has visited this COM
muuity in the last sixteen years. as a re-
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