The record-union., 1898-03-26
Want and DeSolatiOn Sadly Mani
fest in Track of Ohio Storm.
The Great Damage Done al the Cities Of
Dayton and GAINESVILLE.
Hundreds Of Families Driven From
Their Homes and Made Depend
ent Upon Public Charity-The
Ohio River Still Rising at a
Rapid Rate

! CINCINNATI. March 25.---An over
the Ohio Valley the sun has shone to-
day, and the Sky tonight is clear and
the weather mild. AS far as terror and
loss of life and property is concerned,
that is al over IN the interior or trib
utarieS OF the Ohio. But want and
desolation in the track OF the storm
are sadly manifest The greatest dam
age TO home seems to have been at
Dayton and GAINESVILLE. In these two
places hundreds of families have been
driven from their homes and made de-
/ pendent Upon public charity, which has
been bounteously bestowed. In Zanes-
vile 800 families are being fed by pub
lie charity.
The Ohio River is rising at all points
from Petersburg to Cairo At Gin
cinnat at 10 o'clock tonight the stage
was % feet 3 inches, a rise of four
tenths of foot in four hours Reports
from above show it is. certain that the
river viii continue to rise here more
rapidly tomorrow, reaching its limit
Sunday. 1t now seems certain that a
stage Of more than fffty-fve feet will
be reached. Sixty feet will encroach
upon the Newport race track, and cause
postponement Of the April meeting.
The Ohio is still rising at Parkers-
burg three-tenths of foot per hour.
The Kanawha River has risen five feet
at Charleston
The flood continues at GAINESVILLE,
where the Muskingam is still rising two
inches an hour Two persons are re-
ported drowned. More than 300 box
cars have been destroyed, and the city
is without light or water supply The
loss in the county is now estimated
at millions Two thousand people a-e
sheltered in public houses and the
market-hOuse.
The railroad situation is improved.
Merchants are moving goods from Gel
lars. The Grand Central depot will not
be used tomorrow. on account of flood
ed tracks
MILLION DOLLARS IN LOSSES.
PITTSBURG, March 25.-As the flood
subsidies the inundated districts in the
two cities present a desoIate appear
ance, and the residents are beginning
to suffer the after effects of the high
water. At 10 o'clock the water had re-
coded to twenty-one and one-half feet,
six inches below the danger line. 1t is
believed that the loss in and about
Pittsburg and Allegheny will reach ST.
100000. This includes the loss of
wages occasioned by the employees of
manufacturing establishments forced
to close down.
HIGH WATER AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, March 25-The river
is three feet above the danger line. and
still rising. The water is already lap
ping the foot of Fourth street, and has
crept into the cellars and easements
along Water street No serious dam
age is feared, however as it is believed
that the river will become stationary
in the course of twenty-four or thirty
six hours, and as the rise is slow prop
erty will not be greatly damaged
WATER RECEDING AT WHEELING.
BALTIMORE, March 25.-The Balti-
more and Ohio reports the water reced-
ing at Wheeling, and all other points
except Parkersburg. Water came over
the track at the latter place about
o'clock this morning, lying up the line.
1t is expected to recede by tonight
The GAINESVILLE Division is in bad con-
dition. and communication Will be cut
off for thirty-six hours Other dis
tricts in Western Ohio will probably
be in shape tonight.