The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02
RIVERS RAPIDLY RISING.
FLOODS IN THE OHIO VALLEY CAUSE
MUCH DAMAGE.
Thousands of People Leave Their Homes
...Losses Estimated at Millions OF Dol.
lars...Railroad Traffic Partly Suspended
1.-The Ohio River Swelling.

The Ohio river is rising OF oil points
from Parkersburg to Cairo. At Gin
cinnati at 10 o'clock Friday night the
stage was SO $40 feet, rise OF four
tenths of foot in four hours, which
cate is maintained. A stage Of SIS feet
will be reached there.
The Kanawha river has risen 5 feet
ct Charleston. The food continues at
GAINESVILLE, where the Muskingum Is
still rising two inches an hour. Two
persons reported drowned. More
than two hundred box cars have been
destroyed, city without light or water
supply. Loss in the county is estlm'
sted ct millions. Two thousand per-
sons are sheltered in public halls and
The market house.
The river at Louisville is still rising.
A half o foot was recorded between the
hours of six Friday morning and noon,
and the river men ore preparing for the
regular spring flood. The water is al.
ready tapping the foot Of Fourth street
and has crept into the cellars and base
ments in Water street. No serious
damage is feared as it is believed that
the river will soon stationary.
AS The food subsidies the inundated
district in Pittsburg and Allegheny pre-
yents desolate appearance and tho
residents are beginning to suffer the
after effects Of the high water. From
careful estimates made, it is beloved
that the loss in and about Pittsbur8
and Allegheny will reach $1,000, 900.
This includes tho loss Of wages occa'
stoned by the employees Of mannActur'
ing establishments forced to close
down.
The flood crisis ct GAINESVILLE, O.,
is past, the water having rcceded since
10 o'clock Friday morning, after il
stood stationary for twelve hours. 1--we
railroads are being partially operated,
but others will be unable to resume
operations for several days yet as thei1
tracks are still several feet under
water. The city is still in utter dark
ness, as the water must fall four fee
before the light plant con be operated
Work of relief is now we'll occupied
and it is believed there will be nc
further suffering. Rations ORC being
issued tie over 900 families besides
those being cared for by benevolen
and charitable organizations. A mil
lion dollars will scarcely cover tn
damage to property and loss to bust
ness. 1t will take probably 5000, 00(
to restore the county roads AM
bridges. Nearly every manufacturing
plant in the city is under water ant
their loss, as we'll as that sustained b.
the railroads, can only be ascertaine(
when tho flood recedes.
Scene of desolation is presented
at Parkersburg, W. Va. Tho river i!
still rising slowly. About $50 familie
have been force to move out of thei
houses. The destruction wrough
there will DO enormous.
The Wabash river is higher than
has been since 1884. Back water ha
submerged the low lands and pcopl
are going from Vincennes to Lawrence
vile, Ills, nine miles away in boats
Hundreds Of people arc homeless.
The Ohio river ut Portsmouth, Ohio
passed the danger limo ct 10 o'cloc
Friday. Mill and East front street
are flooded and people are moving OF
Several large manufacturing establish
ments have been compelled to shu
down. Tho indications arc that tn
river will reach So feet, which will PIT
it in tho center Of tho town.
The flooded districts in tho create
Wheeling district arc slowly shown
above water, but the rate Of tho river
fall is only an inch on hour. The rai
roads are gradually rcsuming. Les
than half dozen Of tho manufactu
ing works arc running and all tho iro
works in tho Wheeling district al
suspended. Tho loss by machincr
being submerged reaches tremendor
figure. Wheeling Island is slow
emerging, but hundreds Of house
have water on the lower floors yet.
Condition of SDanish TrOOps NQd,